I have a busy week ahead, so doing more than one of these will be a pain in the ass. Fortunately, it doesn’t matter, because we are going to lose 6-3.
9/9 - We Are Going To Lose
- Thread starter DennyDoyle'sBoil
- Start date
You are wrong. We are not going to lose. Today, we are going to come in second. The Orioles will come in next to last.
Better than nothing I guess. But at least I don’t have to start the next game thread.
Game 142
Our quest for the playoffs keeps on glitching.
I’ll state the truth and hope it’s not snitching:
It seems our team just can’t hit good pitching.
Watching some games has led us to bitching.
Sights we have seen have left our eyes twitching.
(Don’t poke them out with needles for stitching!)
We’re down in the dumps, but we’re not ditching
our dreams or searching elsewhere and switching
allegiances by secretly hitching
fandoms to teams who are more bewitching.
Scratch out a win! I’m tired of itching.
Our quest for the playoffs keeps on glitching.
I’ll state the truth and hope it’s not snitching:
It seems our team just can’t hit good pitching.
Watching some games has led us to bitching.
Sights we have seen have left our eyes twitching.
(Don’t poke them out with needles for stitching!)
We’re down in the dumps, but we’re not ditching
our dreams or searching elsewhere and switching
allegiances by secretly hitching
fandoms to teams who are more bewitching.
Scratch out a win! I’m tired of itching.
Calculus is pretty simple here, I think: RHP starting who struggles with walks. Ceddane never walks, Wilyer might walk four times against Flaherty.
Also I think they may want to showcase Wilyer/see how he handles CF in Fenway
- Adley Rutschman (S) DH
- Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B
- Anthony Santander (S) RF
- Austin Hays (R) LF
- Aaron Hicks (S) CF
- Gunnar Henderson (L) 3B
- Jordan Westburg (R) 2B
- James McCann (R) C
- Jorge Mateo (R) SS
- Alex Verdugo (L) RF
- Rafael Devers (L) 3B
- Justin Turner (R) DH
- Triston Casas (L) 1B
- Masataka Yoshida (L) LF
- Trevor Story (R) SS
- Wilyer Abreu (L) CF
- Enmanuel Valdez (L) 2B
- Connor Wong (R) C
Realistically, we have our best shot at a win today with Flaherty pitching for the O’s. Of course if Sale could go 7 thus avoiding that cesspool of a bullpen for the most part that would be helpful.
I live in Annapolis and we’ve got a decent line of Thinderstorms rolling through.
I’d guess a 2 hour-ish delay.
I’d guess a 2 hour-ish delay.
Raining out here 2 hours W of Boston. Have no idea what that means for the game.
FS1 has Rays and Mariners starting now in the lovely confines of UGH Tropicana Field.
FS1 has Rays and Mariners starting now in the lovely confines of UGH Tropicana Field.
I don't mind that as much as Valdez at 2B with Rafaela riding the bench again. I don't get why he isn't starting more, regardless of the position.
There’s an outside shot and a baseball code that you don’t throw in the towel yet.
no idea. All I know is I saw a quote from Cora to that effect.
Win today. That’s all I know. DDB has this
The guy who predicted the Sox lose today? Yeah, he's probably right.
Anyway, my satellite is out, so I can't watch anything at the moment.
The Red Sox are still in it, per Alex Cora.
https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2023/09/alex-cora-explains-why-red-sox-are-barely-playing-ceddanne-rafaela-so-far.html
https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2023/09/alex-cora-explains-why-red-sox-are-barely-playing-ceddanne-rafaela-so-far.html
As soxin6 said, the bullpen usage doesn't seem to reflect this.
Plus, when you consider defense, is Valdez really a better option than Rafaela at 2B?
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