GAME #147, BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS

Started by Bear, September 15, 2017, 02:13:46 AM

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markj

Yankees are beating Baltimore again, of course, so things will be very tight if the Sox don't wake up and start playing baseball.

longgame

Sox mailing it in.  Meanwhile Cash putting on a demonstration of what is wrong with calling up 22 pitchers in September.  Here's a thought - if you bring up a batter and the other team changes pitchers, you get the right to switch the other guy back in.

Also, Farrell apparently can't put up a lineup that survives the starter?  I wonder if Farrell realized that in the past week or so at least they've beein running through at least 5 or 6 pitchers every game.  Once Lin was up that inning was over.  Also, had to love when the bring in the lefty to face Moreland.  Clearly the book has to be he throws a slider away to lefties.  So Moreland swings at the first pitch, a slider away to lefties.  Not content to swing at balls over the plate, he chases another one.  Devers at least had a good at bat and the luck of a couple of calls because he wasn't jumping to swing before the pitch leaves the pitcher's hand.

Now it's up to the hot or cold pen and maybe some hope that someone will get a hit or two. 

longgame

Just so discouraging to watch - no pop and then what do they do?  Give up a single to the #9 hitter to lead off an inning.  It's amazing how they lose all these little fundamental matchups that help you win games.  Get a lead?  Give it up the next inning?  Get ahead?  Walk a guy and give up a HR. 

Meanwhile other teams know that at this time of year you go out and beat teams that aren't as good as you.  Like the Indians and Yankees do, you go out, establish a lead and coast to the finish, padding on a few runs here and there.  This team just can't get themselves up to game ready or something. 

ipot

1. NYY are now 2 GB ( in the 7th)  This division will slip away because the easiest thing to do is to gain 3 games on the Sox with about 18 to go.  Easier than losing 18 straight.

2. There's Kluber and......everyone else.  Sale is crap since August.  What we traded for is "An Ace Thru July."  And that's what we WILL have going forward with this guy.

3. The Deadbats are just that.  Wake ups are too few and far between

4.  "The team that is last in HRs in MLB is a playoff pretender" is a new saying.
"Baseball is simple. All you do is sit on your butt, spit tobacco and nod at the stupid things your manager says."
--Bill 'Spaceman' Lee

longgame

Paging John Farrell, your reliever is failing and you left him in to face Longoria. 

longgame

Quote from: ipot on September 15, 2017, 08:36:01 PM
1. NYY are now 2 GB ( in the 7th)  This division will slip away because the easiest thing to do is to gain 3 games on the Sox with about 18 to go.  Easier than losing 18 straight.

2. There's Kluber and......everyone else.  Sale is crap since August.  What we traded for is "An Ace Thru July."  And that's what we WILL have going forward with this guy.

3. The Deadbats are just that.  Wake ups are too few and far between

4.  "The team that is last in HRs in MLB is a playoff pretender" is a new saying.

The Sox will leave Baltimore in second place.  Then it's just down to who they lose the play-in game to.

Schloicka

Quote from: ipot on September 15, 2017, 08:36:01 PM
1. NYY are now 2 GB ( in the 7th)  This division will slip away because the easiest thing to do is to gain 3 games on the Sox with about 18 to go.  Easier than losing 18 straight.

2. There's Kluber and......everyone else.  Sale is crap since August.  What we traded for is "An Ace Thru July."  And that's what we WILL have going forward with this guy.

3. The Deadbats are just that.  Wake ups are too few and far between

4.  "The team that is last in HRs in MLB is a playoff pretender" is a new saying.

Sox lose tonight and it will be 4 losses in Sales last 6 starts. Hard to win all the time with such a weak lineup top to bottom. Sox have actually been playing well lately winning 6/8. Probably 6/9 after tonight.

ipot

Quote from: longgame on September 15, 2017, 08:37:06 PM
Quote from: ipot on September 15, 2017, 08:36:01 PM
1. NYY are now 2 GB ( in the 7th)  This division will slip away because the easiest thing to do is to gain 3 games on the Sox with about 18 to go.  Easier than losing 18 straight.

2. There's Kluber and......everyone else.  Sale is crap since August.  What we traded for is "An Ace Thru July."  And that's what we WILL have going forward with this guy.

3. The Deadbats are just that.  Wake ups are too few and far between

4.  "The team that is last in HRs in MLB is a playoff pretender" is a new saying.

The Sox will leave Baltimore in second place.  Then it's just down to who they lose the play-in game to.

The play-in game is a 50/50, flip a coin proposition.  It's likely the Twins.  Santana vs Sale is a washout. Even if Sale - by some miracle - pitches lights out, the Sox bats won't get to Santana.  Nope.  One can only hope for 0-0 through 7 or 8 and maybe a Deadbat gets lucky with a HR.

In a way I hope they choke it away to get DD to deal half this roster and Farrell with it.
"Baseball is simple. All you do is sit on your butt, spit tobacco and nod at the stupid things your manager says."
--Bill 'Spaceman' Lee

Schloicka

Quote from: ipot on September 15, 2017, 08:44:24 PM
Quote from: longgame on September 15, 2017, 08:37:06 PM
Quote from: ipot on September 15, 2017, 08:36:01 PM
1. NYY are now 2 GB ( in the 7th)  This division will slip away because the easiest thing to do is to gain 3 games on the Sox with about 18 to go.  Easier than losing 18 straight.

2. There's Kluber and......everyone else.  Sale is crap since August.  What we traded for is "An Ace Thru July."  And that's what we WILL have going forward with this guy.

3. The Deadbats are just that.  Wake ups are too few and far between

4.  "The team that is last in HRs in MLB is a playoff pretender" is a new saying.

The Sox will leave Baltimore in second place.  Then it's just down to who they lose the play-in game to.

The play-in game is a 50/50, flip a coin proposition.  It's likely the Twins.  Santana vs Sale is a washout. Even if Sale - by some miracle - pitches lights out, the Sox bats won't get to Santana.  Nope.  One can only hope for 0-0 through 7 or 8 and maybe a Deadbat gets lucky with a HR.

In a way I hope they choke it away to get DD to deal half this roster and Farrell with it.

They need some power in the lineup and to do that the Sox would need to move some pieces a lot of people won't want to see moved. They need to make a decision on Hanley & Moreland. Time to eat some money and spend some too.

markj

Meatball Matt does it again. Not that the Sox were going to come back in this one anyway. 3 up, 3 down for the top of the 9th.

markj


markj

Once again the Sox get a gift from the other team.

ipot

Leon almost got it fair......i'd still PH for him though.
"Baseball is simple. All you do is sit on your butt, spit tobacco and nod at the stupid things your manager says."
--Bill 'Spaceman' Lee

ipot

Are the baseball gods intervening?  5-4, 2 on, 0 out.  Don't blow this gift.
"Baseball is simple. All you do is sit on your butt, spit tobacco and nod at the stupid things your manager says."
--Bill 'Spaceman' Lee

markj

Wow, Rays are trying their best to give this one away.