Red Sox (Gray) vs Pirates (Jones): 08/15/26, 7:15 PM

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

8 minutes ago, vegasbob said:

I think Rutschman got rushed back with minimal BP. He is truly overmatched right now

5 consecutive Ks, no clue. Try Wong for a game before he gets too cold.

The Sox have a good defensive catcher who can't hit. Which is what they already had before that big beautiful trade.

[jad]

16 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

Seemed like an ankle to me

Yeah, didn't look like a pulled muscle.  Either way, looks like a couple of weeks of DuranDuranDuran.

[FredLynn]

Duran up

Automatic out

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1 minute ago, jad said:

Yeah, didn't look like a pulled muscle.  Either way, looks like a couple of weeks of DuranDuranDuran.

Hungry like 3 wolves.

[Tedballgame]

Have to get these guys in

[Tedballgame]

Duran has no clue where the strike zone is.

[FredLynn]

I never want to see Duran in the lineup again 

[FredLynn]

1 minute ago, Tedballgame said:

Have to get these guys in

Not happening 

[vegasbob]

Damn Duran.  Doesn't even foul off the ball

Chases like dog after a chicken.

The world knew what the pitch would be. but dickhead didn't 

[vegasbob]

It is not a case of unfairly being down on a player.

Jarren has become incompetent with a bat

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

That would have been fair 9 days ago.

[Tedballgame]

That could definitely cost the Sox the game

[FredLynn]

This is why this team stinks

[FredLynn]

Just now, Tedballgame said:

That could definitely cost the Sox the game

It will

I could call it right now

[Tedballgame]

Duran was pathetic 

[Tedballgame]

Willson definitely can’t run right now

[jgar658]

Duran needs to sit even if he gets emotionally hurt.

[FredLynn]

2 minutes ago, jgar658 said:

Duran needs to sit even if he gets emotionally hurt.

I’d rather see White out there. Or anyone. 

[Tedballgame]

3-1 hitters count and he pops up to third

[FredLynn]

The baseball Gods HATE leaving guys on 2nd and 3rd with one or no outs .

Im calling this one over for that reason 

This one is over

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

How Rutschman performs thru the rest of the season will have a lot to do with Breslow's future with the Sox. Probably more so than anything else he's done with the Sox.

[vegasbob]

This game does mimic the problems that got them 14 under.500

HR but solo.

Strong pitching 

No run support. High LoBs, low RISP production

Cannot hit productive outs, high K rate.

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2 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

How Rutschman performs thru the rest of the season will have a lot to do with Breslow's future with the Sox. Probably more so than anything else he's done with the Sox.

I still believe the O's trade was a panic move.

[vegasbob]

Who expected Monasterio to be the #1 SS ?  

[FredLynn]

Just now, vegasbob said:

Who expected Monasterio to be the #1 SS ?  

Don’t worry 

Story is coming back 

[FredLynn]

Winning run on 2B

[vegasbob]

Sox pitchers make one mistake and get in position to lose. 

The Sox batters put them under extreme pressure 

Gray bails himself out

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Years ago I went to see the long movie Dr Zhivago. It's a bore watching the 1st half of the film. All of a sudden there's a half hour of Roadrunner cartoons. Very entertaining and then it's back to the second half of the boring Dr Zhivago.

This reflects the Sox season to me so far.

[vegasbob]

Bulletin: Duran makes contact. lifts a meaningless fly to LF

[vegasbob]

Just now, vegasbob said:

Bulletin: Duran makes contact. lifts a meaningless fly to LF

Why can't he bunt ?