May Day , 2024 Red Sox vs SF Giants 7:10 EDT

[vegasbob]

The judges gave that slide a 9.5.

 

It was a thing of beauty , and paid off big time when Duran again comes through

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Abreu has been possessed by Dewey Evans. Can one be possessed by a living person?

[vegasbob]

It's not so relevant to Red Sox fans , but are the Angels the most snake bit and self destructing franchise in Baseball ?

 

Arte Moreno, owner, turns down a $2.5B-$3B offer for a team in a nowhere market ( sub LA) with no real estate to expand upon.

 

They let Shohei Ohtani go away with NO compensation because they thought a Japanese player would appreciate the loyalty factor over the new contract value.

 

They keep Trout, who now needs knee surgery , so he will once again miss the majority of this season as he has for multiple prior years. They owe Trout 6 more years at a total of $200MM+, for a guy who will be a DH at best. Untradable now.

 

The team is already sub .500 and sinking (11-20)

 

I'll never complain about our owner/FO as long as clowns like this are still operating MLB franchises.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

It's not so relevant to Red Sox fans , but are the Angels the most snake bit and self destructing franchise in Baseball ?

 

Arte Moreno, owner, turns down a $2.5B-$3B offer for a team in a nowhere market ( sub LA) with no real estate to expand upon.

 

They let Shohei Ohtani go away with NO compensation because they thought a Japanese player would appreciate the loyalty factor over the new contract value.

 

They keep Trout, who now needs knee surgery , so he will once again miss the majority of this season as he has for multiple prior years. They owe Trout 6 more years at a total of $200MM+, for a guy who will be a DH at best. Untradable now.

 

The team is already sub .500 and sinking (11-20)

 

I'll never complain about our owner/FO as long as clowns like this are still operating MLB franchises.

 

Obviously, clowns are not limited to circuses. Moreno probably also thought that Ohtani would commit seppuka if he had a bad season.

Edited May 2, 2024 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[moonslav59]

Send in the clowns

There ought to be clowns

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Smith is gonna Wally Pipp Garrett.

[moonslav59]

Smith is gonna Wally Pipp Garrett.

 

DFA Garrett!

[moonslav59]

Is Connor Wong the unsung star of this season, to date?

[moonslav59]

If I told you in March that Wong and Abreu would be top 3 on the team in OPS, would you have said, "You are crazy!"

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

DFA Garrett!

 

It took 2 first basemen to replace Bobby Dee.

[moonslav59]

It took 2 first basemen to replace Bobby Dee.

 

We might be able to sign Ford and make it 3.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Is Connor Wong the unsung star of this season, to date?

 

Wong better be good. The SOX traded Betts for him.

[redsoxrules]

That was a sick play by Wong

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

If I told you in March that Wong and Abreu would be top 3 on the team in OPS, would you have said, "You are crazy!"

 

No matter what you would have said in March I'd still say "you are crazy." Just like the rest of us.

Edited May 2, 2024 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

We might be able to sign Ford and make it 3.

 

"Who's on 1st?"

"Who's the 1st baseman along with what, where and when."

[vegasbob]

Is Connor Wong the unsung star of this season, to date?

 

I would agree he is in contention, along with Duran, Houck, and Crawford. The last 2 because there were serious questions about their viability as legit starters

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Very good start by Kutter. 2 runs in 7 innings, but, unfortunately, his ERA goes up.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I would agree he is in contention, along with Duran, Houck, and Crawford. The last 2 because there were serious questions about their viability as legit starters

 

All 3 have been great bang for the buck. The SOX had a previous Crawford who was a terrible bang for the buck.

[vegasbob]

Very good inning by Chris Martin.

[vegasbob]

All 3 have been great bang for the buck. The SOX had a previous Crawford who was a terrible bang for the buck.

 

Crawford and Sandoval, somewhat Hanley Ramirez, may have been the worst signings in quite a long time.

[vegasbob]

I know at any moment I'll regret this post; however, Valdez looking decent defensively as he settles in it looks like.

 

Enmanuel has made some plays recently. He is not a total disaster. I think he saved Slaten's 9th last night.

[moonslav59]

Nice overall game.

 

Crawford has been awesome for over a calendar year, now.

 

[Maxbialystock]

Another terrific win, with the Sox now 18-13, which projects (somewhat meaninglessly) to 94 wins. It's possible the Sox were again helped by jetlag affecting the Giants.

 

But the simple fact is that the Sox have an almost decent core of hitters--Duran, Devers, Refsnyder, O'Neill, Abreu, Wong/Wright (that's 6)--and maybe others like Rafaela and Valdez who could improve.

 

And more than that the best freaking pitching in MLB. Crawford did not have his best stuff tonight, and he still went 7, giving up 2.

[Maxbialystock]

O'Neill as DH reminds me that on some teams they simply rotate the DH slot around to give position players an easy game.

[moonslav59]

Another terrific win, with the Sox now 18-13, which projects (somewhat meaninglessly) to 94 wins.

 

While determining how many wins 18-13 equates to over 162 is somewhat meaningless, it gives us an idea of how good that record is. Of course, it could go way South of end up being near 94 wins. It is not a predictor of what is to come, but it is an indicator of how good we are playing.

 

It's hard to have a real clear idea how good 18-13 is, but we have a better idea of how good 94-68 is.

[moonslav59]

I would agree he is in contention, along with Duran, Houck, and Crawford. The last 2 because there were serious questions about their viability as legit starters

 

They all have done very well, but we've heard a lot of praise for Houck and Crawford. They've been near or at the top of the ERA rankings, almost all April. Duran seems to have gotten more praise than Wong, IMO.

[moonslav59]

Rays, Jays and O's all lost, tonight.

 

Besides the wonderful game by Crawford, I'm hopeful Martin just turned the corner.

 

Wong with 3 hits (up to 1.007)

Duran got on base 3 times (3B & 2BB) up to .747

Devers on base twice (2B & BB)

Abreu on base twice (1B & BB)

Everyone else got a hit, except O'Neal.

 

Take a gander at our OPS leaders (38+ PAs)

1.098 Refsnyder

1.073 O'Neall

1.007 Wong

.915 Abreu

.884 Devers

.857 Casas (IL)

.760 McGuire

.747 Duran

.736 Yoshida (injured)

 

Our ERAs in order of most IP:

1.56 Crawford

1.60 Houck

3.04 Bello (IL)

1.96 Whitlock (IL)

3.50 Winckowski

0.52 Slaten

1.65 Criswell

5.52 Anderson

1.38 Weissert

5.11 Martin

0.79 Bernardino

0.82 Pivetta

1.86 Jansen

3.86 Booser

0.00 Kelly

 

All I can say is "WOW!"

 

 

 

[Maxbialystock]

Rays, Jays and O's all lost, tonight.

 

Besides the wonderful game by Crawford, I'm hopeful Martin just turned the corner.

 

Wong with 3 hits (up to 1.007)

Duran got on base 3 times (3B & 2BB) up to .747

Devers on base twice (2B & BB)

Abreu on base twice (1B & BB)

Everyone else got a hit, except O'Neal.

 

Take a gander at our OPS leaders (38+ PAs)

1.098 Refsnyder

1.073 O'Neall

1.007 Wong

.915 Abreu

.884 Devers

.857 Casas (IL)

.760 McGuire

.747 Duran

.736 Yoshida (injured)

 

Our ERAs in order of most IP:

1.56 Crawford

1.60 Houck

3.04 Bello (IL)

1.96 Whitlock (IL)

3.50 Winckowski

0.52 Slaten

1.65 Criswell

5.52 Anderson

1.38 Weissert

5.11 Martin

0.79 Bernardino

0.82 Pivetta

1.86 Jansen

3.86 Booser

0.00 Kelly

 

All I can say is "WOW!"

 

 

 

 

Back in Shakespeare's time, it was considered erudite to be able to spell the same word differently. You have become erudite in your spelling of O'Neill's name.

 

I've crossed Casas's name off my list of good hitters because I don't seem him coming back very soon, nor do I expect him to hit as well. Refsnyder is 33 and his lifetime OPS is .693, so I think he will regress to his mean. Nevertheless, like you, I think the Sox lineup might just become decent. Team OPS, .743, is 6th best in MLB.

[moonslav59]

Back in Shakespeare's time, it was considered erudite to be able to spell the same word differently. You have become erudite in your spelling of O'Neill's name.

 

I've crossed Casas's name off my list of good hitters because I don't seem him coming back very soon, nor do I expect him to hit as well. Refsnyder is 33 and his lifetime OPS is .693, so I think he will regress to his mean. Nevertheless, like you, I think the Sox lineup might just become decent. Team OPS, .743, is 6th best in MLB.

 

When looking at Refsnyders numbers I focus on the vs lefty split and recent 2-3 years.

[moonslav59]

Back in Shakespeare's time, it was considered erudite to be able to spell the same word differently. You have become erudite in your spelling of O'Neill's name.

 

I've crossed Casas's name off my list of good hitters because I don't seem him coming back very soon, nor do I expect him to hit as well. Refsnyder is 33 and his lifetime OPS is .693, so I think he will regress to his mean. Nevertheless, like you, I think the Sox lineup might just become decent. Team OPS, .743, is 6th best in MLB.

 

Amazingly, “ O’kneal” is 4th on the team in PAs.

 

He does not lead in PAs at any one position.