Maxbialystock

Day 1.

A bit of irony. Or maybe this is your way of saying, "strengths, what strengths?"

Meh. Hitting is Devers forte, and the lack og hitting was what cost us game one. Now and then defense might win or lose a game, but 90% of the time it’s hitting and pitching.

Meh. Hitting is Devers forte, and the lack og hitting was what cost us game one. Now and then defense might win or lose a game, but 90% of the time it’s hitting and pitching.

Absolutely your choice.

I'm far guiltier than moonslav, and I apologize. But, heck, the Sox lost 3-0 yesterday, their fielding was awful, their hitting just as bad, and their bullpen less than awesome. Even worse is the MLB blackout restriction with me living in North Carolina. So, yeah, I'm ready to burn everything down and start over because I am mad as whatever and don't care who knows it. So you get your guys, I'll get mine, and we can rumble.

I do agree with your comments on "political." When Taft, all 300 pounds of him, threw that first pitch in 1910, it was beyond question a political act--so successful he came back and did it again in 1911. Reagan was the first to throw from the pitcher's mound (1988), and Carter never threw a first pitch while in office.

I beg to differ on integration. Branch Rickey, the Dodgers, Jackie Robinson, and the National League integrated MLB in 1947, a full year before President Truman integrated the armed services, in which African-Americans had served since 1776.

Despite my typically long lecture, I'm inclined to agree. On the other hand, if we the people aren't careful, we could be in for a 4th wave, which would mean sparse attendance at the All-Star Game.

The Georgia state legislature (and governor) are hilarious. Their election officials were responsible for counting the votes for the 2020 election, and, despite immense pressure from then President Trump, did in fact deliver a fair and accurate vote count. Indeed, all our election officials are to be commended for doing their jobs well in a very difficult environment. Our national shame, culminating in the attack on our Capitol building, is the very public and virulent denial, led by then President Trump and endorsed by way too many US Senators, House Members, and state legislatures and governors, of the 2020 results. The real problem, Georgia Republicans discovered, was exactly the same problem the Emperor (in the movie Amadeus) found with Mozart's first concert/opera: "too many notes," which in 2020 (and Jan 2021) became "too many votes." This time around Stacey Abrams was the composer/instigator. I consider their new "Election Integrity" law to have little to do with election integrity--but don't think it is insurmountable. Time will tell, and the 2022 US House and Senate campaigns are barely a year away. Meanwhile, the MLB decision seems to be an over-reaction, except that this All-Star Game was intended especially to honor Hank Aaron, who actually grew up in the Jim Crow era and as late as the 1975 and 1976 seasons was receiving racial threats when he made a run on Ruth's home run record (and surpassed it). Ironically, I believe the good citizens of Atlanta helped elect Biden and later those two Democratic US Senators 2+ months ago.

My always joyful persona might be back tomorrow. I just looked at the MLB blackout map and see I live in the Orioles/Nationals zone. Interesting that MLB just moved the All-Star game out of Atlanta because of the recent Georgia legislation.

Ball game.

Well done, JD.

That's two straight throws in the dirt by Devers--but both caught for outs.

I'm giving serious thought to radio as well, but mostly because I can't get TV or online. One of my best summers ever was living in W. Springfield, MA in 1954 and listening to all the Sox games being called by Curt Gowdy. I had the baseball cards and a lot of imagination, and back then it didn't matter that much that the Sox stunk. Ted Williams was back!

Still one stinking single after 8 innings from the stinking Sox lineup. Philosophically, it's games like these, when the lineup is hopeless, that it's not so bad when the bullpen stinks. What does frustrate is that it's the Orioles who came to play--real baseball, not sham baseball--in very cold weather.

Dalbec, Dalbec, he's our man; if he can't do it, nobody can!

Another gigantic walk!!!!! Boy, do our hitters know what they are doing or what? Tying run at the plate!!!!

See that graphic just now on the screen? 46 years ago was the last time the Sox were shut out on opening day.

Meh. This one game is tantamount to the entire season for me, living in NC. I figure to watch maybe one game a month live.

What was it Casey Stengel said at the 1962 Mets spring training. "Doesn't anyone here know how to play this game?"

The good news: this is just one game in a 162 game season. That's also the bad news.

True. Our bullpen already stinks to high heaven.

Barn door now shut, but horse is long gone.

Looks like the Orioles showed up to play baseball, even in very cold weather. Except for Eovaldi, the Sox look like they want to be back at Fort Myer. Except for No hitting, fielding, or bullpen.