Red Sox (Giolito) vs Giants (Ray): 6/22/25, 4:05pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

Rough pitching matchup for the Sox today.

[harmony]

In a rare extended pitching dual, Robbie Ray and Kansas City left-hander Kris Bubic each tossed seven shutout innings in the last game I attended at Oracle Park in San Francisco:

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/royals-vs-giants/2025/05/19/777855/final/box

For today's game, we had to settle for standing-room-only tickets.🤨

Unrelated, but a Boston fan and YouTuber offers his thoughts on the spiraling costs of following sports:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/opinion/sports-nba-mlb-leagues-streaming-fan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Q08.gpwq.uZyXb3clGzgI&smid=url-share

 

 

[mvp 78]

Gio has slung a few good starts here and there. He could win the series today. We’ll see.

[Nick]

Love that Anthony is playing vs lefty.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, Nick said:

Love that Anthony is playing vs lefty.

Me also.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

That was Story's 92nd K of the season, which is the 5th most in MLB. 98 is the most.

[Hitch]

I didn't realise Eaton was so fast!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

5 minutes ago, Hitch said:

I didn't realise Eaton was so fast!

I know nothing about Eaton, but I like what I've seen so far.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Terrible call by the moron behind the plate.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Wasn't that special? 2 more unearned runs.

[dannycater]

33 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

That was Story's 92nd K of the season, which is the 5th most in MLB. 98 is the most.

at least he is great in the clubhouse as that is more important than producing offensively

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

If Story can remain healthy, he's got a great shot at 200 K's 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, dannycater said:

at least he is great in the clubhouse as that is more important than producing offensively

You're replying to the wrong guy. I'm glad Devers is gone.

[Maxbialystock]

4 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Wasn't that special? 2 more unearned runs.

2 yesterday were decisive.  Getting a tad difficult to brag about the Sox defense.  

And now a baserunning error.  

[mvp 78]

Brutal call here. Lou and Middlebrooks both think Toro didn’t abandon his lane.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Another bad call by the POS behind the plate.

[mvp 78]

Will on EEI says one of the dumbest calls of the year.

[jad]

3 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

You're replying to the wrong guy. I'm glad Devers is gone.

Too bad you're not sharing in the 300million bonanza stuffed into the wallet of a guy you apparently like better.

[mvp 78]

Lou asks why not reviewable via replay???

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Another weak display of anger by Cora. Terrible call by chUMP.

[iortiz]

This ump is a f***ing joke, Toro literally jumped over the glove. And don’t let me start with the strike zone. I’m done with these morons. 

[Maxbialystock]

3 minutes ago, dannycater said:

at least he is great in the clubhouse as that is more important than producing offensively

Two separate things.  Always good to be "great in the clubhouse," but not a requirement.  

Story was a not so good hiring by CB whom nobody else wants.  Good field no hit isn't worth $22M/year. 

However, playing Story at SS makes more sense than not playing him.  His OPS in June was .810 coming into this game.  

 

 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, jad said:

Too bad you're not sharing in the 300million bonanza stuffed into the wallet of a guy you apparently like better.

250 mil and I am receiving half.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Lou asks why not reviewable via replay???

Judgement call; not reviewable.

[Maxbialystock]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Another weak display of anger by Cora. Terrible call by chUMP.

I thought Toro was miles outside the base path.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Yeah, Reffy.

[mvp 78]

Lefty killah kid.

[Maxbialystock]

Who needs Raffy?  Our DH is just as good as he is.  moonslav is the one saying Yoshida and Ref together wouldn't be as good as Raffy, but they would be close.  

[mvp 78]

3 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Judgement call; not reviewable.

He knows, says it should be tho

[Maxbialystock]

3 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Yeah, Reffy.

Neat.