Red Sox (Bennett) vs A's (Jump): 7/28/26, 9:40pm

[Nick]

8 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. I'm in love with Mayer and Anthony.

I have been reprimanded for understating Anthony's injury. I though it was just his pinky. Apparently its more serious than that. I can't hate him because he has a pretty sister who looks more fit than he does.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The Sox 10 game road winning streak is the longest since 1939, when the Sox won 15 straight.

[vegasbob]

1 hour ago, moonslav59 said:

Tonight's Meadless Line-up vs the lefty:

R Jones DH

R Romy 2B

R Willson 1B

L Abreu RF

R Rafaela CF

R Durbin 3B

L Duran LF

R Monasterio SS

R Narvaez

 Not the best lineup mostly because Romy G no longer hits anything, and Abreu in a slump.

Gonzalez shows it by leaving a leadoff double by Jones at 2nd. Abreu rolls into a DP.

[vegasbob]

1 hour ago, moonslav59 said:

Tonight's Meadless Line-up vs the lefty:

R Jones DH

R Romy 2B

R Willson 1B

L Abreu RF

R Rafaela CF

R Durbin 3B

L Duran LF

R Monasterio SS

R Narvaez

 Not the best lineup mostly because Romy G no longer hits anything, and Abreu in a slump.

Gonzalez shows it by leaving a leadoff double by Jones at 2nd. Abreu rolls into a DP.

[vegasbob]

Duran takes strike 3 while looking out at Durbin and thinking that used to be me, Mr. Electric on the bases.

It was nice while it lasted

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

4 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Duran takes strike 3 while looking out at Durbin and thinking that used to be me, Mr. Electric on the bases.

It was nice while it lasted

Surprisingly he is 2nd on team in RBI. So far this season the word surprisingly could be used in a lot of posts.

[vegasbob]

Bennett,  word of advice. Let the high bouncers go to your infielders. Don't jump on the mound. You know, undeveloped ground, griins, knees and ankles . No room for injuries

[vegasbob]

A's show Sox 2 out hitting

[Duran Is The Man]

10 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Duran takes strike 3 while looking out at Durbin and thinking that used to be me, Mr. Electric on the bases.

It was nice while it lasted

say what you want about hims, but at least he shows up every day. more than i can say for Anthony and Mayer and Story and Houck and Crawford and Crochet and IKF and Oviedo and Casas and Mead and the rest of the losers that can't stay healthy.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

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[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

6 minutes ago, Duran Is The Man said:

say what you want about hims, but at least he shows up every day. more than i can say for Anthony and Mayer and Story and Houck and Crawford and Crochet and IKF and Oviedo and Casas and Mead and the rest of the losers that can't stay healthy.

Please don't squeeze the Red Sox.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Durbin is a joy to watch at 3rd base.

[vegasbob]

9 minutes ago, Duran Is The Man said:

say what you want about hims, but at least he shows up every day. more than i can say for Anthony and Mayer and Story and Houck and Crawford and Crochet and IKF and Oviedo and Casas and Mead and the rest of the losers that can't stay healthy.

I noted his Availabilty in another thread.

He needs to play to his abilities,  and keep up the RBI pace

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Abreu reminds me of a former Soxer named Napoli. Get hot for a while then get cold for a long time. Hot and cold with a lot of dead leaves in between.

[vegasbob]

13 innings vs a weak team , and all the Sox runs came on one swing of the bat with a caught ball that fell out of the glove on a tough play.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

7 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

13 innings vs a weak team , and all the Sox runs came on one swing of the bat with a caught ball that fell out of the glove on a tough play.

Vegas, the Sox are 23-4 since late June.. They are overachieving like crazy. No one ever said this offense was the 2nd coming of the 27 Yankems. Enjoy this streak, it's been surprisingly unexpected.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

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[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Earlier in the season the Sox were challenge challenged. They've been much better of late.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just realized the A's pitcher's last name is Jump, not Jones. No big deal.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Having one of their better hitters bunting doesn't make sense.

[moonslav59]

I'd like the idea of Durbin bunting, there. Too bad Duran swung at a pitch way out of the zone.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, moonslav59 said:

I'd like the idea of Durbin bunting, there. Too bad Duran swung at a pitch way out of the zone.

Surprising to see Duran do that.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Bennett pitched well again tonight. A blind squirrel got lucky.

[vegasbob]

Tonight's lineup was not smart and the Sox let a young pitcher befuddle them. 

Then Tracy let Bennett go a new inning too long based on pitch count

[vegasbob]

Time to get very blunt. Romy Gonzalez is not hitting. . 

At the #2 slot , he is a rally killer.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

This crap A's team has done so much to get the Sox back in the game, but so far the Sox haven't taken advantage.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, vegasbob said:

Time to get very blunt. Romy Gonzalez is not hitting. . 

At the #2 slot , he is a rally killer.

And if Mead hadn't gotten injured, Breslow probably could have gotten rid of him.

[vegasbob]

Could it happen again ?  Another late HR from Rafaela

[moonslav59]

That looked like the old Rafaela.

[vegasbob]

1 minute ago, vegasbob said:

Could it happen again ?  Another late HR from Rafaela

No words can describe that AB