Red Sox (Giolito) vs Royals (Lugo): 5/11/25, 2:10pm

[Brandon Glick]

Happy Mother's Day everyone! Let's go Sox!

[Nick]

See what Giolito has today. 

I'm discounting his last outing. It was horrible weather condition. Yeah, I know it was the same for both teams but that was a football weather. Too wet for him to grip the ball properly.

Yep, I'm making excuses for him.

I'm excited for our pitching depth. (as of 12/31)

26 year olds, Fitts, Dobbins, Crochet and Bello.

29 year olds, Touck, Crawford and Sandoval

31 year olds, Buehler and Giolito

Go Sox

[Jasonbay44]

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there.

 

Go Sox

[vegasbob]

If only Duran would accept ball 4 on all his 3-2 counts his impact on the game would increase by 25%. 

[Jasonbay44]

What the hell is Abreu doing?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

6 minutes ago, Jasonbay44 said:

What the hell is Abreu doing?

He's perfected the art of the brain fart.

[Jasonbay44]

Giolito has not looked very good. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

26 minutes ago, Jasonbay44 said:

What the hell is Abreu doing?

Another brain fart. This one brought to you by Gio.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Could have been much worse.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Could have been much worse.

Fortunately, KC wins with pitching and defense, not good hitting.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Abreu won't be caught stealing this time.

[Nick]

Giolito maybe a good pitcher but he's slow as molasses. 

Very unsound fundamentally.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Nice play by Sogard.

[mvp 78]

Happy Raffys Day

[Jasonbay44]

I guess he Raffy can just stay at DH!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

440 feet 

[Nick]

Rafaela swings at the first pitch more than anyone else in the majors. Almost three times as many as Bregman.

He goes after after an outside pitch out of the strike zone. 

The kid just can't control himself.

[Jasonbay44]

Just now, Nick said:

Rafaela swings at the first pitch more than anyone else in the majors. Almost three times as many as Bregman.

He goes after after an outside pitch out of the strike zone. 

The kid just can't control himself.

He’s actually improved a lot and is the least of my worries. He hits 9th and no matter what is giving you elite defense 

 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 earned runs after 6 is determined as a quality start even though that calculates to a 4.50 ERA. Interesting.

[Nick]

1 minute ago, Jasonbay44 said:

He’s actually improved a lot and is the least of my worries. He hits 9th and no matter what is giving you elite defense 

 

I agree that he has tremendous upside.........

[Nick]

Giolito has quietly struck out Witt Jr three times.

[Nick]

Like I said, it was a nasty day for Giolito to pitch the other day.

[Jasonbay44]

1 minute ago, Nick said:

I agree that he has tremendous upside.........

Even this season alone, he hits 9th and contributes enough offensively with his elite defense that he has a 1.6 WAR. He is a very good player. Will he be frustrating on offense sometimes? Sure. But he’s a bottom of the order bat and still contributes while giving us elite defense and elite base running when he gets on. 
 

Hes also still just 24.

[Jasonbay44]

4 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

3 earned runs after 6 is determined as a quality start even though that calculates to a 4.50 ERA. Interesting.

5.2 innings with 0 runs is not a quality start. Baseball is weird 

[Nick]

I think just for laughs, Devers should play catch in Detroit with a first baseman's mitt. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, Nick said:

Giolito has quietly struck out Witt Jr three times.

Giolito has a history of being tough against KC. According to the guys in the KC booth.

[Nick]

1 minute ago, Jasonbay44 said:

Even this season alone, he hits 9th and contributes enough offensively with his elite defense that he has a 1.6 WAR. He is a very good player. Will he be frustrating on offense sometimes? Sure. But he’s a bottom of the order bat and still contributes while giving us elite defense and elite base running when he gets on. 
 

Hes also still just 24.

Well, I was very pleased when they extended him.

[Jasonbay44]

1 minute ago, Nick said:

Well, I was very pleased when they extended him.

I still think it’ll end up a good move. His defense alone holds a lot of value. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

7 minutes ago, Jasonbay44 said:

5.2 innings with 0 runs is not a quality start. Baseball is weird 

Yup. They call it the foul pole even though if the ball hits it, the ball is ruled fair.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Very impressive performance by Gio today.