|
Post by soxfaninnj on Aug 18, 2021 21:51:14 GMT -5
At least they made it interesting at the end.
|
|
|
Post by greenmonster on Aug 18, 2021 21:51:59 GMT -5
one day closer to 2023....
|
|
|
Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 18, 2021 21:53:05 GMT -5
Really deflating series in all respects - in every way possible. Damn. 6 behind Tampa, 1 behind MFY - and on to play Texas and Minnesota at home. We need two sweeps. Then we need to sweep three with Cleveland too.
|
|
|
Post by pedey on Aug 18, 2021 21:53:15 GMT -5
Plawecki had to have been jogging there is no way a Major League Baseball player should have been out on that play
|
|
|
Post by scottysmalls on Aug 18, 2021 21:54:22 GMT -5
Pain.
|
|
|
Post by station13 on Aug 18, 2021 21:57:28 GMT -5
Our deadline acquisitions has no impact.
|
|
|
Post by station13 on Aug 18, 2021 21:58:13 GMT -5
one day closer to 2023.... Tell me what the 2023 roster will be like
|
|
|
Post by juanpena on Aug 18, 2021 21:58:21 GMT -5
It’s the repetitiveness of the trade deadline discussion that really gets my goat. Is it OK to ask if they got the "best bat" why wasn't he pinch-hitting as they tying run in the ninth at a place with an extremely short porch in right?
|
|
|
Post by redsox04071318champs on Aug 18, 2021 22:02:14 GMT -5
Pathetic. In need of a HR Cora leaves Schwarber on the bench. Such a huge acquisition they don't use him in a key spot.
Meanwhile the have choked away a 10.5 game lead over the Yankees, the 2nd largest leaf they've coughed up other than 1978. That will be the epithet of the 2021 Red Sox team.
That they've overachieved does nothing to let them off the hook. I don't care how much they played over their heads. It's no excuse to blow such a huge lead and collapse the way they have. They should be very humiliated.
It sucks. In 2009 the Sox win the first 8 games against NY only so they can drop 9 of 10 against them and watch them win the World Series.
This year they win the first 7 games against NY just so they can blow a huge lead and get swept by them.
Why must they screw things like that up? They have destroyed the joy I have felt this season. Now it sucks because the only 2 remaining scenarios left this season is grab a Wild Card spot and lose the Wild Card game to NY, kind of like 1978, or miss the playoffs altogether.
Hate to say it but the latter scenario is more desirable. This team would not win a must win game this season. I have no faith in this team anymore. They're not worthy of my trust or faith. They broke it with the worse collapse since 2011.
|
|
|
Post by soxfaninnj on Aug 18, 2021 22:04:12 GMT -5
Some of you people love to be miserable. Yeah it sucks we lost and got swept but we still have a ton of baseball left
|
|
cdj
Veteran
Posts: 15,655
|
Post by cdj on Aug 18, 2021 22:09:37 GMT -5
It’s the repetitiveness of the trade deadline discussion that really gets my goat. Is it OK to ask if they got the "best bat" why wasn't he pinch-hitting as they tying run in the ninth at a place with an extremely short porch in right? Plawecki has been one of their best hitters lately and is .323/.400/.429 against lefties Monday morning QB’ing is pretty easy. There’s plenty to fault Cora for lately but I don’t think that’s one of the things
|
|
|
Post by redsox04071318champs on Aug 18, 2021 22:10:50 GMT -5
Our deadline acquisitions has no impact. But the Yankees deadline additions did. The LH presence of Gallo prompted Cora to remove Whitlock for Taylor. The Yanks didn't have the lefty previously in the lineup to force that move. Rizzo would have been perfect for the Sox. Instead when not on the Covid list he has been impactful for the Yankees. And Heaney pitched the game of his life tonight. Meanwhile in a key spot Cora opted not to use Schwarber in favor of a backup catcher with little power. The irony is that fit wise Rizzo makes more sense for Boston and Schwarber makes more sense for NY. The only way Voit and Rizzo can play is if Stanton plays LF. The Sox need a 1b but Schwarber is a DH or LF, which is more of a need for NY if Voit is to be in the lineup. Its beating a dead horse but this series highlighted who had the more impactful trade deadline.
|
|
|
Post by juanpena on Aug 18, 2021 22:11:41 GMT -5
Plawecki had a VERY nice AB and it's not a rip on him. But it's Yankee Stadium, and lazy fly balls to right are home runs.
|
|
|
Post by redsox04071318champs on Aug 18, 2021 22:13:34 GMT -5
Is it OK to ask if they got the "best bat" why wasn't he pinch-hitting as they tying run in the ninth at a place with an extremely short porch in right? Plawecki has been one of their best hitters lately and is .323/.400/.429 against lefties Monday morning QB’ing is pretty easy. There’s plenty to fault Cora for lately but I don’t think that’s one of the things To be fair I was wondering why he didn't PH before Plawecki came up. That's not Monday morning QB. That's a real time question and quite logical. Lefty or not you have a guy sitting on the bench with 25 HRs. I can't imagine Schwarber was acquired to be a platoon player.
|
|
|
Post by redsox04071318champs on Aug 18, 2021 22:15:00 GMT -5
Some of you people love to be miserable. Yeah it sucks we lost and got swept but we still have a ton of baseball left I'd prefer to be talking about how well the Sox are playing. That would be a lot more fun. This sucks.
|
|
|
Post by manfred on Aug 18, 2021 22:21:16 GMT -5
Heaney pitched well. But would you want him? Hardest pass. Tonight, he was the broken clock. I bet he gets the Sox at least 2 Yankee losses if he srays in their rotation.
|
|
|
Post by soxfansince67 on Aug 18, 2021 22:21:48 GMT -5
Listening to Cora after game Q and A - gotta hand it to him. There is no Farrell hedging and gobbledigook BS - he says it like it is, he answers the questions directly - gotta love his candor. He is unhappy with his hitters' lack of ability to control the strike zone. Said that it is very quiet in the locker room - players really down.
|
|
|
Post by redsox04071318champs on Aug 18, 2021 22:25:19 GMT -5
I'd prefer to be talking about how well the Sox are playing. That would be a lot more fun. This sucks. You said you stopped watching the game yet as soon as they lost you rapid fire the same “oh the Yankees had an epic trade deadline and we didn’t do anything” nonsense that has filled up these game threads for weeks. I spent some time watching a chick flick with my wife, the movie ended and I went back to watching the game. No mystery there. And if you didn't care to notice the contributions of Rizzo or Heaney tonight or how Gallo influenced a Cora managerial decision I don't know what to tell you. I'm as tired of the deadline crap as much as you are, but its damn noticeable. At this point it wouldnt have kept the Sox from collapsing, but it doesnt mean that I didn't see what I saw and I say that as a guy who would never want Heaney on my team.
|
|
|
Post by soxfaninnj on Aug 18, 2021 22:27:57 GMT -5
You said you stopped watching the game yet as soon as they lost you rapid fire the same “oh the Yankees had an epic trade deadline and we didn’t do anything” nonsense that has filled up these game threads for weeks. I spent some time watching a chick flick with my wife, the movie ended and I went back to watching the game. No mystery there. And if you didn't care to notice the contributions of Rizzo or Heaney tonight or how Gallo influenced a Cora managerial decision I don't know what to tell you. I'm as tired of the deadline crap as much as you are, but its damn noticeable. At this point it wouldnt have kept the Sox from collapsing, but it doesnt mean that I didn't see what I saw and I say that as a guy who would never want Heaney on my team. I erased my original comment because I’m not going back and forth. You win dude. Hope you and your wife enjoyed the hell out of the movie.
|
|
|
Post by redsox04071318champs on Aug 18, 2021 22:32:39 GMT -5
I spent some time watching a chick flick with my wife, the movie ended and I went back to watching the game. No mystery there. And if you didn't care to notice the contributions of Rizzo or Heaney tonight or how Gallo influenced a Cora managerial decision I don't know what to tell you. I'm as tired of the deadline crap as much as you are, but its damn noticeable. At this point it wouldnt have kept the Sox from collapsing, but it doesnt mean that I didn't see what I saw and I say that as a guy who would never want Heaney on my team. I erased my original comment because I’m not going back and forth. You win dude. Hope you and your wife enjoyed the hell out of the movie. It's not like I missed anything. It was 4-1 when i tuned out and it was the same score in the 8th when the movie ended and my wife needed to go to sleep. The movie was so-so, but it was nice spending quality time with my wife and taking an hour or two away from being aggravated from my Red Sox addiction. Thanks for your well wishes.
|
|
|
Post by redsoxfan2 on Aug 18, 2021 23:36:28 GMT -5
I'm starting to believe in this team. That is, in their ability to catch Colorado.
|
|
|
Post by redsox04071318champs on Aug 18, 2021 23:45:29 GMT -5
I'm starting to believe in this team. That is, in their ability to catch Colorado. C'mon. They're getting killed by the Rays, Jays, and Yankees, tough AL East opponents. They have 7 left against TB and 3 at Fenway against the Yankees. That's 10 tough games and 29 games against lesser competition including 6 against Baltimore. They're likely to go 21-18 to finish 90-72 which might get them the second Wild Card spot. Theyre not going to lose the remaining 39 games.
|
|
|
Post by redsoxfan2 on Aug 18, 2021 23:52:54 GMT -5
I'm starting to believe in this team. That is, in their ability to catch Colorado. C'mon. They're getting killed by the Rays, Jays, and Yankees, tough AL East opponents. They have 7 left against TB and 3 at Fenway against the Yankees. That's 10 tough games and 29 games against lesser competition including 6 against Baltimore. They're likely to go 21-18 to finish 90-72 which might get them the second Wild Card spot. Theyre not going to lose the remaining 39 games. They also lost 2 out of 3 to Detroit. They lost 3 out of 3 to a Yankees team with a subpar rotation dealing with injuries and Covid. The only bright spot has been their dominance over the literal worst team/organization in baseball. This series was just the nail in the coffin to build excitement and trust that they can turn it around.
|
|
|
Post by manfred on Aug 19, 2021 0:04:28 GMT -5
How about this scenario: Sox vs. Yankees in WC. Yankees very proud of themselves for their big comeback, Sox being counted out after collapse. Then the Sox kick their a€$e3 — and end the season in a painful way for the Bronx.
Wouldn’t be bad.
|
|
|
Post by redsox04071318champs on Aug 19, 2021 0:10:50 GMT -5
How about this scenario: Sox vs. Yankees in WC. Yankees very proud of themselves for their big comeback, Sox being counted out after collapse. Then the Sox kick their a€$e3 — and end the season in a painful way for the Bronx. Wouldn’t be bad. That would be the only way to salvage the season but I no longer trust the Sox to win a must game.
|
|