Red Sox (Suarez) vs Blue Jays (Cease): 4/27/26, 7:07pm

[Old Red]

3 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Story is not suspect because you say so?

His health has been suspect for 3+ years.

His bat has been suspect due to his inflated COL home splits.

His defense has been suspect since 2025. His arm from before that.

So, do you hear the "prospects are coming" and conclude we are more sure than you they will be great?

That we expect they will be great year 1 and two?

You know, when Betts, Bogey and Bradley were prospects, we heard a lot of hype, and some took a year or two to find their groove. There are other times some prospects get hyped and flop, but rarely have we had 3 like now and like the 3 Bees from the mid 2010's.

I don't get why you keep having to bring up the fact that some fans get excited about having good looking young players in the pipeline. It's almost always better than having nothing.

After all this time you still have NO clue on what I mean by the suspect-prospect term. 🙈🤭🤮

[moonslav59]

6 minutes ago, Old Red said:

After all this time you still have NO clue on what I mean by the suspect-prospect term. 🙈🤭🤮

I know what the word suspect means and that it rhymes with prospect. Apparently, someone graduates from prospect to suspect when they meet your criteria.

To say Story is not "suspect" is about as wildly absurd as you have ever been, and that's saying a lot.

Words don't mean what only you want them to mean. Thinking they do is epic cluelessness.

[Hitch]

Can't you two just put each other on ignore? Your continued and childish obsession with each other is making threads hard to read.

[moonslav59]

5 minutes ago, Hitch said:

Can't you two just put each other on ignore? Your continued and childish obsession with each other is making threads hard to read.

Winning two in a row brings out the best in us!

🤣

[Jasonbay44]

I think Anthony will be fine and everyone is forgetting he’s only 21 years old. This is also part of the reason you probably shouldn’t bank on a 21 year old with less than half of a season under his belt being this important. 
 

Obviously some guys underperforming is hurting this team, but I just don’t think this roster Breslow built is that great in general. 

[moonslav59]

1 hour ago, Jasonbay44 said:

I think Anthony will be fine and everyone is forgetting he’s only 21 years old. This is also part of the reason you probably shouldn’t bank on a 21 year old with less than half of a season under his belt being this important. 
 

Obviously some guys underperforming is hurting this team, but I just don’t think this roster Breslow built is that great in general. 

While all true, Brez must have been counting on something from the kids plus Contreras & Durbin to replace this:

.905 Devers (334 PAs)

.838 Refsnyder (209)

.821 Bregman (495)

.790 N Lowe (119)

[moonslav59]

line-up

1 Duran LF

2 Contreras 1B

3 Anthony DH

4 Abreu RF

5 Story SS

6 Mayer 2B

7 Rafaela CF

8 Narvaez C

9 Durbin 3B

Pitcher: Ranger Suarez

[Duran Is The Man]

2 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

Winning two in a row brings out the best in us!

🤣

you sound like a husband and wife. 

[moonslav59]

6 minutes ago, Duran Is The Man said:

you sound like a husband and wife. 

Okay, Dr Phil.

[FredLynn]

How soon before I need to call this one over?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Suarez better be damn good tonight.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Btw, is this the same Cease many here didn't want?

[FredLynn]

3 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Suarez better be damn good tonight.

Can’t allow more than two runs 

[FredLynn]

Rafaela strikes out on a ball a foot off the plate.

some things never change 

[FredLynn]

Durbin is worse than useless 

[FredLynn]

This is the Ranger I thought we would be getting. 

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

30 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Btw, is this the same Cease many here didn't want?

I wanted Cease and Suarez and Gray -- really just two out of three. Check.

and I wanted Bregman and Bichette and Contreras -- at least two out of three. UNCHECKED.

(I actually wanted Bregman or Bichette, and preferred Yandy Diaz over Contreras because I thought that trade would cost less to complete. But apparently, Tampa wasn't interested in dealing him... and now he's third in the AL in OBP).

But Breslow believes in the roster... that he didn't complete.

[FredLynn]

Story will k

[FredLynn]

A run!

[iortiz]

Story better shut the f up. He is lucky he’s in the lup. He f sucks! He’s literally a black hole.

[alsoason]

a no hitter going.

[iortiz]

52 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Btw, is this the same Cease many here didn't want?

Cease usually starts strong then he goes wild. Too much money IMO for his pedigree. Suarez is way better.

[alsoason]

asking for trouble walking a .167 hitter on 4 pitches no less

[iortiz]

3 hours ago, Jasonbay44 said:

I think Anthony will be fine and everyone is forgetting he’s only 21 years old. This is also part of the reason you probably shouldn’t bank on a 21 year old with less than half of a season under his belt being this important. 
 

Obviously some guys underperforming is hurting this team, but I just don’t think this roster Breslow built is that great in general. 

My concern is his durability. He’s young yet he gets injured quite easy. 

[alsoason]

He finally gets his 5th RBI, BELLS GOING OFF, STANDING O

[alsoason]

5 minutes ago, iortiz said:

My concern is his durability. He’s young yet he gets injured quite easy. 

What does it matter, he is set for life thanks to brilliant F.O. Strategy 

[FredLynn]

Story Ks

[alsoason]

Awesome job Trevor, Can the DL hurry up and find this bum, hopefully the 60 day type

[alsoason]

14 minutes ago, alsoason said:

asking for trouble walking a .167 hitter on 4 pitches no less

Miracle, they made him pay

[alsoason]

Keep the no hitter going