GAME #24, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2019, TIGERS @ BOSTON RED SOX

longgame · April 23, 2019, 08:17:35 AM

7:10 PM EDT

Red Sox

Hector Velazquez (R)

1. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF
2. Mookie Betts (R) RF
3. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B
4. J.D. Martinez (R) DH
5. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
6. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
7. Michael Chavis (R) 2B
8. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF
9. Christian Vazquez (R) C

Tigers

Spencer Turnbull (R)

1. Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B
2. Nicholas Castellanos (R) RF
3. Miguel Cabrera (R) DH
4. Niko Goodrum (S) LF
5. Brandon Dixon (R) 1B
6. Ronny Rodriguez (R) SS
7. Josh Harrison (R) 2B
8. John Hicks (R) C
9. JaCoby Jones (R) CF

Bill-806 · April 23, 2019, 04:53:06 PM

Hate to say it , BUT this is a MUST WIN !! iono iono iono iono

Murph · April 23, 2019, 05:15:04 PM

Bobby Poyner optioned.

The guy is useless.

Murph · April 23, 2019, 05:21:36 PM

All games are important but a must win with 140 to go I would not agree. At least Cora didn't make any strange changes. Need the bats to wake the hell up,

longgame · April 23, 2019, 06:20:52 PM

They just need to start playing well on a consistent basis.

I wish I could search how many times I said our bullpen is going to be a huge liability over the off season. But the offense really needs to step it up too.

longgame · April 23, 2019, 08:01:40 PM

This is just sad to watch.

markj · April 23, 2019, 09:22:51 PM

Lead off double in the 9th ain't helping the rally.

markj · April 23, 2019, 09:26:14 PM

Trav ain't cuttin' it here. Now 4-2.

markj · April 23, 2019, 09:31:38 PM

Tigers run themselves out of that inning. Or maybe they figure they have this one all sewn up, so why not run.

markj · April 23, 2019, 09:41:27 PM

Another loss. If you thought the Tampa Bay sweep was a sign of change, think again.

SeaBeachFred · April 23, 2019, 10:04:16 PM

Quote from: markj on April 23, 2019, 09:41:27 PM
Another loss. If you thought the Tampa Bay sweep was a sign of change, think again.

I did think we might have turned a corner, but only for a moment. Then I thought what a bunch of gutless quitters this team has become and then became convinced that they didn't have the heart to sustain more than a blurb of a recovery. Yes, my friends this is 2014 all over again and if you still doubt that you're all in for a world of hurt by this Fall. Right now this team stinks and hope for it is very short.

SeaBeachFred · April 23, 2019, 10:09:01 PM

Quote from: longgame on April 23, 2019, 06:20:52 PM
They just need to start playing well on a consistent basis.

I wish I could search how many times I said our bullpen is going to be a huge liability over the off season. But the offense really needs to step it up too.

We all heard you Ted except for those who didn't want to hear the truth, but the fact is all of us here are hurting. It is hard to fathom just how far this team has fallen and how much dead weight we have on this team. Don't be surprised if Dombrowski's brain grows again and he decides to get rid of some of the bums who we've been carrying under the false assumption that they are winning ballplayers.....AND WE ALL KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

longgame · April 24, 2019, 08:29:11 AM

What really bothers me is the lack of offense. They could be counted on to come up with a late rally if needed, but usually they had crooked numbers on the board early. This year it seems like double plays and pop-ups are on order every time someone is on base. Man, even Bradley can't manage to strike out with men on, he has to hit into a DP.

Chavis is a ray of hope, but he plays 2B like a 3B. Watch how he covers the bag in particular, plus he doesn't have the footwork down yet. He could get there though, but he may have a future at 1B.

The rest, other than JD, I just don't know what to say. They've got to collectively wake up.

I had hoped this homestand would settle them down. It didn't feel like a normal season until they got home for this stand and finally had a stretch of games starting every night at 7PM. So much for normalcy.

Murph · April 24, 2019, 08:30:34 AM

Quote from: SeaBeachFred on April 23, 2019, 10:09:01 PM
Quote from: longgame on April 23, 2019, 06:20:52 PM
They just need to start playing well on a consistent basis.

I wish I could search how many times I said our bullpen is going to be a huge liability over the off season. But the offense really needs to step it up too.

We all heard you Ted except for those who didn't want to hear the truth, but the fact is all of us here are hurting. It is hard to fathom just how far this team has fallen and how much dead weight we have on this team. Don't be surprised if Dombrowski's brain grows again and he decides to get rid of some of the bums who we've been carrying under the false assumption that they are winning ballplayers.....AND WE ALL KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

Well, Fred to use your word the biggest bum, without doubt, is the reigning MVP hands down.

Bill-806 · April 24, 2019, 01:37:29 PM

As DAD would say, "BASEBALL has a way of providing sincere HUMBLENESS" !!! iono iono