Athletics (Barnett) vs Red Sox (Giolito): 9/17/25, 6:45pm

[notin]

2 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

I love their swampy blues. But I was thinking of the great baseball film Bang the Drum Slowly.

Hey, Moon, wouldn't it be great if Roy Hobbs walked into the Sox dugout and talked Cora into starting him in the outfield. After the game was over Cora would tell the press "that guy's a natural, but he can't be wearing Ted Williams' number."

RIP Robert Redford

[moonslav59]

4 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

I love their swampy blues. But I was thinking of the great baseball film Bang the Drum Slowly.

Hey, Moon, wouldn't it be great if Roy Hobbs walked into the Sox dugout and talked Cora into starting him in the outfield. After the game was over Cora would tell the press "that guy's a natural, but he can't be wearing Ted Williams' number."

Bang the Drum Slowly was a great movie. I don't want the Sox to become terminally Ill. I want them singing "'Cause there's a brand new game that I wanna play."

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

7 minutes ago, notin said:

RIP Robert Redford

Liked him very much as both an actor and director. Of course, my favorite Redford movie is The Natural. My second favorite is The Sting. But he was involved in many excellent films.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

8 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Bang the Drum Slowly was a great movie. I don't want the Sox to become terminally Ill. I want them singing "'Cause there's a brand new game that I wanna play."

Offensively there's some kind of illness, maybe anemia. But Bang the Drum Slowly is probably the best baseball movie ever.

[Bellhorn04]

The name Barnett has a place in Red Sox history.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Here's something to hang your hopeful hats on. The Sox have won more than their share of 3 game series after losing the 1st game. You can look it up if you don't trust me.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

25 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

The name Barnett has a place in Red Sox history.

Larry the chUMP.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

4 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

...

 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

5 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Larry the chUMP.

Not to be confused with Larry the Chimp.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Moving Breg to the 3 spot might change his luck. It can't hoit.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

What Rafaela does in CF can't be taught. 

[moonslav59]

I've said all along, "Give Yoshida as long a leash as he needs!"

(Or something like that!)

[moonslav59]

15 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

What Rafaela does in CF can't be taught. 

If you add all the singles, doubles and even homers he's robbed to his offense, he's have an OPS over .800, for sure- maybe even .850 to .900.

[mvp 78]

1 minute ago, moonslav59 said:

I've said all along, "Give Yoshida as long a leash as he needs!"

(Or something like that!)

For sure

[Beaneater]

Perfect AB by Masa. 2 outs, runner on second, he doesn't try to hit it to New Mexico-- just a sweet little flip into RF. Maybe some of the guys could take notes.

[mvp 78]

REF!!!

[Beaneater]

Suboptimal. Bad first pitch to Cortes, who noticed that Giolito has been throwing a lot of first-pitch fastballs right down the gut.

[moonslav59]

Just now, mvp 78 said:

REF!!!

...and vs a RH'er!

[Beaneater]

First Sox homer since 1936.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Ref homers off the fair pole. 

[Beaneater]

Subjectively.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Ref homers off the fair pole. 

Btw, isn't it way overdue to call that the Fisk pole?

[FredLynn]

Just tuned in to watch Rafaela demonstrate his uselessness 

Again

🙄

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Btw, isn't it way overdue to call that the Fisk pole?

It definitely shouldn't be called the foul pole because a ball hitting it should be called foul.

[FredLynn]

Giolito isn’t looking good 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

7 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

Just tuned in to watch Rafaela demonstrate his uselessness 

Again

🙄

Playing great defense doesn't define uselessness, Freddy.🥱

[FredLynn]

2 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Playing great defense doesn't define uselessness, Freddy.

How about striking out?

Or an ops under .700…

He’s a bum

[mvp 78]

“Base hit”

[FredLynn]

Story playing more little league ball.

These guys just aren’t very good 

Go Guardians!

[FredLynn]

Just now, mvp 78 said:

“Base hit”

It’s a play major league players have to make