Blue Jays (Bassitt) vs Red Sox (Buehler): 4/10/25, 4:10pm

[Brandon Glick]

Hey, you know what would be cool? If the Red Sox didn't get swept by their division rival at home!

[mvp 78]

Hear, hear! 

Let's just get one, even though this pitching matchup looks unfavorable at the moment. 

[moonslav59]

1. Duran

2. Devers

3. Bregman

4. Casas

5. Story

6. Campbell

7. Abreu

8. Rafaela

9. Narvaez

How long will Cora stick with this line-up, if it keeps struggling?

Possible tweaks?

2. Abreu and 4. Devers

2. or 5. Campbell

2. Bregman 3. Abreu and 4. Devers

4. Abreu, 5. Campbell (CF), 6. Casas, 7. Story, 8. DHam/Romy or Mayer(2B)

My guess is, at least a week more.

 

 

[mvp 78]

I think Cora could just go:

Duran

Devers

Bregman

Abreu

Campbell

Casas

Story

Rafaela

Narvaez

That looks like your option 4 I guess. 

[jad]

Are we no longer supposed to use the MG Mem Game Thread?

[mvp 78]

25 minutes ago, jad said:

Are we no longer supposed to use the MG Mem Game Thread?

Posts get put up here by Brandon day of the game and then moved to the other forum when the next one is posted.

[vegasbob]

2 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

Posts get put up here by Brandon day of the game and then moved to the other forum when the next one is posted.

Not the best idea, IMO

[mvp 78]

16 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Not the best idea, IMO

It was thought that if we put them here there'd be more traction before the game started. Previously, we wouldn't even get game threads up until just before the games began. Now, we're getting lineups posted well advance of gametime and other posts. It's just new to everyone. We'll see how it works out. 

[vegasbob]

The #1  team in K's , keeps it rolling.   Swinging, taking, multiple fouls --- doesn't matter , just get that K so the Sox can be #1 in something.

Seriously , when a team leads in a negative stat , it isn't any one player, it's several and perhaps a bad approach to hitting.       One example is Casas back to umpiring again  on very close pitches.

[Brandon Glick]

4 hours ago, jad said:

Are we no longer supposed to use the MG Mem Game Thread?

 

1 hour ago, vegasbob said:

Not the best idea, IMO

We are open to a variety of ideas with game threads. We run them differently on each of our sites.

The method we're using now is designed to 1) give people access to older game threads in one centralized place and 2) encourage people to participate in the salient daily game thread. 

I will note that on some sites, we leave two game threads active at a time (the previous day's and the current day game thread). Perhaps that's something we could try here if people are interested.

[vegasbob]

Red Sox have played 30 innings vs the Jays and scored 4 runs.   The pitching has been good enough to be competitive in these games until late innings .  Someone has to wake up and hit a 3 run jack.

[illinoisredsox]

10 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Red Sox have played 30 innings vs the Jays and scored 4 runs.   The pitching has been good enough to be competitive in these games until late innings .  Someone has to wake up and hit a 3 run jack.

Thats the problem, they are all trying to hit 3 run jacks.  3 hits in an inning would be a better goal.

[vegasbob]

HP umpire giving some serious gifts to Buehler to help hold the shutout .

Walker hits a guy with 2 outs then goes 3-2 on Bichette , throws ball 4 but it is called strike 3.   Major difference.

When your team cannot support you with a few runs, take what the baseball gods are giving.

[illinoisredsox]

This game has all the earmarks of a 1-0 final with a right handed Blue Jay hitter hitting one off the end of the bat off the Pesky Pole for the 1.

[vegasbob]

Sox get the one before Story K's with men on base.   

Now all we need is 9 more outs and no runs allowed to chalk this one up.   Pitiful

[vegasbob]

Nice BP work, Wilson.  Throwing cupcakes middle-middle

[vegasbob]

So glad the infield defense is much better.    Between Campbell being a true rookie and Story's inability to throw, this game just went upside down. Kristian had position to go to the bag and throw hard across his body to first

[vegasbob]

Campbell is the future

[moonslav59]

It was nice to see Buehler look good.

Too bad Devers & Bregman could not get the big hit in the 8th. It took some luck to tie it up.

[jad]

1 hour ago, Brandon Glick said:

 

We are open to a variety of ideas with game threads. We run them differently on each of our sites.

The method we're using now is designed to 1) give people access to older game threads in one centralized place and 2) encourage people to participate in the salient daily game thread. 

I will note that on some sites, we leave two game threads active at a time (the previous day's and the current day game thread). Perhaps that's something we could try here if people are interested.

With all due respect, I actually do not understand what the 'rules' are here.  It would be easier just to drop the MG Memorialk Game thread altogether,   

[jad]

Why any pitcher throws a strike to Story is beyond me.  Just keep it a foot outside and he will wave at it.  But good AB regardless.   (followed by two atrocious ones).

[notin]

But on the bright side, the Sox get to start the 10th with speedy Blake Sabol on second and no ability to pinch run for him…

[Brandon Glick]

10 minutes ago, jad said:

With all due respect, I actually do not understand what the 'rules' are here.  It would be easier just to drop the MG Memorialk Game thread altogether,   

Are you saying you want us to permanently delete old game threads? I'm not sure that benefits anyone — keeping them alive, even in a separate forum, allows people to always return to them.

There aren't any "rules" about posting. You can always go back to old threads and post in them. We just move them around to keep clutter down on the main page.

[Tedballgame]

Has Cora ever heard of bunting?

 

[jad]

4 minutes ago, Brandon Glick said:

Are you saying you want us to permanently delete old game threads? I'm not sure that benefits anyone — keeping them alive, even in a separate forum, allows people to always return to them.

There aren't any "rules" about posting. You can always go back to old threads and post in them. We just move them around to keep clutter down on the main page.

No.  I never said that.  Just leave everything in one forum.  Old game threads just move down like other threads.  But whatever works, we'll get used to.   (Meanwhile ... we suck!)

[Tedballgame]

Man on third, one out. Springer up against BB. Springer is hot. Lefthander on deck. Why would Cora pitch to Springer? Dumb, dumb, dumb.

[Tedballgame]

Cora is not managing this team very well. Bunt, move the runners. Try a squeeze once in a while. Walk Springer with first base open and lefty on deck. 
Show some smarts.

[illinoisredsox]

2 minutes ago, Tedballgame said:

Has Cora ever heard of bunting?

 

You’d have bunted with Rafaela.  Okay, 2nd and 3rd one out.  Do you think Sabol’s AB would have gone any differently?

[illinoisredsox]

Do you run here and take the bat out of Rafi’s hands?

 

Edit- that didn’t age well.

[moonslav59]

Storytime a thriller, today!