Red Sox/MLB 2024 Regular Season IV - Red Sox swept by the Blue Jays today and are now 29-37 at home.....

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Connelly Early in about 25 mins from Hadlock; Jason Alexander in 35 mins at Polar Park; no Casas at least for game 1 in Worcester

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Sox are 3rd in team batting average (.260).

But 7th in runs scored.

Of the top 15 run scoring teams the Sox have the most strikeouts.

Only Colorado, Oakland and Seattle strikeout more.

Could be a correlation there.

Cut down the K's, please.

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1819019342194856403

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Eastern League review for July;

https://insidethediamond.com

 

[yazmybaby]

Sox are 3rd in team batting average (.260).

But 7th in runs scored.

Of the top 15 run scoring teams the Sox have the most strikeouts.

Only Colorado, Oakland and Seattle strikeout more.

Could be a correlation there.

Cut down the K's, please.

Pitching and defense wins you a WS.
Our hitting has never been in doubt, we have a great lineup with speed.
I look at our OPS to evaluate against the rest of the league and we are 4th ( .765).
Pitching in ERA we are 13th, not great but not bad.
It's the team defense that worries me, we rank 30th at .979
CB did nothing at the deadline to improve our defense.

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

Sox did this pretty much with 70 power house lineups

Evans
Fisk
Cooper
Burleson
Oglivie
Rice
Lynn
Hobson

They developed Lee & Stanley but traded for Wise & Cleveland and signed Tiant off scrap heap

The
Fisk
Copper
Lynn
Rice
Evans

Shoulda been one for the ages

Toss in Burleson as the glue in the middle & Yastrzemski as the iconic player

I still can’t believe they didn’t get 2-3 WS titles

Circling back because I found something somewhat germane to an earlier conversation ...

I have a small Hall philosophy. While Dewey was my favorite player growing up, I thought he belonged in the Hall of Very Good. He certainly was a defensive whiz with 8 Gold Gloves long before his bat finally arrived in his very late 20s. My perception was that although he had longevity, his lackluster stats early in his career doomed him from real consideration. I came across these stats, and now I'm not so sure.

That's some serious company he's keeping.

 

[DKH]

Circling back because I found something somewhat germane to an earlier conversation ...

I have a small Hall philosophy. While Dewey was my favorite player growing up, I thought he belonged in the Hall of Very Good. He certainly was a defensive whiz with 8 Gold Gloves long before his bat finally arrived in his very late 20s. My perception was that although he had longevity, his lackluster stats early in his career doomed him from real consideration. I came across these stats, and now I'm not so sure.

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That's some serious company he's keeping.

I never watched Evans thinking he was a HOF and I was following Sox hardcore for 4 years before he came up

When I watched Lynn, Rice, and Fisk I thought I was watching a HOF

Garciaparra as well

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

I never watched Evans thinking he was a HOF and I was following Sox hardcore for 4 years before he came up

When I watched Lynn, Rice, and Fisk I thought I was watching a HOF

Same. Rice, Lynn and Fisk significantly altered the way I watched Evans. I liked the way Dewey carried himself. He was a professional. Rarely saw him argue. When he did, it was generally measured and quick. His arm mesmerized me.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1819062299778269226

 

[Mione134]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1819062299778269226

Good riddance!

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

AA Portland wins matinee 6-5 in 10;

Worcester wins 1st of 2 7's 9-8

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Casas continues rehab @ 1B; Penrod in the regularly scheduled game vs. Bisons

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

I never watched Evans thinking he was a HOF and I was following Sox hardcore for 4 years before he came up

When I watched Lynn, Rice, and Fisk I thought I was watching a HOF

Garciaparra as well

Was worth the price of admission to see (actually, not be able to see) Rice hit a line drive anywhere.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Pitching and defense wins you a WS.
Our hitting has never been in doubt, we have a great lineup with speed.
I look at our OPS to evaluate against the rest of the league and we are 4th ( .765).
Pitching in ERA we are 13th, not great but not bad.
It's the team defense that worries me, we rank 30th at .979
CB did nothing at the deadline to improve our defense.

Agreed. But poor hitting teams seldom win either. Current WS champs didn't win with pitching last season.

How could the GM improve the defense at the trade deadline? Who could he have gotten, that was available, to accomplish that?

 

[FrankerC]

Trout is the most fragile player of all time.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1819119634643407297

 

[McGarnagle]

Trout is the most fragile player of all time.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1819119634643407297

Made of glass

He makes Ken Griffey look like Cal Ripken

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1819025796792774793

https://x.com/i/web/status/1819103260801921435

 

[BostonBob]

Hmmmm.....I'm almost positive that another MLB team used " cowboy up " before.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1818988801999454343

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Hmmmm.....I'm almost positive that another MLB team used " cowboy up " before.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1818988801999454343

Still the right frame of mind

 

[Mione134]

Trout is the most fragile player of all time.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1819119634643407297

He needs to get away from Anaheim. It's cursed.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

He needs to get away from Anaheim. It's cursed.

There is no such thing of a curse. It is bad teams

 

[Mione134]

There is no such thing of a curse. It is bad teams

Oh there are definitely curses.

The Sox had to break one

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Buffalo takes the game rescheduled from last night 8-5 VS Worcester @ Polar Park; Friday's gm will be on NESN+

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Greenville Drive (A-SAL) throws combined no-hitter; 2nd of season;

https://milb.com/greenville

 

[Chevalier du Clavier]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1819196233573191898

 

[Morris Wanchuk]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1819196233573191898

Little known fact, Fatse was my roommate at Natures Classroom in 8th grade