Twins (Paddack) vs Red Sox (Crochet): 5/4/25, 1:35pm

[Brandon Glick]

Man. It is nice to have Crochet out there in the rubber match of a series.

[mvp 78]

[Jasonbay44]

When you have Crotchet on the mound against a bad team, you need to take these games 

[vegasbob]

And if you want to exceed .500 after 36 games, the team may want to win this one with Crochet instead of nursing a 1-0 lead after 6 , only to blow it by allowing a late HR .

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Auspicious start.

[Jasonbay44]

Not a great start to the game 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Auspicious start.

My bad. That should be inauspicious.

[Jasonbay44]

Does anyone line out to left more than Duran? I feel like he has that happen a lot 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

A good team player would go to his. manager and say *hey skip, let me try playing 1st.* But that's not Devers.

[vegasbob]

Defense with Hamilton at SS and Gonzo at 1B will stretch extra pitches out of Crochet.

This team is looking more like 2024 each day

[Jasonbay44]

I’m becoming a Big fan of Carlos Narvaez 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

7 minutes ago, Jasonbay44 said:

I’m becoming a Big fan of Carlos Narvaez 

Same here.

[vegasbob]

Narvaez will make Wong the  answer to a trivia question.   

Who was the last surviving asset the Red Sox received in trade for HoF'er  Mookie Betts.    For bonus points who was the GM/CBO  that made the deal ?     Does he still teach poetry at Yale ?

 

[mvp 78]

1 hour ago, Jasonbay44 said:

I’m becoming a Big fan of Carlos Narvaez 

Yup. Legit defense.

[vegasbob]

Crochet was not sharp today but still effective.  The shot off his nose may have given him second thoughts about going beyond 5 innings.

The absence of follow up scoring by Boston always leaves the door open to a BP failure.   Just not scoring much in latter parts of games.

[jad]

1 hour ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

A good team player would go to his. manager and say *hey skip, let me try playing 1st.* But that's not Devers.

And a good team manager would answer:  "You want me to try you at a position you've never played so that I can bench an good fielding .300 hitter?"

[mvp 78]

Yay Whitlock

[vegasbob]

Whitlock has nothing to offer when pitching with 2 outs, especially following a leadoff 0-2 that turned into a walk.    

BP will need serious upgrades if this team is to contend.   They are losing to losers.

[Nick]

Another excellent outing by Whitlock.

He has become another Barnes for me.

 

A wuss. Mental midget. Ni toughness.

[vegasbob]

2 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Yay Whitlock

The FO/Cora likes him because supposedly  Whit can go extended innings.  Haven't seen much evidence of that ability.

But, still coming back to the hitters batting in friendly Fenway who cannot score runs after the 6th.  

Regular team effort today to push the risks.

[vegasbob]

Sure hope Story is enjoying his day off and likely not available for, oh say, 7th inning ++ defense.   Cora does make mistakes . 

[mvp 78]

Yay Slaten

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, vegasbob said:

Sure hope Story is enjoying his day off and likely not available for, oh say, 7th inning ++ defense.   Cora does make mistakes . 

Fk Cora.

[vegasbob]

Whitlock-Slaten , the dynamic duo of early May.     .500 looking nearby and really comfortable

[mvp 78]

Future closer Slaten

[vegasbob]

F'ing pitchers who cannot get the 3rd out, although to Slaten's credit, Hamilton botched a catch to open the inning.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The fan sleeping in the stands says it all.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, vegasbob said:

Whitlock-Slaten , the dynamic duo of early May.     .500 looking nearby and really comfortable

Looks like we all got fooled again.

[mvp 78]

Hamilton sucks at SS tho.

Legit DFA

[vegasbob]

Let's see if Abreu's solo HR turns out to be a pointless stat padder after Slaten gave up the 2 hits after 2 outs to allow 2 RUNS