Red Sox (May) vs Astros (Arrighetti): 8/12/25, 8:10pm

[Brandon Glick]

I admit it, I jinxed it yesterday. My bad, everyone.

Today, all I will say is that I think it would be a good thing if the Red Sox won. Like, objectively good. The Platonic form of good.

[mvp 78]

Arrighetti got lit up in his first start off the IL. Does that mean anything for this start today? Probably not. 

[notin]

Ive come to grips with Dustin May’s role on this team possibly limited to being a placeholder for some of the Sox more advanced pitching prospects.  He just needs to log sufficient IP until at least one is ready for a call up.

It helps to think of him as a Tolle Bridge…

[mvp 78]

2 minutes ago, notin said:

Ive come to grips with Dustin May’s role on this team possibly limited to being a placeholder for some of the Sox more advanced pitching prospects.  He just needs to log sufficient IP until at least one is ready for a call up.

It helps to think of him as a Tolle Bridge…

Tolle won't be starting MLB this year, so technically he is a Tolle Bridge, but it's a long one. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

Tolle won't be starting MLB this year, so technically he is a Tolle Bridge, but it's a long one. 

For May it will most likely be a bridge too far.

[notin]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

Tolle won't be starting MLB this year, so technically he is a Tolle Bridge, but it's a long one. 

Maybe but Early Bridge didn’t really make as much sense as a pun…

[mvp 78]

19 minutes ago, notin said:

Maybe but Early Bridge didn’t really make as much sense as a pun…

I'm not one for well thought out puns. I think they may need to do a Criswellness check and see if he still Fitts on this roster. 

[Maxbialystock]

3 hours ago, Brandon Glick said:

I admit it, I jinxed it yesterday. My bad, everyone.

Today, all I will say is that I think it would be a good thing if the Red Sox won. Like, objectively good. The Platonic form of good.

You jinxed nothing.  Crochet simply had a bad game.  Plus I'm delighted the Sox came back, if not quite enough. 

Occasionally in the past we have tried reverse mojo.

 

[Maxbialystock]

31 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

I'm not one for well thought out puns. I think they may need to do a Criswellness check and see if he still Fitts on this roster. 

I like both options.  Another bad start by May tonight will mean more runs to make up and more relievers needed--to say nothing of a 4th straight loss.

 

 

[Maxbialystock]

A win tonight would be huge.  

[mvp 78]

12 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

A win tonight would be huge.  

They could get swept this series and it doesn't affect my outlook on this team. They have a cakewalk of a schedule from 8/15 - 8/31. Only 3 difficult series left to go: CLE, TOR, DET. 

[notin]

3 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

I'm not one for well thought out puns. I think they may need to do a Criswellness check and see if he still Fitts on this roster. 

You’re right.  You’re not much for puns…

[mvp 78]

32 minutes ago, notin said:

You’re right.  You’re not much for puns…

I was always told “it’s always the quiet ones.” What’s that mean? 

[Maxbialystock]

3 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

They could get swept this series and it doesn't affect my outlook on this team. They have a cakewalk of a schedule from 8/15 - 8/31. Only 3 difficult series left to go: CLE, TOR, DET. 

Thanks.

 

[Maxbialystock]

1 hour ago, notin said:

You’re right.  You’re not much for puns…

Puns are fun, but mine are usually lousy and my wife's pretty good.  On here splendidsplinter rules.  

[moonslav59]

Still seeing Yoshida & Toro ahead of Abreu in the line-up. Maybe Toro hits another dinger to shut me up.

[FredLynn]

Watch May provide a good QS tonight, just to mock us.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Must be Superman night in Houston. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. He also ducks when an empty gun is thrown at him.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I'm guessing Story should get hot again around mid September.

[FredLynn]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

I'm guessing Story should get hot again around mid September.

Probably mid October when he is relaxing on a beach somewhere.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

That HP umpire needs a good foul tip to the mask .

[FredLynn]

May has better velocity than I thought. Five more innings to go for a QS.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Toro's BA is higher than league average.

[Maxbialystock]

57 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Still seeing Yoshida & Toro ahead of Abreu in the line-up. Maybe Toro hits another dinger to shut me up.

"Still???"  Last night Abreu batted 5th and was hitless.  

[Maxbialystock]

13 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

May has better velocity than I thought. Five more innings to go for a QS.

He looks terrific despite the 2 hits.  Velocity, movement, and location.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, Maxbialystock said:

"Still???"  Last night Abreu batted 5th and was hitless.  

Abreu is batting .248. His BA is lower than Toro's.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Toro may have blown his GG award on that one.

[Maxbialystock]

Sox hitting once again looks like spit.  

[Maxbialystock]

Just now, Maxbialystock said:

Sox hitting once again looks like spit.  

Great timing by me!.  Narvaez got the word and delivered.  

[FredLynn]

7 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Abreu is batting .248. His BA is lower than Toro's.

Toro, after the first 10 games in games 11-30 hit .352. Since then he is batting .200.