Rays (Bradley) vs Red Sox (Pivetta): 9/27/24, 7:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

[mvp 78]

One win to get .500 and third place for the year. 

[vegasbob]

It took a lot of back of envelope figuring but I worked out that it is mathematically impossible for both the Red Sox and the Rays to finish the season at .500 or above.    No matter how you slice the 3 game set, one team will be sub .500.

Not a great achievement but after 2 years of consecutive 78-84 outcomes,  I would prefer that the Sox win 2 of these 3 , and leap the .500 barrier.    As MVP 78 says , just 1 win locks it in .

The excitement level could not be higher

[mvp 78]

How is Grissom hitting higher than Abreu? Wong as the cleanup hitter? 

[vegasbob]

3 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

How is Grissom hitting higher than Abreu? Wong as the cleanup hitter? 

Looks like a L-R-L-R..... etc until 8 & 9. Pretty much Cora's dream lineup.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I'm for the SOX FO giving Pivetta a QO. His current salary is 7.5mil/yr. His pitching stats this year are above average and he has a rubber arm. I'd offer him 38 mil for 3 years.

[vegasbob]

This fart in the wind offense continues to suck at  Fenway.     This would not be a good game to lose. neither were the other 79.

[vegasbob]

Oh, and BTW, Brez, you might want to look at the BP for someone who can throw a strike.

[vegasbob]

Rethinking Conor Wong as the #1 catcher.       That may actually be a need, not often thought  as such. Wong could be an excellent bench piece capable of playing 1B, C, and a MI position as well as a RH PH'er and possible PR'er.    

As the primary catcher, I am no longer sure .     He did make a nice throw to get the Ray's PR but then he K'ed chasing two, not so great sliders.    This team needs runs at Fenway.  

I doubt Teel is ready but maybe by June 30, he is in Boston .

[vegasbob]

Pivetta screwed again by the hapless fools carrying sticks up to home plate.      

This team could cure you of going to home games.  37-42  at Fenway.   If that was 40-39, the next couple games would still be meaningful. 

[moonslav59]

We've come up just short way too often, this year.