D-backs (Bratt) vs Red Sox (TBD): 08/17/26, 7:10 PM

[Maxbialystock]

31 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

He's a good catcher. I think the expectations on him weren't fair. 

He was in the ASG 3 straight seasons, including this one.  We should have been expecting another Narvaez?  

[Maxbialystock]

4 hours ago, Bailey_Fox said:

I’ll be at this game. Hopefully they can remember how to play good baseball and electrify the home crowd.

Good for you.  Sox fans at Fenway have been awesome this season.  

[Maxbialystock]

1 hour ago, Old Red said:

He may have been cleared by a hand specialist, but he wasn’t, and isn’t ready to hit ML pitching. 

He wasn't cleared by a hand specialist????

[Maxbialystock]

I expect to see Bello on the mound tonight.   See he returned from Worcester his ERA has been by far the lowest on the team.   2 ER's in 22.3 IP.  

[mvp 78]

No Duran

 

[notin]

28 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

No Duran

 

Jones, White, Monasterio, and Sogard with Alec Gamboa pitching?  All at once?  Shades of the ‘27 Yankees!

[Old Red]

1 minute ago, notin said:

Jones, White, Monasterio, and Sogard with Alec Gamboa pitching?  All at once?  Shades of the ‘27 Yankees!

P&P. The plan all along.🤔

[mvp 78]

15 minutes ago, notin said:

Jones, White, Monasterio, and Sogard with Alec Gamboa pitching?  All at once?  Shades of the ‘27 Yankees!

Jones out. Gasper in. 

[notin]

1 minute ago, mvp 78 said:

Jones out. Gasper in. 

That’s like taking out Babe Ruth of the’27 Yankees and replacing him with a bigger, scarier Babe Ruth-eating Babe Ruth…

[Maxbialystock]

Abreu the only Sox lefty bat vs Arizona's lefty starter Bratt.  Plus Duran due day off.  Bratt's ERA vs lefties is 5.59.  Bratt is young, 23, but 12 days ago he went 7 scoreless innings vs San Diego.  

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

46 minutes ago, notin said:

Jones, White, Monasterio, and Sogard with Alec Gamboa pitching?  All at once?  Shades of the ‘27 Yankees!

The 27 Yankees who played in Triple A this season.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

He's a good catcher. I think the expectations on him weren't fair. 

Tell that to Breslow.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 hour ago, notin said:

That’s like taking out Babe Ruth of the’27 Yankees and replacing him with a bigger, scarier Babe Ruth-eating Babe Ruth…

Or it's like taking out a Baby Ruth and then replacing it with a Snickers.

[vegasbob]

Gamboa showing how to open. Nice start !

[Tedballgame]

Thats what an opener is supposed to do.

[illinoisredsox]

Is that the first time a Sox opener hasn’t allowed a run in the first inning this season?

[Tedballgame]

I'd like to know if any other team hits as many easy infield pop ups as the Red Sox

[FredLynn]

1 hour ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Tell that to Breslow.

He’s better than what we had but he’s no savior 

[vegasbob]

The LoBs start early tonight as Badley pops it up

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

6 minutes ago, FredLynn said:

He’s better than what we had but he’s no savior 

We had a catcher who was good defensively, but couldn't hit. He's been replaced by a good defensive catcher who can't hit. So it was an even trade, except for the other 4 prospects that the Sox threw in.

[jad]

Was th problem with this team that we didn't have a light-hitting back-up catcher?

 

 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Nice play by Mono.

[Tedballgame]

Another easy pop out on a hitters count

[FredLynn]

7 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

We had a catcher who was good defensively, but couldn't hit. He's been replaced by a good defensive catcher who can't hit. So it was an even trade, except for the other 4 prospects that the Sox threw in.

AR career OPS+: 114

CN career OPS+: 81

[vegasbob]

Who wants to be the King of Pops in this lineup ?

Worthless ABs

[Tedballgame]

Another easy pop out.

[Tedballgame]

A hit with a RISP! Yes!

[FredLynn]

White>>Duran

[Tedballgame]

Nice power by Sogard!!!!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, Tedballgame said:

A hit with a RISP! Yes!

Eli's comin'.