7:10PM Eastern
Red Sox
Rick Porcello (R)
1. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF
2. Mookie Betts (R) CF
3. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B
4. J.D. Martinez (R) RF
5. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
6. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
7. Blake Swihart (S) C
8. Brock Holt (L) 2B
9. Rick Porcello (R) P
Diamondbacks
Zack Godley (R)
1. Jarrod Dyson (L) CF
2. Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B
3. David Peralta (L) LF
4. Adam Jones (R) RF
5. Christian Walker (R) 1B
6. Ketel Marte (S) 2B
7. Nick Ahmed (R) SS
8. Alex Avila (L) C
9. Zack Godley (R) P
I would think the Sox have a chance to turn a win today. In his last start Godley allowed 8 runs on 8 hits in 5 innings of work against the Dodgers. But in these murky days, you just never know.
At this point, (2+ hours before the game) I like the lineup as composed …… thumb_u iono iono iono iono
Meanwhile our Sox are playing Game 8 out of 11 straight games
and I noticed that the Yankees seem to have another off day today
and they had a day off after the first game of the season.
CRAZY.
Sure hope our team starts to rebound
AND their schedule gets a little easier
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on April 05, 2019, 01:23:30 PM
I would think the Sox have a chance to turn a win today. In his last start Godley allowed 8 runs on 8 hits in 5 innings of work against the Dodgers. But in these murky days, you just never know.
Well Sea Dog, Porcello wasn't exactly a paragon of efficiency last Sunday either. He squandered a three run lead I believe and got hammered for about eight or nine runs. We need him to be much more effective this afternoon in Phoenix. Yes the lineup looks fine but we have to turn that lineup into a pack of hungry wolves and win that game today. No more excuses.
Quote from: BoSoxFanNY on April 05, 2019, 03:11:08 PM
Meanwhile our Sox are playing Game 8 out of 11 straight games
and I noticed that the Yankees seem to have another off day today
and they had a day off after the first game of the season.
CRAZY.
Sure hope our team starts to rebound
AND their schedule gets a little easier
Sorry Bo, our schedule wasn't that hard to begin with, certainly not so hard that we couldn't have done better then 2-6. Now they have to get themselves ready to play decent baseball and start winning those games. PS---anyone know what has happened to our pal IPOT. He hasn't been on board since last Fall. If you're out there my friend please check in.
Quote from: SeaBeachFred on April 05, 2019, 03:36:17 PM
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on April 05, 2019, 01:23:30 PM
I would think the Sox have a chance to turn a win today. In his last start Godley allowed 8 runs on 8 hits in 5 innings of work against the Dodgers. But in these murky days, you just never know.
Well Sea Dog, Porcello wasn't exactly a paragon of efficiency last Sunday either. He squandered a three run lead I believe and got hammered for about eight or nine runs. We need him to be much more effective this afternoon in Phoenix. Yes the lineup looks fine but we have to turn that lineup into a pack of hungry wolves and win that game today. No more excuses.
Some questionable mound guys for sure. Godley at 11 era and Porcello at 13+, and he's in a contract year. That will have to get better.
Quote from: SeaBeachFred on April 05, 2019, 03:37:56 PM
Quote from: BoSoxFanNY on April 05, 2019, 03:11:08 PM
Meanwhile our Sox are playing Game 8 out of 11 straight games
and I noticed that the Yankees seem to have another off day today
and they had a day off after the first game of the season.
CRAZY.
Sure hope our team starts to rebound
AND their schedule gets a little easier
Sorry Bo, our schedule wasn't that hard to begin with, certainly not so hard that we couldn't have done better then 2-6. Now they have to get themselves ready to play decent baseball and start winning those games. PS---anyone know what has happened to our pal IPOT. He hasn't been on board since last Fall. If you're out there my friend please check in.
The schedule actually works out better for the Red Sox because they avoid playing in the colder weather with a greater risk of injury and secondly they got rid of a west coast trip early.
The schedule itself isn't why their record sucks. Their record sucks because Cora failed to properly get this team ready to start the season. The fact that they played later in the year is nonsense as an excuse for not getting his starters properly prepared. The World Series ended 4 months prior to the start of spring training. The Dodgers played as long as Boston and their record is 5-2.
I saw this team in ST and I've now seen them enough since opening day to know Cora didn't have his club either physically or more importantly mentally ready for the regular season..
Quote from: elktonnick on April 05, 2019, 04:19:06 PM
Quote from: SeaBeachFred on April 05, 2019, 03:37:56 PM
Quote from: BoSoxFanNY on April 05, 2019, 03:11:08 PM
Meanwhile our Sox are playing Game 8 out of 11 straight games
and I noticed that the Yankees seem to have another off day today
and they had a day off after the first game of the season.
CRAZY.
Sure hope our team starts to rebound
AND their schedule gets a little easier
Sorry Bo, our schedule wasn't that hard to begin with, certainly not so hard that we couldn't have done better then 2-6. Now they have to get themselves ready to play decent baseball and start winning those games. PS---anyone know what has happened to our pal IPOT. He hasn't been on board since last Fall. If you're out there my friend please check in.
The schedule actually works out better for the Red Sox because they avoid playing in the colder weather with a greater risk of injury and secondly they got rid of a west coast trip early.
The schedule itself isn't why their record sucks. Their record sucks because Cora failed to properly get this team ready to start the season. The fact that they played later in the year is nonsense as an excuse for not getting his starters properly prepared. The World Series ended 4 months prior to the start of spring training. The Dodgers played as long as Boston and their record is 5-2.
I saw this team in ST and I've now seen them enough since opening day to know Cora didn't have his club either physically or more importantly mentally ready for the regular season..
I happen to agree with your assessment.
THIS team seemed to walk thru Spring Training -
they were not prepared mentally or physically to start the season.
THIS lack of preparation is on Cora.
LAST Spring Training he stressed the basics with the team and THAT 2018
was ready to play. They want 22 -9 in Spring Training and then went
17-2 to start the Regular Season.
AND with all -
The 2019 season has begun.
NEED to go forward.
This team needs to pitch well, play good solid defense and SCORE RUNS.
Sox are on the board in the 3rd. Swihart singles, Beni brings him home with a double. Betts batting and gets a two out infield single. Morland grounds out. 1-0.
Lack of focus once again jumps up and bites the Red Sox.
Porcello sucks. No other way to put it. 2 hits for the pitcher? Then of course more sloppy defense.
Two blown inflield plays in a row yield two more runs. These guys look like crap. Hard to believe it's almost the same team as last year.
Porcello is done IMO. 82 pitches through 4. A control pitcher who's who can't locate ain't gonna fool batters with 90mph fast balls.
Quote from: markj on April 05, 2019, 07:33:19 PM
Two blown inflield plays in a row yield two more runs. These guys look like crap. Hard to believe it's almost the same team as last year.
I said over a week ago that Cora's inexcusable failure to prepare this team was going to result in this team limping back to Boston after this road trip.
Holt K's on a ball in the dirt. And this after muffing that play. None of these guys are showing the intensity from last year.
Another one leaves the park. Now 6-1.
Now a homer. This gets Porcello’s ERA up around 20.
Completely useless. This is freaking ridiculous. Just don’t know what they’re going to do this year if they can’t hit or pitch. This all smells of chicken and beer.
Quote from: longgame on April 05, 2019, 07:51:02 PM
Completely useless. This is freaking ridiculous. Just don’t know what they’re going to do this year if they can’t hit or pitch. This all smells of chicken and beer.
They came in to this year thinking they were going to cake walk.
Quote from: elktonnick on April 05, 2019, 07:54:09 PM
Quote from: longgame on April 05, 2019, 07:51:02 PM
Completely useless. This is freaking ridiculous. Just don’t know what they’re going to do this year if they can’t hit or pitch. This all smells of chicken and beer.
They came in to this year thinking they were going to cake walk.
Exactly, Why have Spring Training if you already think you’re the best. Won and Done!
It is really striking to watch no-names and cast-offs just come to the plate, make contact at the first pitch over the plate and mash it. Our guys look like they’re facing the top pitchers in the league night after night.
Wake up Sox.
Grand Slam and second HR of the game for Ketel Marte.
O’Brien got it right, although he was only referring to this game (I think), but “this is getting out of handâ€.
What amazes me is that I can barely recall games where I stop watching yet this year I’ve pretty much given up on every one.
This team isn't just losing, they are getting demolished and humiliated
We are watching D-Backs batting practice.
Getting their butts kicked by a pushover team. Pretty damn sad. *Maybe* this will act as a wake-up call to get them focused. I can hope, right?
Appears that all these guys are playing for themselves. One decent inning then nothing. A team this week lacking any leadership OR confidence in Cora. I really hope it is not the latter.
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on April 05, 2019, 08:42:10 PM
Appears that all these guys are playing for themselves. One decent inning then nothing. A team this week lacking any leadership OR confidence in Cora. I really hope it is not the latter.
For the record, last year Cora got the benefit of all the breaks going his way. Now the percentages are catching up to him. Plus he was too smug about his approach to spring training. I thought they broke camp a good two weeks behind in where they should have been in preparation.
The Thornburger is in to further assist in the 'Backs batting practice.
Wow, no runs that inning. Impressive.
Mookie with a 2-run dinger. Pretty much useless at this point.
More late-game heroics, but there is still a long way to go. Like, if they double their current tally, they're still down by 4 runs.
Nunez is pitching. 1st time ever. Baseball needs a mercy rule, I guess.
Sox seem to be enjoying the show. Why do I get the feeling they're not taking this season seriously yet? There's goes a dinger. Now 15-5.
All things considered, Nunez didn't do too badly. Just the one run.
Sox making this look a lot more like a game than it was. Now 15-8.
Sox have given up 67 runs in 9 games. Just shy of 7.5 runs per game. Oy.
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on April 05, 2019, 07:37:30 PM
Porcello is done IMO. 82 pitches through 4. A control pitcher who's who can't locate ain't gonna fool batters with 90mph fast balls.
Well at least Dombrowski knows that Porcello is one guy we can let walk unless he's crazy and signs him to a new contract. If he has a semblance of a brain he most certainly won't. Aside from that I save m venom for a little longer on this thread.
Quote from: elktonnick on April 05, 2019, 04:19:06 PM
Quote from: SeaBeachFred on April 05, 2019, 03:37:56 PM
Quote from: BoSoxFanNY on April 05, 2019, 03:11:08 PM
Meanwhile our Sox are playing Game 8 out of 11 straight games
and I noticed that the Yankees seem to have another off day today
and they had a day off after the first game of the season.
CRAZY.
Sure hope our team starts to rebound
AND their schedule gets a little easier
Sorry Bo, our schedule wasn't that hard to begin with, certainly not so hard that we couldn't have done better then 2-6. Now they have to get themselves ready to play decent baseball and start winning those games. PS---anyone know what has happened to our pal IPOT. He hasn't been on board since last Fall. If you're out there my friend please check in.
The schedule actually works out better for the Red Sox because they avoid playing in the colder weather with a greater risk of injury and secondly they got rid of a west coast trip early.
The schedule itself isn't why their record sucks. Their record sucks because Cora failed to properly get this team ready to start the season. The fact that they played later in the year is nonsense as an excuse for not getting his starters properly prepared. The World Series ended 4 months prior to the start of spring training. The Dodgers played as long as Boston and their record is 5-2.
I saw this team in ST and I've now seen them enough since opening day to know Cora didn't have his club either physically or more importantly mentally ready for the regular season..
We're getting smashed by teams we should be able to beat. Our pitching is crap, our mental toughness is crap and Cora is starting to undue all the good he did last year. Elk led the charge over and over again and kept saying this team was NOT ready for the season BEFORE THE SEASON EVEN GOT UNDER WAY. Hey give me some credit though. I think I said it first after we lost four of the first five ST games. We just looked like we were going through the motions while Cora was acting like Alfred E. Newman. Come on David......get us a win tomorrow.
One good point to make. Blake Swihart is now hitting 500 and driving in runs. One bad point to make...he will be on the bench tomorrow, mark my words while Cora plays semi-nepotism and puts his national ally Vazquez back in there with his sub 200 average. My point.....Give enough playing time to Blake and his offense and defense will get better and we will have a strong offensive threat behind the plate. Just my opinion......my very strong opinion....and with our shitty pitching we need every bat we can get in that lineup, something I've said since ST.
As DAD would say...… "SON, this team isn't as good as they think they are" !!! ALSO, big $$$$$$$/YEARS is a drain on the system!!! Another thing DAD would say, "SON, its later than we think" !!! thumb_d iono iono iono iono
I'm amazed that after I turned off the game, both teams scored a game's worth of runs in a couple of innings. This is just difficult to watch because they just aren't playing well at all.
Here's a deal for the Sox - send out a tweet when you're done with Spring training and maybe we'll watch. And next year, when the rest of the teams start actually training, try doing the same.
Quote from: longgame on April 06, 2019, 11:02:33 AM
I'm amazed that after I turned off the game, both teams scored a game's worth of runs in a couple of innings. This is just difficult to watch because they just aren't playing well at all.
Here's a deal for the Sox - send out a tweet when you're done with Spring training and maybe we'll watch. And next year, when the rest of the teams start actually training, try doing the same.
It is distressing Ted and I almost broke my promise to my wife and went ballistic last night after I told her last October that I would be a new man after what our team did. I wanted that World Series Titles more than the other three we got, a lot lot ,more and my prayers were answered. BUT, I never thought we would be so pitiful in ST while going through the motions and then start out with a stinker of more than a week's worth of inept baseball.