4/27 Cubs at Fenway Park--Home, Sweet Home 4:10 EDT ( pay attn)

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Rafaela having a month today offensively.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

If that had been a SOX player, 60 day IL easy.

[vegasbob]

Very encouraging to see that Rafaela has serious potential to be a MLB hitter. Maybe it is a freak day and sloppy Cubbie pitching/fielding but Cedanne's shots are real and very welcome

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Not much movement on Mervis's pitches. Nervis Mervis.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Rafaela is now the RBI leader on the SOX. Crazy shite.

[moonslav59]

Wow, just got caught up live.

 

What a show!

[vegasbob]

Counsell has turned this into a clown show . Sox hitters tomorrow will be totally clueless with timing all thrown off.

[moonslav59]

Rafaela is now the RBI leader on the SOX. Crazy shite.

 

It's not even close.

 

17 Rafaela

11 Abreu, Duran, Yoshida, Wong, O'Neill

10 Casas, McGuire, Valdez

 

How about XBHs

10 O'Neill

9 Rafaela

9 Abreu

9 Duran

9 Casas

 

[vegasbob]

What will AC do to shut this Cub machine down in the 9th. Not follow Counsell's example

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Rafaela is now the RBI leader on the SOX. Crazy shite.

 

 

9th batter in the line-up leading team in RBI. "How does that grab ya darling? how does that mess your mind?"

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Damn, I was hoping for a KOJI ending.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

It's not even close.

 

17 Rafaela

11 Abreu, Duran, Yoshida, Wong, O'Neill

10 Casas, McGuire, Valdez

 

How about XBHs

10 O'Neill

9 Rafaela

9 Abreu

9 Duran

9 Casas

 

 

Hey, MOON, it's still not as crazy as 9 HR's and 11 RBI.

[vegasbob]

At least, Reyes can pitch well

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I guess Pablo makes Joely expendable.

[notin]

Reyes outpitched Joely… Edited April 28, 2024 by notin

[vegasbob]

So, the Red Sox have locked up a minimum of a .500 record, with room for 2 more wins, in April. They have survived, so far, a ruinous string of injuries , marginal defense and odd runs of hitting/no hitting . But pitching has been a strength that was unexpected.

 

Let's make it a new streak of wins

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The SOX team offensive stats should take a significant rise, while the team pitching ERA will decrease.

The opposite will be true for the Cubbies.

Edited April 27, 2024 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

SOX are now 2nd in the AL in team OPS, behind the O's.

[moonslav59]

SOX are now 2nd in the AL in team OPS, behind the O's.

 

I guess it's still early enough in the season where one big game can move the needle, a lot.

 

Here are some individual leaps...

 

.463> .576 Rafaela +.113

.660> .730 Yoshida +.070

.268> .350 Dalbec +.082

1.137> 1.208 O'Neill +.071

 

[Duran Is The Man]

awesome win. i love games like this. it gives everyone confidence and lifts morale.

[moonslav59]

SOX are now 2nd in the AL in team OPS, behind the O's.

 

MLB.com has:

 

.771 BAL

.738 HOU

.733 BOS

.728 NYY

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

MLB.com has:

 

.771 BAL

.738 HOU

.733 BOS

.728 NYY

 

Good catch, MOON.

[moonslav59]

We are 10th in MLB is runs scored (134.)

 

2 away from 8th & 9th MIL & CIN

4 away from 7th CLE

6 away from 6th CHC

 

We are 1st in ERs allowed

74 BOS

82 SEA

83 NYY

85 KCR

 

(We are 6th in Runs allowed, thanks to 28 unearned runs allowed)

 

 

[moonslav59]

Good catch, MOON.

 

If HOU wasn't playing in Mexico City, this weekend, I'd say maybe we could pass them, soon.

[Duran Is The Man]

We are 10th in MLB is runs scored (134.)

 

2 away from 8th & 9th MIL & CIN

4 away from 7th CLE

6 away from 6th CHC

 

We are 1st in ERs allowed

74 BOS

82 SEA

83 NYY

85 KCR

 

(We are 6th in Runs allowed, thanks to 28 unearned runs allowed)

 

 

 

has to be the most unexpected stat of the season.

[Old Red]

Looks like the boys had their hitting shoes on last night. Good night in Boston with the C’s, and B’s winning too.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

 

We are 1st in ERs allowed

74 BOS

82 SEA

83 NYY

85 KCR

 

(We are 6th in Runs allowed, thanks to 28 unearned runs allowed)

 

 

 

Most unearned runs allowed. Least earned runs allowed. Most batter strikeouts. Least healthy roster. Most baserunners caught between pizza boxes.

 

Half game out of a wild card spot...

[Bellhorn04]

Most unearned runs allowed. Least earned runs allowed. Most batter strikeouts. Least healthy roster. Most baserunners caught between pizza boxes.

 

Half game out of a wild card spot...

 

Knew this year was going to be weird, but it's exceeding expectations.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Knew this year was going to be weird, but it's exceeding expectations.

 

Add: metaphorsaken manager, at the top of his game, in a contract year...

[Bellhorn04]

Add: metaphorsaken manager, at the top of his game, in a contract year...

 

Yeah, if people don't think AC is a superior manager after watching him navigate the chaos he's been handed this year I don't know what to tell them.