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Post by Jonathan Singer on Apr 14, 2014 7:04:23 GMT -5
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 14, 2014 7:29:03 GMT -5
Wish they could roll out a few halfway decent pitchers once in a while.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Apr 14, 2014 7:38:39 GMT -5
Terrible headline writing. Any day Owens starts requires a mention.
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Post by okin15 on Apr 14, 2014 8:38:38 GMT -5
I went to high school with a Michelle Davis but we called her Rookie. Doubt this is that girl though. She'd be really old for the league.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 14, 2014 10:15:55 GMT -5
Kraus is the starter at Salem. Ranaudo shown as the starter for PawSox at the Affiliate Box Scores page.
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Post by eagleeye9184 on Apr 14, 2014 10:43:34 GMT -5
Terrible headline writing. Any day Owens starts requires a mention. A Henry Owens start day is always a good day. |
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 14, 2014 12:48:12 GMT -5
Kraus is the starter at Salem. Ranaudo shown as the starter for PawSox at the Affiliate Box Scores page. Interesting on Kraus. Cuevas was still listed as the starter in Salem's game notes this morning. Late scratch? And Workman was listed as Pawtucket's starter in yesterday's game notes, but it does appear that he and Ranaudo have been flipped. |
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Post by amfox1 on Apr 14, 2014 13:23:06 GMT -5
Brendan McGair ?@bwmcgair03 3m
Per @jlevering4, Anthony Ranaudo to start for the @pawsox tonight. Brandon Workman to start Tuesday nite vs. Rochester.
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Post by Jonathan Singer on Apr 14, 2014 14:09:29 GMT -5
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Post by lennsakata on Apr 14, 2014 14:21:01 GMT -5
God I love following Joey Gallo. Against Salem today he hit his 5th homerun over the last 5 games coverin 21 at bats (15 official) - 5 homeruns, 1 double, 6 walks, 4 strikeouts, 2 singles over that span.
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Post by Jim Crowell on Apr 14, 2014 15:20:02 GMT -5
Kraus is the starter at Salem. Ranaudo shown as the starter for PawSox at the Affiliate Box Scores page. Interesting on Kraus. Cuevas was still listed as the starter in Salem's game notes this morning. Late scratch? And Workman was listed as Pawtucket's starter in yesterday's game notes, but it does appear that he and Ranaudo have been flipped. I believe I read this morning that they are holding Workman back a day just in case Koji needs to go on the DL, so they can call Workman up and use him right away if they need to. Ranaudo is still on regular rest today so it's nothing to worry about. |
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Post by thelavarnwayguy on Apr 14, 2014 16:10:30 GMT -5
Why are they hitting Cechinni 6th? Are they asking him to work on his power? He would seem to be a much better 1, 2 or 3 hole guy than what they have now. They should slot him in front of Hassan, Lavarnway, Snyder...etc. I know Hassan gets on base great but why not hit him 3rd and use Cechinni as a table setter?
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 14, 2014 16:32:39 GMT -5
Why are they hitting Cechinni 6th? Are they asking him to work on his power? He would seem to be a much better 1, 2 or 3 hole guy than what they have now. They should slot him in front of Hassan, Lavarnway, Snyder...etc. I know Hassan gets on base great but why not hit him 3rd and use Cechinni as a table setter? Winning games isn't the objective. Cecchini has been struggling, 12 hits, only 1 XBH a double and his average has been dropping. His peripherals aren't great either. I'm guessing he has adjustments to make. |
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 14, 2014 17:13:12 GMT -5
Seadogs radio:
I'm listening to the Seadogs on the radio. I'll put any observations here and edit the post rather than making a bunch of posts.
Owens with a 20 pitch 1-2-3 inning. K then two weak popouts, one of which was shallow outfield. The interesting thing about this start is that in previous starts, Owens hasn't thrown many (if any) curves until about the fifth inning then he's thrown a lot of them. This start, first inning, he threw all three of his pitches but I didn't hear any curves thrown for strikes. The strikeout was on a low outside corner fastball.
Reserve a space for Peavey in the HOF. He struck out Mookie, it's been a while. He throws a lot of 'high cheese'. 0-0 after 1.
Owens second inning similar to the first except there was a leadoff first pitch slow liner double to right. Used all three of his pitches but was throwing higher fastballs than the first inning. Most of his strikes tonight are swing and miss, even on the fastballs. There was a foul ball on a curve. K then 2 popups.
ADD: He had previously mentioned that he sometimes elevates his fastball depending on the swing plane of the batter. The last two batters must have been exactly that. So far, they aren't touching his change and he's been getting Antonelis positive comments for its location ('at Swihart's kneecap').
Coyle with a 2 run HR over the monster. 2-0 after 2.
Owens gave up his first runs of the year. After a walk,3-1 high fastball at 87 MPH hammered off the glass sign in left center. Then followed by a double over the head of Ramos. Followed by a wild pitch then another HR to RF then a bloop single. He's been behind in the count for pretty much everyone after the first two batters. Final out on a swing and miss on a high fastball. Antonelis isn't giving many radars tonight. 4-2.
Mookie too, a second strikeout, this one on a 3-2 'nasty' curve that was outside.
4-2 after 3.
Owens settled down a bit, ended the inning on a double play that Antonelis called a great turn by Betts, he didn't think he had a shot at turning two.
Still 4-2 after 5. Owens has settled down and continues to mix all three pitches and Peavey sounds nasty.
Scott relieved Owens for the sixth, 1-2-3 inning. Mookie lined a R/CF gapper on a 2-2 count for a lead off double. It was hit too hard to stretch into a triple. He's seen a lot of pitches tonight. 40 consecutive regular season games reaching base, 45 if you include playoffs.
Wheels fell off the Peavey wagon. After being relieved, Welch with a nice opposite field double and Swihart with a single that drew comments for how quick has hands were to be able to adjust then drive a changeup to the pull side left field wall. He also stole second after with a 'nice jump, he's going to surprise a lot of people on the base paths'.
8-4 after six. Dogs batted around, Mookie with a flyout to end it.
9-4 after 8. Dogs grind out another run on a full count RBI flare single by Betts. Got positive comments because it was was he was attempting to do. He saw a ton of pitches tonight. 'He does it all'.
I've stopped listening full time since Owens sat down but some general comments. Every time I heard something about Scott, it was positive. Coyle with an excellent night, drove the ball well. Org guy now but, Hissey with two wimpy singles but got a lot of positive comments for his approach, especially considering he came into the game with only 12 ABs for the year. Welch also with good comments.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Apr 14, 2014 17:25:01 GMT -5
Why are they hitting Cechinni 6th? Are they asking him to work on his power? He would seem to be a much better 1, 2 or 3 hole guy than what they have now. They should slot him in front of Hassan, Lavarnway, Snyder...etc. I know Hassan gets on base great but why not hit him 3rd and use Cechinni as a table setter? When guys are new to a level, it's not uncommon for the Sox to lock the hitter into a spot lower in the order so that they have one less thing to think about. Bogaerts, for example, hit seventh for his first 10 or so games last year in Triple-A before moving up to the two-hole. But philsbosoxfan is also spot on: the lineup has absolutely zero to do with winning games. Setting the lineup starts with development needs of the top prospects and moves on from there. For what it's worth, Cecchini definitely has some stuff to work on. 1 for 11 against LHP with 4 k's, for example. With such a strong lineup, they can afford to keep him lower in the order and let him ease into things a bit. (Tangent: Ray, is it bad that I only JUST realized what the "phils" part of your handle stands for? I'm just gonna go take a lap...) |
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 14, 2014 17:39:54 GMT -5
Why are they hitting Cechinni 6th? Are they asking him to work on his power? He would seem to be a much better 1, 2 or 3 hole guy than what they have now. They should slot him in front of Hassan, Lavarnway, Snyder...etc. I know Hassan gets on base great but why not hit him 3rd and use Cechinni as a table setter? When guys are new to a level, it's not uncommon for the Sox to lock the hitter into a spot lower in the order so that they have one less thing to think about. Bogaerts, for example, hit seventh for his first 10 or so games last year in Triple-A before moving up to the two-hole. But philsbosoxfan is also spot on: the lineup has absolutely zero to do with winning games. Setting the lineup starts with development needs of the top prospects and moves on from there. For what it's worth, Cecchini definitely has some stuff to work on. 1 for 11 against LHP with 4 k's, for example. With such a strong lineup, they can afford to keep him lower in the order and let him ease into things a bit. (Tangent: Ray, is it bad that I only JUST realized what the "phils" part of your handle stands for? I'm just gonna go take a lap...) LOL, I initially wanted 'LeftOfLeftCoastBosoxFan' but it was too long. |
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Post by RedSoxStats on Apr 14, 2014 17:49:38 GMT -5
Owens gives up homers to a 33 year old and a guy that hit 25 home runs in Japan last year.
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Post by godot on Apr 14, 2014 17:51:15 GMT -5
Cecchini has one xtra base hit ( a double) in 38 abat. Is he hitting the ball hard?
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Post by jmei on Apr 14, 2014 17:59:23 GMT -5
Cecchini has one xtra base hit ( a double) in 38 abat. Is he hitting the ball hard? His GB/FB/LD splits so far this year are 44.8%/27.6%/24.2%, and he's always hit many more ground balls than fly balls (was 48/24/27 last year at Portland, for instance). I think it's more of a swing plane issue than a "hit the ball hard" issue-- he's got a level swing geared more for line drives and ground balls, and it's hard to hit for too much power with that kind of swing even if he's hitting the ball hard. |
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 14, 2014 18:06:05 GMT -5
Owens gives up homers to a 33 year old and a guy that hit 25 home runs in Japan last year. As Ian is pointing out in tweets, Owens lost his release point. It wasn't the quality of the opposition, it's pretty much on Owens losing it. ADD: As I said in the thread above, this is the first time he's been mixing all three of his pitches at the same time. Previously he was throwing fastballs and a lot of changes to start games then fastballs and a lot of curves to end the outing. |
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Post by godot on Apr 14, 2014 18:26:21 GMT -5
Cecchini has one xtra base hit ( a double) in 38 abat. Is he hitting the ball hard? His GB/FB/LD splits so far this year are 44.8%/27.6%/24.2%, and he's always hit many more ground balls than fly balls (was 48/24/27 last year at Portland, for instance). I think it's more of a swing plane issue than a "hit the ball hard" issue-- he's got a level swing geared more for line drives and ground balls, and it's hard to hit for too much power with that kind of swing even if he's hitting the ball hard. Thanks, agree. Doubt he will change unless he meets failure. |
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Post by godot on Apr 14, 2014 19:29:18 GMT -5
Another stellar performance by Ranuado. Weather must still be bad.
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Post by JackieWilsonsaid on Apr 14, 2014 19:54:52 GMT -5
Extremely windy tonight.
Blew over my full trash cans.
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Post by wskeleton76 on Apr 14, 2014 21:03:07 GMT -5
Today's best outing is Cody Kukuk's?
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 14, 2014 22:43:23 GMT -5
Impressive stats for Kukuk. Too bad the pen imploded, that ended their winning streak.
5IP 1ER 4H 1BB 8K
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