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― half the population ÂŻ\_(ă)_/ÂŻ (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 Aâs is why heâs him
Connor Wong immediately erases Rooker pic.twitter.com/pAJAxMSgwL— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthewCFB) July 9, 2023
― half the population ÂŻ\_(ă)_/ÂŻ (gyac), Monday, 10 July 2023 17:36 (nine months ago) link
That was so bad-ass
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 10 July 2023 17:57 (nine months ago) link
Watched Belloâs innings - got into difficulty a few times but got out of it again. They really want to push him through these difficult innings and force him to work it out and if he can do it to a team like the Rangers he can do it to anyone.Nice to see some power from the lineup. Itâll also be nice to see the most handsome man in baseball meet Dansby Swanson on Sunday.
― (who is an amazing ice cream maker by the way) (gyac), Saturday, 15 July 2023 11:11 (nine months ago) link
lol excellent
The other thing is that Cora doesnât really have a choice. Boston literally has three starters. Theyâre all going 6 if they havenât thrown 100 pitches yet and the gameâs close
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 15 July 2023 11:41 (nine months ago) link
Belloâs last 13 starts:
5.0, 1 ER5.0, 2 ER6.0, 2 ER5.0, 1 ER7.0, 2 ER4.0, 1 ER6.0, 3 ER7.0, 2 ER7.0, 1 ER6.2, 1 ER7.0, 1 ER7.0, 2 ER6.0, 3 ER
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 15 July 2023 12:35 (nine months ago) link
I mean⌠there an answer to this that Iâm too lazy to look up, but has anyone been better?
I drew a lazy comparison to T*m L*ncecumâs 2008 (his age 24 year!)This week: https://i.postimg.cc/FsQKc3gn/IMG-5418.jpg
― a love song for connor wong (gyac), Monday, 17 July 2023 19:14 (nine months ago) link
In âWhat a cuntâ news, this loser (Jeff Frye) a former Red Sox having a pop at Mannyâs son for being a kid dancing when hitting a walk off homer
Thanks @MLB for encouraging kids to act foolishly on a baseball field. Iâm sure this young man has a bright future but I played against his dad who was a great hitter and I never saw him do this. #shegone #letthekidsplay @@MLBPAA @MLBNetwork @WillClark22 @TheRealJHair pic.twitter.com/4YKutJGFKO— Fryedaddy (@shegone03) July 24, 2023
― a love song for connor wong (gyac), Tuesday, 25 July 2023 17:57 (nine months ago) link
Iâm sorry, I love this fucking team. I cannot believe that they beat the Braves twice. Just watching it back now and:- not Belloâs greatest outing but he held a potent lineup scoreless for 5 innings and that was enough (way better than giving up six to the fucking Aâs). It looks like they got him on the fastball when he finally threw one low to get on before murdering a sinker. Seriously this Barves lineup is scary. Every single guy in the lineup is a difficult out and can go yard.- CONNOR WONG THROWING OUT A GUY IN A BIG MOMENT I LOVE YOU CONNOR
CONNOR WONG SAID NOT TODAY. pic.twitter.com/cVeJWzrt4c— Red Sox (@RedSox) July 27, 2023
Justin Turner has been incredible this year and Strider can't watch pic.twitter.com/tQZ3WxhoQ3— Red Sox Stats (@redsoxstats) July 27, 2023
― a love song for connor wong (gyac), Thursday, 27 July 2023 07:57 (nine months ago) link
I knew they were hot but what the fuck are these numbershttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/F2EcjxOXQAAZkUQ?format=jpg&name=large
― a love song for connor wong (gyac), Thursday, 27 July 2023 20:23 (nine months ago) link
Theyâre so special https://i.postimg.cc/Xq2kFxhX/IMG-6457.jpghttps://i.postimg.cc/gjcKn1gf/IMG-6490.jpg
― a love song for connor wong (gyac), Saturday, 29 July 2023 13:20 (nine months ago) link
so far UrĂas has walked, singled and at 2B started a double play, not bad
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 5 August 2023 00:35 (eight months ago) link
Brutal loss tonight. Down 5-3 heading to the ninth they put runners on the corners. With one out, UrĂas laces a single to plate a run. Now it's 5-4, runners on first and second. Wong launches a shot towards the Monster which looks promising but is caught right on the track. Reese McGuire (for it is he) takes off on contact and just... keeps going around 3rd?! Gets doubled off by about 80 feet, game over.
Lot of second guessing to go around here. In the top of the 9th, with the score still 4-3, who does Cora bring in to pitch to a string of righties? Leftie "depth" Joe Jacques, who gives up a walk, a single and eventually a run. Why?
The WEEI guys were wondering why Verdugo was a scratch from the game, with no reason given. These are possibly the most important games of the year. He can't PH for McGuire? Pinch run?
If they'd won their last two games they'd be tied for the last WC spot. As it stands they're 4 back of the Jays.
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 5 August 2023 23:09 (eight months ago) link
Looking at the play again, Febles (Bostonâs 3B coach) is quite clearly signaling âhome runâ to both McGuire and UrĂas there, just unconscionable stuff
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 5 August 2023 23:33 (eight months ago) link
Oh man you missed the whole Verdugo beef
"I think today we took a step back as a team... As the manager, I got to take charge of this"Alex Cora on their loss against Toronto today | #RedSox pic.twitter.com/HJxTzu2IOI— NESN (@NESN) August 5, 2023
― a love song for connor wong (gyac), Saturday, 5 August 2023 23:55 (eight months ago) link
Urias is a real nice player, though.
― a love song for connor wong (gyac), Saturday, 5 August 2023 23:56 (eight months ago) link
Cora was not happy after the game. Asked about Verdugo, he reiterated several times that he made a decision not to play him. It is not health-related. He also said âthis is probably one of my worst days here in this organization.â— Gabrielle Starr (@gfstarr1) August 5, 2023
― a love song for connor wong (gyac), Sunday, 6 August 2023 00:01 (eight months ago) link
completely bizarre
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 6 August 2023 00:55 (eight months ago) link
Unreal how bad this team is rn lmaooooo
― ydkb (gyac), Sunday, 6 August 2023 19:15 (eight months ago) link
I mean tbh the pen is burnt out but still. They need the injured back yesterday and itâs still today.
― ydkb (gyac), Sunday, 6 August 2023 19:18 (eight months ago) link
It definitely feels over now. Very weird season. Swept by Pirates and Rockies. Owned the Blue Jays til it mattered. Extreme swings of hot and cold are normal but even so. Dugie and Casas were either on fire or couldn't buy a hit. Devers hasn't really looked like himself, swinging for the fences all the time, average way down. Duran is simply not a CF. Lot of parts that don't quite fit. You'd like to play Duvall in CF but then whither Duran & Refsnyder? You'd like Yoshida to DH but then whither Turner? It's all just slightly janked out. There's no such thing as a normal lineup. And let's not even get into the pitching situation. Who's starting? Who's relieving? Is it coincidental that after the front office failed to add any significant pieces the wheels came off? You can say oh, well, this team should have taken that as a vote of confidence and played their balls off but everyone can see how it's all put together with duct tape. I am surprised that Duvall didn't get moved. Not even Dalbec got moved!
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 6 August 2023 19:47 (eight months ago) link
Idk I assumed they were never making the playoffs and this is a year for development - which it pretty much has been. Casas + defence training over offseason + a yearâs seasoning = a key piece next year. Duran was due more regression. Think the injuries really broke them open, the Houck one was in retrospect probably the worst. Who knows. I really enjoy watching them when theyâre going good. Also, Cora needs to stop complaining about their defence when every single player that goes there gets worse!
― ydkb (gyac), Sunday, 6 August 2023 20:17 (eight months ago) link
Btw Dalbec didnât get moved cos they probably release him, nobody is trading for him
― ydkb (gyac), Sunday, 6 August 2023 20:18 (eight months ago) link
Casas especially after April a rare bright spot, the adjustments have been really encouraging even if he skids every now and then. Urias looks good. Bello, you know how I feel about Bello. Yoshida a classic ofc. Devers very weird up and down year. Idk I think thereâs still plenty of year to go, I donât think they make the playoffs but even if the deadline theory is true, they were still losing winnable games long before that.
― ydkb (gyac), Sunday, 6 August 2023 20:21 (eight months ago) link
Yeah yeah but Dalbec DESTROYS (this is the mandated verb) AAA pitching!!eleventy1!11!!!
xpost Lots of bright spots really, enough that they really had me believing.
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 6 August 2023 20:24 (eight months ago) link
I think you should listen to the Bloom interview on inside the monster, he talks about a lot of these things.I can see them acquiring some SPs in free agency especially with money coming off the books this year. Honestly if Urias really is a guy and Story is legit they probably only need a couple of quality relievers to be serious this year. Thereâs the bones of a good team there.Also, stupid decisions like sending Duran to steal in SF. I watch the Giants! I know Bailey has a rocket arm that puts Wongâs to shame! Yet they sent runners against him twice and gave up two outs. You just have to look at the coaching situation as well.Itâs funny cos I started watching the Sox cos my Mariners werenât doing it at the plate but I have the Mariners on right now and just a better looking team in all respects.
― ydkb (gyac), Sunday, 6 August 2023 20:28 (eight months ago) link
Btw they werenât swept by the Rockies. Youâre thinking of the other bad team that swept them, the Cardinals.
― ydkb (gyac), Sunday, 6 August 2023 20:30 (eight months ago) link
yeah they look good. Big Dumper has owned Sox pitching
xpost Hmm. It felt that way at the time I guess.
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 6 August 2023 20:30 (eight months ago) link
look I watch almost every Mariners game and I knew what was going to happen when they threw to Cal low in the zone - he hammers those every time. You think his idol Jason Varitek would have better scouting reports on him than that
― ydkb (gyac), Sunday, 6 August 2023 20:50 (eight months ago) link
the way this team does not play defense is truly frustrating, and it's one of those things that was obvious when they constructed this roster which makes me wonder what they actually care about/prioritize.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 7 August 2023 00:31 (eight months ago) link
Trevor Story went 4-4 today and made some great plays including thishttps://x.com/redsoxstats/status/1690790339320098817Urias looks like a great pickup for the MI as well
― ydkb (gyac), Sunday, 13 August 2023 18:38 (eight months ago) link
No fucking way hahahahahttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/F4D9Yg_WUAArxI4?format=jpg&name=large
― ydkb (gyac), Monday, 21 August 2023 14:57 (eight months ago) link
that all seems very mild compared with what i saw on my TV. but even if we take that at face value... is that saying that they estimate he handed a run to the Yanks?
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 21 August 2023 15:01 (eight months ago) link
Thatâs usually what the scorecards mean. I think that probably comes from one of those Penvetta innings where he had to throw a bunch of extra pitches because of not getting the strike zoneâŚLet me check.
― ydkb (gyac), Monday, 21 August 2023 15:04 (eight months ago) link
so if that play at the plate hadn't been overturned he would have handed TWO runs to them
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 21 August 2023 15:06 (eight months ago) link
https://i.postimg.cc/xTB3dnnh/IMG-8035.jpgIâm guessing itâs this one - two of those are debatable strikes and one of them is on the scorecard. Volpe homers right after that and itâs three runs. The other two runs were solo shots and no issue. Gotta be this AB cos it was the only time he got on all day.
― ydkb (gyac), Monday, 21 August 2023 15:09 (eight months ago) link
And yeah obviously the pitcher & catcher change their approach up depending on the calls. Thankfully Connor was in for that play at the plate cos Reese McGuire isnât making it.
― ydkb (gyac), Monday, 21 August 2023 15:11 (eight months ago) link
I do appreciate the Mâs tenderizing Houstonâs bullpen a little before the Boston visit
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 21 August 2023 17:47 (eight months ago) link
Pausing to lol at Winckowski-Martin-Jansen being described as the âthree-headed, four-headed monster in the bullpenâ
"I missed on the good side of the ball and it went pretty far and it gave us the lead and we didn't look back"Triston Casas on his home run and the victory@WebsterOnTV | #RedSox pic.twitter.com/IPDuQkgA8X— NESN (@NESN) September 4, 2023
2022 Red Sox HR leaders:Rafael Devers - 27Trevor Story, JD Martinez - 16Xander Bogaerts - 15Bobby Dalbec - 12 2023 Red Sox HR leaders:Devers - 29Triston Casas - 23*Justin Turner - 22Adam Duvall - 19Masataka Yoshida - 15** Homered today— Gabrielle Starr (@gfstarr1) September 5, 2023
― ydkb (gyac), Tuesday, 5 September 2023 14:27 (seven months ago) link
Last night was the template. Just took 130 games. The lineup hasn't been settled all season and finally with Casas at cleanup it feels like it's getting there. Cora going 'only mashers in the building' tonight
1 Rafaela SS2 Devers 3B3 Turner DH4 Casas 1B5 Duvall RF6 Yoshida LF7 Abreu CF8 Wong C9 Valdez 2B
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 5 September 2023 22:26 (seven months ago) link
I kind of prefer Urias at 2nd, you know? But yeah, just need to see Story hopefully unlock something at the plate cos heâs a momentum killer atm. Just take pitches and you can walk, Trevor!
― ydkb (gyac), Tuesday, 5 September 2023 22:32 (seven months ago) link
Bloom out
Classy stuff
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 14 September 2023 16:48 (seven months ago) link
You bring him in to trade Mookie (which Dave D bears a lot of responsibility for), rebuild the farm system, get the next young core together and complement that core with some veteran pieces on short term contracts - and he does exactly that - and loads of people get injured - and then you fire him . ??? Profit!
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 14 September 2023 16:52 (seven months ago) link
Great job for the next guy, but I gather this is typical FSG class wrt their GMs. Didnât they run all the other guys out of town?
Someone at the press conference ask if they are going to root out the anonymous front office sources that were in the Globe stabbing Bloom in the back.— Red Sox Stats (@redsoxstats) September 14, 2023
― ydkb (gyac), Thursday, 14 September 2023 16:53 (seven months ago) link
Passan cooking the fraud Henry
Over the 15-year stretch during which they won four World Series, here were the Boston Red Sox's payroll ranks in those years: 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 1st.Over the last four years, they have been under the CBT three times and their payroll this year is 11th.But it was the GM's fault.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) September 14, 2023
― ydkb (gyac), Thursday, 14 September 2023 17:23 (seven months ago) link
bloom did a bad job but he wasnât set up to do a good job. ownership is pretty much absent at this point.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 14 September 2023 17:27 (seven months ago) link
Ownership hired him to eat shit basically and he did that. Next guy will benefit
― ydkb (gyac), Thursday, 14 September 2023 17:33 (seven months ago) link
According to @BNightengale, Sam Fuld has emerged as one of the leading candidates to replace Chaim in the Red Sox front office.Fuld was a finalist in the Red Sox managerial search the last time around. Has worked as Dave Dombrowskiâs right-hand man and GM with the Phillies.⌠pic.twitter.com/drhUKRtI3i— Tyler Milliken âžď¸ (@tylermilliken_) September 25, 2023
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 25 September 2023 08:23 (seven months ago) link
Can 'Superman' save Sox??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4UaxlOoxAM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ9QpRnO6nM
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 25 September 2023 08:30 (seven months ago) link