Athletics (Perkins) vs Red Sox (Tolle): 08/07/26, 7:10 PM

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

11 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Anybody think the TDL affects minds like Duran's and once the anxiety is over they can function until the next mindbender?

The TDL affects players differently. Some don't want to be traded. Some want to be traded. And some don't care as long as they keep getting paid.

 

[vegasbob]

Professional hitters make fools of pitchers who throw meatballs with no movement. 

Like I said pregame. Sox will be tired and low energy tonight.

 

[vegasbob]

Tolle saving some BP also by getting 3 innings on 32 pitches

[vegasbob]

Pitching and defense men. That plus HRs who's going to stop us ?

[iortiz]

Wonder whether someone has told Duran that he has to stop swinging at fastballs up the strike zone in a regular basis. It’s absurd how much he chases those and misses. 

[JoeBrady]

2 hours ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

One of these streaks will be broken tonight. Stay tuned.

You want that I should double-check the math on that one?

[JoeBrady]

25 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Anybody think the TDL affects minds like Duran's and once the anxiety is over they can function until the next mindbender?

Yes, and particularly yes on duran.

[JoeBrady]

59 minutes ago, iortiz said:

Have no idea why Rogers was batting under Mendoza but his presence and discipline at the plate look great to my ears in these 2 couple of games. 
 

 

That was one of the biggest things when we got Schwarber.  Players were like 'wait, you get four balls and then they let you walk to 1st?'.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, JoeBrady said:

You want that I should double-check the math on that one?

Turns out that 31-5 info I got from both YouTube and Google was incorrect. Never trust YouTube or AI again.

[JoeBrady]

3 minutes ago, iortiz said:

Wonder whether someone has told Duran that he has to stop swinging at fastballs up the strike zone in a regular basis. It’s absurd how much he chases those and misses. 

I think the dude can, and will, contribute.  But he swings at a pitch over his head, and then takes strike three?  Incredibly frustrating.

[JoeBrady]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Never trust YouTube or AI again.

So now I got money in the market, and you're telling me that AI is a bad bet?  SMH!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

15 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

I think the dude can, and will, contribute.  But he swings at a pitch over his head, and then takes strike three?  Incredibly frustrating.

I don't believe that Duran has used an ABS challenge this season so far 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, JoeBrady said:

So now I got money in the market, and you're telling me that AI is a bad bet?  SMH!

AI = Garbage in, garbage out.

[iortiz]

6 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

That was one of the biggest things when we got Schwarber.  Players were like 'wait, you get four balls and and the let you walk to 1st?'.

Another great AB and a double. Amazing how contagious this has become. 

[iortiz]

10 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

I think the dude can, and will, contribute.  But he swings at a pitch over his head, and then takes strike three?  Incredibly frustrating.

Exactly. At some points IMO it has been 100% mental. His BABIP wasn’t helping either. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

According to AI, the A's are 10-0 when down by 7 this season.

[vegasbob]

12 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

That was one of the biggest things when we got Schwarber.  Players were like 'wait, you get four balls and and the let you walk to 1st?'.

Along those lines,  Cedanne Rafaela is a dangerous hitter and has had some timely hits.

Just imagine if he had any ability to judge pitches and force the pitcher to throw in the strike zone.

He would be a perennial all star and $300 millionaire

[vegasbob]

Given what I am seeing tonight I think the MLB Sox would also easily beat the WooSox

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

4 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

Given what I am seeing tonight I think the MLB Sox would also easily beat the WooSox

I believe the Wooful Sox would beat the Woeful A's.

[vegasbob]

8 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

According to AI, the A's are 10-0 when down by 7 this season.

Watch out the A's comeback just started.  9-1 is not insurmountable 

[SoxPhan]

Rogers, a career .569 OPS hitter coming in knocking 2 dubs in the first 2 AB's of his first start, is this run in a nutshell. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

This HP chUMP is also Woeful.

[vegasbob]

So do you think Weissert actually has to go to Worcester or can he just hang out in the clubhouse or JH's suite until Monday ?

[vegasbob]

2 minutes ago, SoxPhan said:

Rogers, a career .569 OPS hitter coming in knocking 2 dubs in the first 2 AB's of his first start, is this run in a nutshell. 

His OBP and OPS is astounding and makes AR irrelevant 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The problem with Duran is that he requires runners in scoring position to get a hit. He's hitting.284 in that situation as of last night.

[SoxPhan]

So, we all wanted Tolle to go deep, but now with a big lead, at what point are we comfortable handing it over to Burgos to take it home, and not add innings on Tolle unnecessarily? Genuinely curious. Only 65 pitches, but Burgos is a starter so he can go 3 or 4 if we trust him to not get smoked. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Rogers' tank may be empty.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

The problem with Duran is that he requires runners in scoring position to get a hit. He's hitting.284 in that situation as of last night.

Which is why he's 2nd in RBI on the Sox.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

10 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

So do you think Weissert actually has to go to Worcester or can he just hang out in the clubhouse or JH's suite until Monday ?

He can help JH count his money.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

14 K's in 6 innings. That's Special.