4:05PM Eastern
Red Sox
Michael Wacha (R)
1. Christian Arroyo (R) 2B
2. Alex Verdugo (L) LF
3. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
4. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
5. J.D. Martinez (R) DH
6. Eric Hosmer (L) 1B
7. Enrique Hernandez (R) CF
8. Jarren Duran (L) RF
9. Kevin Plawecki (R) C
Orioles
Kyle Bradish (R)
1. Austin Hays (R) LF
2. Adley Rutschman (S) DH
3. Anthony Santander (S) RF
4. Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B
5. Ramon Urias (R) 2B
6. Jorge Mateo (R) SS
7. Ryan McKenna (R) CF
8. Tyler Nevin (R) 3B
9. Robinson Chirinos (R) C
Gametime Temp: 87°F
Chance of Precip: 0%
Robbie the Robot awakens.
The only difference between Bobby Dalbec and Will Middlebrooks is Jenny Dell.
Kike with a 2-run dinger to make it 3-0.
Bogaerts is playing distracted baseball.
Sox are trying their best to lose this game.
Why are Duran and Dalbec still on this team?
JDM is just pathetic at the plate these days. He swings at the worst pitches.
Mr. Clutch leaves 'em stranded again.
The crap show on defense night in and night out is bad enough. Bogey with men on base is absolutely terrifying (for him obviously). That last at bat - men on 2nd and 3rd and you hit it weakly to the 2B?
They may pull it off, but they don’t deserve it!
Bogey has been playing as if he wishes he were elsewhere
Little bobble there by Verdugo gave up another base.
If nothing else there needs to be a wholesale clearing out of the coaching staff throughout. The organizational approach to anything is not working.
I think it goes deeper than the coaching staff.
They hang on for the win. Amazing.
Yep, all new coaches. It’ll happen by Jan next year. Putting the players through this crap and expecting better results is madness. And demote Bloom to accountant. Kennedy could do a better job, and he is trusted.
Quote from: elktonnick on August 20, 2022, 06:07:31 PM
Bogey has been playing as if he wishes he were elsewhere
He's a choker pure and simple and I'm surprised so many of my colleagues on this board and the other two I post on haven't been able to see it. I have believed that the guy cannot hit in the clutch for years and we better hope he plays somewhere else next season because that is not a done deal by any means. If any teams start looking at his LOBsters over the past decade and not the hits and runs he scores (what the analytics geeks think are important), they will see something that should open their eyes. Bogey might decide not to walk out of his contract because he will not get what he thinks he deserves and we will be stuck with this choker for another two or three years. You saw him at his "best" this afternoon, three major occasions where he simply bombed out with runners on base....AS HE HAS DONE AGAIN AND AGAIN for so long. I want this choker gone.
I'm somewhat in agreement with you, Fred. I think he's miscast and still has value. Yes, he's choke city this year with runners in scoring position(RISP). He was in 2020, too. Here's is 2-outs, RISP numbers for 6 seasons.
2017 - 300
2018 - 309
2019 - 292
2020 - 185
2021 - 280
2022 - 149
Bad year? Too much pressure on the big 3 this year? I dunno. Between me and you, he's never been that big bat you think of for clean-up. I think if you tell him to hit 4th, but hit within himself that he might be OK. Not great, but OK.
While I was sleeping, the Sox called up Franchy. WTH?? It turns out both Pham and Hosmer turned up injured. You ask why not Casas? The mgt. wants to delay another week to keep him a rookie. It is what it is in this crazy summer.
They could still not bring Casas up out of Spring Training next year and delay his official CBA rookie Arbitration clock a whole other year. Very similar to what they did to Chavis. That ankle injury is going to end up costing Casas a butt-load of money.
Quote from: MongoLikeSox on August 21, 2022, 12:03:32 AM
I'm somewhat in agreement with you, Fred. I think he's miscast and still has value. Yes, he's choke city this year with runners in scoring position(RISP). He was in 2020, too. Here's is 2-outs, RISP numbers for 6 seasons.
2017 - 300
2018 - 309
2019 - 292
2020 - 185
2021 - 280
2022 - 149
Bad year? Too much pressure on the big 3 this year? I dunno. Between me and you, he's never been that big bat you think of for clean-up. I think if you tell him to hit 4th, but hit within himself that he might be OK. Not great, but OK.
I thought he waa worse than that but thanks for the info Mongo. Maybe he will see it and decide to drive in a few more runs the rest of the year.
Well managing a DP with only a man on third base and 1 out is hard to do.
Quote from: SeaBeachFred on August 21, 2022, 12:17:06 PM
Quote from: MongoLikeSox on August 21, 2022, 12:03:32 AM
I'm somewhat in agreement with you, Fred. I think he's miscast and still has value. Yes, he's choke city this year with runners in scoring position(RISP). He was in 2020, too. Here's is 2-outs, RISP numbers for 6 seasons.
2017 - 300
2018 - 309
2019 - 292
2020 - 185
2021 - 280
2022 - 149
Bad year? Too much pressure on the big 3 this year? I dunno. Between me and you, he's never been that big bat you think of for clean-up. I think if you tell him to hit 4th, but hit within himself that he might be OK. Not great, but OK.
I thought he waa worse than that but thanks for the info Mongo. Maybe he will see it and decide to drive in a few more runs the rest of the year.
Those numbers surprised me, too. Many ways. 149 so far this years takes the cake. Dang!!!