Red Sox (Gray) vs Tigers (Flaherty): 4/20/26, 11:10AM

[mvp 78]

 

[Hitch]

Oh dear...

[moonslav59]

Oh great!

[mvp 78]

💃

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

7 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Oh great!

A terrible way to make a bad team worse.

[Maxbialystock]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

Well, yeah, he's been the CBO for long enough that we can't really blame anyone else at this point. I know Story and Masa are still on this team, but there are ways to either move those salaries or just fitting them onto the roster more appropriately. It was Breslow that decided to go with a pitching and defense first squad. It hasn't worked out so far. If this season is a stinker, it lies squarely on him. 

Fair enough.  I am a habitual over-reactor, but right now what scares me is I might be right.  

 

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Sox trailing, 1-2. Try to keep in mind this Red Sox team is never as good as they look when they're bad.

There's still time for a Boston batter to actually drive in a run in this game.

[mvp 78]

3 minutes ago, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

Sox trailing, 1-2. Try to keep in mind this Red Sox team is never as good as they look when they're bad.

There's still time for a Boston batter to actually drive in a run in this game.

Check the score again.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

1 minute ago, mvp 78 said:

Check the score again.

I saw what I saw when I saw it. Bos 2, Det 1 but the Sox actually trail 1 to 2. Doesn't it feel like that?

[mvp 78]

The last two seasons that started off 8-14 or worse: 2020 and 1996. 

They started the 96 season 2-12 and ended April 7-19. Still won 85 games that year. BOS OFers had a -0.9 fWAR that year. RP's had a 0.0 fWAR. 

[mvp 78]

3 minutes ago, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

I saw what I saw when I saw it. Bos 2, Det 1 but the Sox actually trail 1 to 2. Doesn't it feel like that?

Feels like it's tied up. 

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Just now, mvp 78 said:

Feels like it's tied up. 

Now the Sox are getting blown out, 2-2. Remember, some relievers half asleep and freezing still have to get 15 more outs before Detroit scores a run... because that's all it will take to win the series.

[mvp 78]

1 minute ago, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

Now the Sox are getting blown out, 2-2. Remember, some relievers half asleep and freezing still have to get 15 more outs before Detroit scores a run... because that's all it will take to win the series.

Bringing in Zack Kelly is waving the white flag.

[illinoisredsox]

Why the hell is Contreras bunting?  I don’t think that came from the bench.

[Maxbialystock]

Agree the Sox are down, 2 games to 1, in this series.  The worse news is that the one win was from the only run, unearned in the 10th inning, in game 1.

The pitching is nowhere near expectations, but frankly neither is the hitting.  

Sox have 2 runs but are 0/8 with RISP.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

6 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Agree the Sox are down, 2 games to 1, in this series.  The worse news is that the one win was from the only run, unearned in the 10th inning, in game 1.

The pitching is nowhere near expectations, but frankly neither is the hitting.  

Sox have 2 runs but are 0/8 with RISP.  

What hitting? I'm guessing Fenway is too big a ballpark for this offense.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Come for the offense; stay for drinking out of a dirty shoe.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

This Sox ?offense? could quiet down monkeys at the zoo.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I guess Moran was due for a bad appearance.

[FredLynn]

Pretty disgusting team. About to lose a four game series at home against a very mediocre team. 

[Duran Is The Man]

down 3-2. might as well be 20-2.

[mvp 78]

With that double, Narvaez now has a higher OPS than Duran. 

[mvp 78]

Jarren Duran still has 2 options left. 

[mvp 78]

With that steal, Carlos Narvaez has more stolen bases than Caleb Durbin.

[mvp 78]

Pinch hitting IKF for Duran is a nasty bit of business right there. 

[mvp 78]

And this team can't bunt. Not sure why they keep trying. 

[mvp 78]

Yucky

 

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Red Sox pinch-bunt for a guy who was the All-Star Game MVP for hitting a homer.

And he strikes out. I coulda done that.

[mvp 78]

Durbin's OPS is momentarily above 500. 

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

This has seemed like a must-lose for Cora all game. 

He knows if he gets fired, he still gets paid.