Rockies (Freeland) vs Red Sox (Bello): 7/8/25, 7:10pm

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

26 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Banging on trash cans ?   Oh, you mean with his incredible hot bat !     You would think he will be a popular  name in upcoming trade talks, but he is so far and above guys like Hamilton, Sogard, Eaton that Breslow should keep Romy.  

No explaining Wong. He cannot even hit a hard ground ball.     

I agree. Romy is a keeper.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Complete game. Awesome job by Bello.

[notin]

7 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

It took some pressure off of Duran.  Eaton's OPS, season to date, is .333.   What you don't know about managing a game and a team would fill volumes.  

And why the blatant animosity toward Cora?  

That’s hardly animosity.

I have my issues with Cora, but this was just a weird observation about a leadoff hitter and a winning streak…

[Maxbialystock]

5 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

Wong should start warming up. Maybe he can pitch

Just gotta find something bad about a 10-2 win, a complete game by Bello, and 5 straight wins.  

You remind me of a scene on the Mary Tyler Show when some of them had been involved in putting on a play/show, which was criticized by a newspaper critic. Murray tells Mary and others that the critic pans everything, including Richard Burton in Hamlet when they came to Minneapolis.  "You mean he didn't like Richard Burton?" he was asked.  "He didn't even like the play."  

[Maxbialystock]

47 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

I can’t believe the WS waived him

Wow.  I did not know that.  Does this mean that Breslow was right on both Gonzalez and Narvaez?  

[Boodgyman5220]

I’m not gonna lie. I know it’s been against bad teams, but it feels like this is a team playing and not a diva or two who crush the ball.

[Soxlover]

53 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

How’d you like him when he proved he couldn’t hit the baseball? Very similar to Rafaela. He had a brief moment in the sun just like Cedanne. Then he sucked offensively though he was obviously great in CF.

Two seasons over .830 is not really brief, but one was only about a half season

[Maxbialystock]

8 minutes ago, Boodgyman5220 said:

I’m not gonna lie. I know it’s been against bad teams, but it feels like this is a team playing and not a diva or two who crush the ball.

Could not agree more.  

[vegasbob]

All wins count, but tomorrow's game is the next one ( and only one)  to win and go 4 over with the Rays coming in .  Need to get 2-2 split with them to  roll into the A-S break and then the trade deadline .

[FredLynn]

40 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Wow.  I did not know that.  Does this mean that Breslow was right on both Gonzalez and Narvaez?  

Now be fair Max! I also wrote earlier that Bello was tossing a gem.

Just because I think Rafaela will return to his natural level doesn’t mean the entire tea sucks. Only certain players suck. 
Toro, Gonzalez, and Narvaez were excellent finds…. I think

[FredLynn]

36 minutes ago, Soxlover said:

Two seasons over .830 is not really brief, but one was only about a half season

They all count, unfortunately. 

[Soxlover]

2 hours ago, FredLynn said:

They all count, unfortunately. 

.834 from 2015-2016 then .737 from 2017-2020 was good to okay. His 101 OPS+ over 6 years was not bad.

[Hitch]

7 hours ago, Jasonbay44 said:

He’s been a good hitter for over a month and his advanced metrics are all very positive.

 

Hopefully, in AAA, Kristian Campbell is taking note.

[Hitch]

7 hours ago, Jasonbay44 said:

Watching Connor Wong hit leads me to believe I could play in the majors. 

Don't worry, I got your back. I'll defend your promise while Fred spits fury at his keyboard every night over your 150 OPS. 

[Nick]

With Story going over .700 ops mark, Sox has 10 hitters with OPS over .700.

Given enough at bats, Mayer definitely will get there.

Wong continues his pathetic offensive ineptitude. 0-4 with 2 Ks, ops down to .375. He needs to be replaced.

[Bellhorn04]

3 hours ago, Hitch said:

Don't worry, I got your back. I'll defend your promise while Fred spits fury at his keyboard every night over your 150 OPS. 

These days Fred is focused with laser precision on Rafaela's plate approach and how pitchers are going to eventually realize they shouldn't be throwing him any strikes.

[Hitch]

6 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

These days Fred is focused with laser precision on Rafaela's plate approach and how pitchers are going to eventually realize they shouldn't be throwing him any strikes.

I think the only thing Fred is focused in on is being in a state of almost constant fury/annoyance. I've never seen a man enjoy his sport less ha!

[mvp 78]

10 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

These days Fred is focused with laser precision on Rafaela's plate approach and how pitchers are going to eventually realize they shouldn't be throwing him any strikes.

His knock tonight wasn't middle/middle like last night. It was a strike for sure, but not in a location that he's been crushing all year like the others. The pitcher wasn't a AAAA slouch either.

[Nick]

"He is still hitting the ball on the ground over 59% of the time, so it may take awhile for Anthony to frequently drive the ball out of the park, but for a player who recently turned 21, his recent output has been outstanding."

He's doing great but my observation was correct. Hell Yoshida has this issue.

[Nick]

Looks like our pitching is coming around.

What a luxury to have Fitts sent down after pitching well. Bringing back Dobbins. We have an extra reliever in the pen.

Great news is Bello is pitching better, getting swings and misses (ok, it's the Rockies). Also allowed the bullpen to reset with his masterful, complete game.

We now have Crochet, Giolito and Bello pitching well. Dobbins and Fitts contributing. When or if we add another starter at trade deadline, we won't have to deal with Buhler any longer.

Our pen has little more depth with Alcala, Murphy and Hicks. I would love to see Houck join the group and go hard one inning out of time. I still would like to see Weissert take 15 days off to get recharged, probably not in the card in the past maybe that option is available. Hell, you can invent an injury for pitchers. They are mostly hurt anyway. Please keep Chapman.

Go get a proven, reliable starter.

[drewski6]

21 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

We had a dumb Ellsbury vs JBJ post on here for years... People just can't move on OR TAKE A VACATION FROM THIS BOARD FOR A WEEK WHEN THEY SHOULD BE WITH THEIR FAMILY INSTEAD OF US. 

Ellsbury vs JBJ is a one-sided, never-a-doubt beatdown.  Completely lopsided. The obvious clear winner is......Cocoa Crisp

[drewski6]

12 hours ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

I agree. Romy is a keeper.

I might even forgive him soon for shaving the mustache (Im not there yet)

[drewski6]

20 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

Rockies extended Freeland for 5/64.5 in '22 and has another year to go. They're going to get their moneys worth. 

Like when you didnt like the meal you paid for at the restaurant and took most of it home and now its the next night and you really want to scrap it but you cant bring yourself to be that wasteful so you joylessly force it down?

[mvp 78]

1 hour ago, drewski6 said:

Ellsbury vs JBJ is a one-sided, never-a-doubt beatdown.  Completely lopsided. The obvious clear winner is......Cocoa Crisp

Coco Crap, you mean.

[mvp 78]

1 hour ago, drewski6 said:

Like when you didnt like the meal you paid for at the restaurant and took most of it home and now its the next night and you really want to scrap it but you cant bring yourself to be that wasteful so you joylessly force it down?

That's the state of the Rockies org, I believe. If you're a fan, I think you just go to games to enjoy the ballpark and have a few beers without worrying about the actual game. 

[drewski6]

2 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Coco Crap, you mean.

How dare you

[mvp 78]

1 minute ago, drewski6 said:

How dare you

How dare Coco Crap! 

[FredLynn]

10 hours ago, Soxlover said:

.834 from 2015-2016 then .737 from 2017-2020 was good to okay. His 101 OPS+ over 6 years was not bad.

JBJs OPS+ was 82 for his career. That sucks and its why we got rid of him. Like Rafaela he was a below average hitter who was great defensively. I admit I could be wrong about Rafaela. He might surprise me (pleasantly), but from what I see of him he STILL has no discipline at the plate. Sure, he can hit mistakes. Most ML hitters can. But few can hit GOOD pitches well and if he keeps swinging at pitches that are a foot off the plate he will eventually sink to his expected level.

[mvp 78]

28 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

JBJs OPS+ was 82 for his career. That sucks and its why we got rid of him. Like Rafaela he was a below average hitter who was great defensively. I admit I could be wrong about Rafaela. He might surprise me (pleasantly), but from what I see of him he STILL has no discipline at the plate. Sure, he can hit mistakes. Most ML hitters can. But few can hit GOOD pitches well and if he keeps swinging at pitches that are a foot off the plate he will eventually sink to his expected level.

He was a 101 OPS+ from 2015-2020 in his prime years. I don't care about his first struggles when he was called up or what happened after he left BOS the first time. 

We didn't "get rid of him" because we knew he'd flame out like he did. It was just a good call on their part. It was just dumb to bring him back in '22. 

[FredLynn]

26 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

He was a 101 OPS+ from 2015-2020 in his prime years. I don't care about his first struggles when he was called up or what happened after he left BOS the first time. 

We didn't "get rid of him" because we knew he'd flame out like he did. It was just a good call on their part. It was just dumb to bring him back in '22. 

Bradley had a career OPS of 82. Thats the bottom line. Now you can cherry pick the good years if I can cherry pick the bad ones. But the thing is this: they ALL count in his career. And overall, at the end of the day, he was pretty awful with a bat in his hands.