Red Sox (Dobbins) vs Royals (Lorenzen): 5/9/25, 7:40pm

[illinoisredsox]

Do you use Chapman for a second inning?  If not, who comes in?

[vegasbob]

Do the Sox hitters come out of the dugout down 0-2, 1-2 ?  I'd love to see that stat.

No wonder they have issues scoring

Divas does get the run home so there's that. Congrats

[moonslav59]

22 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

What are your thoughts on Campbell moving to 1st base?

I liked the idea more than Devers to 1B, even before this fiasco.

Devers to 1B makes way for Refsnyder to play DH, instead of RF vs LHPs. I guess Yoshida might evnetually fill the role vs RHPs, but who does, now?

Campbell at 1B makes way for Mayer.

Looks like a no brainer for 2025.

(THis from a guy who has been saying Devers to 1B for many years.)

[moonslav59]

Big hit (edit: out), by "Forevers!"

[vegasbob]

1 minute ago, illinoisredsox said:

Do you use Chapman for a second inning?  If not, who comes in.

Can Divas go from DH to pitch ?  He was complaining about having to go to the OF. Maybe he can throw a few

[Nick]

Whitman, he just pitched yesterday. 24 pitches, only  13 strikes.

Maybe we'll get lucky.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

 

Costello: "Who's on 1st?"

Abbott: "Who Knows"

Costello: "Who Knows?"

Abbott: "Knows is his last name."

[Nick]

Whitlock just sucks.

[illinoisredsox]

Double play ball if Wong knocks that WP down.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Shitlock .

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

shite call by chUMP 

[illinoisredsox]

9 minutes ago, Nick said:

Whitman, he just pitched yesterday. 24 pitches, only  13 strikes.

Maybe we'll get lucky.

Walt’s a hell of a poet; as a reliever, meh.😀

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

4 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Shitlock .

Too soon. I may have to save that for later in the season.

[illinoisredsox]

2 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

shite call by chUMP 

Who’s been pretty good tonight.  Big zone, but consistent.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, illinoisredsox said:

Walt’s a hell of a poet; as a reliever, meh.😀

Walt got TJ surgery for all his poetry writing. A lot of strain on the elbow 

[vegasbob]

Whitlock does suck in tough spots.  That was a win  that would have been well earned. Now it's a crapshoot

[illinoisredsox]

Tomorrow’s game, which on paper should be a 3-2 type will probably be 11-10.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

23 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

I liked the idea more than Devers to 1B, even before this fiasco.

Devers to 1B makes way for Refsnyder to play DH, instead of RF vs LHPs. I guess Yoshida might evnetually fill the role vs RHPs, but who does, now?

Campbell at 1B makes way for Mayer.

Looks like a no brainer for 2025.

(THis from a guy who has been saying Devers to 1B for many years.)

Yup, no point in upsetting Devers. We already know where he stands as a team player.

[FredLynn]

Sucks lose. 
Hard to win scoring one run 

Id tell Devers he’s the new 1B . If he doesn’t agree he can sit. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

My expectations for this season was low, so these type of losses don't bother me as much as they did years ago.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, FredLynn said:

Sucks lose. 
Hard to win scoring one run 

Id tell Devers he’s the new 1B . If he doesn’t agree he can sit. 

Nah, he'll just hurt himself playing first. Better he sits on the cooler in the dugout .

[Maxbialystock]

Sorry the Sox lost, but it was still a terrific ballgame.  Sox pitching was fantastic and the defense helped.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

My expectations for this season was low, so these type of losses don't bother me as much as they did years ago.

...

[Tedballgame]

43 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Terrific ball game.  

Not

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 hours ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

 

What does upset me is this new forum programming. This is about as user friendly as a bed of nails.

[Oscars]

Good teams find a way to win these close games.

the Red Sox are consistent in not be able to find a way. 

Situational hitting continues to be an issue. 

[Old Red]

5 hours ago, Oscars said:

Good teams find a way to win these close games.

the Red Sox are consistent in not be able to find a way. 

Situational hitting continues to be an issue. 

The Red Sox did a lot of scratching, and clawing just to get the one run in 12 innings with three of those innings having a ghost runner to start. The last I heard the Red Sox were last in MLB in situational hitting, which pretty much says it all on having just a 500 record in a very weak League at that.

[moonslav59]

10 hours ago, Nick said:

Whitlock just sucks.

He has over his last few games.

[moonslav59]

Gotta start wondering, is Dobbins for real?

Has he reached the point where he is no longer the first guy starter down?

I'm starting to think Yes on 1 and am at Yes on two, already.