Red Sox (Bello) vs Astros (Brown): 3/31/26, 8:10pm

[vegasbob]

Hunter Brown showing some deterioration after 4th. 2 outs were actually on balls into the OF. 

Maybe another 2 or 3 innings and one will fall for a base hit.

[alsoason]

This is smelling like a no hitter tonight for Brown

[illinoisredsox]

Is it too soon to start the possible no hitter talk?  

[FredLynn]

Are the Flops mathematically eliminated yet?

[illinoisredsox]

1 minute ago, alsoason said:

This is smelling like a no hitter tonight for Brown

Ya beat me to it by a minute.

Brown won’t be allowed to go the distance this early unless he starts getting a lot of 3 pitch ABs so it will have to be a combined one.

[Tedballgame]

Might as well get the "no hit game" out of the way early.

[illinoisredsox]

Well, you can cancel the postgame show.

[Tedballgame]

Finally, a hit and RBI

 

[vegasbob]

Much credit to the much maligned Connor Wong's batting prowess for showing the rest of the snoozers how to get it done.  Nice double and run by Mayer who worked a walk .

[illinoisredsox]

1 minute ago, vegasbob said:

Much credit to the much maligned Connor Wong's batting prowess for showing the rest of the snoozers how to get it done.  Nice double and run by Mayer who worked a walk .

Took some close pitches.  Just tried to put it in play.  Didn’t try to hit it 500 feet.  There’s a lesson in that for some (most) of these guys.

[Tedballgame]

That is called a "hanger".

[illinoisredsox]

From now on, just wave Alvarez to first.  I don’t care if the bases are loaded.  He’s killed us since he came up.

[Tedballgame]

So far, all of Breslow's off season moves have sucked. ALL OF THEM!!!!

[Tedballgame]

Nice shut down inning by Bello after the Sox scored.

[illinoisredsox]

Screw Bello.  You want to mess around and walk guys with 2 outs, you eat the inning.  Don’t care if your arm falls off.  We can replace a #4 pitcher.

[vegasbob]

Bello may be a nice "feller" in the clubhouse, but he is strictly a filler on the mound.  He fills up the zone except with 2 outs when he walks batters, then goes Ka-Boom .

This guy is not my favorite .  He definitely needs to show some maturity this year as a pitcher , just isn't going to happen tonight.

[Tedballgame]

This is getting embarrassing. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

28 minutes ago, illinoisredsox said:

Is it too soon to start the possible no hitter talk?  

WIth this line-up it's never too soon.

[illinoisredsox]

7 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Bello may be a nice "feller" in the clubhouse, but he is strictly a filler on the mound.  He fills up the zone except with 2 outs when he walks batters, then goes Ka-Boom .

This guy is not my favorite .  He definitely needs to show some maturity this year as a pitcher , just isn't going to happen tonight.

Assuming he has options left, I’d strongly consider delivering a message and send him down for a while.  He’s been up for 3 1/2 years and other than a 2 month stretch last year, it’s the same BS every game.

 

Edit - Just checked, Bello has 2 options remaining.

[FredLynn]

11 minutes ago, Tedballgame said:

So far, all of Breslow's off season moves have sucked. ALL OF THEM!!!!

Cheer up. We have the rest of the season for them to suck even more. It’s Crochet, Anthony, and a prayer.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 minutes ago, Tedballgame said:

This is getting embarrassing. 

Sox can still finish 158-4.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

Cheer up. We have the rest of the season for them to suck even more. It’s Crochet, Anthony, and a prayer.

I think it's Crochet and a prayer.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I believe the Sox offense will improve, but even after improving it's still a below average offense.

[illinoisredsox]

3 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

I think it's Crochet and a prayer.

Even Crochet would have trouble winning the way they’re “hitting” right now.  

[illinoisredsox]

I have no issue with letting Watson keep going here.  He’s got to learn sometime and a game like this is a chance to do it.  He’s going to be here all year anyway, so he may as well pitch.

Right now he’s overthrowing.

[iortiz]

This team looks talentless right now. It’s beyond embarrassing. 

[alsoason]

This is plain ugly, the one thing that stands out to me is that for NOT being a power hitting team, they are striking out WAY TOO MUCH!!

[vegasbob]

26 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

Cheer up. We have the rest of the season for them to suck even more. It’s Crochet, Anthony, and a prayer.

Anthony working hard on the golden sombrero tonight.  May as well get it and reload tomorrow,  Romy !Q

Anybody heard how Mr. Casas is doing on his rehab? Just wondering

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

On a happier note the Bruins continue to win. Beat the 2nd best team in the NHL tonight 6-3.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Chapman and Whitlock are getting a long rest.