We scored 22 runs in 11 innings against the Astros, after which they have now scored 20 runs in 20 innings against us (and counting -- this inning is still going).
No but he talks about baseball more and gets Youk to show that he knows stuff about pitches and spin and launch angles and all of that.Does Monaco tell him to STFU?
Yah... Not much Cora can do when the entire rotation has not gone at least 5IP....Might as well go back to using openers. That was working for a while. Probably won't work anymore, but if a reliever can keep us in the game for 2 innings, that would be better than the rotation has done for the past couple weeks. Then the starter's traditional 4 IP would be the 3rd through the 6th, and maybe you can keep it close enough to use Martin and Jansen. If Jansen can actually pitch.
I think rearranging these deck chairs will keep this ship afloat.
Of course, when every pitcher you have gets battered, that's kind of a problem.
Get Barraclough on the phone.But we will definitely use Jaques two days in a row!!!!!!
2-10 against the four worst teams in the NL, mostly at home. That's where the season was lost.Nothing like a 1-5 homestand to warm the cockles during a playoff race.
But what song is the band going to play?Might as well go back to using openers. That was working for a while. Probably won't work anymore, but if a reliever can keep us in the game for 2 innings, that would be better than the rotation has done for the past couple weeks. Then the starter's traditional 4 IP would be the 3rd through the 6th, and maybe you can keep it close enough to use Martin and Jansen. If Jansen can actually pitch.
I think rearranging these deck chairs will keep this ship afloat.
Of course, when every pitcher you have gets battered, that's kind of a problem.
Hard to remember when someone did.I like Crawford but holy shit was that bad. He had absolutely nothing.
The goal now is to stay ahead of the YankeesFor a guy with only 2 hits, Brantley is having a good year.
Holy shit did we get exposed this homestand. We're lucky Mookie only hit it to the track in the game we won, or it would be a complete L.
Thats why, at least to me, they really needed to go for it in that game and not punt it. Now i am under no illusion that they may have still gone out and crapped the bed these last two games (and maybe would have also still lost that game as well) as the Astros are just obviously better than the Sox right now but I still feel that game and the way it was managed really had an effect on the rest of this series.Remember, like 32 hours ago, when Adam Duvall had just hit a go ahead home run and the team was 12 outs from being just 3.5 back in the playoff race??
Yeah, me neither.
Unfortunately, the Yankees are playing Detroit and winning. After that they do face the Astros.The goal now is to stay ahead of the Yankees
I'd feel better about our chances if we didn't have to play them 4 more times.The goal now is to stay ahead of the Yankees
He's got a pass on the WOOstah Shuttle.But we will definitely use Jaques two days in a row!!!!!!
With who? They had Barraclough, Llovera, Martin and Kenley available with 4 innings to get through.Thats why, at least to me, they really needed to go for it in that game and not punt it. Now i am under no illusion that they may have still gone out and crapped the bed these last two games (and maybe would have also still lost that game as well) as the Astros are just obviously better than the Sox right now but I still feel that game and the way it was managed really had an effect on the rest of this series.
“But what if we waste all of our decent relievers in a losing effort?” seems to be a core strategy this season. Seems like an oddly defeatist line of thinking, but what do I know.Remember, like 32 hours ago, when Adam Duvall had just hit a go ahead home run and the team was 12 outs from being just 3.5 back in the playoff race??
Yeah, me neither.
Eh, he will tweak something in spring training, miss three months, and Bloom will say at the 2024 trading deadline "We have Whitlock coming back."Just shut Whitlock down.
i guess if it is truly the case that no one else was available then they needed to have made a move prior to the game to have at least someone else available in case the reliever you brought up that was recently in Independent ball had absolutely nothing when coming in after Sale )who should not have been being counted on to go long). It just seems crazy to me to go into a game that important with Sale and Barraclough responsible to get you through 7 innings with no other options at all. Just frustrating (to me at least) that that was the situation.With who? They had Barraclough, Llovera, Martin and Kenley available with 4 innings to get through.
Can it really be a choke when you are losing to teams that are better than you?Choke city, Red Sox.
Not just you, my friend. Not just you.i guess if it is truly the case that no one else was available then they needed to have made a move prior to the game to have at least someone else available in case the reliever you brought up that was recently in Independent ball had absolutely nothing when coming in after Sale )who should not have been being counted on to go long). It just seems crazy to me to go into a game that important with Sale and Barraclough responsible to get you through 7 innings with no other options at all. Just frustrating (to me at least) that that was the situation.
Frustrating yes, but with Bernardino going on the covid IL there just aren't good pitchers left in the system. The starters have been sucking too hard for too long and the pen is worn out and the replacements are mediocre AAA guys.i guess if it is truly the case that no one else was available then they needed to have made a move prior to the game to have at least someone else available in case the reliever you brought up that was recently in Independent ball had absolutely nothing when coming in after Sale )who should not have been being counted on to go long). It just seems crazy to me to go into a game that important with Sale and Barraclough responsible to get you through 7 innings with no other options at all. Just frustrating (to me at least) that that was the situation.