7/8/2023 Oakland @ Boston - Nothing But Squib Cakes!

[JohnnyTheBone]

James J. Jimmy "Big Jimmy" Paxton is dominant. Hardly anybody makes hard contact against him. The hapless A's will be dribbling squib cakes all over the Fenway infield. The Sox offense needs to manage only a run or two to put this baby in the win column. 4:05 start. Enjoy!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQIhoKrCPLk

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Game 89
The Red Sox won, but don’t break out the kegs.
Can’t really celebrate beating the dregs.
Let’s see if this win streak has any legs.
Break’s almost here. Let’s move up a few pegs.
Let’s not be Bobbys. Let’s try to be Gregs -
Ryan not Griffin in the world of Megs.
(Please don’t bring Ort back even if he begs.)

 

[Ale Xander]

Red Sox will no go quietly into the night and they will not vanish without a fight. The 2023 Red Sox will live on and this season will be epic.

 

[E5 Yaz]

1. Nick Allen (R) SS
2. Jordan Diaz (R) 2B
3. Ryan Noda (L) 1B
4. Brent Rooker (R) LF
5. Aledmys Diaz (R) 3B
6. JJ Bleday (L) CF
7. Shea Langeliers (R) C
8. Manny Pina (R) DH
9. Cody Thomas (L) RF

1. Jarren Duran (L) CF
2. Masataka Yoshida (L) LF
3. Justin Turner (R) DH
4. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
5. Alex Verdugo (L) RF
6. Triston Casas (L) 1B
7. Christian Arroyo (R) 2B
8. Connor Wong (R) C
9. Enrique Hernandez (R) SS

Blackburn (RHP) v Paxton

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Why is Chang not in there?

 

[InsideTheParker]

Why is Chang not in there?

That was my thought. Hope his hand still feels fine. Maybe Cora's awarding his bestie Hernandez for getting some hits?

 

[Ale Xander]

Isolated thunderstorms 3-5pm today

 

[joe dokes]

Why is Chang not in there?

Isolated thunderstorms 3-5pm today

Maybe Chang is made of more conductive material? Or maybe Cora has had enough of Kiké.

 

[InsideTheParker]

Isolated thunderstorms 3-5pm today

It's thundering out here now, but not raining, yet. Towering cumuli to the SE.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Blackburn scratched for the A's; Pruitt (RHP) will start

 

[Ale Xander]

Why does NESN have a gambling analyst?

 

[Ale Xander]

“This is a glorified AAA lineup”
-Paps referring to the A’s

 

[E5 Yaz]

Why does NESN have a gambling analyst?

So more people will watch the pregame?

 

[InsideTheParker]

So more people will watch the pregame?

Isn't it a way of promoting FanDuel, "the official gambling app of the Boston Red Sox?"

 

[Ale Xander]

Good god the bleachers are fairly empty

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Isn't it a way of promoting FanDuel, "the official gambling app of the Boston Red Sox?"

Is it FanDuel? I was too busy sipping my Viva, the official Hard Seltzer of the Boston Red Sox, to notice.

 

[Ale Xander]

Looks like tstrorms staying away
Beautiful day today and tomorrow for baseball. Low 80’s

 

[InsideTheParker]

Looks like tstrorms staying away
Beautiful day today and tomorrow for baseball. Low 80’s

gREAT. It's raining lightly out here in the Pioneer Valley, but nothing you couldn't play baseball through.

 

[Ale Xander]

Wondering if Fan Duel is upset that there’s a “BetMGm” ad on the Monster

 

[Al Zarilla]

“This is a glorified AAA lineup”
-Paps referring to the A’s

Shut up Paps. Bad karma.

 

[Ale Xander]

Awwww how cute, the A’s leadoff hitter made it over Mendoza

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Paxton looks dominant.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

That was child's play for Big Jimmy.

 

[Ale Xander]

Shut up Paps. Bad karma.

Paps was wrong

this is a glorified high A lineup.

 

[LogansDad]

Nice 1st inning. Let's get the offense off to a good start now. 6 runs sounds reasonable.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Paxton looks dominant.

7 pitches, fearless leader.

 

[Fishy1]

Duran signed a blood pact with BABIP

 

[Al Zarilla]

Nice oppo Duran.

 

[Bergs]

Duran is insanely fun to watch. What an incredible progression from last year to now.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Send him.

 

[Ale Xander]

Justin!

 

[LogansDad]

That's a home run in 29 of 30 stadiums.

Stupid wall.

 

[BoSoxFink]

is it me or did Duran look out on the steal on the replay? I thought Allen caught it and his glove glanced Duran. Surprised there was no challenge

 

[Ale Xander]

Nice Sell shirt

 

[LogansDad]

Nice Sell shirt

Looks like a lot of them.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Duran is insanely fun to watch. What an incredible progression from last year to now.

I was so down on him last year that I'm having trouble believing that this is real. But it seems to be.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Turner is crazy en fuego

 

[LogansDad]

Rough at bat for Devers there. Those 2 pitches he popped up were crushable.

 

[moonshotmanny]

Dugie!!!

 

[LogansDad]

DUGO

 

[Al Zarilla]

Woho, didn't look fair on TV.

 

[Ale Xander]

Do the Dougie

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Nah, he isn't an All Star

 

[absintheofmalaise]

Verdugo saying you don't think I'm an All Star? Well fuck you.

 

[Ale Xander]

Need Kyle Tucker to turn an ankle or something

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Nice rip, Alex. That's all Big Jimmy will need.

 

[Ale Xander]

Nice rip, Alex. That's all Big Jimmy will need.

Not Ort-proof yet

 

[bluefenderstrat]

Nice start on a nice summer day.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Who is the 3rd man in the booth?

 

[Harry Hooper]

Cora said Alfaro would get a start this weekend, so it looks like tomorrow.