Orioles (Kremer) vs Red Sox (Buehler): 5/25/25, 1:35pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

The Orioles. Again.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Better than the Braves. Again.

[vegasbob]

going in 27-27 , that comfortable .500 magnet.  Not too bad, not too good, just about right .

A team  on the margin losing their most  professional hitter and GG 3Bman, lost their not so great 1Bman , have  multiple expected starters on the IL .      Playing an infield today with 2 pure rookies, a utility backup, and Abraham Toro at first.   

Playing the Orioles with a .333 win %  in the game that decides the series winner , a key to playoff entry.

IMO, this is a must win because a split at home with the O's puts the boys of Spring under the magnet level spinning like a  compass on the Titanic.

Looking for a better day from " Can't find my keys"  Mayer .

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Toro having a HR in each game of a day/night DH hadn't been done by  a Sox player since Dalbec did it in 2020. I find that somewhat ironic.

[vegasbob]

It's ironic enough just having Toro on the team, much less his propensity to solo HR's

[vegasbob]

If ever the Sox needed an early blow out, like the late one Friday , today is it.  Must win this series at Fenway against a losing team.   The guys may be tired after 2 yesterday but Buehler needs to stay quiet and dominant while the runs flow for Boston.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

An economical 26 pitches.

[FredLynn]

Rafaela will k

hes useless 

[FredLynn]

.500 team

Just like the last several years. Mediocrity sucks.

[vegasbob]

Mayer's effort for a first HR falls just short into  the O's glove.  Carlson of the Orioles hits his about 10' farther and circles the bases .

If Boston is not the single most frustrating team at home, and maybe on the road,   I don't know who is. 

Now scored 1 run in 14 innings and that came in the 9th of a 1 run loss.

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12 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

.500 team

Just like the last several years. Mediocrity sucks.

If Devers continues to cool off, mediocrity will turn into something worse.

[d-money]

17 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

.500 team

Just like the last several years. Mediocrity sucks.

 Don’t show up to the park until they put a good product on the field. This is terrible. I didn’t think they would be this terrible. Very disappointing to say the least. 

[d-money]

Can’t hit Kremer lol. Nuff said. 

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3 minutes ago, d-money said:

 Don’t show up to the park until they put a good product on the field. This is terrible. I didn’t think they would be this terrible. Very disappointing to say the least. 

The Sox aren't terrible yet. They're still in the mediocre category, but terrible is definitely a future.possibility.

[Duran Is The Man]

good thing Cora took out Buehler after 85 pitches. God forbid he throws 100. bringing in Weissert was pure genius.

[iortiz]

Wonder what the hell is Cora doing to the pen. At this pace by July everyone is going to be gassed out and some at IL. 

[Duran Is The Man]

only the Sox could make a s***** pitcher like Kremer look like a f***ing all-star.

 

[Duran Is The Man]

1 minute ago, iortiz said:

Wonder what the hell is Cora doing to the pen. At this pace by July everyone is going to be gassed out and some at IL. 

it's like Little League -every player has to play and the wins don't matter.

[Duran Is The Man]

stand there and watch it go by. way to go KC.

 

[iortiz]

Narvaez keeps hitting no matter what. It’s still early but if he turns into a real deal this could be one of the greatest steals in baseball lol

[iortiz]

5 minutes ago, Duran Is The Man said:

it's like Little League -every player has to play and the wins don't matter.

This new Cora’s 85 pitch threshold is simply ridiculous especially when you have legit chances to win some games. 

[Oscars]

The punchless offence continues to stink it up. 

[vegasbob]

Just thinking ahead a little, Sox will be at 27 or 28 wins after today ( there's always a 1% chance they win this one) , leaving 107 to go.

Assume it takes 90 wins to make a WC slot  .  The Sox would need to go 62 or 63 and 45/44  to reach 90 W's 

That is a .589 win pace.  There are only 6 teams in MLB currently at .589 or better ( NYY, LAD, Cubs, Tigers, Mets, Phillies)   .

Dream on, this season's shot at the playoffs is rapidly dying right here in late May .    

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1 minute ago, Oscars said:

The punchless offence continues to stink it up. 

I was hoping the O's manager would bring in Rivera to pitch.

[Duran Is The Man]

3 minutes ago, iortiz said:

This new Cora’s 85 pitch threshold is simply ridiculous especially when you have legit chances to win some games. 

it's Reliever Roulette every day with him.

 

[Duran Is The Man]

great throw by Hamilton. LOL.

[Duran Is The Man]

can't even throw the ball 90 f***ing feet.

 

[vegasbob]

Wake up---that is a AAA/AAAA infield behind your pitching .    Don't be surprised when they don't make routine plays

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15 minutes ago, Oscars said:

The punchless offence continues to stink it up. 

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On the good news front the Sox have a plethora of tradable players between the farm and the current 25 man roster.