7:05 Eastern
Red Sox
David Price (L)
1. Mookie Betts (R) RF
2. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
3. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
4. J.D. Martinez (R) DH
5. Christian Vazquez (R) C
6. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF
7. Michael Chavis (R) 1B
8. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF
9. Eduardo Nunez (R) 2B
DODGERS
Hyun-Jin Ryu (L)
1. Chris Taylor (R) SS
2. Justin Turner (R) DH
3. David Freese (R) 1B
4. Cody Bellinger (L) RF
5. A.J. Pollock (R) CF
6. Max Muncy (L) 3B
7. Enrique Hernandez (R) 2B
8. Alex Verdugo (L) LF
9. Russell Martin (R) C
Gametime Temp: 83°F
Chance of Precip: 0%
Quote from: Schloicka on July 13, 2019, 10:15:56 PM
7:05 Eastern
Red Sox
David Price (L)
Lineup Pending
DODGERS
Hyun-Jin Ryu (L)
Lineup Pending
Gametime Temp: 83°F
Chance of Precip: 0%
Let's see if once again Cora sticks his pet Nunez back in the lineup because he is a RH batter. Holt is hitting a hundred points higher and should be able to start against southpaws but Cora has gotten it into his brain that he can't lefties.....well neither can Nunez Alex----and he can't field at second worth shit either.
Quote from: SeaBeachFred on July 14, 2019, 02:10:07 PM
Quote from: Schloicka on July 13, 2019, 10:15:56 PM
7:05 Eastern
Red Sox
David Price (L)
Lineup Pending
DODGERS
Hyun-Jin Ryu (L)
Lineup Pending
Gametime Temp: 83°F
Chance of Precip: 0%
Let's see if once again Cora sticks his pet Nunez back in the lineup because he is a RH batter. Holt is hitting a hundred points higher and should be able to start against southpaws but Cora has gotten it into his brain that he can't lefties.....well neither can Nunez Alex----and he can't field at second worth shit either.
CORA is LOYAL to his players.... He desires to keep them all ACTIVE and not get left behind on the bench ….. ACTUALLY, I am waiting for D D to maybe make a move or two with this ROSTER !!! iono iono
Hey FRED, this will make your day ………… NUNEZ batting 9th @ 2nd base !!! Chavis back at 1st base....…. GO SOX !!!!
A walk and an error, the Sox are playing scared already.
The walk and the error come back and bite the Sox in the a....
The Sox have bigger problems than Nunez at 2B. iono
These ESPN announcers keep getting worse. They're breathless. They never stop talking but don't say anything worth listening to, amazing.
Price over 60 pitches and still in the 3rd. Can he go five innings?
Why did the third base coach send Devers?
If Barnes get through this inning without giving up a run it will be a miracle
Well what do you know, miracles can happen. Now let's win it
JBJ dumbest base running play of the year.
Sox continue their sloppy play.
At least, three mental errors that won't appear in score card cost the Red Sox the ball game, one by the third base coach in sending Devers, one by the Manager in not bunting JBJ to third and finally JBJs brain dead attempt to go to third on a ground ball in front of him. The obstruction call against Velasquez was another unforced error. There more instances of questionable moves but these illustrate just how much this team is suffering from its lack of paying attention to detail this season.
IMO this state of affairs can all be laid squarely in the manager's lap who has not gotten this team ready to play mentally sharp baseball since day one.
Symbolic of the Sox pitching. Velazquez giving 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 BB (1 with bases loaded), obstruction. Kelly with the save in a clean inning. Kelly was replaced by some n'erdo'wells, although his ERA is hovering about 7 this year.
Another pitcher going only 5 once again exposes our BP, already gassed this year. Good bye Levangie.
Quote from: elktonnick on July 14, 2019, 07:20:36 PM
These ESPN announcers keep getting worse. They're breathless. They never stop talking but don't say anything worth listening to, amazing.
B I N G O DAT !!! They are soooo bad !!! thumb_d thumb_d thumb_d sigh sigh sigh :losers :losers :losers :losers
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on July 14, 2019, 06:42:14 PM
The Sox have bigger problems than Nunez at 2B. iono
ALERT, ALERT, just hit the ball to DEVERS LEFT …..Can't move !! iono iono iono
Quote from: elktonnick on July 14, 2019, 08:21:34 PM
Why did the third base coach send Devers?
More DUMB baseball !! thumb_d thumb_d
Quote from: elktonnick on July 14, 2019, 11:14:59 PM
Sox continue their sloppy play.
AS DAD would say, "SON, DUMB UNINSPIRED DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM BASEBALL" !! iono iono iono
Quote from: elktonnick on July 15, 2019, 05:30:49 AM
At least, three mental errors that won't appear in score card cost the Red Sox the ball game, one by the third base coach in sending Devers, one by the Manager in not bunting JBJ to third and finally JBJs brain dead attempt to go to third on a ground ball in front of him. The obstruction call against Velasquez was another unforced error. There more instances of questionable moves but these illustrate just how much this team is suffering from its lack of paying attention to detail this season.
IMO this state of affairs can all be laid squarely in the manager's lap who has not gotten this team ready to play mentally sharp baseball since day one.
D D, MAKE CHANGES NOW , GRASSHOPPER !!!! iono iono
With a HEAVY HEART, I must say …… "NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVEON.ORG" thumb_d thumb_d
The lead article in today's Herald on the Red Sox game last night begins with, "Alex Cora didn't seem to think....." I didn't need to read any further that pretty much said it all.
Quote from: elktonnick on July 15, 2019, 05:30:49 AM
At least, three mental errors that won't appear in score card cost the Red Sox the ball game, one by the third base coach in sending Devers, one by the Manager in not bunting JBJ to third and finally JBJs brain dead attempt to go to third on a ground ball in front of him. The obstruction call against Velasquez was another unforced error. There more instances of questionable moves but these illustrate just how much this team is suffering from its lack of paying attention to detail this season.
IMO this state of affairs can all be laid squarely in the manager's lap who has not gotten this team ready to play mentally sharp baseball since day one.
I don't have a problem with them sending Devers, but I have no idea why Hernandez, who laid down a nice bunt in the previous at bat, wasn't bunting again. Also, JBJ made an error that you learn about when you're a kid - you don't run when the ball is in front of you. Not sure what he was thinking, but the combo of the last two cost them the game.
Velazquez was brutal to watch - as was most of that game from innings 2 through 7. Plus, the worst part about a game that long was that it was on ESPN. A-Rod does this annoying thing where he tries to say something snappy and it just comes off as contrived every time. I find these broadcasts are the evening version of a major network morning show. Lots of bad lines, forced jokes and no real value being imparted.
Quote from: longgame on July 15, 2019, 08:24:43 AM
Velazquez was brutal to watch - as was most of that game from innings 2 through 7. Plus, the worst part about a game that long was that it was on ESPN. A-Rod does this annoying thing where he tries to say something snappy and it just comes off as contrived every time. I find these broadcasts are the evening version of a major network morning show. Lots of bad lines, forced jokes and no real value being imparted.
CONCUR ……. ESPN crew was worse than the game !!! :losers :losers :losers :losers
A rotten bunch of filthy chokers, a manager who has completely gone of the rails with his astounding stupidity and a team that played a dumb a game as could; be imagined. Screw them, the rotten gutless bastards.
Quote from: SeaBeachFred on July 15, 2019, 01:05:59 PM
A rotten bunch of filthy chokers, a manager who has completely gone of the rails with his astounding stupidity and a team that played a dumb a game as could; be imagined. Screw them, the rotten gutless bastards.
FRED, Dust off the "res/u/may" John Henry may be calling ?? iono iono rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl
Quote from: Bill-806 on July 15, 2019, 06:44:00 AM
Quote from: elktonnick on July 15, 2019, 05:30:49 AM
At least, three mental errors that won't appear in score card cost the Red Sox the ball game, one by the third base coach in sending Devers, one by the Manager in not bunting JBJ to third and finally JBJs brain dead attempt to go to third on a ground ball in front of him. The obstruction call against Velasquez was another unforced error. There more instances of questionable moves but these illustrate just how much this team is suffering from its lack of paying attention to detail this season.
IMO this state of affairs can all be laid squarely in the manager's lap who has not gotten this team ready to play mentally sharp baseball since day one.
D D, MAKE CHANGES NOW , GRASSHOPPER !!!! iono iono
BREAKING NEWS ……. NUNEZ , GONE, D F A …… VELEQEZ to I/95 PAWTUCKET ……. YES, GRASSHOPPER !!!! thumb_u thumb_u
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on July 15, 2019, 06:20:59 AM
Symbolic of the Sox pitching. Velazquez giving 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 BB (1 with bases loaded), obstruction. Kelly with the save in a clean inning. Kelly was replaced by some n'erdo'wells, although his ERA is hovering about 7 this year.
Another pitcher going only 5 once again exposes our BP, already gassed this year. Good bye Levangie.
The indictment against Levangie is that our pitchers have not gotten better this season.....not at all. Sale keep[s talking about trying to find his good release point but he hasn't and I won der no more if our pitching coach has been helpful in that regard and we all know the answer to that and to what is up with Porcello, and what is up with Price and so on and so forth. Levangei must be canned at the end of the season, if not before, and replaced by a coach who kn ows pitching and how to tutor pitchers when they slump. Yes, pitcher can have slumps just like hit ters but in our case there seems to be no improvement amongst any of them.
Quote from: elktonnick on July 15, 2019, 06:52:38 AM
The lead article in today's Herald on the Red Sox game last night begins with, "Alex Cora didn't seem to think....." I didn't need to read any further that pretty much said it all.
Is astounding to extreme a word Elk for the apparent melt down of Cora this season. His mistakes defy imagination and his constant tinkering and experimenting in mid-July is fodder for those of us who think what he accomplished last season was either a mirage or the biggest chunk of luck in baseball history. What seems even more far fetched, but I swear to it, is that he actually has favorites and plays them. Velasquez's usefulness to the team expired last season and he s till keeps writing Nunez/ name in the lineup when we face a left hander even though he seems to have no luck against them either. Somebody needs to shake the hell out of Alex and get his brain working instead of his ass.
Quote from: Bill-806 on July 15, 2019, 02:25:09 PM
Quote from: Bill-806 on July 15, 2019, 06:44:00 AM
Quote from: elktonnick on July 15, 2019, 05:30:49 AM
At least, three mental errors that won't appear in score card cost the Red Sox the ball game, one by the third base coach in sending Devers, one by the Manager in not bunting JBJ to third and finally JBJs brain dead attempt to go to third on a ground ball in front of him. The obstruction call against Velasquez was another unforced error. There more instances of questionable moves but these illustrate just how much this team is suffering from its lack of paying attention to detail this season.
IMO this state of affairs can all be laid squarely in the manager's lap who has not gotten this team ready to play mentally sharp baseball since day one.
D D, MAKE CHANGES NOW , GRASSHOPPER !!!! iono iono
BREAKING NEWS ……. NUNEZ , GONE, D F A …… VELEQEZ to I/95 PAWTUCKET ……. YES, GRASSHOPPER !!!! thumb_u thumb_u
If only that was true, but as long as Alex is in charge they will stay and be used as though they are key players to the Red Sox instead of sunk costs.
No he's right, Nunez was DFA'd. Velasquez will be back. It was him or Walden at that point, pick your poison. That's the problem of not having enough arms in the pen.
Quote from: SeaBeachFred on July 15, 2019, 03:26:31 PM
Quote from: Sea Dog 23 on July 15, 2019, 06:20:59 AM
Symbolic of the Sox pitching. Velazquez giving 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 BB (1 with bases loaded), obstruction. Kelly with the save in a clean inning. Kelly was replaced by some n'erdo'wells, although his ERA is hovering about 7 this year.
Another pitcher going only 5 once again exposes our BP, already gassed this year. Good bye Levangie.
The indictment against Levangie is that our pitchers have not gotten better this season.....not at all. Sale keep[s talking about trying to find his good release point but he hasn't and I won der no more if our pitching coach has been helpful in that regard and we all know the answer to that and to what is up with Porcello, and what is up with Price and so on and so forth. Levangei must be canned at the end of the season, if not before, and replaced by a coach who kn ows pitching and how to tutor pitchers when they slump. Yes, pitcher can have slumps just like hit ters but in our case there seems to be no improvement amongst any of them.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I recall Levangie's background as that of a scout, then a bull pen coach at the MLB level, but only a bench coach for the time Farrell was on medical leave five years ago. I winced at the time last year, but it worked at least for a year.
Lavangie was a catcher. I can find no record that he ever pitched to a batter at any level of organized baseball, amateur or professional.
He was not a pitcher and that makes for a strange resume for a pitching coach.
According to what I read it was the Manager's call to hire him.