Red Sox/MLB 2023 Regular Season VI: Hunt for the Wild Card is on

[DKH]

Is he serious? He will not be even remotely close to 2018. And I doubt he tops 2016. With that take, Jared can start working for NESN.

Good for Mookie. The one thing I am still bitter about is that they didn't trade him one year sooner if they knew he wasn't going to sign. The return would have been astronomical.



1. I think Casas will unfortunately get even worse as his body fills out and as he ages. It's a pretty bad combo with Devers at 3B. Fortunately, he may very well be pretty great on offense, so there's that.

2. That's a legit argument, nobody has the time or capacity to see so many prospects, especially on a regular basis. A lot can change within a few months or a year. But then they should sometimes take a step back instead of trying to make it sound like they know it all.

3. I don't put too much stock into the prospects rankings as I once did. But obviously it's great to see them hyping our prospects once again. Even if they are not all that great, it leads to more currency to work with.



Youkilis is the worst in terms of intel and voice. But Wakefield and WMB ain't much better. NESN really has long ways to go.

I listen to the Sox Prospects guys Podcasts and they lean negative and the just don’t have the time to see to many of these players (how can they and don’t they have other jobs ? )

Also they seem to rely heavy on a batters swing chase % outside strike zone

That usually predicts success but obviously it’s not Gospel

Fangraphs is where I go for info and I’d rate them my favorites

Goodbye Chang! What a walk-off by Pablo. Seriously, nice find by Bloom and co.

Sox get Story back

Need a 11-4-ish run here

 

[Johnnyduke]

The first 5 seconds of this are hilarious. Sterling is a gem. But announcers from across the league are roasting the Orioles.

 

[KrejciMVP]

wrongful treatment of that announcer by his employer. Os have a legal dilemma in their future IMO

 

[RoccoF14]

So what’s the over/under on the number of starts Sale makes before he’s back on the IL?

I’ll set the line at 3.5

 

[Johnnyduke]

So what’s the over/under on the number of starts Sale makes before he’s back on the IL?

I’ll set the line at 3.5

3. Under. But it's gonna be an awesome 3 starts.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

So what’s the over/under on the number of starts Sale makes before he’s back on the IL?

I’ll set the line at 3.5

I'll guess it will be his 4th start somewhere around Sept. 5th @ Rays and he'll be in the process of getting shelled and be pulled for an unknown reason at the time only to find out later it was. . . (Fill in the blank)

 

[RoccoF14]

I'll guess it will be his 4th start somewhere around Sept. 5th @ Rays and he'll be in the process of getting shelled and be pulled for an unknown reason at the time only to find out later it was. . . (Fill in the blank)

I’m gonna go with forearm tightness…..

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

I’m gonna go with forearm tightness…..

You WERE the one that guessed Ullmark for Vezina back in December right?

 

[RoccoF14]

You WERE the one that guessed Ullmark for Vezina back in December right?

Actually, it was November, but we’re splitting hairs……and hockey is my third sport….LOL.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Actually, it was November, but we’re splitting hairs……and hockey is my third sport….LOL.

I have a strange memory with numbers and names, damn I'm mad at myself I was a month off.

 

[Mione134]

I'm gonna go completely off the rails here and say Sale STAYS healthy once he comes back.

I'm feeling feisty tonight.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

I'm gonna go completely off the rails here and say Sale STAYS healthy once he comes back.

I'm feeling feisty tonight.
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Haha. Have you punched the Debrusk pillow yet?

 

[Mione134]

Haha. Have you punched the Debrusk pillow yet?

Hey! What me and my DeBrusk body pillow do or don't do is a private matter thank you very much!


On the real though. I think I'm going to think positive thoughts about Sale. Otherwise I'm just in an emotional abusive relationship with this Red Sox team and that's just not fun.

 

[RockLobster]

wrongful treatment of that announcer by his employer. Os have a legal dilemma in their future IMO

Want to know what's even worse?

The stat he recited that got him removed was provided by the Team PR in the game notes...

 

[Fenian24]

Hey! What me and my DeBrusk body pillow do or don't do is a private matter thank you very much!


On the real though. I think I'm going to think positive thoughts about Sale. Otherwise I'm just in an emotional abusive relationship with this Red Sox team and that's just not fun.

I've been in one with the Bruins for 49 years now.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

So Winck doesn’t have it tonight. Can’t say I loved pulling Bello with 2 outs in the bottom 6 with a 2-0 lead. Yea, 99 pitches but would have liked to see him work out of it.

Instead it’s 2-2.

It was the bottom of the 7th. Bello throwing the rosin bag at a teammate (did I really see that?) may have been a factor. Cora seemed to have a few words for Bello before he left the mound when he took him out.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Did Reyes save his big league job last night?

Its August, but I'm still surprised every time Wong gets a hit.

Sox strikeout 13 times. Hitters going for the downs now that they have cashed it in? More likely they just are not very good.

Royals throwing a right-hander with a 5.10 ERA tonight. Can the Sox put up a big number tonight? No more Duvall, please.

 

[CDJ]

Bello was joking around with Reyes w the rosin bag right after making that play covering 1st, they were clearly just having fun. I’m sure Pablo said some funny shit about how awkward it looked. The only factor in the pitching change was that Bello had thrown a bunch of pitches and had just allowed a laser and now there was a man in scoring position

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Bello was joking around with Reyes w the rosin bag right after making that play covering 1st, they were clearly just having fun. I’m sure Pablo said some funny shit about how awkward it looked. The only factor in the pitching change was that Bello had thrown a bunch of pitches and had just allowed a laser and now there was a man in scoring position

Just wanted Bello to work himself out but I get pulling him. Being selfish more than anything.

 

[CDJ]

Just wanted Bello to work himself out but I get pulling him. Being selfish more than anything.

I would’ve preferred he stay in too, he’s not bad multiple times through an order. We aren’t talking Houck or Crawford here

 

[LSCII]

So what’s the over/under on the number of starts Sale makes before he’s back on the IL?

I’ll set the line at 3.5

Take the under, hard...

 

[McGarnagle]

As much as I hate the Yankees, this might be the second funniest thing all season (other than Tim Anderson getting BTFO'd). Besides, Laz Diaz deserves it.

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

 

[quietbruinfan]

Did Reyes save his big league job last night?

Its August, but I'm still surprised every time Wong gets a hit.

Sox strikeout 13 times. Hitters going for the downs now that they have cashed it in? More likely they just are not very good.

Royals throwing a right-hander with a 5.10 ERA tonight. Can the Sox put up a big number tonight? No more Duvall, please.

Reyes has been fine. He has almost zero power and zero ceiling but has been fine.
I agree about wong, he works at it, but I call him the human strikeout.
Unfortunately I think they have cashed it in. They have Turner and a couple of others who usually work at bats, but did not last night.
I doubt they can put up big numbers since they are all going their own way.

 

[Johnnyduke]

As much as I hate the Yankees, this might be the second funniest thing all season (other than Tim Anderson getting BTFO'd). Besides, Laz Diaz deserves it.

Ehhhh too much of this from Boone though. Guy cries about everything that doesn't go his way. Always bitching about balls and strikes.

Rays' McClanahan 'highly unlikely' to pitch in '23

Rays ace left-hander Shane McClanahan is "highly unlikely" to pitch again this season, according to manager Kevin Cash.

www.espn.com

Another year the Rays don't win a WS. A shame really!