Red Sox (Crawford) vs Orioles (Suarez): 8/18/24, 1:35pm

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Horn is the example of how bad the pitching is at WOO.

[moonslav59]

Out hit 7-3 and up 4-0. Damn it!

[Oscars]

How is Horn even on the roster, he’s total dogs hit

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

While Rafaela did help stop the bleeding at SS for a while, I think we need to stop playing him there.

 

I know that will squeeze out a big bat in the OF, but we need better SS defense, ASAP.

 

Don't worry, MOON. Story will be ready soon. Right now the SOX FO is just waiting for his bubble wrap to arrive.

[Old Red]

Don’t waste a good Kutter start pleez!

 

Last 2 games he’s come apart after 5.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Actually, the split with the O's is one more game than I expected the SOX to win in this series.

[illinoisredsox]

Urias robs Duran of a possible double and the Sox of a run. Edited August 18, 2024 by illinoisredsox

[illinoisredsox]

Actually, the split with the O's is one more game than I expected the SOX to win in this series.

 

I was about to write something like that. Anyone who says that on Thursday morning they would not have signed up for 2-2 in this series is lying.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Last 2 games he’s come apart after 5.

 

I don't believe he 'came apart.' I do believe the SOX infield defense up the middle is horrible.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Speaking of the SOX BP, the O's BP is nothing to write home about.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

O'Neill gets another Golden Sombrero. No one will ever accuse him of being a timely hitter.

[vegasbob]

While Rafaela did help stop the bleeding at SS for a while, I think we need to stop playing him there.

 

I know that will squeeze out a big bat in the OF, but we need better SS defense, ASAP.

 

You could squeeze out O'Neill and we'll survive ok. He's gone in 42 days anyway

[vegasbob]

Gasper hits .400 at Worcester, too bad this game is in Baltimore

[illinoisredsox]

Gasper hits .400 at Worcester, too bad this game is in Baltimore

 

Lowered his OPS to .667.

 

Rafaela picks him up though.

[Jasonbay44]

Is Wong hurt or something? That PH decision seemed pretty odd

[Randy Red Sox]

Gasper hits .400 at Worcester, too bad this game is in Baltimore

 

where do we find guys like Horn and Gasper? off the beer league team in town?

[moonslav59]

You could squeeze out O'Neill and we'll survive ok. He's gone in 42 days anyway

 

O'Neill is hitting .900 and is one of the few good RHBs we have. The other is Ref. Abreu can sit vs LHPs, but we still have 3:

 

Duran

Abreu-Ref

O'Neill

 

It hurts the O to play Rafaela over any one of these guys, but it is still worth it.

[bmattioli]

Sox left on base is horrendous..

[illinoisredsox]

Is Wong hurt or something? That PH decision seemed pretty odd

 

A bit puzzling I agree. He’s not been ice cold. Everyone’s got some little nagging thing at this time of year.

 

I’m assuming it’s just a righty-lefty thing, or possibly some data on Wong vs. Cano.

[illinoisredsox]

Sox left on base is horrendous..

 

Have you been watching the past couple years?

[illinoisredsox]

O'Neill is hitting .900 and is one of the few good RHBs we have. The other is Ref. Abreu can sit vs LHPs, but we still have 3:

 

Duran

Abreu-Ref

O'Neill

 

It hurts the O to play Rafaela over any one of these guys, but it is still worth it.

 

To borrow from A League of Their Own

 

I want him; the one who hit the ball.

[illinoisredsox]

That would have been nice to have a couple batters ago.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

SOX offense has been really consistent in 2 aspects of the game. Double digit hits and double digit K's.

[Oscars]

The Sox offence have been carrying the Red Sox, but a woeful 1/14 with RISP let them down today .

The orioles were 0/3 with RISP

[Old Red]

While Rafaela did help stop the bleeding at SS for a while, I think we need to stop playing him there.

 

I know that will squeeze out a big bat in the OF, but we need better SS defense, ASAP.

Cora makes his lineups out according to who’s pitching on the other side, and not how the D is going to look, and has for a long time, and I don’t see him changing on that.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

It could be arguable that Rafaela messing up a DP cost the SOX this game. That would make two games the SOX lost in a week because of Raf's play at SS.

[Old Red]

It could be arguable that Rafaela messing up a DP cost the SOX this game. That would make two games the SOX lost in a week because of Raf's play at SS.

I don’t disagree, but with all the time Story has missed the last two years the Rd Sox hasn’t worried much about good D at SS. Many have taken a turn though the last two years at SS, but none of them have been a glove man first, or even an everyday SS for that matter.

[mvp 78]

Splitsville

[mvp 78]

Sox had 14 baserunners.

O’s had 5.

 

s*** happens.

[mvp 78]

where do we find guys like Horn and Gasper? off the beer league team in town?

 

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