Can we discuss this play, Tracer Hand?!
Kutter Crawford. Athlete. 😳 pic.twitter.com/TuUxx3Nnv4— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 28, 2023
― TY FRANCE HATES TEXAS CONFIRMED (gyac), Sunday, 28 May 2023 07:52 (ten months ago) link
it’s worth noting what a good read that was from casas s well to stretch himself into foul territory and give kutter a clean target to throw to
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 28 May 2023 11:25 (ten months ago) link
Yeah this is the conversation I was having with you the other day re first base fielding right? Does his handedness impact on that play at all?
― TY FRANCE HATES TEXAS CONFIRMED (gyac), Sunday, 28 May 2023 11:33 (ten months ago) link
idk if anything I think being a rightie actually helps him there? mookieproof to thread
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 28 May 2023 14:36 (ten months ago) link
I watched the Bello innings and then the scores of last night’s game. Pretty rough outing for Bello but he only allowed one run, despite the best efforts of that guy who is not a shortstop. His skyhigh pitch count in the first two innings with all the sloppy breaking balls reminded me of a classic bad Zito outing in the 2012 NLDS against the Reds(!). And Joely Rodriguez isn’t Tim Lincecum.Actually, just looking through his pitching sequences, it looks like Maguire kept calling for his slider, which was a ball 99% of the time? Wtf? I should really look at it in more detail but yeah, I don’t think Maguire is much of a catcher. I am here because I do not want to talk about the Mariners. 🫣🫣🫣
― TY FRANCE HATES TEXAS CONFIRMED (gyac), Wednesday, 31 May 2023 15:22 (ten months ago) link
The Red Sox are .500 and have a run differential of -3 when President Biden takes a tumbleJune 18, 2022🇻🇮falls over on bike⚾️ BOS loses to STL 2-11June 1, 2023🇻🇮tripped on flat ground⚾️BOS beats CIN 8-2 pic.twitter.com/QpDhKP5RR3— Coop (@coop_leon) June 2, 2023
― TY FRANCE HATES TEXAS CONFIRMED (gyac), Friday, 2 June 2023 16:07 (ten months ago) link
seems like chris sale might be out for awhile, depending on what the MRI says. he'd been on fire of late too, peak level performance.
― omar little, Friday, 2 June 2023 18:21 (ten months ago) link
Is there actual news? I’ve been enjoying watching him all season, love this slender psycho
― TY FRANCE HATES TEXAS CONFIRMED (gyac), Friday, 2 June 2023 18:27 (ten months ago) link
Shoulder soreness which I guess could maybe just be soreness, I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but cora didn't seem optimistic.
― omar little, Friday, 2 June 2023 18:41 (ten months ago) link
Possible IL stint for Chris Sale, Cora said. He’s still sore and at least been ruled out for his next start. Doctors are reviewing MRI and Cora said the Red Sox will know more later on. If placed on IL, Kluber (paternity list) will take his spot and Sherriff will stay— Christopher Smith (@SmittyOnMLB) June 2, 2023
― TY FRANCE HATES TEXAS CONFIRMED (gyac), Friday, 2 June 2023 21:02 (ten months ago) link
one last rodeo for the klubinator
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 2 June 2023 21:05 (ten months ago) link
Alex Cora just confirmed on @NESN that Chris Sale will go to the IL. Said he hopes he didn’t hurt the shoulder any more by ramping it up on the couple of fastballs he threw to the final batter.— Tom Caron (blue checkmark redacted) (@TomCaron) June 2, 2023
― TY FRANCE HATES TEXAS CONFIRMED (gyac), Friday, 2 June 2023 22:08 (ten months ago) link
This quite frankly sucks!
Dermody is a hateful dipshit, but there are a lot of hateful dipshits. Chaim Bloom's quotes in this piece, however, are enraging. https://t.co/iVPk0ufzKh— Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) June 8, 2023
― TY FRANCE HATES TEXAS CONFIRMED (gyac), Thursday, 8 June 2023 12:41 (ten months ago) link
Scrolling though his tweeter, the homophobia is one of many, many things wrong with this dude.
Hopefully he gets booed so loudly it gets in his peabrain and then he gets promptly shelled back to whatever minor/international league he came from.
(sorry Sox fans)
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 8 June 2023 13:41 (ten months ago) link
I personally hope he gets lit up and then DFAed
― TY FRANCE HATES TEXAS CONFIRMED (gyac), Thursday, 8 June 2023 13:42 (ten months ago) link
uhhhm so was the tweet a "mistake" or a "statement of his beliefs" that the red sox should respect????? fucking hell
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 8 June 2023 14:51 (ten months ago) link
It’s so bad
Going through the likes tab of tonight’s starter for the Red Sox! Very normal behavior on display here! pic.twitter.com/HKdAVdyRZF— Fitzy Mo Peña (@FitzyMoPena) June 8, 2023
― TY FRANCE HATES TEXAS CONFIRMED (gyac), Thursday, 8 June 2023 15:02 (ten months ago) link
what a f’n loser
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 8 June 2023 15:18 (ten months ago) link
:D
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 9 June 2023 07:00 (ten months ago) link
Will they do the same with Kluber though
― TY FRANCE HATES TEXAS CONFIRMED (gyac), Friday, 9 June 2023 07:34 (ten months ago) link
if devers got caught with something like this, i could at least understand why the sox/bloom would go to great lengths to excuse it. but this guy is the absolute definition of replacement player! why wouldn’t you just get another quad-a guy (being generous) who *isn’t* an obvious bigot?
― mookieproof, Friday, 9 June 2023 13:49 (ten months ago) link
Right?????
― TY FRANCE HATES TEXAS CONFIRMED (gyac), Friday, 9 June 2023 14:22 (ten months ago) link
https://t.co/Mr85r1oyVM pic.twitter.com/0V9uEGyEAa— sam (@redsoxsam_) June 9, 2023
― TY FRANCE HATES TEXAS CONFIRMED (gyac), Friday, 9 June 2023 14:58 (ten months ago) link
Chris Sale on the 60 day IL 😩
― TY FRANCE HATES TEXAS CONFIRMED (gyac), Friday, 9 June 2023 20:06 (ten months ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyNNRx2XwAEtT10?format=jpg&name=large
― TY FRANCE HATES TEXAS CONFIRMED (gyac), Friday, 9 June 2023 20:07 (ten months ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FxG9zmhWYAA2JVa?format=jpg&name=mediumThe “flex” on base celebration is pretty cute, but it’s even better when they cut to the dugout and show all the guys there doing it back.https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fy12GKSWAAAfmVQ?format=jpg&name=large
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Saturday, 17 June 2023 19:21 (ten months ago) link
INCREDIBLE
Alex Verdugo’s dad is having a FANTASTIC Father’s Day lmao pic.twitter.com/54kOgd8zmg— Arcand (@ChristianArcand) June 18, 2023
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Monday, 19 June 2023 08:00 (ten months ago) link
"thank you for the edibles"
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 19 June 2023 08:53 (ten months ago) link
His brother had to post a photo of it lol
“The edibles” 😂😂 @espn pic.twitter.com/ID064zIAvJ— Chris Verdugo (@sirdugo520) June 18, 2023
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Monday, 19 June 2023 09:55 (ten months ago) link
Oh yeah let me not ignore this catch by Duran! 😮💨😮💨😮💨
WHAT A PLAY BY JARREN DURAN! 🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/gU3kTu0pZb— Red Sox (@RedSox) June 18, 2023
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Monday, 19 June 2023 11:18 (ten months ago) link
Btw my searingly hot take is that the City connect uniforms are the most photogenic of them all!https://i.postimg.cc/G2zvM1SZ/IMG-3670.jpg
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Monday, 19 June 2023 15:55 (ten months ago) link
Nice piece about Yoshida in The Athletic today.
Isolated by language, culture and unfamiliarity, Yoshida remains a unique presence inside the Red Sox clubhouse, but he’s made unmistakable connections with his teammates and coaches. Translator Keiichiro Wakabayashi is ever-present to facilitate conversations, and Yoshida has learned enough English to engage his American teammates in basic discussions, especially when baseball terminology will suffice. Yoshida often laughs in the locker room and around the batting cage, and the other players like him.
Cora said he tried earlier this year to guess which team was the runner-up in the Yoshida sweepstakes, but Yoshida again surprised him by saying at one point that he thought he was going to end up with the Blue Jays. Yoshida’s left-handed bat would have been a nice fit in that Toronto lineup, and it wouldn’t have made things any easier in the American League East.“I’m glad that it was us,” Cora said.
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Wednesday, 21 June 2023 10:56 (ten months ago) link
Stats always gets the best screenshotshttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/FzMEipnWYAAzMyZ?format=png&name=small
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Thursday, 22 June 2023 11:07 (ten months ago) link
I’m so impressed with Bello. He developed a cutter and is already using it! Also, watching his game last night back, he’s looking so much more assured with men on base, they leave him to get out of trouble and so far he’s been able to do it. Perhaps most importantly, he wasn’t even at his best and still ground out the win.
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Saturday, 24 June 2023 09:07 (ten months ago) link
he’s turning into a certified stud, incredible stuff
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 24 June 2023 09:24 (ten months ago) link
Devers said in his postgame he sees Bello as a little brother and tries to help him all he can. Regardless of where this team goes, watching Bello come on in leaps and bounds is really incredible stuff. I can’t believe he literally developed and has been using a new pitch in the week!
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Saturday, 24 June 2023 09:41 (ten months ago) link
how tf are these pitches all clustered so tightly, this is insane
Bello threw a new pitch tonight, a cutter. pic.twitter.com/RCCfNzGz11— Red Sox Stats (@redsoxstats) June 24, 2023
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 24 June 2023 10:08 (ten months ago) link
Yeah I was shocked by that stats graph too cos his command didn’t look that great but I was wrong. He’s also throwing to his non-personal catcher!
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Saturday, 24 June 2023 10:19 (ten months ago) link
The bats are asleep, the rotation picks up a new injury every week, and they’re one game above .500, but the vibes are undefeated.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUYcXyXVwbI
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Monday, 26 June 2023 16:09 (nine months ago) link
Some style choices were made herehttps://i.postimg.cc/YSYhZWYr/IMG-4342.jpg
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Sunday, 2 July 2023 09:33 (nine months ago) link
The Jarren Duran game! 5 for 5! 4 were doubles!
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Sunday, 2 July 2023 20:50 (nine months ago) link
I cannot TELL you how much I love this kid.
Brayan Bello, Dirty 85mph Changeup. 👌 pic.twitter.com/KL1gWDcf4j— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) July 6, 2023
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Thursday, 6 July 2023 08:47 (nine months ago) link
I think you can argue he's been better than Eury Perez. Twice as many innings, 2.8 WAR already. Gave up more than 2 runs only once since May 10 (he gave up 3 against Tampa Bay on June 5)
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 6 July 2023 11:25 (nine months ago) link
Too soon to say on that count or Perez’s - the latter got absolutely lit up in one of his most recent starts. He’s just incredible to watch and he’s tough - he wants to go seven, he wants to pitch out of jams and go after the best hitters aggressively.
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Thursday, 6 July 2023 12:28 (nine months ago) link
tough to sit triston even against a RHP. is duvall really that important? is yoshida really that bad in LF? too many DHs i guess..
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 6 July 2023 16:53 (nine months ago) link
Cora was asked about it yesterday & he said Triston was odd man out because they wanted to start Duran which means that if they want to play Duvall (which they did) means that Yoshida has to DH. And they want to keep Turner in too and he historically has great numbers against Gray, so I get it but I didn’t like it.However, Cora also said they are going to start playing Turner at 2B more, for maximising his time in the lineup going forward. The two unsaid are that they are trying to get Duvall going again so they can trade him (that outfield is crowded with Duran, Kiké, Refsnyder, Verdugo and Duvall), so they have to try and get him ABs. The other is that Yu Chang and Pablo Reyes are both coming back, and this plus the Turner at 2B thing is probably bad news for either Kiké or Arroyo (think they will trade the latter if they can). But yeah, Triston had such a good June I’m hoping he hasn’t been cooled off. Having said that, there were some great signs for his hitting which definitely helped secure his position. Stats actually pointed out he had 96 PAs in June which was up there.
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Thursday, 6 July 2023 16:59 (nine months ago) link
Piece about roster crunch here.
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Thursday, 6 July 2023 17:06 (nine months ago) link
Oh and also idk if you watched the Toronto games but Yoshida was struck hard with a line drive in the shin so it wouldn’t surprise me if they put him at DH on and off a little more often so he doesn’t have to run or jump while he recovers. Think he has a bone bruise?
Yoshida got hit in the leg with a 101.8 mph four-seam fastball from Nate Pearson during the seventh inning. He went 2-for-3 with an RBI single.
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Thursday, 6 July 2023 17:13 (nine months ago) link
Jarren 🥹
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Saturday, 8 July 2023 20:57 (nine months ago) link
I could say more but Connor Wong being put in for the top of the ninth and immediately throwing out the best player on the A’s is why he’s him
Connor Wong immediately erases Rooker pic.twitter.com/pAJAxMSgwL— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthewCFB) July 9, 2023
― half the population ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (gyac), Monday, 10 July 2023 17:36 (nine months ago) link
Join us live at 11am ET for Craig Breslow's introductory press conference: https://t.co/kEp0PGLISy pic.twitter.com/eFhzVzi3jE— Red Sox (@RedSox) November 2, 2023
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Thursday, 2 November 2023 13:46 (five months ago) link
Kiké really isn’t good now, classic change of scene job. He’s reverted to his earlier year performance
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Tuesday, 14 November 2023 21:26 (five months ago) link
Breslow’s experience as a major league pitcher and his ideas for rebooting how the franchise develops and improves pitchers were noted. Case in point, watching Ryan Brasier, released by the Red Sox in May, thrive in the Dodgers bullpen didn’t sit well.”That obviously was disappointing,” Werner said. “We didn’t love the fact that he actually had a very productive season.”
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Thursday, 16 November 2023 15:07 (five months ago) link
Oh yeah I totally forgot about the Dominican series in ST, let’s see, they’ve got beloved Red Sox Dominican players Raffy Devers and…Triston Casas?
#SpringTraining: Dominican Republic edition!The @RedSox will face @RaysBaseball March 9-10 at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo. Tickets are on sale December 12! https://t.co/PnAXIxy3yF pic.twitter.com/alvdoWpjxu— MLB (@MLB) December 5, 2023
Cruising through Samaná. 🇩🇴 pic.twitter.com/krCDPnVEdU— Red Sox (@RedSox) November 30, 2023
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Tuesday, 5 December 2023 16:31 (four months ago) link
On the subject of the most hench outfield:HE’S READYhttps://i.postimg.cc/503WBHCs/IMG-2806.jpgHE’S READYhttps://i.postimg.cc/YqjBFCqx/IMG-5091.pngHE’S READYhttps://i.postimg.cc/3NfMqP9p/IMG-2807.jpg
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Sunday, 10 December 2023 16:39 (four months ago) link