8/3-8/5 Red Sox @ Tigers Thread

We need some loud contact after all these gifts

Add: a cheap single gets u 2 after yet another gift

They traded for a guy hitting .253/.340/.570 who will be back in a couple weeks instead of a guy hitting .248/.346/.446 and gave up way less in the process.

Said latter guy has been on an absolute tear in six games after the trade, yes, but c'mon now.

Also reports are that Schwarber looks good at 1B and won't need a long rehab assignment when he goes out.

It's time to make sure that neither Perez or Richards starts another "non double-header" game for the Sox. Sale, Eovaldi, ERod, Pivetta and Houck are the rotation going forward Perez should be the guy that mops up in games where you are either up or down by 8 runs to save your bullpen. Richards should just be released, IMHO. He's not even serviceable at this point. He has allowed opponents to hit over .300 on him. In the modern day "swing for the fences or strike out" game, how can you possibly allow a .300 batting average?? If one of these 5 starters have issues, I would even rather go with an "opener".

I am thinking that Cora may be thinking at least about removing Perez. When he took Perez out of the game today, he looked pissed.

Jackass umpire called the same pitch a ball twice in the same at bat

Not enjoying this game!

Looks like the Tigers had the better starter going in two of the three games. E-Rod finally pitched up to his ability. I suspect some day soon Mize will be the better pitcher. He's had better overall results, but he certainly didn't pitch better than E-Rod.

OTOH, Peralta isn't great, but he is better than Richards. And Skubal might not be so good either, but I'd take him over Perez who is terrible.

Perez has managed to be terrible for most of the past six or seven years. Even when he gets off to good starts, he's terrible afterwards. It's like there's a magnet that pulls his ERA toward 5. I remember him pitching really well for the Twins and then being so bad they didn't use him for the post-season.

This team is giving me nightmares about squanders.

I still think Sale should start game 1 of Saturday’s double header

That was a squander induced by the umpire's bad strike call on JD. They would have had at least one run. We don't know what would have happened after that. Umps have really caused negative outcomes.

Dalbec isn't gonna do anything here.

I was desperate...I tried boys....no reverse jinx mojo for Bobby D.

I don't know why they didn't let Houck make a start vs. Detroit. Richards and Perez are useless.

The good news is that the rotation should get a significant jolt when Houck and Sale join it. Maybe ditto for the offense, too, depending on which Schwarber we get.

But right now this team is tough to watch. They're in an early hole too often and are the Squander Kings.