The players bear the brunt of that. A manager/coach can only do so much.
This team may just need a tough guy manager. Cora has shown he can manage, but his style doesn’t seem to fit with this bunch.
Just catching up after running some errands. Duran should have been removed from the game immediately after that grand slam. Not for losing the ball; that can happen. Making absolutely no effort to go back and get it is inexcusable.
Fred Lynn and I went back and forth sometime last week about base running mistakes and benching. Most of them were because of being too aggressive. There is no excuse for laziness. Duran’s ass ought to be sent to Salem or Greenville.
That was a veteran pitcher totally schooling a rookie. Each splitter was just a tad lower than the one before.
JBJ has no such excuse other than he can’t hit.
It’s a middle of the pack roster; in the AL East, that could well be last place.
What I do see is a team that knows deep down they aren’t going to win.
Key was what was Plawecki yelling. Nate’s got his back to the plate; catcher has to yell where the play needs to be made.
Either way, I’m not going overboard on it. Bogie’s poor throw set the inning up.
Eovaldi made the proper play. He was running hard towards first to field the ball, would have been very tough to stop, whirl and make an accurate throw for the tag. Not one to try in the first inning.
Before we get all high and mighty re. Canada’s rules, it should be noted that the same rules apply to non-US citizens seeking to enter the United States, i.e., proof of vaccination.
Larry’s mind is made up; no amount of actual data indicating how Brasier has been faring since his return from Worcester will change it.
Brasier not a great pitcher; no one would say that. As the #4-5 guy in the pen, he’s fine.