GAME #17, MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2019, ORIOLES @ BOSTON RED SOX

[markj]

11:05 Eastern

Red Sox

Hector Velazquez (R)

1. Dustin Pedroia (R) 2B
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. Steve Pearce (R) DH
8. Blake Swihart (S) LF
9. Christian Vazquez (R) C

Orioles

Dan Straily (R)

1. Jonathan Villar (S) 2B
2. Trey Mancini (R) RF
3. Dwight Smith Jr. (L) LF
4. Rio Ruiz (L) 3B
5. Renato Nunez (R) DH
6. Chris Davis (L) 1B
7. Jesus Sucre (R) C
8. Richie Martin (R) SS
9. Cedric Mullins (S) CF

[BoSoxFanNY]

Red Sox Radio announcers were talking before the game about the Orioles pitcher -
a reject from the Marlins with an ERA over 19 -
MEANWHILE, the Sox have done NOTHING against this guy

AND Orioles just hit a home run off Walden
Orioles 4 - Sox 0

WHAT is it with this team??

[elktonnick]

The Red Sox are playing with all the enthusiasm of  Dead men walking".

[longgame]

I just can't believe how listless these guys are.  Plus, the O's seem to know how to take advantage of Fenway between threading them down the line or their defensive alignments.   The Sox just look lost out there. 

[elktonnick]

Red Sox Radio announcers were talking about the Orioles pitcher -
a reject from the Marlins with an ERA over 19 -
MEANWHILE, the Sox have done NOTHING against this guy

AND Orioles just hit a home run off Walden
Orioles 4 - Sox 0

WHAT is it with this team??

We have all noted the lack of leadership.  Cora's crazy lineup changes are only making a bad situation worse

[BoSoxFanNY]

Red Sox Radio announcers were talking about the Orioles pitcher -
a reject from the Marlins with an ERA over 19 -
MEANWHILE, the Sox have done NOTHING against this guy

AND Orioles just hit a home run off Walden
Orioles 4 - Sox 0

WHAT is it with this team??

We have all noted the lack of leadership.  Cora's crazy lineup changes are only making a bad situation worse

WHO was the leader last year?
The team seemed to have good chemistry from Spring Training thru October.

FRUSTRATING when you have the same players, minus 2 relief pitchers, and
they seem distracted and unfocused.

[Sea Dog 23]

I might be all wet, but IMO some teams (our team?) could be split on who's being signed and who's not being signed leading up to a reset year.  Also in the spring, grumblings about teams not aggressively going after free agents.  I really hope that amounts to just a couple players if there is any there there.

[elktonnick]

I might be all wet, but IMO some teams (our team?) could be split on who's being signed and who's not being signed leading up to a reset year.  Also in the spring, grumblings about teams not aggressively going after free agents.  I really hope that amounts to just a couple players if there is any there there.

I suspect there is a lot of truth in what you are saying.

[longgame]

Chris Davis with a HR.  We brought this guy alive on top of everything else.  What a horrid homestand. 

[BoSoxFanNY]

Orioles 6 - Sox 1
Top of the 8th inning . . .

SAD score for a Patriots Day . . .

[elktonnick]

I know guys are under the weather but why do the Sox have Vazquez playing 2nd. 8 -1.  The Os are clobbering the Dread Sox. 

[BoSoxFanNY]

TOP of the 9th inning
Orioles 8 - Sox 1

Broadcasters BEFORE the game seemed to think
this would perhaps be an easy game to win for the
Sox. 

NOPE.

[elktonnick]

That is one of this club's biggest problems, they are over confident.

[BoSoxFanNY]

Game over.
Orioles 8 - Sox 1.

The bullpen blew it today . . .
AND NO offense on the Sox side . . .

[SeaBeachFred]

Red Sox Radio announcers were talking before the game about the Orioles pitcher -
a reject from the Marlins with an ERA over 19 -
MEANWHILE, the Sox have done NOTHING against this guy

AND Orioles just hit a home run off Walden
Orioles 4 - Sox 0

WHAT is it with this team??

Think back to 2014 Bo.  This is a repeat of that shameful time with new actors portraying our bunch stumblebums with Farrelcora still refusing to admit that he erred badly with his sad and sorry Spring Training program.  This team was not ready just as it wasn't ready in 2014.  The parallels are strikingly similar is just about all aspects.  You would also think that our Remdog would be honest in the broadcast and at least offer a reason for this team's miserable start but all he could say was THAT HE HAD NO IDEA WHY THE TEAM IS PLAYING SO POORLY.  Sure Jerry and I just saw a pig fly in my front yard.  Of course don't expect anything in that regard from Dave O'Brien, our cruddy regular announcer.  He is a house man to the max with nary an independent thought of his own.  Not only that he is dull as hell.  I still miss Don Orsillo.