oldtimer

I'm 77 and play softball virtually year round. I have had no joint problems even though I admit to being 230 pounds on a 6'1" frame. Some guys just have the genes to survive the games while others are getting around on a cane. I had a guy on my softball team who was 87 and could outrun many of the guys in their late 60's. Great player and without problems. Pedey does have some wear and tear but could well come back and give us quality play at second. I am pulling for him.

Cora appears to believe loading the lineup with lefties when facing a righty. I believe we have 8 left handed batters today. Makes you wonder if a left handed Holt is superior to a right handed Mookie.

I guess Cora said he might play Tuesday off the top of his head then. no truth in his comments, whatsoever.

I too was born in 1941. My dad was born in 1896. He fought in WW1 but they wouldn't take him in WW2.

Hope Bogey is back Tuesday to add one more bat to the lineup. He was a real spark plug having adjusting his hitting approach. The Blue Jays will have their hands full dealing with the Sox lineup.

Cora indicated Bogaerts could return as early as the Tuesday game against the BJ's. There is no commitment to that, but if he is ready as decided by both Bogey and the trainer, then it is a possibility. He will be back and soon and then who goes off the 25 man?

Back after 3 days on the road. You give no credit for the change in leadership and coaching. It has been a factor in what is happening. Just hard to ascribe what percent is due to health, JDM or new coaching. Looking forward to Bogaerts return, as he was killing it before his injury.

And Holt does.

I wonder what our starting lineup will be against Otani? I hope Betts and Nunez will be available and Vaz will catch. My guess is we will start: Betts Beni Hanley JDM Devers Nunez Vaz Lin JBJ With Otani throwing 100 mph and also with a nasty breaking pitch it will challenge our guys. Look forward to the match, but being on the west coast, it probably won't be televised even though it is the most interesting game with the two American League teams with the best records.

Those numbers have been accomplished with our hot hitter Bogaerts out for a week, Betts out for a couple days and with us playing a large number of the games under very cold conditions. A number of balls would have left the park in warmer conditions, so the HR's may look better after the weather warms up. Great start to the season and at least some of it can be attributed to Cora and his approach of getting our hitters to be more aggressive and perhaps part attributable to recovery from injury. Great start to the season.

Most people believe Pedey is an improvement defensively at 2nd that he has always been a very good hitter. While age and injuries may slow him down a little, I at least expect him to be an asset and to play in 90+ games this year. We are fortunate to have resigned Nunez to fill the void. I agree that he is a solid ML hitter and has the flexibility to play multiple positions. The hope is that he knee will not cause him and us problems along the way. If there is a decision to be made it is who is sent down when Bogaerts returns and then who else goes down when Pedey gets back. Maybe someone else goes don the DL in that time frame and it becomes a non problem, but of our current utility players it looks like Nunez is a lock and Swihart has a lot of value, and it is in between Lin and Holt for who goes down to the minors. Lin is younger, faster and is a better utility infielder, he is also hitting pretty well for now, but who knows for how long. Holt could play outfield as well as infield so is a little more flexible. I would choose Lin but the FO may see it differently.

JBJ had a long looping swing for much of last year. He continues to swing quite hard now and I don't see him reducing his swing even when he has two strikes. I really hope that he can improve his hitting but there has been a lot of time for that and his time is now or he may not be in the plans in the future.

Great start at 13 and 2. Doing it with some nagging injuries. Now 7 days into Bogaerts issue and may not play tomorrow. I expect both Nunez and Betts in the lineup on the coast.

Here we go again. With a 2 run lead, Barnes walks Gentry with Machado on deck. What are these guys thinking?

JBJ had a chance to so some damaage but couldn't get it done.

He can handle a bat. He hits better at the ML level than in AAA

was it mentioned before. Where is Nunez?

Thats the point I was making. At some point soon, unless we sustain another meaningful injury, a choice will have to be made. It is pretty clear which players the choice will come down to and the manager and FO is paid to make those decisions. Logically, you choose the guy who can do the most for the team, and that doesn't mean the guy who goes down is terrible, just not quite as good.

It looks like Bogaerts will return to the lineup before Pedey is available. At that time, who gets sent down? Looks like the choice is between Holt and Lin. A comparison of those two utility guys is hard to make because of so few opportunities to see them, but at this time Lin would have to have an advantage. He seems have more range defensively and he has hit a little, whereas Holt is not hitting (.056 BA). When Pedey gets back, the choice gets more difficult and probably comes down to Holt/Lin and Swihart. That would mean putting all the infield Utility assignments into Nunez hands.

We don't seem to see the entire best lineup in at one time, due to injuries and Cora's approach to resting players. If and when we do get Hanley, Nunez and Bogaerts in the lineup with Betts, Beni, JD, Devers, Vaz and JBJ, we have one hell of a lineup. I'm enjoying it and won't criticize what Cora is doing, since he is getting outstanding results.

I don't mind the single but the walk with a 5 run lead to a weak hitter finished his night.

Beni hasn't brought his hitting shoes tonight.

E-Rod just struggles to throw strikes. Got through this inning though

The Sox lineup, missing both Bogaerts and Hanley is still tough to deal with. Now, get the ball over, no walks.

He got out of the first with one run. Settle down and don't give up any walks.