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Ugly

Do they ever. He gave us NOTHING!

He looks like he had a joint and a beer before the game. He doesn’t look happy or upset, angry… nothing. Whatever. A gutless performance.

I’m speechless. Guy didn’t last two innings. I mean come on shirt like this kills a series.

Well he better figure it out. FAST

Dude has no command… missing his spots and getting behind every hitter. f***in brutal.

Holy s*** WTF!! Is ERod on uppers?

FFS two on nobody out and we don’t score.

Well Hunter was all over that off speed pitch.

Yeah they did.

I’ll tell you what.. the Rays look hungry. f***.

Can someone settle ERod down?

McClanahan looks dominant. Gunna have to keep pace and manufacture a few runs. Looks like a low scoring affair.

No question. This is a successful season already but we’re all greedy aren’t we?

That slider makes my skin crawl. Ughh

Goddamn nasty slider.

This is truly a pathetic turnout. The Rays are one heck of a baseball team and there are empty stands. Sad. They deserve better.

They don’t have a choice. Stay patient and don’t chase. It can be done.

And so begins the ALDS! GAME ON!

If the Sox sweep the Rays in Tampa…. Wishful thinking. Then again.. Cora has the boys focused. Let’s see.

Looks like H-Town is taking care of the White Sox in game one.

Dodgers look good RIGHT NOW. Dodgers vS Giants will be fun. 2nd best rivalry in baseball.

I’m watching a bit of WS vS Astros right now. The umpiring is all over the place. Hitters are keeping their cool tho.. as are the pitchers. Outside pitches are being called strikes, not so much on the inside part of the plate but as long as it’s being called the same for both teams I don’t mind much, even tho I hate the whole idea of “well MY strike zone is blah blah blah.”

Am I alone in having no idea what to expect from ERod tonight? Eovaldi's effort in the WC game was inspiring and if ERod has a clunker tonight it could set the tone for the rest of the series.

Barnes was the closer for a significant portion of the season, even taking home AL Reliever of the Month honors early in the season. In the first half of the season, he held opposing lineups to a .174/.238/.280 line and .518 OPS in 38 games. By midseason, the Sox announced that they had signed the first-time All-Star to a lucrative extension. However, Barnes struggled to a 13.50 ERA over 11 August appearances and only made six appearances in September, due in part to a stint on the COVID IL during the team outbreak. Over those six appearances, he threw a total of five innings, struck out six, and allowed two earned runs. The Red Sox still won the games in which Barnes allowed runs, but it certainly didn’t help his case. By season’s end, Barnes’ numbers were nearly identical to the three full seasons before the pandemic. Between 2017-2019, he had an ERA between 3.65-3.88, pitching between 62-70 appearances in each of those seasons. This year, he had a 3.79 ERA over 60 appearances, though he finished a career-high 44 games and earned 24 saves.