Red Sox/MLB 2023 Regular Season - 154-8 still possible - Adam Duvall suffered fractured wrist, no timetable set for his return

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

He traded for him lmao and then he left for FA.

Yup. Nothing in return

 

[McGarnagle]

I'm sure Red Sox twitter lit up with jokes about Reese having slippery hands after that passed ball

 

[CDJ]

Speier says we’ve thrown the most meatballs in the league, checks out

 

[McGarnagle]

Bryan Reynolds is a machine

 

[McGarnagle]

Pivetta really is a mixed bag. His stuff is electric and he'll strike out half the batters he faces but leaves several meatballs that opponents just crush in the process.

 

[McGarnagle]

Let's just IBB Reynolds the rest of the series, thanks.

 

[Johnnyduke]

Machado tossed after strikeout on clock violation

The Padres' Manny Machado was ejected Tuesday after being called out on strikes on a pitch clock violation to end the first inning.

www.espn.com

I don't say this often but good job by the umps! How difficult is it to stay in the box and be ready to hit? More of this please.

 

[CDJ]

They know how to manufacture runs and put up good AB’s. Very refreshing after all the empty AB’s last year

They let the free swingers sans Devers go and added grinders

Hand up, this is on me

 

[Fenway]

Red Sox unable to get Masataka Yoshida’s first MLB home run ball back from fans

Masataka Yoshida blasted his first MLB homer Monday. The Red Sox were unable to get the ball back for him.

www.masslive.com

 

[quietbruinfan]

The Red Sox are so bad they should pay you to watch them.

 

[quietbruinfan]

I wonder if Fangraphs will re-hire Chaim?

 

[Mr Cartmenez]

It's still early of course, lots of things could change, but I've been saying all winter long that I actually like the lineup Chaim put together. If Trevor Story were healthy they'd be among the league's top echelon. I definitely understand why some people were pessimistic about the state of the franchise in general, but I couldn't do anything but shake my head when all the Bloom Doomers were trying to act like the lineup was going to be worse. Like did you people remember the lineups last July with Duran, Refsnyder, Franchy, Dalbec, JBJ, Yolmer Sanchez all starting? Come on, man

The line-up appears to be better than anticipated which is good news, but that hasn't been the issue all along. CB had put together one of the worst bullpens you are ever going to see from a Red Sox team last year and despite investing heavy money there, it's still not looking all that great on paper. The rotation is a band aid with so many injury-prones, oldies and unknowns.
But the worst part is: they are probably one of the worst in the league on the basepaths and with the glove. DRS currently has the Sox last (!), so are the HRs given up and SBs allowed.

It's shortsighted in baseball-terms just to look at the line-up and rotation. There is more to it. Yoshida foe example: obviously looks like a fun guy at the plate (he frankly needs to be to be worth the contract) and easy to root for, but he's more of the same of what they already had: A bat-only player.

For a "nerd", Bloom surprisingly doesn't appear to be interested in fundamentals and hidden value (anyone can pay a player based on offensive stats) at all. Otherwise he wouldn't accept this team continuing to be lackluster in the field and on the bases.

 

[Fenway]

 

[EverettMike]

 

[Alicat]

Judging by the posts I shouldn’t bother putting the game on?

 

[EverettMike]

Judging by the posts I shouldn’t bother putting the game on?

With the way they've swung the bats before tonight? I'd toss it on down three late.

Dangit

 

[Alicat]

With the way they've swung the bats before tonight? I'd toss it on down three late.

Thanks. Let’s see what they do here

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Yup. Nothing in return

Like every GM on the planet has done. Weird hill to die on.

 

[EverettMike]

 

[Mione134]

That catch by Bae was pretty sweet ngl

 

[Johnnyduke]

WOOF...as expected. 1-4*.

 

[Mione134]

WOOF...as expected. 1-4*.

They could of easily been 4-2. Not gonna worry about it.

 

[Johnnyduke]

They could of easily been 4-2. Not gonna worry about it.

I am talking strictly about a guy dropping a fly ball. You can choose not to worry about it right now but it's not a good start.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

The entire bullpen is gonna have blown rotator cuffs with this workload

 

[LouJersey]

Mets baby!