Marlins (Junk) vs Red Sox (Crochet): 8/17/25, 1:35pm

[Brandon Glick]

In my most profound analysis yet, I will say that I like the Red Sox's chances today.

[moonslav59]

Seems like we've faced a lot of RH'd SP'er, of late.

Bregman is out of the lineup and Story bats in the key 2 slot. Toro at 3B.

1. L-Anthony LF

2. R-Story SS

3. L-Duran CF

4. L-Yoshida DH

5. L-Abreu RF

6. R-Romy 1B

7. S-Toro 3B

8. R-Rafaela 2B

9. R-Narvaez C

It's Crochet's turn to put his last start in the distance,

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Sox have had trouble against junk pitchers.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

One doesn't see the name Otto much anymore.The guy doesn't know if he's coming or going.

[jgar658]

Wish list

Duran, Abreu, Story should go into contact mode and leave behind the home run swing once they have two strikes.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2 minutes ago, jgar658 said:

Wish list

Duran, Abreu, Story should go into contact mode and leave behind the home run swing once they have two strikes.

Jim Rice agrees.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Marlins go fishing a lot, but every once in awhile they get a good tug on their line.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Productive out.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Abreu goes junkyard on that one.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Similar feeling to when the ice cream falls off of your cone. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

It appears the philosophy of a lot of hitting coaches nowadays is 'swing hard in case you hit it.'

[Maxbialystock]

Looked like a pretty good dinger to me, especially with a man on and the Sox down 1-0.  Abreu comes through.

For that matter, so has Crochet.  

 

[Maxbialystock]

Just now, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

It appears the philosophy of a lot of hitting coaches is 'swing hard in case you hit it.'

Exactly.  I remember the splendid splinter who never, ever swung the bat hard.  And it worked!  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

7 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Exactly.  I remember the splendid splinter who never, ever swung the bat hard.  And it worked!  

Teddy did swing hard, but rarely did he over swing. He felt the velocity of the swing was more important than the weight of the bat. Williams' bats were always somewhere from 31 to 33 oz during the season.

[Maxbialystock]

Anyone remember the Boudreau shift?  He was the manager and SS for the Indians and created it in 1946 to defend against Ted Williams who regularly pulled the ball to RF.  , so other teams used it.  Williams did not try to compensate by hitting to LF.  Instead, he counted on hitting the ball hard to RF.  He hit .400 against the Indians that year.  

[Maxbialystock]

Marlins have 2 on, 1 out in the 6th.  Conference on the mound. 

Out of the inning after a lineout to Duran and a grounder to Story!  6 IP, 75 pitches.  

 

 

[Maxbialystock]

Those were three superb pitches to K Anthony.  He is really hitting the corners.  

Same with Story for an easy grounder to SS.  

[Maxbialystock]

Classic double on another great pitch, low and inside--by Duran!

[vegasbob]

17 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Teddy did swing hard, but rarely did he over swing. He felt the velocity of the swing was more important than the weight of the bat. Williams' bats were always somewhere from 31 to 33 oz during the season.

It's  called mass times velocity squared. Check out the results

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

14 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Anyone remember the Boudreau shift?  He was the manager and SS for the Indians and created it in 1946 to defend against Ted Williams who regularly pulled the ball to RF.  , so other teams used it.  Williams did not try to compensate by hitting to LF.  Instead, he counted on hitting the ball hard to RF.  He hit .400 against the Indians that year.  

I remember an interview Ted did with Larry King a long time ago. King asked Ted about the shift, if it affected Ted's approach at the plate? Williams quickly responded with 'I just hit it the ball over their head.'

This was also the same interview where Williams proclaimed that pitchers were the dumbest animals on earth.

[Maxbialystock]

After 4 straight breaking balls, Junk throws a low fastball for a called 3d strike.  I have seen no Sox pitcher show the kind of control he has shown in this game.  

[Maxbialystock]

Leadoff BB for Miami--3 bad pitches and 1 good one called a ball.  

[FredLynn]

Crochet is getting tired 

[d-money]

This team is begging to lose this game today. f***ing awful. 

[Maxbialystock]

Grounder to Toro--scary.  But an out.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, Maxbialystock said:

Grounder to Toro--scary.  But an out.  

Toro gets zero respect. He's the Sox version of Rodney Dangerfield 

[vegasbob]

Umpire is calling the pitch where it is caught not where it crosses the plate

He is wearing non prescription sunglasses too

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Miami actually has a better offense than some of the contenders the Sox have faced.

[Jasonbay44]

Crotchet is very very good 

[Maxbialystock]

5 minutes ago, d-money said:

This team is begging to lose this game today. f***ing awful. 

Watch the game.  Luck is lights out.  That 2 run dinger by Abreu was off an inside fastball that was not in the strike zone.  

Crochet has shown a ton of heart.