Red Sox (Bello) vs Cubs (Imanaga): 7/19/25, 7:15pm

[Maxbialystock]

8 minutes ago, Tedballgame said:

Connor Wong is horrible. He couldn't hit water if he fell out of a boat. What a rally killer.

Seriously?  The top of the Sox order was absolutely and completely worthless after Refsnyder led off with a freaking double.  Bregman grounded out weakly and Gonzalez and Anthony both struck out.  

At least Wong got the ball to the outfield.

 

[FredLynn]

They really have to tear it all down from the owner to Breslow to Cora to Wong-all of it. 

[FredLynn]

Just now, Maxbialystock said:

Seriously?  The top of the Sox order was absolutely and completely worthless after Refsnyder led off with a freaking double.  Bregman grounded out weakly and Gonzalez and Anthony both struck out.  

At least Wong got the ball to the outfield.

 

He made an out

He’s useless-but he has a lot of company 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

10 minutes ago, Tedballgame said:

Red Sox are  playing like they are on a 10 game losing streak.

One loss at a time.

[Jasonbay44]

3 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Seriously?  The top of the Sox order was absolutely and completely worthless after Refsnyder led off with a freaking double.  Bregman grounded out weakly and Gonzalez and Anthony both struck out.  

At least Wong got the ball to the outfield.

 

“Got the ball to the outfield” and? It was weak contact. He has 0 extra base hits, is 0-29 with RISP, sucks defensively and has a -0.6 WAR, he’s awful. 

[Tedballgame]

Story is waiving at balls.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Is Imanaga related to Lady Gaga?

[Tedballgame]

10 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Seriously?  The top of the Sox order was absolutely and completely worthless after Refsnyder led off with a freaking double.  Bregman grounded out weakly and Gonzalez and Anthony both struck out.  

At least Wong got the ball to the outfield.

 

For an easy out. He hasn't got a hit with men in scoring position ALL YEAR. Pathetic.

[FredLynn]

Just now, Tedballgame said:

For an easy out. He hasn't got a hit with men in scoring position ALL YEAR. Pathetic.

Why is he still on the roster?? Give someone else-anyone-else a chance. No one could do worse.

[illinoisredsox]

Sox are trying to hit everything 500 feet.  Wai

11 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Seriously?  The top of the Sox order was absolutely and completely worthless after Refsnyder led off with a freaking double.  Bregman grounded out weakly and Gonzalez and Anthony both struck out.  

At least Wong got the ball to the outfield.

 

 

7 minutes ago, Jasonbay44 said:

“Got the ball to the outfield” and? It was weak contact. He has 0 extra base hits, is 0-29 with RISP, sucks defensively and has a -0.6 WAR, he’s awful. 

 

1 minute ago, Tedballgame said:

For an easy out. He hasn't got a hit with men in scoring position ALL YEAR. Pathetic.

All of these posts have merit.  Weak contact (which is what Wong has had all year) isn’t good, but it beats no contact (ala Romy today).  Weak contact at least has a minute chance of something good happening.

[FredLynn]

Bregman joins the little league parade

[illinoisredsox]

How the hell did he hit that pitch that hard?  It might have beaned him if he didn’t swing.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Yesterday 3 runs behind was a bridge too far. Is the bridge closer tonight?

[Tedballgame]

One run in 13 innings is not going to cut it.

[Maxbialystock]

19 minutes ago, Jasonbay44 said:

“Got the ball to the outfield” and? It was weak contact. He has 0 extra base hits, is 0-29 with RISP, sucks defensively and has a -0.6 WAR, he’s awful. 

Wong is not the problem tonight.  In these first two games the Cubs have hit and pitched better than the entire Red Sox team.  The Sox have five good righty hitters against lefty pitchers--Ref, Bregman, Gonzalez, Story, Rafaela--and they have 1 double in 10 at bats.  Plus we had the same problem yesterday when Narvaez was the catcher and couldn't hit spit. Heck, Cora had to pinch hit for him--plus was called for catcher interference.  

I like Narvaez a lot.  Great find by Breslow.  And it didn't take Cora long to make him the primary catcher.  I also think Wong has been kept because he is useful as the backup catcher.  

 

[Tedballgame]

Wong really got into that one.

[Jasonbay44]

1 minute ago, Maxbialystock said:

Wong is not the problem tonight.  In these first two games the Cubs have hit and pitched better than the entire Red Sox team.  The Sox have five good righty hitters against lefty pitchers--Ref, Bregman, Gonzalez, Story, Rafaela--and they have 1 double in 10 at bats.  Plus we had the same problem yesterday when Narvaez was the catcher and couldn't hit spit. Heck, Cora had to pinch hit for him--plus was called for catcher interference.  

I like Narvaez a lot.  Great find by Breslow.  And it didn't take Cora long to make him the primary catcher.  I also think Wong has been kept because he is useful as the backup catcher.  

 

All of the first part of what you said can be true, sure.

 

Wong still sucks 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

It's a shame Lester's parents didn't give him the first name Moe.

[FredLynn]

The only question is whether or not the FLOPS will score a run. The game was over after the first pitch.

[illinoisredsox]

You can’t try and hit the ball 500 feet with this guy.  Wait on him and look the other way.

[Jasonbay44]

It feels like almost every out has been a pop up 

[vegasbob]

A completely winnable game with 12 outs to go. But no spark in the batting order . Abreu , Duran, Mayer all waiting for a RH reliever.

[FredLynn]

Bello will imploded here

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

A completely winnable game with 12 outs to go. But no spark in the batting order . Abreu , Duran, Mayer all waiting for a RH reliever.

Maybe they're waiting for a new manager.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

If any team in MLB is looking for a DH before the TDL, they should give the Giants a call.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Is this a replay from yesterday?

[Oscars]

The hitting stinks so far in this game 

[FredLynn]

We really need to be sellers at the deadline. The team is going nowhere. But they do have some good players for the next several years on which to build a 90 win team.

[Tedballgame]

Looks like Bregman should have had some rehab games in Worcester. He looks bad.

[Tedballgame]

I really hope MLB goes to the challenge system that the minors are using. There has to be something to keep major league umps from blowing calls.