Red Sox (Newcomb) vs Orioles (Povich): 3/31/25, 2:35pm

[Jasonbay44]

Newcomb is awful. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Newcomb will soon be Newgone.

[vegasbob]

2 minutes ago, Jasonbay44 said:

Newcomb is awful. 

Come on guys.  Newbie did get 3 outs, all by K's,  a 100% rate.    The 4 run deficit ?  Just following the Red Sox game theory of fall behind early and not hit with men on base.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Come on guys.  Newbie did get 3 outs, all by K's,  a 100% rate.    The 4 run deficit ?  Just following the Red Sox game theory of fall behind early and not hit with men on base.

It's still early in the season. It could get better or not.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Duran Duran. So good I said it twice.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Devers may require shoulder replacement.

[mvp 78]

16 minutes ago, Jasonbay44 said:

Newcomb is awful. 

He's 2025 Chase Anderson. Was hoping for better. Oh well...

[Tedballgame]

Newcomb = DFA

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

A shutdown inning. Didn't see that coming.

[mvp 78]

7 minutes ago, Tedballgame said:

Newcomb = DFA

We'll see how long he sticks around once Bello or Giolito are healthy.

[Nick]

So which is it?

Spring Training stats mean NOTHING or it means SOMETHING?

 

[mvp 78]

Wait... If you put the ball in play instead of striking out you can still get runs? That's legal? 

[vegasbob]

2 minutes ago, Nick said:

So which is it?

Spring Training stats mean NOTHING or it means SOMETHING?

 

That's correct, Nick

[mvp 78]

2 minutes ago, Nick said:

So which is it?

Spring Training stats mean NOTHING or it means SOMETHING?

Depends on the player? Newcomb shutting down the opposition in ST without changing his pitch mix means nothing. Houck struggling after not having a great second half could mean something. 

[vegasbob]

Sorry, had to step out for awhile and missed the rallying that Duran got started with 2 OUT hitting. 

Still,  7 K's in 3 innings ( 9 outs total) shows that the engine is still misfiring badly.   MVP has it right---Put the ball in play and something good can happen.

[vegasbob]

On ESPN , there is a good article on the "torpedo" bat favored by the Yankees ( & others)  that applied physics principles ( mass x velocity at the point of contact= kinetic energy transferred) to a legal, MLB ok'ed bat design.

It only works though if the bat hits the ball, preferably squarely , an oxymoron when it's a round ball and round bat.

[mvp 78]

Newcomb is watching his ERA fall to a season low 12.00! 

[mvp 78]

His WHIP is currently at 3.00. Sustainable? 🤔

[mvp 78]

Since Wong isn't hitting, can we get more Narvaez? 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Still a lot of question marks regarding Sox starting staff.

[mvp 78]

Rafaela down a quick 0-2, swings at a ball in the dirt and grounds out. 

6 bb's in 16 ST games. How many regular season games for him to get to 6 bb's?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

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13 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Depends on the player? Newcomb shutting down the opposition in ST without changing his pitch mix means nothing. Houck struggling after not having a great second half could mean something. 

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[d-money]

The starting pitching has not been great i feel witn the exception of the first start. 

[mvp 78]

[mvp 78]

If Newcomb can get through 5 and the Sox are still close, it's a miracle. 

[mvp 78]

No game tomorrow, so I'm looking forward to some Newcomb talk for 48 hours.

[Maxbialystock]

24 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

We'll see how long he sticks around once Bello or Giolito are healthy.

First intelligent comment on this topic.  Newcomb now had 3 shutout innings (even though he dug a big 4-0 hole for the Sox).  

First up in the 5th, the man who K'd with a runner on 3b.  

[Maxbialystock]

1 minute ago, mvp 78 said:

If Newcomb can get through 5 and the Sox are still close, it's a miracle. 

Agree, plus it's another positive comment on Newcomb.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

4 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

So in the Sox last 4 games, including this one, they are 2-32 with RISP. That's not easy to do.

[mvp 78]

4th backwards k of the day for everyone keeping track. 

Raffy's shoulder is fine though! That's what I've read on here!