8/4 - The Eric (formerly known as Brad) Hosmer Era Begins

[JOBU]

The resurgent MATTY BARNE$!

Looks dominant

 

[patinorange]

Matty "Bad Man" Barnes is straight-up mowing pricks DOWN!

Easy money.

 

[nvalvo]

Barnes looked... pretty good?

 

[scottyno]

It's the Royals, so who knows, but couldn't have really asked for a better return inning from Barnes there

 

[BoSoxFink]

Nice AB JD

 

[absintheofmalaise]

DOB needs to go to Memphis or North Carolina for ribs.

 

[absintheofmalaise]

I'm surprised DOB hasn't mentioned no body armour on Hosmer yet.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

He hit it stiff, to no avail.

 

[patinorange]

Another decent at bat. I'm not missing Franchy.

 

[BoSoxFink]

They really are going to go down without a fight huh? First three batters reach and knock in 2 runs and literally have done pretty much nothing at all since then

 

[staz]

DOB needs to go to Memphis or North Carolina for ribs.

or Texas... with a Lone Star or 6 to wash it down.

 

[The Filthy One]

Youk is so cheesy. It kind of works, but then sometimes reeeeally doesn't.

 

[absintheofmalaise]

That would have been an out at Fenway.

 

[shawnrbu]

The Pedigree doubles.

 

[JCizzle]

Alright Kevin, make up for the stolen bases.

 

[shawnrbu]

He hit it stiff, to no avail.

Did I miss McGuire?

 

[patinorange]

No pinch hitter?

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Surprise the hell out of everybody and tie this baby up, Kevin!

 

[Ale Xander]

I did not expect this

 

[BoSoxFink]

Hahaha right after my last comment. I need to keep it up

 

[JCizzle]

Boom!!!!

 

[JOBU]

Plawdog!

 

[scottyno]

Going from Downs/Sanchez to an actual decent player in Arroyo is SUCH a breath of fresh air

 

[shawnrbu]

The Pedigree rounding 3rd.

 

[Van Everyman]

Our catcher is awesome!

 

[patinorange]

Surprise the hell out of everybody and tie this baby up, Kevin!

Holy shit, he did it.

 

[Tim Salmon]

I don't believe what I just saw.

 

[absintheofmalaise]

Fuck SoSh game threaders - Plawecki

 

[Sprowl]

Christian Who? sez Plwki

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened.

 

[shawnrbu]

No pinch hitter?

The only available pinch hitter was punching the clown.

 

[shawnrbu]

No automatic strike on 3-0.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened.

The impossible is Plawecki scoring from second on a single.

 

[absintheofmalaise]

Double steal time!

 

[shawnrbu]

Whitlock or Hernandez. Tough choice.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

The only available pinch hitter was punching the clown.

<tittering profusely>

 

[Ale Xander]

This is not the mid teens Davis Herrera Holland bullpen

 

[Ted Cox 4 president]

“In play, run(s)” is a Gameday tag not often associated with Kevin Plawecki, and thus very welcome.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Another strike 3 looking.

 

[patinorange]

The purpose of pinch hitting is to swing the bat. Jeesh

 

[Van Everyman]

Another strike 3 looking.

I mean, that pitch was 96 on the black.

 

[Van Everyman]

Darwinzon looking like the guy I remember two pitches in

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

Bottom of 7, tie game, and we go to Darwinzon?

 

[absintheofmalaise]

I miss Barnes already.

 

[BoSoxFink]

Throw fucking strikes god dammit, especially to a guy who will turn a walk into a double automatically

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Why bring in the human walk machine when they can’t hold runners.

 

[BoSoxFink]

Lead off double

 

[Just a bit outside]

Lead off double

This seems right.

 

[LesterFan]

Hernandez is here to remind he's taken the role of Diekman.

 

[patinorange]

He's got a good fastball, but he just can't throw strikes.