April 2017 MLB Game Thread
- Thread starter Jim Ed Rice in HOF
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Texas blew a 5-1 lead to lose 8-7 to Seattle for the sweep.
Dyson blew it. Dyson's 2017 season to date is impressive:
4.1 IP
15 ERs
27.00 ERA
0-3
3 blown saves
Dyson blew it. Dyson's 2017 season to date is impressive:
4.1 IP
15 ERs
27.00 ERA
0-3
3 blown saves
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13 ERs actually, the guy is having a hard enough time on his own without you adding a couple extra.
CB Bucknor with one of the worst calls you will ever see tonight, thankfully it ended up not mattering. Bottom of the 9th, WAS over ATL 3-1, bases loaded for ATL and 2 outs. The ATL hitter struck out, Wieters couldn't catch it, but knocked it down, stepped on home, ballgame...
Except Bucknor decided a little while later that it was a foul tip and the AB was alive, even though the batter actually missed the pitch by about a foot and a half. Luckily he ended up making out and the result was the same, but just so so bad.
http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/news/cb-bucknor-bad-umpire-nationals-braves-strike-zone-missed-foul-tip-jayson-werth-argue/1iuqvqu3n3ibj11iye06070cuy
Except Bucknor decided a little while later that it was a foul tip and the AB was alive, even though the batter actually missed the pitch by about a foot and a half. Luckily he ended up making out and the result was the same, but just so so bad.
http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/news/cb-bucknor-bad-umpire-nationals-braves-strike-zone-missed-foul-tip-jayson-werth-argue/1iuqvqu3n3ibj11iye06070cuy
Just to note, Werth didn't swing during the AB so Bucknor called 3 of those pitches strikes.
Those who miss Travis Shaw: he just hit a 2-run HR, first inning against Hendricks, Cubs, at Wrigley. On MLBN right now. Last night Shaw hit two doubles and a homerun. And the guy we got for him---will he throw a pitch for the Sox this year?
We have a "following ex-Red Sox players" thread.
And I think you know the answer to your question.
And I think you know the answer to your question.
What is allowable in this thread? I posted here so that others might know that that game is airing now. As for the answer to my question, I don't know. Has Thornberg been shut down? Do they know when he's coming back?
.237/.297/.593. A .890 OPS mostly driven by slugging is still pretty good. I'm not a Shaw believer but he may provide more value than Sandoval by the end of the year.
Maybe. If he does, it'll likely be marginal. But will he provide more than Sandoval + Thornburg, because that's the real decision the Sox had to make.
Yes. The reason I regret the trade so far is the lead-handedness of Sandoval. I thought the knock against Travis was that he couldn't hit. He has been hitting the same way Sandoval has, so far: home-runs, low average. If Thornburg ends up providing a lot of value this year I'll be as happy as the rest of you.
No, the knock on Shaw is that he's a walking average MLB player, and you don't sweat league-average players, especially when you can trade them for valuable pieces and you already have another player under contract for that same position who could very possibly be average as well.
It's not that complicated, and frankly, I don't get your borderline unhealthy obsession with Shaw.
Thanks for the laugh. I needed it. I'll be thrilled the very moment Thornburg starts making as much a contribution to the Red Sox as Shaw has to the Brewers. My biggest concern at the time of the trade was having to see Sandoval botching plays at third. So far, that fear has been realized. Maybe his hands will do his bidding better as the weather warms.
Thames with 2 homers already tonight. .379/.474/.924 with 10 homers and a 261 wRC+ through his 2 PA's tonight.
SEVEN of his 10 HR’s this season are against the Reds…..
They should just walk him every plate appearance
Is that 8 against the reds? i.e. more than anyone else has total...
edit: and wow that Coughlan dive. You don't often see Molina get fooled while catching.
Overlooked perhaps because of the Coughlan leap, the Blue Jays won the game in the 11th inning after Marcus Stroman pinch hit a double and scored the go-ahead run. Wonder if Gibbons will be raked over the coals for risking one his best pitchers. I mean, he could have gotten hurt on a freak out of the ordinary play or something.
Where is Reggie's Raquet to criticize Gibbons over that move. Afterall, Stroman is a much better pitcher than Wright ever was.
Washington put up an easy 11 runs in the 7th against Colorado this afternoon. Their offense is pretty good.
And the Dodgers walk it off on a Gonzalez hit that would somehow be blamed on Farrell if it was against the Sox.
Quite a win for LA
Quite a win for LA
Syndergaard walked his first batter of the year(Harper). He also gave up 5 runs in the 1st.
Maybe he should get that MRI after all.
EDIT--and he exits in the second holding his side
Maybe he should get that MRI after all.
EDIT--and he exits in the second holding his side
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Watching part of the game today. I'd forgotten what it's like to root for a team that scores a lot of runs.