Red Sox (Crochet) vs Mariners (Castillo): 6/18/25, 4:10pm

[Maxbialystock]

Fastball in the geometric center of the strike and Campbell whiffs.  

[Maxbialystock]

Just now, Maxbialystock said:

Fastball in the geometric center of the strike and Campbell whiffs.  

Well, he can celebrate that at bat thanks to a dribbler for an easy out.  Houston, we have contact!  

[illinoisredsox]

20 minutes ago, Nick said:

Campbell is not even a good outfielder. The guy is tagging up and he doesn't get back to get behind the ball so he can fire to 3B. He is really not athletic.

That has nothing to do with being unathletic (and I agree he’s not the most athletically gifted guy on the field).  It is one of those fundamental things but I’ll give him a slight break in that he hasn’t played much OF.

[Maxbialystock]

Just now, illinoisredsox said:

That has nothing to do with being unathletic (and I agree he’s not the most athletically gifted guy on the field).  It is one of those fundamental things but I’ll give him a slight break in that he hasn’t played much OF.

Fair enough. But, if can't field and can't hit, where are you still in Boston?  

This ump hasn't given Crochet much.  

[illinoisredsox]

4 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Story smashed that one.

Also proof that a homer counts the same if it goes 1 foot over the fence or 100 feet.  Aaron wasn’t noted for tape measure shots but he still trotted around the bases 750+ times.

[Nick]

Just now, illinoisredsox said:

That has nothing to do with being unathletic (and I agree he’s not the most athletically gifted guy on the field).  It is one of those fundamental things but I’ll give him a slight break in that he hasn’t played much OF.

He's just an average runner. He doesn't have arm. He just looks very tentative right now. I don't think he's athletic. So he's unathletic. 

I'm old school. Athleticism to me equates to track and field running events. In my sport, I look for quick feet, quick and high jumper, strong arm. 

[Maxbialystock]

That 95 mph fastball is hittable.  

I haven't seen many changeups, but he is throwing more breaking stuff than usual  .  

[Maxbialystock]

I like that curve at 83 mph.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2 minutes ago, illinoisredsox said:

Also proof that a homer counts the same if it goes 1 foot over the fence or 100 feet.  Aaron wasn’t noted for tape measure shots but he still trotted around the bases 750+ times.

Aaron was a wrist hitter.  Very seldom did Aaron over swing.

[Maxbialystock]

Duran ought to be in movies.  He puts drama into the easiest fly out.  

[illinoisredsox]

11 minutes ago, Nick said:

He's just an average runner. He doesn't have arm. He just looks very tentative right now. I don't think he's athletic. So he's unathletic. 

I'm old school. Athleticism to me equates to track and field running events. In my sport, I look for quick feet, quick and high jumper, strong arm. 

All of which is true but not getting momentum into the throw had nothing to do with athleticism; it’s a fundamental that a true OF knows to do.  
 

I said he’s not the most athletically gifted guy on the field, but that’s a relative term.  He’s a better athlete than some and nowhere near others.  Compared to any of us, he’s world class.

[Maxbialystock]

Just now, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Aaron was a wrist hitter.  Very seldom did Aaron over swing.

He was definitely that.  

[Maxbialystock]

5 minutes ago, Nick said:

He's just an average runner. He doesn't have arm. He just looks very tentative right now. I don't think he's athletic. So he's unathletic. 

I'm old school. Athleticism to me equates to track and field running events. In my sport, I look for quick feet, quick and high jumper, strong arm. 

You left 2 things out.  He can't play 2b and right now his hitting is awful.  

[Maxbialystock]

Too bad.  Duran hit that really hard.  

[Maxbialystock]

Sox are now hitting the ball, but to someone.  

[Maxbialystock]

One more time.  Was Crochet's wild pitch catchable by Wong?  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, Maxbialystock said:

One more time.  Was Crochet's wild pitch catchable by Wong?  

No.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

4 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Too bad.  Duran hit that really hard.  

That's referred to as an atem ball.

[Maxbialystock]

No complaints on that missed double play.  Ball too slow and hitter too fast.  

[Maxbialystock]

3 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

No.

Thanks!  

[illinoisredsox]

4 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

One more time.  Was Crochet's wild pitch catchable by Wong?  

I answered that on page 1:

“No.  Crochet spiked a changeup and it hopped up about 5 feet.  Bench or Pudge Rodriguez wouldn’t have stopped it.”

 

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[Maxbialystock]

That freaking curve has struck out at least two righty  batters.  Even Crochet looked a little surprised.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

6 minutes ago, illinoisredsox said:

I answered that on page 1:

 

“No.  Crochet spiked a changeup and it hopped up about 5 feet.  Bench or Pudge Rodriguez wouldn’t have stopped it.”

 

• Speaking of Bench, he has extremely large hands. Large hands are an advantage in every sport.
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[Maxbialystock]

Good check swing.  Man on first.  

That's at least 3 well hit outs.  

If Mayer holds off on that last swing for the K, the Sox rookies would have 3 BB's to the rest of the Sox 0 BB's.  Is it possible Seattle is pitching carefully to those two?  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Sox have hit a lot of atem balls today.

[Maxbialystock]

Four hard hit balls right to someone.  

After 5, Crochet has 6 K's, 0 BB's, 6 hits, and 1 ER.  And 84 pitches.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

 

Again I repeat whoever programmed this game thread should immediately return the money paid to him 

[Maxbialystock]

That's at least twice the ump took a strike away from Crochet--but both were close, not completely in the zone.  It was a changeup the ump screwed him on.  K anyway.  Crochet is one tough dude--he's now at 90 pitches.  

[Maxbialystock]

He held onto the ball!!!  He held onto the ball!!!  

[Maxbialystock]

Not that I believe in CERA, but I think Wong has been OK today, at least for 6 innings.

Wild applause for Crochet.