7/10 A's @ Boston, 7:10 pm

[vegasbob]

Did Hudson send Westbrook on that one ??? Pretty poor decision and a rally killer. There was no way.

[vegasbob]

Short fat bodies do not run all that well. Westbrook was not even to 3rd base when the throw started from LCF

[d-money]

This is really bad offense by this team tonight.

[d-money]

They can’t even score one stinking run.

[Maxbialystock]

This is really bad offense by this team tonight.

 

And against a AAA team, too. Don't forget that.

[Maxbialystock]

3d time thru the Sox order and Ref gets the dinger. Auspicious, we can hope.

[vegasbob]

And against a AAA team, too. Don't forget that.

 

I keep telling you it's AAAA because they are playing in the Major Leagues , even though they are AAA talent, most of them. Wouldn't mind having Rooker in lieu of O'Neill

[vegasbob]

Gonzales needs to pick up his game too

[Maxbialystock]

3d time thru the Sox order and Ref gets the dinger. Auspicious, we can hope.

 

Now a single by Wong. Too bad O'Neill K'd his 3d time up.

 

Sears struck out 8 Sox players--each of them once--but not Westbrook, whose speed on the basepaths was not in tune with the Sox 3d base coach signals.

[d-money]

Can’t get the big hit. Gotta keep this at 2 runs.

[Maxbialystock]

I keep telling you it's AAAA because they are playing in the Major Leagues , even though they are AAA talent, most of them. Wouldn't mind having Rooker in lieu of O'Neill

 

AAAA is a stupid and unfair label. The worst team by far this year is the White Sox, and they split 4 with the Red Sox.

 

Last night the A's scored 9 runs in that loss--against what we all thought was a pretty decent Sox pitching staff. Tonight the A's are leading, 3-1, in the 7th and they definitely look like a MLB team whereas the Sox definitely do not.

 

Whoops, there goes another rubber tree plant. Now the the A's are up 4-1.

[d-money]

Pivetta just can’t close the deal

[d-money]

Gonna really need a miracle here. Offense hasn’t hit tonight.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Pivetta almost duplicates Bello's start. A lot of strikeouts to go along with a lot of hittable pitches.

[Maxbialystock]

Pivetta almost duplicates Bello's start. A lot of strikeouts to go along with a lot of hittable pitches.

 

The real eye-opener for me is not that the A's can hit, but that the Sox can't hit lefties. That was actually a good pitch Ref golfed over the monster--he just got lucky. So far in 16 innings, the A's have scored 13 runs and the Sox 13 runs.

 

And vegasbob keeps insisting that the A's are a AAAA team, ybworthy to be on the same field of play with the Sox.

[Jasonbay44]

Huge opportunity for Devers

[Jasonbay44]

That’s disappointing

[jung]

As much as advanced stats have effected hitting....it has made a laughing stock of what is supposed to be ML level pitching. They have command of nothing and have no confidence. Nobody appears to care that they neither exhibit command or confidence. As long as that spin rate is up EVERYBODY IS HAPPY.

[vegasbob]

Once again 2 out pitching bites Pivetta for a run. A's try to give the game back but no such luck, Raffy

[d-money]

That 4th run is looming large. 3-2 is alot better.

[vegasbob]

AAAA is a stupid and unfair label. The worst team by far this year is the White Sox, and they split 4 with the Red Sox.

 

Last night the A's scored 9 runs in that loss--against what we all thought was a pretty decent Sox pitching staff. Tonight the A's are leading, 3-1, in the 7th and they definitely look like a MLB team whereas the Sox definitely do not.

 

Whoops, there goes another rubber tree plant. Now the the A's are up 4-1.

 

Max, you keep using that one series with the White Sox to rationalize your entire baseball philosophy. Would you trade rosters with the "equal" A'S ?

Edited July 11, 2024 by vegasbob

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The SOX have a 4-man rotation. They have a #1, a #2, a #4 and a #5. At the very least, the FO has to get a middle of the rotation starter, which shouldn't be that difficult.

[Maxbialystock]

That 4th run is looming large. 3-2 is alot better.

 

No problem. We got these guys because vegasbob keeps saying they are nowhere near our level of superb baseball. We're the real deal, and the A's are just AAAA. Most of their players belong in AAA and all of ours are the REAL DEAL.

 

And just ignore that Winck came in and loaded the bases in the 8th with no one out.

[d-money]

Just a terrible game tonight. Orioles are losing Yankees winning.

[vegasbob]

There was a reason Winckowski went back to Worcester. Cannot throw strikes when needed. Booser may be back soon to swap places with Josh.

[vegasbob]

No problem. We got these guys because vegasbob keeps saying they are nowhere near our level of superb baseball. We're the real deal, and the A's are just AAAA. Most of their players belong in AAA and all of ours are the REAL DEAL.

 

And just ignore that Winck came in and loaded the bases in the 8th with no one out.

 

You make up more s*** than some of the REAL pros here. Real Deal, not you bubba

[Maxbialystock]

Max, yuou keep using that one series with the White Sox to rationalize your entire baseball philosophy. Would you trade rosters with the "equal" A'S ?

 

I like these Sox, whom I consistently call the no-names because a bunch of them have just 1 or 2 years at the MLB level: Casas, Duran, Abreu, Rafaela, Wong, Bello, Hamilton, Gonzalez. I love the fact that they've taken 2 of 3 from the Phillies and 4 of 6 from the Yankees, that before this game they were 50-40, that the pitching has been way, way better than anyone expected, especially after Breslow dealt Sale away and brought in Mr. Nothing Giolito.

 

But, unlike you, I recognize that the very nature of MLB makes it a great leveler in any given game or series. That's why the Sox were able to take 2/3 from the winningest team in MLB (Phillies), why the White Sox took 2 of 4 from us, and why the A's could very easily take this series.

 

Interestingly, the Orioles, just like the Rays in years past, have 25th biggest payroll, $101M, and are leading the vaunted AL East and the 2d biggest payroll ($308M) Yankees. Our payroll is $182M and they've taken 5 of 6 from the Sox.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Huge opportunity for Devers

 

Devers proved tonight that he's only human. Even the great Teddy Ballgame failed to get a hit 65% of the time.

Edited July 11, 2024 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[Maxbialystock]

Looks like one of those games where the offense doesn’t show up.

 

Sox do not have as many good righty bats as they do lefty bats. Plus I thought Sears pitched a heckuva 5.2 innings. He gave up 1 run and so did their bullpen. And Pivetta gave up 4 runs in 6.2 innings.

[a700hitter]

Above all this team is boring.