Red Sox (Rivera) vs Mets (Peralta): 7/11/26, 4:10pm

[vegasbob]

6 minutes ago, Deja Doh said:

13-2 over the last 15 games.  Terrific pitching by the team, and a little better hitting.

A real shame they fell to 14 under .500  before  figuring out how to support great pitching, but it is rolling now

[moonslav59]

It was only a week or so ago that people were saying there were too many teams between us an the WC slots. Now, there is just one between us and the last WC slot. (We need to pass two teams that are 0.5 ahead of us.)

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I'd love to see a team with a 320 million dollar payroll lose 100 games.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

I'd love to see a team with a 320 million dollar payroll lose 100 games.

It would be good for baseball.

[Maxbialystock]

2 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

Looks like Tracy was right in valuing Monasterio (6 slot) over Duran (7 slot,) but maybe Duran needs to bat 9th or ride the bench.

Looked awful at the plate today.  

[moonslav59]

1 minute ago, vegasbob said:

A real shame they fell to 14 under .500  before  figuring out how to support great pitching, but it is rolling now

That can all be forgotten, if we can keep playing well.

We will not keep up this pace, but I think we now have the confidence that we are as good as anyone else (in the Al.)

 

[moonslav59]

5 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Looked awful at the plate today.  

It's been longer than this game.

Not even counting today:

.453 the previous 16 games.

.404 the previous 19 games.

.455 the previous 31 games.

.605 last 41 games

.614 since the second game of the year.

[notin]

17 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

It would be good for baseball.

But bad for everyone that reports to Cohen…

[Donnie Sadler was short]

22 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

That can all be forgotten, if we can keep playing well.

We will not keep up this pace, but I think we now have the confidence that we are as good as anyone else (in the Al.)

 

What is it about Tampa bay?  Is it pitching, hitting, or defense?

[moonslav59]

3 minutes ago, Donnie Sadler was short said:

What is it about Tampa bay?  Is it pitching, hitting, or defense?

Maybe they are due for a long slump, but they seem to just do everything just good enough to get the wins.

When you look at their winter moves, Nick Martinez was an excellent mid level signing, but they did not look like the improved all that much on their 2025 roster.

It's hard to call it luck, when they keep doing it 2 out of every 3 years.

[Old Red]

Masa Masa Man. I I wanna see more Masa  Man.👏

[Tedballgame]

1 hour ago, moonslav59 said:

It was only a week or so ago that people were saying there were too many teams between us an the WC slots. Now, there is just one between us and the last WC slot. (We need to pass two teams that are 0.5 ahead of us.)

All the naysayers, myself included, have to have hope now of a magical run. The team still has weaknesses but if the pitching holds up, they could make the playoffs in a weak American League.