Angels (Kikuchi) vs Red Sox (Bello): 6/3/25, 7:10pm

[Brandon Glick]

Did you know Rob Refsnyder has a career .955 OPS against Yusei Kikuchi?

[mvp 78]

Bello at Fenway at night in 2024: 

2.84 ERA

6 IP/G

[Old Red]

Same lineup tonight except that Wong is in for the next Johnny Bench.

[mvp 78]

 

[Old Red]

2 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

 

Can Bello make it through 5 tonight?

[mvp 78]

24 minutes ago, Old Red said:

Can Bello make it through 5 tonight?

As a known Bello hater, Bello likes pitching at Fenway and at night. LAA is 29th in BB rate and 2nd in k rate. I'm calling 6+ tonight. 🫣

[Old Red]

4 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

As a known Bello hater, Bello likes pitching at Fenway and at night. LAA is 29th in BB rate and 2nd in k rate. I'm calling 6+ tonight. 🫣

They are 3rd in HR though, so unlike what they did last night Bello has to stay away from the long ball.

[vegasbob]

Sox need to back Bello, they usually do with some runs. 

But if we had seen that group back on March 31, as a lineup in early June  , we would have been wondering who died ?

[TheSplinteredSplendor]

20 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

I'm calling 6+ tonight. 🫣

Innings or runs?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

If you're looking for a winning streak by the Sox, here's some discouraging news. The Sox haven't won more than 2 in a row since April 22nd.

[Kimmi]

14 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

If you're looking for a winning streak by the Sox, here's some discouraging news. The Sox haven't won more than 2 in a row since April 22nd.

It's not good when I go into a game expecting to lose.  I try to stay hopeful, but like I said before, this team has worn me down. 

[TheSplinteredSplendor]

25 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

If you're looking for a winning streak by the Sox, here's some discouraging news. The Sox haven't won more than 2 in a row since April 22nd.

Wow!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Burdi on IL with foot contusion.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Burdi on IL with foot contusion.

Getting injured is one of the few things the Sox do well.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

29 minutes ago, Kimmi said:

It's not good when I go into a game expecting to lose.  I try to stay hopeful, but like I said before, this team has worn me down. 

4 years in a row of being mediocre will do that to you.

[Nick]

1 hour ago, Kimmi said:

It's not good when I go into a game expecting to lose.  I try to stay hopeful, but like I said before, this team has worn me down. 

Brayan Bello, at No. 114 overall.

There are a number of familiar faces in the wide swath between the two current rotation pieces, including Chris Sale (No. 5), Nick Pivetta (No. 30), Nathan Eovaldi (No. 43), Michael Wacha (No. 96), Quinn Priester (No. 102) and Eduardo Rodriguez (No. 103).

The rest of the 2025 Red Sox are Walker Buehler (No. 116), Kutter Crawford (No. 130), Richard Fitts (No. 142) and Lucas Giolito (No. 145).

If you go 5 deep per team, there are only 150 slots. Just look at these rankings. We are pathetic. 

I am so disgusted by our approach to acquiring starting pitching via injured players.

Instead of pissing away $10-20M, why not just pay $25-$30M and get an injury free starter.

Think how much money we've wasted on a guy like Giolito.

Thank God we traded for Crochet. I hope they learned their lesson. Pitching controls games. I would give up Devers and $15M for the pitcher from Pittsburgh. And I'm serious. 

I don't want nice manager, nice GM. I want hard asses that can manage and acquire talent. We have failed. If things don't improve, it's time to implode the roster.

Get what you can for Duran, Abreu, Buehler, Giolito, Chapman, etc. Go get top of the line pitchers.  

 

[FredLynn]

4 hours ago, Old Red said:

Can Bello make it through 5 tonight?

No

This one is almost over already. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Nice D by Story.

[FredLynn]

Bello lucked out

And The home plate ump is blind

[illinoisredsox]

Deleted

[illinoisredsox]

37 minutes ago, Nick said:

Brayan Bello, at No. 114 overall.

There are a number of familiar faces in the wide swath between the two current rotation pieces, including Chris Sale (No. 5), Nick Pivetta (No. 30), Nathan Eovaldi (No. 43), Michael Wacha (No. 96), Quinn Priester (No. 102) and Eduardo Rodriguez (No. 103).

The rest of the 2025 Red Sox are Walker Buehler (No. 116), Kutter Crawford (No. 130), Richard Fitts (No. 142) and Lucas Giolito (No. 145).

If you go 5 deep per team, there are only 150 slots. Just look at these rankings. We are pathetic. 

I am so disgusted by our approach to acquiring starting pitching via injured players.

Instead of pissing away $10-20M, why not just pay $25-$30M and get an injury free starter.

Think how much money we've wasted on a guy like Giolito.

Thank God we traded for Crochet. I hope they learned their lesson. Pitching controls games. I would give up Devers and $15M for the pitcher from Pittsburgh. And I'm serious. 

I don't want nice manager, nice GM. I want hard asses that can manage and acquire talent. We have failed. If things don't improve, it's time to implode the roster.

Get what you can for Duran, Abreu, Buehler, Giolito, Chapman, etc. Go get top of the line pitchers.  

 

Why is this in 50 point type?

[illinoisredsox]

So Cora’s already decided that Mayer can’t hit left handed pitching.  That’ll help him develop.

[illinoisredsox]

Home Plate ump with no consistency whatsoever tonight.  Hitters and pitchers are going to have a tough night.

[FredLynn]

I am so tired of watching Story flail around out there. 
Why isn’t he sitting?

Hes a bum

[illinoisredsox]

I get sending him with Wong on deck.

[illinoisredsox]

1 minute ago, FredLynn said:

I am so tired of watching Story flail around out there. 
Why isn’t he sitting?

Hes a bum

Time for your patented oughta here, isn’t it?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

8 minutes ago, illinoisredsox said:

So Cora’s already decided that Mayer can’t hit left handed pitching.  That’ll help him develop.

It worked so well for Abreu. Cora can't be gone soon enough.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 minutes ago, illinoisredsox said:

I get sending him with Wong on deck.

I agree.

[FredLynn]

What game is Guccione watching?

Two on , no one out.

Here comes the hammer….

[illinoisredsox]

2 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

It worked so well for Abreu. Cora can't be gone soon enough.

I saw he got the vote of confidence from the front office yesterday, so we’ve got that going for us.