In Which the Red Sox Beat the Astros

[Petagine in a Bottle]

Sure, but he didn't give the team any chance tonight, when they still had a gut shot chance at it. Barring any extenuating circumstances, something is up.

Potentially, I think we will have to find out who was and wasn’t available, and to a larger extent- how some of these personnel decisions and strategies are determined. I highly doubt the opener thing and bringing in the guy just called up in the 5th are all Cora’s doing.

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Anybody warming up?

 

[scotian1]

Sadly Cora has taken the heat off Bloom after Betts rubbed the Red Sox noses in it over the weekend.

 

[JShams]

Hopefully varitek goes to Cora’s house after the game and tells him he’s going cut his nuts off and stuff them down his fucking throat.

 

[canyoubelieveit]

I've never had such a change in feeling about a team's overall baseball season mid-game. Tonight had a touch of fall in the air and this felt like it was going to be our playoffs, win or lose. We could easily lose to a team like Houston with our best, which would be disappointing of course, but I was excited for the feel of a playoff game even if we didn't get to experience the real thing this year. Instead it's being treated as a mid-May game, losing in a middle-inning white-flag way with the worst pitcher on our roster, a "no hands on deck" game...and it just pours cold water on any sense that we were headed for a potentially exciting stretch run of the season in search of a playoff berth. Totally unexpected too.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Hey, at least maybe Rafaela gets in the game?

He'll pitch the 9th?

 

[bosockboy]

OB and Youk not letting it go.

 

[budcrew08]

I think we should relax on the exceeed expectations front. This team has a very tough schedule, a weary pen and starters that can’t go 5 innings. A 9-24 finish isn’t out of the realm.

That would put us the same as last year: 78-84

 

[LogansDad]

I've never had such a change in feeling about a team's overall baseball season mid-game. Tonight had a touch of fall in the air and this felt like it was going to be our playoffs, win or lose. We could easily lose to a team like Houston with our best, which would be disappointing of course, but I was excited for the feel of a playoff game even if we didn't get to experience the real thing this year. Instead it's being treated as a mid-May game, losing in a middle-inning white-flag way with the worst pitcher on our roster, a "no hands on deck" game...and it just pours cold water on any sense that we were headed for a potentially exciting stretch run of the season in search of a playoff berth. Totally unexpected too.

Thank you for doing a better job of voicing my feeling than I can right now.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Anybody warming up?

Half the posters. A couple of them said they were throwing up

 

[Reggie's Racquet]

Hopefully varitek goes to Cora’s house after the game and tells him he’s going cut his nuts off and stuff them down his fucking throat.

Well at least then he’d have a reason to choke.

 

[E5 Yaz]

OB and Youk not letting it go.

It's not Cora who signs their paychecks

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

Isn’t Varitek the “game planning coordinator”?

 

[Back Bay]

Anybody warming up?

Kluber

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Such a weird damn game. Pretty great when Duvall tomahawked that bomb, and then all hell broke loose.

 

[bosockboy]

Bet Cora is pissed he didn’t take the Miami (U) job.

 

[HangingW/ScottCooper]

Barraclough still in

 

[mauidano]

Raffy Jr. in along with The Freeze.

 

[LogansDad]

Barraclough still in

At this point it doesn't fucking matter, I guess.

 

[I Miss Maalox]

Forget it, Scotty. It's Blizzardof78 town.

And "The Blizzard" just got recalled from Woostah today

 

[Blizzard of 1978]

Kluber

Lol. Got to admit that was funny.

 

[ngruz25]

I didn’t even realize Hamilton was up.

Story is a smooooth operator at short. His defense is everything it was promised to be. So that’s nice.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

I’ll hate Dombrowski until the day I die. Amazing to say about a WS-winning GM but goddamn has the Sale mistake cast a massive shadow since before the ink was dry.

 

[Daniel_Son]

 

[Adirondack jack]

I'd be leery of him going full Wohlers/Ankiel out there

He hasn't broke him yet

 

[budcrew08]

At this point, it’s Barraclough’s game. And then they’ll send him down to AAA tomorrow.

 

[mauidano]

Altuve gonna swing for The Monster.

 

[P'tucket rhymes with...]

Bet Cora is pissed he didn’t take the Miami (U) job.

I know I am, that's for sure.

 

[Blizzard of 1978]

Rangers and Blue Jays both won. Depressing.

 

[mauidano]

Altuve gonna swing for The Monster.

Called it.

 

[LogansDad]

Altuve gonna swing for The Monster.

Cycle time.

 

[czar]

Awwwwww yeah. Position player ninth!!

 

[budcrew08]

Altuve hits for the cycle lol

 

[shawnrbu]

Did we ever expect to see Barraclough face Altuve 3 times?

 

[soxin6]

Fuck off Cora

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Lol

 

[JOBU]

Cool.

 

[bosockboy]

Altuve gonna swing for The Monster.

And got it…

 

[dhappy42]

Perfect

 

[scotian1]

All day long talk radio hosts and callers were all over Henry and Bloom over Betts. Well that scenario has changed now big time. Just sayin.

 

[Sprowl]

Because we haven't been humiliated enough, for our sins...

 

[simplicio]

Well if anyone is going to give us some highlight reel stuff from Cedanne in center it's Barraclough.

As long as he can keep it in center which, maybe not.

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

Lol

 

[LogansDad]

Did we ever expect to see Barraclough face Altuve 3 times?

Shouldn't have faced him fucking once.

 

[czar]

Awwwwww yeah. Position player ninth!!

Why wait?!

 

[E5 Yaz]

If he hits Bergman again, he might crumble on the mound

 

[ngruz25]

Bengie Molina did it better.

 

[shawnrbu]

Altuve could make the HOF.

 

[mauidano]

You could just see that coming…

 

[worm0082]

This like Valentine leaving Lester in to give up 12 runs