Red Sox/MLB 2023 Regular Season II - 140-22 still possible - RIP Vida Blue

[Bruinswillwin77]

DH has to be at least top 3 position in all of pro sports, $ wise etc.

Hearing Youk covering a game after Merloni is synonymous with watching Wheel of Fortune after Jeopardy.

Oh God you reminded me of the south park wheel of fortune episode.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

that’s not an error. 5-3 Sox!!!

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Maybe I'm not bad luck afterall

Aiight cmon 3 run homeowners here, auto but you know what I meant.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Pivetta certainly battling tonight. Get through this inning. BP come in and shut it down.

 

[Mione134]

They just showed our offensive numbers on NESN and what they rank.

We rank 2nd in everything.

It's very surprising. We love to see it.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

They just showed our offensive numbers on NESN and what they rank.

We rank 2nd in everything.

It's very surprising. We love to see it.

We'll see.

 

[CDJ]

f*** NESN and the wind so hard for that

 

[FrankerC]

f*** NESN and the wind so hard for that

Dave Obrien has a terrible read off the bat.

 

[Mione134]

We'll see.

POSTIVE VIBES PETE!

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

POSTIVE VIBES PETE!

I've been very positive about the Sox so far this spring except for the obvious/half-hilarious moments/games on this thread. I'm not doomy-gloomy, I'm rooting for em'.

 

[Morris Wanchuk]

Second in all offensive categories and second to last in staring pitching. Weird start.

Merloni is a great listen on the radio for sure. Love the three person booth.

 

[GatorMike]

Yoshida is such a good hitter.

 

[CDJ]

Yoshida is such a good hitter.

I’m stunned when he doesn’t hit a line drive at this point

 

[EverettMike]

 

[Mione134]

Yoshi is looking very damn good.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

No Brasier for the 9th please

 

[CDJ]

No Brasier for the 9th please

Well here you go friendo, this is on you!

 

[Johnnyduke]

Game went over 3 hrs...who can I blame

 

[FrankerC]

Last season, Red Sox had 3 wins against Toronto all season. Went 3-16. In their first series this season, they have won 3.

 

[LouJersey]

Sox look like a fun team. Mets on the other hand.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Red Sox are winning. Thread is quiet from the usuals. BIG SHOCK, I TELL YOU LMAO

 

[Johnnyduke]

Red Sox are winning. Thread is quiet from the usuals. BIG SHOCK, I TELL YOU LMAO

Who are the usuals?

 

[CDJ]

Red Sox are winning. Thread is quiet from the usuals. BIG SHOCK, I TELL YOU LMAO

Well you see they aren’t actually fans it turns out. They only want to be miserable. When the team plays well it eats at their soul. They’ll be back next time they lose a series or drop below .500

You’ll see us here talking about the good and the bad. That’s because we ARE fans. We don’t root against a baseball team so we can be right online.

 

[sarge88]

In the past, I've been as hard on Duran as anyone could possibly be, but I'll give him full credit for the work he's apparently put in during the off season.

He's obviously not going to hit .400 for much longer -- and probably won't be a career .300 hitter, but with his speed, even if he's at .270 he can be an asset in the bottom 1/3 of the lineup, especially if he continues to work on his defense.

 

[Mr Cartmenez]

Who are the usuals?

Most of them probably exist in his head. It's not like the Sox thread on this board is crowded, but I don't see many who only post here when they are miserable.

Obviously people feel the need to talk more about bad things, as if that wasn't the case with the Bruins. Look at the player threads from players that did fine and then the ones who had bad playoffs.

I am happy that the Sox are outperforming what most analysts and pundits expected them to be. But we need to hold our horses. Even after the recent surge, most power rankings still have them in the middle of the pack (which is where many, including me, expected them to be). So it's completely unnecessary to jump to any foregone conclusions or taking victory laps already.

As for Yoshida, I didn't think he had such a good bat, hopefully it just isn't a hot stretch. But his advanced stats reflect exactly what was written about him in the off-season. Greatest weapon is his bat, anything else subpar. But I am fine with that as long as his bat is so good (0.5 fWAR right now). but I am fine with that outcome if it accumulates to a 2-2.5 WAR season.

Let's see where it goes from here. If they are in the middle of contention in a few months, Bloom certainly has the chance to upgrade the rotation.