Royals (Wacha) vs Red Sox (May): 8/6/25, 7:10pm

[Maxbialystock]

Yoshida a perfect 0 for 4.  Some DH.  He's too expensive to DFA, but he sure ain't helping much.  5 untool player.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Time to start a new winning streak on Saturday.

[Tedballgame]

Yoshida didn't ground out to second like usual.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, Tedballgame said:

Yoshida didn't ground out to second like usual.

 

Just now, Tedballgame said:

Yoshida didn't ground out to second like usual.

A worm got in the way 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, Maxbialystock said:

Yoshida a perfect 0 for 4.  Some DH.  He's too expensive to DFA, but he sure ain't helping much.  5 untool player.  

One tool less than Devers.

[FredLynn]

5 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

One tool less than Devers.

You guys never have anything good to say about our players 

[Nick]

6 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Yoshida a perfect 0 for 4.  Some DH.  He's too expensive to DFA, but he sure ain't helping much.  5 untool player.  

Just get rid of him.....I just don't want to see the most unathletic guy in the major league baseball.

He is 12-54 this year. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Hey, the Sox did win the series. Seemed that got forgotten.

[illinoisredsox]

Just now, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Hey, the Sox did win the series. Seemed that got forgotten.

To some here, must win every inning.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, illinoisredsox said:

To some here, must win every inning.

Hate it when reality ruins a great fantasy.

[moonslav59]

One loss, and it seems like 10 in a row, here.

[FredLynn]

28 minutes ago, illinoisredsox said:

To some here, must win every inning.

I predict that we will lose at least two more games this year. 

Its been a nice run, hasn't it. Still in striking distance of the Jays. But we have not accomplished anything, not yet. Lots of work to be done still.

[Randy Red Sox]

1 hour ago, Tedballgame said:

Chaim whiffed when he signed Yoshida. I don’t know what he saw in him to give him that kind of contract.

especially when every other MLB team said it was a huge overpay.. Chaim Bloom-the gift that keeps on giving

 

[Randy Red Sox]

1 hour ago, Maxbialystock said:

Actually, the absence of Devers has made the Sox a better team.

 

in the short term at least. I'm not against the trade -just the piddly return but like I said it was all about the $$$

[Larry Cook]

Hicks and I. Campbell, please report to wardrobe for your original star trek red security personnel shirts!!!!!

[tawest]

9 hours ago, FredLynn said:

May sucks

This doesn't feel right, but I actually agree with you. I need a drink. 

[tawest]

Is there any sane reason why the Sox didn't offer Wacha a contract a few years ago when he finished 11-2? And of course, he follows that up with a 14-4 record with the Padres the next year. 

[joem]

1 hour ago, tawest said:

Is there any sane reason why the Sox didn't offer Wacha a contract a few years ago when he finished 11-2? And of course, he follows that up with a 14-4 record with the Padres the next year. 

Wacha, Eovaldi, lester,  Kyle Schwarber..etc  many stupid GM decisions.

[mvp 78]

10 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

One loss, and it seems like 10 in a row, here.

Early returns on the May deal aren't great! Hicks continues to be unfun to watch and we're stuck with him for a few more years. Sox still won the series though. 

No game tonight and Buehler vs Pivetta on Friday. Feel free to ignore a few people until the Gio start on Saturday.

[Bellhorn04]

10 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

One loss, and it seems like 10 in a row, here.

Any time you feel like getting depressed, game threads are an excellent place to start. 😭

[moonslav59]

5 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

Any time you feel like getting depressed, game threads are an excellent place to start. 😭

I was thinking of taking a break from them.

I fully understand the "anger of the moment" and frustration when watching bumble and stumbles. Mix that with a few beers and you can see what we get. I know much of what is said is not fully meant to be true, but I just don't enjoy hyper negativity.

[Bellhorn04]

1 minute ago, moonslav59 said:

I was thinking of taking a break from them.

I fully understand the "anger of the moment" and frustration when watching bumble and stumbles. Mix that with a few beers and you can see what we get. I know much of what is said is not fully meant to be true, but I just don't enjoy hyper negativity.

And Fred brings it to every thread.

[moonslav59]

Just now, Bellhorn04 said:

And Fred brings it to every thread.

Fred gets under my skin, sometimes, but for some reason not as much as he apparently does to others.

He does make some valid points, and when someone that negative is a Sox fan who just watched us suck for 5 of the last 6 years, he tends to be "right" more often than wrong. I think that just emboldened him.

I can't see how any Sox fan can't be optimist about this team. Maybe thinking they won't win a ring in '25 is understandable, but thinking the window opens in 2027 is just plain stubborn or extreme negativity.

That being said, I don't really have issues with Fred, because he is respectful and knowledgeable.

[mvp 78]

25 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

Any time you feel like getting depressed, game threads are an excellent place to start. 😭

Not depression, but annoyance? I already deal with an annoying teenager at home, why be hassled when watching the Sox too? 

[mvp 78]

18 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

I was thinking of taking a break from them.

I fully understand the "anger of the moment" and frustration when watching bumble and stumbles. Mix that with a few beers and you can see what we get. I know much of what is said is not fully meant to be true, but I just don't enjoy hyper negativity.

If Jen Pawol ever umpires a Sox game, we may have to lock the thread.

[Jasonbay44]

57 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

And Fred brings it to every thread.

Someone posted about catching a slant up their ass in a game thread earlier this week, that was more insightful than anything Fred has ever posted. 

[Maxbialystock]

12 hours ago, FredLynn said:

You guys never have anything good to say about our players 

Good call.  We do like to gripe, just not as much as you.  

[FredLynn]

24 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Good call.  We do like to gripe, just not as much as you.  

I trust you’ll work on your problem….😉

[moonslav59]

3 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

If Jen Pawol ever umpires a Sox game, we may have to lock the thread.

LMAO

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

7 hours ago, tawest said:

Is there any sane reason why the Sox didn't offer Wacha a contract a few years ago when he finished 11-2? And of course, he follows that up with a 14-4 record with the Padres the next year. 

A lot of posters think W-L records are useless -- but only for pitchers, not for teams.

That's about as sane as it gets here; it couldn't be because the Sox didn't want a pitcher who would average 2.7 WAR (and counting) every season for the past four years like Wacha... because they have had zero guys accomplish that.