Red Sox (Tolle) vs Braves (Elder): 5/16/26, 7:15pm

[mvp 78]

Stupid ending

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Thanks Mr Stereo for the drama. Nice play by Chappy.

[iortiz]

Why Mayer isn’t playing SS? Can someone explain me like a 10 yo, please?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, mvp 78 said:

Stupid ending

No doubt, SS is the weak part of the Sox defense.

[Larry Cook]

Tolle and early are slowly maturing and it is extremely encouraging!  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, iortiz said:

Why Mayer isn’t playing SS? Can someone explain me like a 10 yo, please?

Mono Stereo s/b playing tight end.

[Larry Cook]

12 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Mono Stereo s/b playing tight end.

Or do you mean s/b playing in Miami??? 

[vegasbob]

Great credit to Tolle for going so deep.  

2 out error plus walks?

This team needs to learn how to win

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Post game from Atlanta.

Elder tells press that he didn't have his best stuff tonight.

Note to Elder. You don't need your best stuff to go 8 against the Sox.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

5 minutes ago, Larry Cook said:

Or do you mean s/b playing in Miami??? 

Either is fine with me.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

4 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Great credit to Tolle for going so deep.  

2 out error plus walks?

This team needs to learn how to win

Baby steps. They have to learn how to hit first.

[notin]

38 minutes ago, iortiz said:

Why Mayer isn’t playing SS? Can someone explain me like a 10 yo, please?

He’s struggling at the plate.  So they probably didn’t want to pile position change on top of that as well…

[Duran Is The Man]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

Contreras and Abreu are the only good hitters. Sometimes Rafaela.

yep....the rest are garbage.

[iortiz]

1 hour ago, notin said:

He’s struggling at the plate.  So they probably didn’t want to pile position change on top of that as well…

I don’t see what this have to do to with putting Mayer at SS every time he plays. He is the best SS in the team in my book. 

[moonslav59]

Big game by Tolle.

Got scary, but nice win.

[JoeBrady]

30 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Big game by Tolle.

Got scary, but nice win.

Our entire rotation, even without Crochet, is on a roll.

[moonslav59]

1 hour ago, JoeBrady said:

Our entire rotation, even without Crochet, is on a roll.

With all the losses piling up, it's been largely ignored, but yes indeed!

2.05 Tolle 5 GS/31 IP

2.44 Suarez 8 GS/44 IP

3.18 Gray 7 GS/ 34 IP

3.21 Early 9 GS/48 IP

Bello has allowed only 2 ER in his last 13.1 IP (1.35 ERA)

[Yaz Fan Since 67]

Such a shame this team has such good starting pitching and has gone from one of the worst defenses in baseball to one of the best and they still suck.  So relieved they didn't let that win get away last night, that would have been devastating. But the error was costly, I'm going to assume we have lost Chapman for today.  

[FredLynn]

13 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

You’re here though?

I check the score from time to time but I am not going to waste much of my time watching loser bums try to play baseball. The fans have been screwed over by Henry and BresLOW. I sure hope they aren't selling out at Fenway any more. No one should be going there.

[notin]

11 hours ago, iortiz said:

I don’t see what this have to do to with putting Mayer at SS every time he plays. He is the best SS in the team in my book. 

Maybe they think he is dealing with too much right now with his hitting issues.  Maybe they want him to stay at 2b because that’s where his future is.  

There are lots of reasons to leave him there and most teams do similar.  Manny Machado is the best SS in San Diego but they never love him there when they have an injury…
 

 

[moonslav59]

4 hours ago, Yaz Fan Since 67 said:

Such a shame this team has such good starting pitching and has gone from one of the worst defenses in baseball to one of the best and they still suck.  So relieved they didn't let that win get away last night, that would have been devastating. But the error was costly, I'm going to assume we have lost Chapman for today.  

Well said.

I really enjoy watching good defense and pitching, but this team's offense and mental mistakes make it hard to enjoy as much as I could be.

I'm sure the pitching will go through some tough stretches, and expecting this offense to pick up the slack appears to be fantasy.

[moonslav59]

1 hour ago, notin said:

Maybe they think he is dealing with too much right now with his hitting issues.  Maybe they want him to stay at 2b because that’s where his future is.  

There are lots of reasons to leave him there and most teams do similar.  Manny Machado is the best SS in San Diego but they never love him there when they have an injury…

I do think changing positions can be a distraction, but if he is clearly the best defensive SS on the team, which I'm not certain he is, then it does make sense.

Arias is likely 1.5 to 2 years away.

[notin]

Just now, moonslav59 said:

I do think changing positions can be a distraction, but if he is clearly the best defensive SS on the team, which I'm not certain he is, then it does make sense.

Arias is likely 1.5 to 2 years away.

And he still might end up there.

While I agree with anyone who says Mayer should have been the SS a month ago, it’s also only been one game.  Maybe after a week of Monasterio at the position, Tracy decides it was not the best idea and he switches things up. It seems like most MLB managers don’t change players’ positions as wantonly as your average Little League coach..

 

[moonslav59]

3 minutes ago, notin said:

And he still might end up there.

While I agree with anyone who says Mayer should have been the SS a month ago, it’s also only been one game.  Maybe after a week of Monasterio at the position, Tracy decides it was not the best idea and he switches things up. It seems like most MLB managers don’t change players’ positions as wantonly as your average Little League coach..

Sadly, the plan is almost certainly going to be Story back to SS, at least for the rest of this season. 

Changing managers doesn't look like it's changed that philosophy.

[notin]

10 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Sadly, the plan is almost certainly going to be Story back to SS, at least for the rest of this season. 

Changing managers doesn't look like it's changed that philosophy.

Story could be out 6-10 weeks.  And he might be a little better if he is no longer in pain…

[moonslav59]

1 minute ago, notin said:

Story could be out 6-10 weeks.  And he might be a little better if he is no longer in pain…

The healthy Story was not good on D, last year.

If the idea is that he's better at 2B, then moving Mayer to SS, now, makes sense.

I doubt Tracy & Co. see it this way. Story will be back at SS, when he returns. Worse yet, he might be at SS for 2027, too.

[JoeBrady]

4 hours ago, notin said:

There are lots of reasons to leave him there and most teams do similar.

I see very few teams change guys positions.  There are always some fringy guys that get moved around, but that's their role.  Most regulars have a position and they don't deviate.

[moonslav59]

Just now, JoeBrady said:

I see very few teams change guys positions.  There are always some fringy guys that get moved around, but that's their role.  Most regulars have a position and they don't deviate.

It's not uncommon at ages 32-35 or older.

Even GG players change positions as they age.

Story's decline on defense is clear. His bat showed some life, last year, so he's going to be given a shot at a comeback, but it need not be at SS.

It will be, though. 99.9% chance.

[JoeBrady]

19 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

It's not uncommon at ages 32-35 or older.

Even GG players change positions as they age.

Story's decline on defense is clear. His bat showed some life, last year, so he's going to be given a shot at a comeback, but it need not be at SS.

It will be, though. 99.9% chance.

I meant play multiple positions on a regular or even semi-regular basis.

[illinoisredsox]

3 hours ago, notin said:

Story could be out 6-10 weeks.  And he might be a little better if he is no longer in pain…

If he’s out that long, they’ll move Mayer over.  If it’s a week they won’t.