Red Sox (Tolle) vs Athletics (Barnett): 9/10/25, 3:35pm

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, drewski6 said:

No I meant that literally, not as in trying to drive a point. As in I literally in the last 90 minutes, I have changed my mind on whether I am happy on Tolle and Early and Dobbins as the back end of our rotation next year.  Im now with Moon where Id like a FA signing.  Push your 3rd starter to 4th, 4th to 5th, 5th to depth and so have you
 

My bad. I corrected my response. I thought you were referring to the TDL.

[drewski6]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

I believe most of us want a top-shelf starter signed this off-season.

Yup and for a minute there I was considering going my own path in placing it in the "excess" category, but Im back now.

[drewski6]

Just now, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

My bad. I corrected my response. I thought you were referring to the TDL.

all good

[Maxbialystock]

3 minutes ago, Tedballgame said:

Boston's third base coach needs to be replaced. Be aggressive with Duran and send him. Very few major league outfielders can throw accurately. He would have made it easy. Cost the team a run. Cost the team a game against Baltimore last month.

That was a very short throw from LF.  A good throw beats Duran.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

4 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

That was a very short throw from LF.  A good throw beats Duran.  

Yup, the 3rd base coach can't predict whether the throw will be good or bad. If the throw is good, then there will be complaints about why did he send him .

[Maxbialystock]

Here's a chance for Tedballgame to jump in and say that Wong should never have gone home on that Bregman grounder.  Tedballgame always gets it right because he has 20-20 hindsight.  

 

[Maxbialystock]

Sox are 2/14 with RISP.  

 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, Maxbialystock said:

Here's a chance for Tedballgame to jump in and say that Wong should never have gone home on that Bregman grounder.  Tedballgame always gets it right because he has 20-20 hindsight.  

 

I have good 20/20 hindsight when it comes to relievers.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, Maxbialystock said:

Sox are 2/14 with RISP.  

 

Not shocking. This has been occurring much too often during the season. That's why I keep harping about timely hitting.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Not shocking. This has been occurring much too often during the season. That's why I keep harping about timely hitting.

And also productive outs.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Is Cora waiting for a larger lead before bringing in Harrison?

[Maxbialystock]

Interesting how quickly Cora pulled the plug on Tolle.  Completely justified, of course, but shows how much Cora wants to win this game.  Plus tomorrow is an off day for entire pitching staff.

Tolle has been hit hard by two hard-hitting teams.  He doesn't have good breaking stuff and his control isn't very good. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, Maxbialystock said:

Interesting how quickly Cora pulled the plug on Tolle.  Completely justified, of course, but shows how much Cora wants to win this game.  Plus tomorrow is an off day for entire pitching staff.

Tolle has been hit hard by two hard-hitting teams.  He doesn't have good breaking stuff and his control isn't very good. 

His secondary pitches are a mess. He needs more time at Woo.

[Maxbialystock]

5 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Not shocking. This has been occurring much too often during the season. That's why I keep harping about timely hitting.

As you should.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

His secondary pitches are a mess. He needs more time at Woo.

Let's hope Harrison is more prepared.

[Cameron Tran]

2 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Interesting how quickly Cora pulled the plug on Tolle.  Completely justified, of course, but shows how much Cora wants to win this game.  Plus tomorrow is an off day for entire pitching staff.

Tolle has been hit hard by two hard-hitting teams.  He doesn't have good breaking stuff and his control isn't very good. 

Tolle was on a very short leash to begin with, but yeah that isn't a good sign. He needs atleast some sort of plus secondary

 

[Maxbialystock]

Bullpen doing well so far.  But 5 innings to go. Need more timely hitting.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The A's are good at K's.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

The A's are good at K's.

The Sox aren't too shabby either.

[Cameron Tran]

are we ever going to see a clean inning?

[Tedballgame]

Slaten is not the same pitcher he was before the injury. BP now.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Like I posted a few days ago the anticipation of Slaten was better than the actual arrival..

[Tedballgame]

Matz needs a strikeout now.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I think Slaten may want to get back to the IL. He really has nothing at this point.

[Tedballgame]

2 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Like I posted a few days ago the anticipation of Slaten was better than the actual arrival..

He's a shell of his former self.

[Tedballgame]

Not a terrible pitch by Matz. 95 on outside corner.

[Tedballgame]

All on Slaten. He can't be trusted now.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

A's 3rd base coach was predicting a bad throw.

[Cameron Tran]

slaten looks like hes really lacking confidence right now. need crazy talking to himself slaten back

 

[Maxbialystock]

2 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

A's 3rd base coach was predicting a bad throw.

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