Rays vs Red Sox Doubleheader: Jax vs Bennett (1:35pm) ; Englert vs Rivera (7:10pm)

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Pitching to contact sometimes ends up with too much contact.

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Junior is a Major pain in the azz.

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Abreu said "take that Vegas."

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To those much smarter than me; was Gray not picked to the ASG the biggest snub ever?

[FredLynn]

3 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

To those much smarter than me; was Gray not picked to the ASG the biggest snub ever?

I assume that was directed at me. 
Yes. It’s one of them. 

[vegasbob]

8 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Abreu said "take that Vegas."

Give him credit, tonight he has big hits when it matters

Like Moon says, if you chew their azz enough they respond well

[vegasbob]

Durbin is reminding me of the 2024 Duran. except for the caught stealing

[FredLynn]

The Rays are doing their best imitation of the Flops playing little league baseball 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I may not know much, but that wasn't a productive bunt.

[JoeBrady]

5 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

To those much smarter than me; was Gray not picked to the ASG the biggest snub ever?

Wheeler is 10-1 with a 2.13

Sanchez was 8-2 with a 2.50 at the break last year, and finished 2nd in the CY.

[vegasbob]

Timely DP by Moran.

Now Durbin makes an error.  Do in game trades count ?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, JoeBrady said:

Wheeler is 10-1 with a 2.13

Sanchez was 8-2 with a 2.50 at the break last year, and finished 2nd in the CY.

They did ask Wheeler to replace a pitcher and he pretty much said shove that up your azz. Good for him.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

Wheeler is 10-1 with a 2.13

Sanchez was 8-2 with a 2.50 at the break last year, and finished 2nd in the CY.

I forgot about Wheeler.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

They did ask Wheeler to replace a pitcher and he pretty much said shove that up your azz. Good for him.

They never even asked Gray to replace a pitcher, but if they had, I hope he would have responded like Wheeler.

[vegasbob]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

They never even asked Gray to replace a pitcher, but if they had, I hope he would have responded like Wheeler.

Better to have multi-days off than have to attend that clown show

[FredLynn]

Mayer has lost his job 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

If you don't like Seigler, you don't like baseball.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, vegasbob said:

Better to have multi-days off than have to attend that clown show

I agree.

[vegasbob]

2 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

Mayer has lost his job 

Interesting observation since he never really earned it via performance 

[notin]

23 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

To those much smarter than me; was Gray not picked to the ASG the biggest snub ever?

No.  Hank Greenberg in 1935 was the biggest snub ever considering he had 100 RBI at the break and his own manager was picking the team.

Gray was a big snub, but honestly, not sure where it ranks…

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

6 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

Mayer has lost his job 

Mayer's job appears to be keeping the medical staff busy.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, notin said:

No.  Hank Greenberg in 1935 was the biggest snub ever considering he had 100 RBI at the break and his own manager was picking the team.

Gray was a big snub, but honestly, not sure where it ranks…

Thanks.

[notin]

7 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

Mayer has lost his job 

Mayer is in a precarious  position with the scrap heap players outperforming him and the team’s top prospect breathing down his neck.

If Mayer isn’t activated before August 3, he might have played his last game for Boston…

[vegasbob]

Who was that guy who thought you could win with defense and pitching ?

Oh yeah, and several HRs

[notin]

34 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Junior is a Major pain in the azz.

He needs to be rebranded as Monster Caminero…

[vegasbob]

1 minute ago, notin said:

Mayer is in a precarious  position with the scrap heap players outperforming him and the team’s top prospect breathing down his neck.

If Mayer isn’t activated before August 3, he might have played his last game for Boston…

Probably a good chance that if his ulna is healed he will have to go to Woo Sox for awhile. 

I am sure Breslow is peddling Mayer hard

[FredLynn]

4 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Who was that guy who thought you could win with defense and pitching ?

Oh yeah, and several HRs

Earl Weaver. He said the keys to winning games are pitching, defense, and the three run homer

[vegasbob]

1 minute ago, FredLynn said:

Earl Weaver. He said the keys to winning games are pitching, defense, and the three run homer

Good memory ! It surely wasn't Craig B who advocates for wall banging hitters

[vegasbob]

Could the Sox get closer value by trading Guerrero instead of Chapman ?

Or better to keep Guerrero as a possible closer and move proven but older Chapman?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Could the Sox get closer value by trading Guerrero instead of Chapman ?

Or better to keep Guerrero as a possible closer and move proven but older Chapman?

Or best and keep them both.