4/16 Memories Can't Wait

[absintheofmalaise]

It looks like Whitlock has moved back over to the 1B side of the rubber. Here's his release point today.
Tampa Game
Video from 2022
https://www.mlb.com/video/garrett-whitlock-ball-to-josh-donaldson-egku78?q=whitlock 2022&cp=MIXED&qt=FREETEXT&p=0
Video from Tampa this year
https://www.mlb.com/video/randy-arozarena-flies-out-sharply-to-center-fielder-rob-refsnyder?q=whitlock 2023&cp=MIXED&qt=FREETEXT&p=0

 

[brandonchristensen]

I clearly remember an interview some member of the Sox did with Kevin Millar/Chris Rose on Intentional Talk with Mike Napoli sunbathing on the field behind them.

View: https://twitter.com/JoeyMacHockey/status/388733913616510977?s=20

Casas is furious.

 

[LesterFan]

That pitch was closer than the one to Verdugo

 

[Al Zarilla]

Don't get me wrong, collectively they were kick ass and had a special bond. Take that lineup from Napoli down and replace Bogaerts ( just 18 games) with the team's primary 3B Middlebrooks. Also to be fair give Salty the nod over Ross and there is nothing awe inspiring about this guys as players. I think that's part of what makes this team so great.

It did help that they struck lightning in a bottle with some players they brought in. Shane Victorino had a career best BWAR of 6.0; Napoli a second best in his career of 3.7; Koji a 3.5, almost double his previous best. Mike Carp had almost all of his career BWAR in 2013, 1.5 out of 1.9. What a haul these guys were, and there were others.

 

[trs]

Slick turn.

 

[azsoxpatsfan]

I want to see Whitlock go 7. Or 8 or 9

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

He's working really quickly

 

[BornToRun]

Have yourself a day, Whit!

 

[Redkluzu]

Will David say "This is my fucking city" again? One can only hope.

 

[Wallball Tingle]

Hey, 6 innings!

 

[E5 Yaz]

Will David say "This is my fucking city" again? One can only hope.

Never did

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

Phenomenal outing

 

[Redkluzu]

Well it was close to that.

 

[ColdSoxPack]

I’m watching on the mlb tv app, and get the same Amazon prime ad every single time. I’m so sick of that dumb song

The girl with the mustache?

 

[Al Zarilla]

Man, if Wong hits literally at all he is a serious asset.

Does that mean he's a good defensive catcher so there's that to build on, or add to? Haven't seen him at all.

 

[ColdSoxPack]

Today is also the anniversary of the pizza thrower
View: https://twitter.com/tdisportsclips/status/1647591183642685440?s=46

The Angels broadcast. just showed the pizza incident.

 

[Moviegoer]

The Angels broadcast. just showed the pizza incident.

Did they use the NESN broadcast? I have to think without Remy it's nowhere close to as memorable.

 

[strek1]

Really Raffy?

 

[BornToRun]

Just bad luck

 

[ColdSoxPack]

Did they use the NESN broadcast? I have to think without Remy it's nowhere close to as memorable.

It was video only. They mentioned Don and Jerry though.

 

[E5 Yaz]

They need to put Patrick Cantlay on a pitch clock

 

[InsideTheParker]

That inning epitomizes baseball disappointment to me: two guys on, your best hitter up, out on a DP, then a fly-out. You get your hopes up and then nothing. It is odd to me that we keep on watching this game, always waiting for the times that our hopes are fulfilled. I know there's nothing new in what I'm saying, just expressing my own sense of oddity at this moment.

 

[nvalvo]

Really Raffy?

Scalded. That was 107.2, the hardest hit ball of the game.

 

[Redkluzu]

That inning epitomizes baseball disappointment to me: two guys on, your best hitter up, out on a DP, then a fly-out. You get your hopes up and then nothing. It is odd to me that we keep on watching this game, always waiting for the times that our hopes are fulfilled. I know there's nothing new in what I'm saying, just expressing my own sense of oddity at this moment.

See the quote in my signature

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

Getting Ohtani and trout out 3x each in one game is pretty baller

 

[nvalvo]

Now that I've got the Savant Gamecast open, I can share that Ohtani's groundball there was the second hardest at 105.9.

 

[Red(s)HawksFan]

That inning epitomizes baseball disappointment to me: two guys on, your best hitter up, out on a DP, then a fly-out. You get your hopes up and then nothing. It is odd to me that we keep on watching this game, always waiting for the times that our hopes are fulfilled. I know there's nothing new in what I'm saying, just expressing my own sense of oddity at this moment.

Seems run of the mill for a game where the best of the best fail seven out of ten times.

 

[brandonchristensen]

7 innings??

 

[Red(s)HawksFan]

Garrett Whitlock, staff ace.

 

[Redkluzu]

"Hope is the thing with feathers" gotta be one of my faves

 

[BornToRun]

Seems run of the mill for a game where the best of the best fail seven out of ten times.

I’ve grown to hate this saying because it ignores walks

 

[nvalvo]

Whitlock is our best starter, you guys. I vote we maybe don't send him to the pen.

 

[BornToRun]

Is that the best start of his career?

 

[InsideTheParker]

See the quote in my signature

Very nice.

 

[azsoxpatsfan]

The girl with the mustache?

That’s the one

 

[YTF]

It did help that they struck lightning in a bottle with some players they brought in. Shane Victorino had a career best BWAR of 6.0; Napoli a second best in his career of 3.7; Koji a 3.5, almost double his previous best. Mike Carp had almost all of his career BWAR in 2013, 1.5 out of 1.9. What a haul these guys were, and there were others.

Exactly and that's what gives me hope for this team as they inch toward .500 in this the16th game of the season. Let Yoshida, Turner, Verdugo and Wong catch some of that lightning. Let a healthy Story, Mondesi and Duvall contribute in the second half of the season.

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

What a fantastic start by Whitlock. Really stepped up, huge!

 

[nvalvo]

"Hope is the thing with feathers" gotta be one of my faves

I love the literary dimension Redkluzu brings to a game thread.

 

[LogansDad]

Whitlock is a damn assassin.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Whitlock is our best starter, you guys. I vote we maybe don't send him to the pen.

You mean we trade him since the season is already over?

 

[LogansDad]

Does that mean he's a good defensive catcher so there's that to build on, or add to? Haven't seen him at all.

He looks awesome defensively. Needs to work on framing a bit, but everything else is excellent.

 

[E5 Yaz]

You mean we trade him since the season is already over?

Why wait?

 

[strek1]

Nice to have a pitcher go this deep.

 

[Red(s)HawksFan]

Is that the best start of his career?

Might be. Certainly his longest and highest pitch total. He had two starts last season that were 6 innings. Gave up 2 runs in one and one in the other.

 

[strek1]

Scalded. That was 107.2, the hardest hit ball of the game.

Well I'm keeping tabs on gameday so I'm just seeing the end result.

 

[azsoxpatsfan]

Is that the best start of his career?

Looks like his previous best was in June last year against the reds, 6 innings 0 earned runs 5 hits 0 k. So I’d say this is for sure his career best

 

[Doc Zero]

I’ve long since argued that there’s a difference between O-V-E-R and O-V-A.

 

[brandonchristensen]

Yoshi kinda running like he shit himself

 

[Al Zarilla]

Kenley Jansen has made quite a few 2, even 3 inning saves in his career, but I doubt Cora goes that route this early in the overall scheme. Did hear Bleier's name on the broadcast. Oh no.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Yoshi kinda running like he shit himself

Hammy probably not 100%