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3 outs on 10 pitches b y Robles. That is relief pitching, well done.

Get to 5 ahead so we can laugh at a Granny

Time for Schwarber. Dalbec not hot

We get to 2 strikes and the weak hitters start fouling it off

Yes, up to the point of a walk or XBH.

At 90 pitches do you let Nate start the 7th and see if he can get 1 or 2 down ? Not a great 6th but nothing was hard hit. I think Nate had a mild case of the heebeejeebies there.

Went from 67 pitches to 80 very quickly, and got nobody out . 3-2 counts in the 6th will take the starch out of your shorts

Love that shift

One good finding this season, among many, is that Eovaldi has pitched over 180 innings with 194K's. No injuries and is the go to guy to break this funk. The W-L record is meaningless since the A-S break since Nate's games have been bullpenned to death in later innings

Make that prospect ARAUZ

Now here is Nate's test. Get out of the 6th with no damage. His K's are good and pitch count low at 67. Finish the 6th on 80 pitches. If a guy hits 2 fouls after 2 strikes, plunk him and move on. Don't let a grinder frustrate you, Nate. need this one big time

Corrected, see above

Just an observation, not a critique, but reality says Dalbec has regressed after he sat out a couple games when he was still hot. Fire whoever makes out the lineup.

One of JDM's best attributes in 2018-19 was his consistent hitting and output. This year he seems more inconsistent. When he's great like tonight, he's very great, but when he wanders chasing pitches he's not so good

If you only graded 4 elements that contributed to the current situation of being under the gun to hold either WC slot , how would you grade : Hitting Starting Pitching Relief Pitching Defense UMPIRING

I will join you in sincerely wanting The Red Sox to reach the playoff game just to see what happens, and to show the MLB world that despite a hectic finish, the Red Sox still matter and are still playing , while 20 other teams are packing up to go home. All this achieved by a team in a tough division , who had no expectations coming out of ST, confirmed by the first 3 games with the dreadful Orioles, and proceeded with a patchwork lineup, and no major impactful additions at the trade deadline. To reach that WC game and more, I would request that we observe smarter, more talented play and AB's reflective of the player's actual abilities, not the failure inducing performances of the recent games.

I know what ails Barnes, and Cora echoed it in so many words in a recent quote. Barnes lacks confidence in his innate abilities , so becomes anxiety ridden and very inconsistent. Pre A-S break, you did not see that in Barnes and it looked like he had taken the cure, believed in his stuff and outperformed . Barnes, like a few others who have passed through Fenway is a head case . Does Buchholz or Bard ring a bell?

Given what was achieved in 2021, with more excitement to follow this week, there is no doubt that Henry, Bloom and Cora have a great opportunity to upgrade 4 or 5 positions on the 26 man roster and compete very strongly against the Rays, Jays and Nays. For one, I do not see NYY getting better in 2022. The Rays can't or won't support paying their better guys, preferring to move them on for another junior influx. For all their young big boppers, the Jays are still trailing the Sox for the #2WC, That tells you something. Let's see how this week and any following play out, then consider who performed when they were needed and who did not.

I would never advocate "lose and get it over with" . The point of the game is to win, which sometimes takes extraordinary efforts by the full team. I think during the post A-S part of the season , now concluding, there have been some opportunities to put the race away, and the team failed to do so. The recent 7 game win streak raised hopes and erased doubts once again only rto fall back in the ditch over the last 4. Now they truly need to win all 5 to manage their own fate, which will be a one gamer . The final 12 consecutive outs on a low number of pitches by the O's really set off some "negativity" as you say because MLB level , well paid, proven professionals could not raise their game against a inferior opponent. Did they quit, likely not, just couldn't get the half bunt, bloopers that seem to beat us. A better description in lieu of negativity, might be what difference does it make to get the WC and even win it because this team's talent does not look consistent enough to win the ALDS nor ALDS, much less the WS. So why be too concerned ?

I think the real point is that we see talented players making either physical or mental errors and not grinding out AB's , pressuring the other team to commit mistakes. I don't care what the expectations were, this is a professional level game played by people making no less than half-a-million a year up to $20+ million. The only object of this MLB level is to win. When the team cannot put it together at critical times, it is on them and it is not being a bad fan of the game to call them on it. Sorry if that disappoints the cheerleaders

Your happy horseshit is also tiring at times. Look at the f***ing results when this team plays top half teams or reaches must win situations. Respect diversity and inclusion in others opinions, Moon

Losing JDM opens a lot of money to address pitching and possibly getting Schwarber as the DH which would not be a big step backwards at DH. I have been saying for awhile that this team is not really a playoff type team ready to go through 2 or 3 tough series, so missing the WC game does nothing negative for this group.

I only hope that Plawecki PH's for Vaz to start the 8th. I also hope Houck has some magic and shuts down any O's furtther hitting

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Bottom of the lineup need to come through again