Thunder

I wouldn't have one but yes

Yessir. Only since last fall

Pizza night is Friday for me so tomorrow I will be munching on some vegan pizza as I listen to the game. It's just sauce and veggies. Not too bad if you make it yourself

They got away with not bunting in the 9th, but I was shocked they didn't do that either

Hernandez CF Verdugo LF Martinez DH Bogaerts SS Devers 3B Vazquez C Gonzalez 2B Renfroe RF Dalbec 1B

The SNY crew is widely regarded as one of the best in the league

A Transformer that doesn't transform into anything...

I'll put this here as well, just for fun: With last night's win, we are 16-9. 7 games over .500 is our high point of the season, surpassing where we were at the end of the 9 game win streak (9-3). We are tied with the Royals, Dodgers, and Giants for best record in baseball, but Kansas City, at 15-8, has the better win % than the other 3. This weekend, we head to Texas to play in the brand new Globe Life Field for the first time, against the Rangers for 4. The Rangers, at 10-15, are going through a rebuild. Their offense has been flashy at times. Joey Gallo has actually not been a part of the equation, off to a cold start at the plate, hitting down near .200 with only 2 HRs. Nick Solak and Nate Lowe are having breakout seasons at the dish. Solak is well above .300 with 7 HR, while Lowe was tied for the league lead in RBI at 21 entering last night. Pitching remains a concern for Texas. Tonight's starter, Kyle Gibson, gave up 5 runs to Kansas City in the 1st inning on Opening Day, but has looked stellar since then, coming in at 2-0 with a 2.30 ERA. The other three starters this weekend, Kohei Arihara, Jordan Lyles, and Mike Foltynewicz, respectively, all have significantly worse pitching numbers thus far. All 4 starters the Sox will face in this series are also righties.

I personally don't mind that. Us New England kids played HS games in the low 40s and rain/snow until early May in some years. But, considering that most elite baseball talent does NOT come from New England, I would support retractable roofs in Minnesota. Basically any new stadium being built should come with a retractable roof, unless it's in San Diego.

Of all places that could use a retractable roof, the DFW metro is definitely one of them. That was most likely the motivation behind it. I've been to Houston and Austin in July. The heat didn't bother me that much, but I wouldn't want to play baseball in it every single day.

With last night's win, we are 16-9. 7 games over .500 is our high point of the season, surpassing where we were at the end of the 9 game win streak (9-3). We are tied with the Royals, Dodgers, and Giants for best record in baseball, but Kansas City, at 15-8, has the better win % than the other 3. This weekend, we head to Texas to play in the brand new Globe Life Field for the first time, against the Rangers for 4. The Rangers, at 10-15, are going through a rebuild. Their offense has been flashy at times. Joey Gallo has actually not been a part of the equation, off to a cold start at the plate, hitting down near .200 with only 2 HRs. Nick Solak and Nate Lowe are having breakout seasons at the dish. Solak is well above .300 with 7 HR, while Lowe was tied for the league lead in RBI at 21 entering last night. Pitching remains a concern for Texas. Tonight's starter, Kyle Gibson, gave up 5 runs to Kansas City in the 1st inning on Opening Day, but has looked stellar since then, coming in at 2-0 with a 2.30 ERA. The other three starters this weekend, Kohei Arihara, Jordan Lyles, and Mike Foltynewicz, respectively, all have significantly worse pitching numbers thus far. All 4 starters the Sox will face in this series are also righties.

Don't fall for it! I've been surviving with only radio (except for the last two nights with SNY), and you can too!

All of that sounds about right to me. But I would place Renfroe above Cordero due to the power potential. So, Cordero gets demoted, in my view

Well when Marwin makes plays like that snowcone grab on a bullet hit my Lindor, you can see why Kike is in CF instead of 2B. Nothing against Kike.

Haha! If that's the worst thing that happened today, I can live with that

On the SNY broadcast, they were giving Pivetta a lot of credit for matching deGrom. They said he definitely looked amped up today and ready to go up against him

King Felix probably came close during his best years in Seattle

Great win gents! Now let's go play in front of a packed crowd in Texas

Arroyo is also officially listed as DTD, so that's probably why he's not in there

The combo of Cordero and Pivetta would be 6 easy Ks for deGrom. Vazquez has been trending toward an automatic out recently as well, but many feel like he's about to get hot.

Well, other than that #9 slot... Damn interleague

Remember, 6:40 start tonight. Little bit earlier for whatever reason

Hernandez CF Verdugo RF Martinez LF Bogaerts SS Devers 3B Vazquez C Gonzalez 2B Dalbec 1B Pivetta P

Your posts never fail to make me laugh

Speaking of, Godley is on the hill for Milwaukee today. I wish him all the.... best?