Red Sox (Bello) vs Twins (Matthews): 7/30/25, 1:10pm

[Maxbialystock]

Way to go Duran !!!!

[Maxbialystock]

Against a righty starter, the Sox righty bats have 5 of the Sox 8 hits.  

The Yoshida experiment can't go on much longer.  

[Maxbialystock]

Horrible at bat by Abreu.  Let's two hittable strikes go by and K's on a pitch well outside the zone.  

[Maxbialystock]

Yoshida comes thru big time.  Clean single for 2 rbi's.  

[Maxbialystock]

49 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

If Wong is hitting doubles, Sox should be winning this game easily. Twins must be tanking. 

Wong's OPS last year was .758 in 126 games.    In fact I think he played 1b a couple of times because of his bat.

Reportedly, his framing has improved this year.

 

[Maxbialystock]

Slick double play.  

[Maxbialystock]

The mods are right.  We need to dump Duran ASAP.  

[Maxbialystock]

3 hours ago, Brandon Glick said:

Thankfully Bregman's absence is confirmed a planned rest day for a day game after a night game. I don't expect any deals during the game; I imagine post-5pm (EST), the dam will break around the league.

Hopefully, the Sox can dump Duran.  I hear the Padres are offering their 12th best pitcher for him.  Let's snap that up.  

[Maxbialystock]

Bello 7 IP, 1 ER.  I think he's been pretty good, but I also think the defense behind him has been excellent.  

So a shout out to moonslav who has always argued that a good defense can make a real difference.  My retort has been that I'd rather have good hitting.  Well, just maybe these 2025 Sox have both.  

[vegasbob]

Safe to say Twins have packed it in for 2025 ?

Bres should make the play for Ryan.

[dannycater]

34 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Hopefully, the Sox can dump Duran.  I hear the Padres are offering their 12th best pitcher for him.  Let's snap that up.  

Yeah, the guy to trade is Duran clearly as he is becoming Devers, Diva hitter who knocks in runs, hits for power...maybe time to dump him to not make the other part of the order look bad.

[vegasbob]

58 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Yoshida comes thru big time.  Clean single for 2 rbi's.  

Just in time to enhance his trade prospects. Went from 1% to about 4% likelihood 

[dannycater]

Yoshida saw my text go social media and said "I am not a void in the lineup, damnit!"

[dannycater]

Wong said hey now, I can get to .180, got to give me some time to get there, but I will

[vegasbob]

Duran keeps upping his value, maybe Padres #11 prospect

[vegasbob]

1 minute ago, dannycater said:

Yoshida saw my text go social media and said "I am not a void in the lineup, damnit!"

More impact full if you had written that in Jaoanese

[vegasbob]

Why trade for a guy the Sox are lighting up ?

[dannycater]

Duran has to stop hitting, this is just not good for morale in the Sox forum

[vegasbob]

Mesa and Gonzo are the cheapest stat padders around. Both will brag about homering off Clemens (son)

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

It appears all that turbulence a few days ago has shaken up the Sox offense.

[dannycater]

3 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

It appears all that turbulence a few days ago has shaken up the Sox offense.

da plane! da plane, boss, da plane!

[dannycater]

Also should MLB hitters get credit for home runs or hits off position players? Maybe there should be a category for that.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

5 minutes ago, dannycater said:

Also should MLB hitters get credit for home runs or hits off position players? Maybe there should be a category for that.

It's categorized under shellacking.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

26 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

It appears all that turbulence a few days ago has shaken up the Sox offense.

Shaken, but not stirred.

[dannycater]

Just now, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Shaken, but not stirred.

now if we can get a Bond girl on the plane, now you're talking Mile High Club

[Larry Cook]

Anthony guns down a runner at home plate!! The Roman Empire is getting more fun to watch every day 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

6 minutes ago, dannycater said:

now if we can get a Bond girl on the plane, now you're talking Mile High Club

 

6 minutes ago, dannycater said:

now if we can get a Bond girl on the plane, now you're talking Mile High Club

The hottest Bond girl, IMHO, is still alive, but she's 89.

She was a perfect TEN.

[dannycater]

I actually remember when Shelly Winters was hot. Well when I was watching her early work in film

[Nick]

Per Mass Live

Friday, 7:10 p.m. ET — RHP Hunter Brown (9-5, 2.54 ERA) vs. TBA

Saturday, 4:10 p.m. ET — LHP Colton Gordon (4-3, 4.74 ERA) vs. RHP Walker Buehler (6-6, 5.72 ERA)

Sunday, 11:35 a.m. ET — LHP Framber Valdez (11-4, 2.62 ERA) vs. RHP Lucas Giolito (7-2, 3.80 ERA)

How can they be so stupid? I think that TBA is Crochet......Buehler pitches after Crochet. Lazy writers.

[harmony]

The 2025 post-Rafael Devers Red Sox are emitting a 2004 post-Nomar Garciaparra vibe.