4/11 These Rays Gotta Go

[GPO Man]

This lineup is just brutal.

 

[LogansDad]

Good at bat by Arroyo here.

 

[JOBU]

this Tampa team is so annoyingly good. I wish our Tampa guy could bring us a fraction of their good luck. Like this shit $30M roster is going to somehow get swept in the ALDS.

Ftfy

 

[LogansDad]

Bad ending, though

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

The irrepressible BOB DALBEC!

 

[S. H. Frog]

OK, Bobby. I did not expect the walk.

 

[mauidano]

Wong, huh? How's Aquaman Alfarao doing at AAA?

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Call Alfaro up. It's time.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

J.D may be gone, but his spirit lives on with every K on a pitch low and away.

 

[Shaky Walton]

Would it be unkind to say the Connor Wong looks like steaming hot dog shit at the plate?

Does he have naked pictures of someone?

 

[LesterFan]

With Duvall out I don't know where the consistent power is going to come from outside of Devers. Maybe Casas? Rough.

 

[patinorange]

OK, Bobby. I did not expect the walk.

He could walk three guys an inning and not have a care in the world against this lineup.

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

This lineup is just brutal.

Outside of 2, 3 6 (and maybe 4), it’s as bad as I can remember.

 

[derekson]

With Duvall out I don't know where the consistent power is going to come from outside of Devers. Maybe Casas? Rough.

This lineup is VERY thin without Duvall

 

[Shaky Walton]

Outside of 2, 3 6 (and maybe 4), it’s as bad as I can remember.

Chaim Bloom, take a fucking bow.

 

[bosox188]

Whitlock's velocity was down in his Worcester rehab start (there was no data for the Portland one) and it seems to be the case tonight too. Little concerning but I hope he's still just getting warmed up for the season.

 

[S. H. Frog]

Sox caught a thief yet?

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Great job, catchers.

EDIT: right on cue haha.

 

[patinorange]

Would it be unkind to say the Connor Wong looks like steaming hot dog shit at the plate?

Does he have naked pictures of someone?

They got him for his defense. LOL

 

[mauidano]

We are absolutely crushed by stolen bases. Embarrassing.

 

[JOBU]

Safe… and I’m wrong

 

[S. H. Frog]

Sox caught a thief yet?

There it is

 

[scotian1]

Is Whitlock really a starter?

 

[The Gray Eagle]

I wonder if we will ever have the lead in this series?

Way too optimistic of a question.
I wonder if we will ever score a run in this series?

 

[mauidano]

I spoke too soon...LOL! Wong got it right.

 

[ngruz25]

I don't understand how MLB's radio option is a full batter behind. In year's past, the audio was always ahead of the TV option.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

So disappointed in general at the stolen base situation. It's tempting to put it all on Cora, but it feels like the entire organization is at fault.

 

[mikeford]

I love that once we had a relief ace and someone decided "let's ruin him and make him a mediocre starter"

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Is Whitlock really a starter?

I think he can be decent, but would prefer him as a bullpen ace - if we had some decent starters.

 

[The Gray Eagle]

Almost all of these steals this year have been on the pitchers, including the one this inning that led to the run. Runners are getting huge jumps on them.

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

I don't understand how MLB's radio option is a full batter behind. In year's past, the audio was always ahead of the TV option.

It’s been brutal this year. I was a full 2 minutes behind during the opening series.

 

[patinorange]

Almost all of these steals this year have been on the pitchers, including the one this inning that led to the run. Runners are getting huge jumps on them.

I wish we had a pitching coach.

 

[LesterFan]

Great job, catchers.

EDIT: right on cue haha.

Unfair to blame the catchers when runners are already sliding into 2nd by the time they get the ball.

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Kiké looks kooked.

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Unfair to blame the catchers when runners are already sliding into 2nd by the time they get the ball.

Fair enough.

 

[patinorange]

Some lead off hitter we have.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

So disappointed in general at the stolen base situation. It's tempting to put it all on Cora, but it feels like the entire organization is at fault.

They certainly seem way behind the curve on it, which is disconcerting.

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Dammit, Randy.

 

[mikeford]

I seem to recall many people on this board getting on the case of anyone who was completely unconvinced about bringing back Hernandez

 

[Beomoose]

Well shit

 

[ngruz25]

EEI giving the pop times on the stolen bases and it's pretty obvious that the problem is with the pitchers and not the Sox catchers.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

I seem to recall many people on this board getting on the case of anyone who was completely unconvinced about bringing back Hernandez

No one would be complaining if he was batting 8th/9th in center field, as originally intended at signing.

 

[mauidano]

What happened to this team???

 

[GPO Man]

Turner is just completely overmatched

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

No one would be complaining if he was batting 8th/9th in center field, as originally intended at signing.

Yeah, I’m not mad at the contract. It’s just the current usage.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

What happened to this team???

They lost their second-best hitter to this point and started actually facing a good team.

 

[mauidano]

EEI giving the pop times on the stolen bases and it's pretty obvious that the problem is with the pitchers and not the Sox catchers.

Maybe throw over that one time and then have the catcher throw over.

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

What happened to this team???

Regression to the mean?

 

[mauidano]

They lost their second-best hitter to this point and started actually facing a good team.

The Rays steamrolled a couple of really bad teams to star the season. Are we one of those teams now?

BTW, fuck these stupid in-game interviews.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Another really flat slider.