Red Sox (Houck) vs Blue Jays (Bassitt): 9/23/24, 7:07pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

For some unknown reason my Xtra Innings package didn't broadcast the 2nd game yesterday. 

 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Interesting how the SOX offense exploded immediately after shutting down Devers.

Can't help but wonder where the SOX might be record wise if he'd been shut down a couple of weeks ago?

Well, it's all 2nd guessing at this point.

[FredLynn]

5 hours ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Interesting how the SOX offense exploded immediately after shutting down Devers.

Can't help but wonder where the SOX might be record wise if he'd been shut down a couple of weeks ago?

Well, it's all 2nd guessing at this point.

There are several moves they should have made weeks ago

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I noticed the Jays' city connect uniforms are black. I didn't know that Johnny Cash was from Toronto.

[mvp 78]

Where’s Geddy Lee?

[mvp 78]

Grissom RBI

[mvp 78]

Wilyer!

[FredLynn]

At this rate we’ll never catch the Jays.

[FredLynn]

When was the last time Rafaela walked?

[FredLynn]

Idiot Duran. More bs little league baseball. It makes the team unwatchable and there’s been a lot of it this year.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Here's a weird offensive stat for the SOX. The lead-off batter and 9th place batter are 2nd and 3rd in RBI for the SOX.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

8 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

When was the last time Rafaela walked?

Did Rafaela steal your girlfriend?

[FredLynn]

3 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Did Rafaela steal your girlfriend?

Rafaela IS my girlfriend 😬

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Did Rafaela steal your girlfriend?

As a rookie Rafaela is 2nd in the AL in hits and 1st in RBI. Why don't you cut him some slack.

[moonslav59]

13 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

When was the last time Rafaela walked?

To the drinking fountain?

[FredLynn]

Just now, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

As a rookie Rafaela is 2nd in the AL in hits and 1st in RBI. Why don't you cut him some slack.

When was his last BB? He has no clue where the K zone is. He’s basically useless with a bat in his hands. No credit for where he stands among rookies. He’s JBJ reincarnated.

[moonslav59]

15 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

When was the last time Rafaela walked?

AUG 9th (Twice)

He walked a couple games before that one, too.

[FredLynn]

3 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

To the drinking fountain?

Do you know when his last BB was offhand? Or his OBP? Or his K/BB ratio? If those don’t improve he needs to go.

[moonslav59]

1 minute ago, FredLynn said:

When was his last BB? He has no clue where the K zone is. He’s basically useless with a bat in his hands. No credit for where he stands among rookies. He’s JBJ reincarnated.

JBJ was pretty damn good for several years, and not just on defense.

2015-2020 (6 year stretch;) 101 OPS+ and a GG Award.

[FredLynn]

2 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

AUG 9th (Twice)

He walked a couple games before that one, too.

Long long time 

[moonslav59]

Just now, FredLynn said:

Do you know when his last BB was offhand? Or his OBP? Or his K/BB ratio? If those don’t improve he needs to go.

Yes, and I also know his age, his defensive skills and how players often improve as they approach prime years.

I'm also not one to only see the bad in every single player and aspect of my team.

[FredLynn]

Just now, moonslav59 said:

JBJ was pretty damn good for several years, and not just on defense.

2015-2020 (6 year stretch;) 101 OPS+ and a GG Award.

Yup

i guess you’d have to say Rafaela is worse than Bradley. At least JBJ had some good streaks with a bat. Rafaela looks completely lost at the plate. I don’t see that becoming at an acceptable level.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, moonslav59 said:

JBJ was pretty damn good for several years, and not just on defense.

2015-2020 (6 year stretch;) 101 OPS+ and a GG Award.

Fred has no concept about the importance of defense. But he will bitch about errors. 

[FredLynn]

Just now, moonslav59 said:

Yes, and I also know his age, his defensive skills and how players often improve as they approach prime years.

I'm also not one to only see the bad in every single player and aspect of my team.

Not am I! I’m a realist. As I’ve written here many times there is a good nucleus of young players on the team but without a helluva lot of better pitching the team will continue to suck.

[FredLynn]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Fred has no concept about the importance of defense. But he will bitch about errors. 

Good defense is mandatory. As is being able to hit the baseball 

[moonslav59]

1 minute ago, FredLynn said:

Long long time 

Yup. So what? Nobody ever expected him to walk much.

He needs to improve in some areas or excell even more in areas he is already good in to become a net plus player. He just turned 25, last week.

He has a +2.7 bWAR (4th best on the Sox)

0.9 fWAR ranks 8th, but feel free to pick on the non worst player on the team, during his first full year in MLB.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, moonslav59 said:

Yup. So what? Nobody ever expected him to walk much.

He needs to improve in some areas or excell even more in areas he is already good in to become a net plus player. He just turned 25, last week.

He has a +2.7 bWAR (4th best on the Sox)

0.9 fWAR ranks 8th, but feel free to pick on the non worst player on the team, during his first full year in MLB.

Fred would have also hated Paul Blair of the 60's and 70's Orioles.

[FredLynn]

1 minute ago, moonslav59 said:

Yup. So what? Nobody ever expected him to walk much.

He needs to improve in some areas or excell even more in areas he is already good in to become a net plus player. He just turned 25, last week.

He has a +2.7 bWAR (4th best on the Sox)

0.9 fWAR ranks 8th, but feel free to pick on the non worst player on the team, during his first full year in MLB.

Those figures are proof that stats aren’t everything. Bradley was a pleasure to watch in the OF too. He rightfully got jettisoned when he started to suck with a bat in his hands.

Hey-I hope Rafaela reaches the level of “acceptable” offensively. He’s not there. He’s not even close.

[FredLynn]

2 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Fred would have also hated Paul Blair of the 60's and 70's Orioles.

I don’t care about Blair. He was never on the Sox.