7/03 SOX @ Marlins 6:40PM ET

[FredLynn]

He’s not getting send back for the simple fact we have no one else.

 

It doesn’t matter who they bring up to replace him

[d-money]

Rafaela triples and Duran and Refsnyder can't bring him home. So who do we blame? Bello, of course.

 

If we lose this game tonight i will blame the offense no doubt. Smh

[Maxbialystock]

One more bad outing and yes, I’d send him down. Remember: this team will likely finish in last place and almost certainly out of the playoffs. We are already playing for next year or the year after. I wouldn’t want a promising prospect to lose confidence with this group of bums.

 

You and I are on completely different wavelengths. I have seen a competitive Sox team this year. You know, the one that took 2/3 from the Yankees and 2/3 from the Phillies. Going into this game the Sox were .5 games out of the third wild card.

 

And the pitching has without question been the strength of the Sox this year. Bello has struggled, but not in every game and certainly not tonight. Furthermore, he has a far better pitching coach and far better manager in Boston than he will find in Worcester.

[bmattioli]

Bello can be nasty.. He's young and so is this team.. Relax..

[d-money]

Bello can be nasty.. He's young and so is this team.. Relax..

 

I think he can be a top of a rotation guy. Just needs to learn how to control his pitches.

[bmattioli]

I think he can be a top of a rotation guy. Just needs to learn how to control his pitches.

 

of course.. This team has been fun to watch compared to the last few..

[Old Red]

Are you serious? Tonight he's gone 5 innings and given up 5 singles and 1 run. And you want to send him back to Worcester.

 

Let’s not get too excited about Bello tonight. The Marlins are 29th out of 30 teams in scoring runs, so BIG Baby Bello isn’t facing any murders row.🤫

[vegasbob]

Can anyone on this team hit a f***ing medium flyball with a man on 3rd ?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

SOX need a wild pitch, passed ball, a walk, or a balk to score. A base hit with RISP would be asking too much tonight.

[FredLynn]

You and I are on completely different wavelengths. I have seen a competitive Sox team this year. You know, the one that took 2/3 from the Yankees and 2/3 from the Phillies. Going into this game the Sox were .5 games out of the third wild card.

 

And the pitching has without question been the strength of the Sox this year. Bello has struggled, but not in every game and certainly not tonight. Furthermore, he has a far better pitching coach and far better manager in Boston than he will find in Worcester.

 

We won’t make the playoffs. The talent isn’t there. At least even odds we will end up

In last place, and we will certainly finish below the Yankees, the Orioles, and the Rays. Basically we are playing for next year or the year after. He needs work against inferior competition to regain (or at least not lose) his confidence.

[vegasbob]

Damnable Dom Smith allows yet another middle-middle strike 3 roll by him with runners on 2nd/3rd. WTF is wrong with him ?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

D. Smith is D. Worst. Has Cora ever heard of pinch hitting?

[FredLynn]

Third time the bum Don Smith has struck out looking on a pitch right down the middle with runners in scoring position. He’s a bum and is emblematic of the lack of talent on this team.

[vegasbob]

Rafaela triples and Duran and Refsnyder can't bring him home. So who do we blame? Bello, of course.

 

I didn't see Bello volunteer to go up and hit. Also didn't see Dom Smith volunteer to wake up.

 

3 strikeouts, all with men on base with the bat on his shoulder. Unbelievable. Meanwhile, Booby D. is stuck in Worcester, LOL

[wyo-sox]

Wow... been a while since I did a game thread... Here I thought we've had a great June... were 8.5 from 1st- in clear contention for a wild card spot.... watching what I think is Cora's best year managing...... Bello battling and looking ok.. AND WE ARE AHEAD.... yet the chatter on here sounds like we are a basement team.

 

C'mon all- turn those frowns upside down! I promise if you enjoy the moment you won't explode.

[FredLynn]

Wow... been a while since I did a game thread... Here I thought we've had a great June... were 8.5 from 1st- in clear contention for a wild card spot.... watching what I think is Cora's best year managing...... Bello battling and looking ok.. AND WE ARE AHEAD.... yet the chatter on here sounds like we are a basement team.

 

C'mon all- turn those frowns upside down! I promise if you enjoy the moment you won't explode.

 

It’s been this way for a long time. Even when we had good teams….though that seems like a long time ago

[wyo-sox]

Good for Bello.... decent outing. He's been really bad... good to take advantage of a bad team and get himself feeling a little better.

[Maxbialystock]

Let’s not get too excited about Bello tonight. The Marlins are 29th out of 30 teams in scoring runs, so BIG Baby Bello isn’t facing any murders row.

 

Ahem. Before last night, the Marlins split 4 games with the Phillies in Philly while scoring 7, 0, 3, and 6 runs. So puhlease don't tell me they can't hit--or pitch, for that matter. And last night they scored 3 runs off the Sox.

[FredLynn]

Ahem. Before last night, the Marlins split 4 games with the Phillies in Philly while scoring 7, 0, 3, and 6 runs. So puhlease don't tell me they can't hit--or pitch, for that matter. And last night they scored 3 runs off the Sox.

 

Ummmm…Miami is 29th in baseball in runs scored. They have almost the worst offense in baseball. Let’s see how Bello does against real offenses.

[Maxbialystock]

Good for Bello.... decent outing. He's been really bad... good to take advantage of a bad team and get himself feeling a little better.

 

The "bad team" just split two with Philly in Philadelphia. In case you haven't noticed, the Phillies have the best won-lost record in MLB.

 

My gosh, you guys hate giving a Sox pitcher any credit. And, yes, I know Bello has struggled massively for big chunks of this season. But as I've said once already, he has one of the best pitching coaches and the best manager in MLB to guide him.

[wyo-sox]

The "bad team" just split two with Philly in Philadelphia. In case you haven't noticed, the Phillies have the best won-lost record in MLB.

 

My gosh, you guys hate giving a Sox pitcher any credit. And, yes, I know Bello has struggled massively for big chunks of this season. But as I've said once already, he has one of the best pitching coaches and the best manager in MLB to guide him.

 

I was giving him credit for a decent start? And c'mon... you can't really equate two recent wins against a really good team to mean the Marlins are some sort of quality offense? It's baseball... anything can happen- and often does. But if the Phillies and Marlins play tomorrow... I'm willing to bet most of us would bet on the Phillies- even though Miami recently played well against them.

[FredLynn]

I was giving him credit for a decent start? And c'mon... you can't really equate two recent wins against a really good team to mean the Marlins are some sort of quality offense? It's baseball... anything can happen- and often does. But if the Phillies and Marlins play tomorrow... I'm willing to bet most of us would bet on the Phillies- even though Miami recently played well against them.

 

And I gave him credit for being a promising prospect with good stuff. But I hand out kudos when appropriate and boos when appropriate as well.

[FredLynn]

Great play by Ref!

[Maxbialystock]

Ummmm…Miami is 29th in baseball in runs scored. They have almost the worst offense in baseball. Let’s see how Bello does against real offenses.

 

I get it. And I sure hope others on this thread do too. You don't like the 2024 version of the Sox, so you can't help but spew your venom all over this game thread.

 

Also, try this on for size. Bello was dead, dead, dead in the first inning with those three quick singles and 1 run in and 1 out. But then he got a K for out 2. Then he got called for what I think was a bogus balk, putting runners on 2d and 3d. And then he got the third out on a grounder.

 

And never looked back. Why do you refuse to acknowledge he had a great game tonight?And why do you ignore that the awful, terrible Marlins just split 4 games with the winningest team in MLB?

 

I'm not saying Bello has turned a corner, not after just one game. But, if you are a real Sox fan, as you clearly are not, you gotta love what he did tonight and hope there will be more to come. Last night Crawford, our 2d best starter, went 6 innings and gave up 1 run.

[FredLynn]

I get it. And I sure hope others on this thread do too. You don't like the 2024 version of the Sox, so you can't help but spew your venom all over this game thread.

 

Also, try this on for size. Bello was dead, dead, dead in the first inning with those three quick singles and 1 run in and 1 out. But then he got a K for out 2. Then he got called for what I think was a bogus balk, putting runners on 2d and 3d. And then he got the third out on a grounder.

 

And never looked back. Why do you refuse to acknowledge he had a great game tonight?And why do you ignore that the awful, terrible Marlins just split 4 games with the winningest team in MLB?

 

I'm not saying Bello has turned a corner, not after just one game. But, if you are a real Sox fan, as you clearly are not, you gotta love what he did tonight and hope there will be more to come. Last night Crawford, our 2d best starter, went 6 innings and gave up 1 run.

 

I’m here aren’t I? I’ve been here for years even though this team has sucked recently. I’ve likely been a Sox fan long before you started following them.

Yes, Bello got it together against a terrible offense-second worse in the game. Let’s see how he does against some real competition.

And no, I don’t like this year’s team. Or last year’s. Or the year before that. Last place two years running and chasing a third.

I’m not a bonnethead here. If you don’t like that reality don’t read my posts here.

[Old Red]

Ahem. Before last night, the Marlins split 4 games with the Phillies in Philly while scoring 7, 0, 3, and 6 runs. So puhlease don't tell me they can't hit--or pitch, for that matter. And last night they scored 3 runs off the Sox.

 

Just stating the facts, and stats that Miami is next to last in all of baseball in runs scored for the year. If you want to give BIG Baby Bello an atta boy for tonight go ahead. Nothing wrong with that.

[Maxbialystock]

It’s been this way for a long time. Even when we had good teams….though that seems like a long time ago

 

No, buster. You've been this way. I certainly have not. I watched almost every game in 2018, the best season the Sox have ever had. And I did the same in 2021 when the Sox made it to the postseason, beat Cole and the Yankees in the wild card, beat the 100 win Rays in the ALDS, and finally lost, 4 games to 2, to the Astros in the ALCS. People have forgotten that in his first two seasons as CBO, Dombrowski's teams won the AL East in 2016 and 2017 but were trounced, 3 games to none, both years in the ALDS. To me those were worse seasons than 2021. Such is Cora's genius that the Sox made it to the postseason and the ALCS in 2021 without a freaking closer.

 

The last two seasons were not good, but they were still watchable. And, to a knowledgeable Sox fan since 1949, the 2024 Sox have been astounding precisely because of all the no-names, including the entire Sox rotation, who are making a difference.

[Maxbialystock]

Just stating the facts, and stats that Miami is next to last in all of baseball in runs scored for the year. If you want to give BIG Baby Bello an atta boy for tonight go ahead. Nothing wrong with that.

 

One more time. In the 4 games before this series, your no good, lowdown, rotten, stinking, worthless Marlins split 4 games with the best team in MLB, the Phillies. And they did it in Philadelphia. So you are darn right I'm impressed with Bello tonight. He pitched every bit as well as Crawford did last night.

 

And, shame on me for saying this, but I'm actually hoping--not asserting, but hoping--tonight's outing is the beginning of a turnaround for Bello. Isn't that terrible to hope that when you and others want in the very worst way for Bello to crash and burn for the rest of this season?

[vegasbob]

Well Dom Smith, you showed the sharp eye that time, hitting a foul HR on 3-0, then walking to avoid the golden sombrero. No end to your future in this game

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

That was the SOX 18th baserunner.