Blue Jays (Bassitt) vs Red Sox (Giolito): 6/28/25, 4:10pm

[Brandon Glick]

When has a little six-game losing streak ever hurt anyone, huh? It's totally not a big deal that the Red Sox are falling out of contention right before the All-Star Game, right? 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2 hours ago, Brandon Glick said:

When has a little six-game losing streak ever hurt anyone, huh? It's totally not a big deal that the Red Sox are falling out of contention right before the All-Star Game, right? 

Speaking of the ASG, only 2 Sox players should be allowed in it; Crochet and Chapman .

[Brandon Glick]

3 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Speaking of the ASG, only 2 Sox players should be allowed in it; Crochet and Chapman .

I'd like to see Narvaez, myself. But, yea, the Bregman injury and Devers trade sapped a lot of juice out of this roster.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

5 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Speaking of the ASG, only 2 Sox players should be allowed in it; Crochet and Chapman .

That's the long and short of it.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Toro's great at bat set this all up.

[Jasonbay44]

Bassit looks really bad

[illinoisredsox]

5 minutes ago, Jasonbay44 said:

Bassit looks really bad

Doubt we see him for another inning; he looks ill.

[Jasonbay44]

4 minutes ago, illinoisredsox said:

Doubt we see him for another inning; he looks ill.

Yeah that’s what I meant. He was struggling on the mound physically. Multiple times he looked like he was going to puke 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

11 minutes ago, Jasonbay44 said:

Yeah that’s what I meant. He was struggling on the mound physically. Multiple times he looked like he was going to puke 

That the Sox have 6 runs off him, he should hospitalized.

[Maxbialystock]

Abreu golfed that low curve into the RF stands.  That's pretty good against any pitcher.  

Bassitt is 7-3 with 17 starts, 94.1 (now 96.1) IP, 93 K's, and an ERA for 4.11.   Oh, and he's 36.  

[Maxbialystock]

Those swing or checked swing calls are tough calls and consequently can be inconsistent.  But what I love about them is that they are not reviewable.  

 

[Maxbialystock]

You know the Sox must be winning whenever the game thread is short.  Ho hum.  

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

I'm here! Tried mowing my lawn, but mowed an in-ground wasp nest instead. They got me in the earlobe, and then the mower flooded, so watching the Sox. 

As for Bassitt's woes, I predict Boston will wait until he undergoes surgery, then sign him to rehab for an entire season, and target the next year after the trade deadline, when Sam Kennedy will tell us he'll be better than any acquisition they can spend resources on.

(that line works every time, except every time he says it).

[jad]

4 minutes ago, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

I'm here! Tried mowing my lawn, but mowed an in-ground wasp nest instead. They got me in the earlobe, and then the mower flooded, so watching the Sox. 

As for Bassitt's woes, I predict Boston will wait until he undergoes surgery, then sign him to rehab for an entire season, and target the next year after the trade deadline, when Sam Kennedy will tell us he'll be better than any acquisition they can spend resources on.

(that line works every time, except every time he says it).

And he will use the word 'alignment' 15 times, a word that will only get less meaningful with each repetition.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I'm liking Gio the more I see him. This is his 5th straight good start.

Crochet, Gio and Bello. Sox still need a 4 and a 5.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

11 minutes ago, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

I'm here! Tried mowing my lawn, but mowed an in-ground wasp nest instead. They got me in the earlobe, and then the mower flooded, so watching the Sox. 

As for Bassitt's woes, I predict Boston will wait until he undergoes surgery, then sign him to rehab for an entire season, and target the next year after the trade deadline, when Sam Kennedy will tell us he'll be better than any acquisition they can spend resources on.

(that line works every time, except every time he says it).

See. Watching the Sox isn't the worst thing one can do.

[jad]

I'm told the easiest way to deal with this is to put a cup or bowl over the hole.  Apparently, they don't have the wherewithal to dig themselves out, and you won't be putting nasty poisons into the lawn.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 minutes ago, jad said:

I'm told the easiest way to deal with this is to put a cup or bowl over the hole.  Apparently, they don't have the wherewithal to dig themselves out, and you won't be putting nasty poisons into the lawn.

I wish something simple like that worked with groundhogs.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

I wish something simple like that worked with groundhogs.

Every time I see a road killed groundhog I pump my fist and shout good.

[moonslav59]

Gio's ERA is now under 4.00.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Excellent job by Gio today and excellent job by offense.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Eaton pitched last night. Probably not available today .

Edited June 28, 2025 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

SOX one run away from equaling the total of their previous 6 games.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

5 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

SOX one run away from equaling the total of their previous 6 games.

Those other games were anomalies

[moonslav59]

Feast or famine.

18 hits, 6 BBs, 2 HBP and 2 SF.

[moonslav59]

It was great seeing Chris Murphy back on the mound. Better to see him do well.

[Maxbialystock]

3 hours ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

I'm liking Gio the more I see him. This is his 5th straight good start.

Crochet, Gio and Bello. Sox still need a 4 and a 5.

I still don't like him, but you are dead right.  He is now a pretty reliable 3d starter.  

[Maxbialystock]

3 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

Feast or famine.

18 hits, 6 BBs, 2 HBP and 2 SF.

Indeed.   I would have been thrilled with a 6-1 win. The last time, May 24, the Sox won like this they nosedived and went 3 and 8 in the next 11 games.  

Tomorrow it's Buehler and his 6.29 ERA vs. lefty Lauer and his 2.29 ERA.  Not very promising.  

 

[Hitch]

14 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

Feast or famine.

18 hits, 6 BBs, 2 HBP and 2 SF.

Often the way with an inexperienced team.

[Bellhorn04]

Blowout games never tell us much. 

According to ChatGPTCaptainObvious, blowout wins generally occur because a) the opposing starter doesn't have his good stuff; and b) the opposing manager tosses in the towel on a lost game and sends out his scrub relievers.