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Post by arquimedezbozo on Oct 2, 2021 18:12:40 GMT -5
That…could have been worse.
Come on boys, this is playoff baseball.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Oct 2, 2021 18:12:52 GMT -5
JD, Doogie, Renfroe are 0/9 with 5 Ks. Due.
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Post by benzinger on Oct 2, 2021 18:12:53 GMT -5
will that wake up our bats??? Spoiler alert: NO
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Post by widewordofsport on Oct 2, 2021 18:13:08 GMT -5
WASHINGTON, DC - A familiar scene Saturday night as the Red Sox lost a late inning lead in a critical game. More concerning perhaps is Alex Cora yet again not being up to the task, denying his players a chance to settle it out on the field. A masterful start by Tanner Houck - unblemished through five innings and just 53 pitches, went for naught as pinch hitter Christian Arroyo was summoned to strike out on his behalf, turning the mound over to the beleaguered bullpen. A promising night went downhill from there; first the perfect game, then the shutout, and eventually the win each slipped out of hand.
Which beat writer has been working on this since strike 1 to Arroyo?
Hopefully reverse jinx. Goodnight all.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 2, 2021 18:13:44 GMT -5
I can't take this game anymore. They got a rum on bad defense and 2 walks. Awful.
The Sox need to score obviously.
Damn. JdM better come thru because I was wondering why Cora didn't insert Iglesias at 2b and move Hernandez to CF. It probably cost them a run.
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Post by nomar on Oct 2, 2021 18:13:44 GMT -5
The position players are to blame for this. They can’t hit or field
This is as good as the bullpen is going to get
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Post by foreverred9 on Oct 2, 2021 18:14:25 GMT -5
The other thing I hate about pulling Houck when he was pitching the best game of his season is that we have to roll the dice 4 times (or more) with this bullpen. I'm fully confident he would've gotten through the 6th and at least would've started the 7th. If he could've gotten through 7, now you only need to get 6 outs from the pen.
I miss the days of "Timlin in the 8th, Williamson in the 9th".
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 2, 2021 18:14:30 GMT -5
Gotta score
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Post by taiwansox on Oct 2, 2021 18:14:36 GMT -5
We suck at hitting velocity too, no faith at all in Verdugo this inning
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Post by wildsox on Oct 2, 2021 18:15:19 GMT -5
I can't take this game anymore. They got a rum on bad defense and 2 walks. Awful. The Sox need to score obviously. Damn. JdM better come thru because I was wondering why Cora didn't insert Iglesias at 2b and move Hernandez to CF. It probably cost them a run. Probably? It did
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Post by benzinger on Oct 2, 2021 18:16:39 GMT -5
I can't take this game anymore. They got a rum on bad defense and 2 walks. Awful. The Sox need to score obviously. Damn. JdM better come thru because I was wondering why Cora didn't insert Iglesias at 2b and move Hernandez to CF. It probably cost them a run. Probably? It did How much CF has Renfroe even played this year? Seems like a strange place to find him in the 8th inning of a critical 1 run game.
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Post by nomar on Oct 2, 2021 18:18:17 GMT -5
Making Rainey work a bit late least. Wear him out
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Post by cdj on Oct 2, 2021 18:18:48 GMT -5
Great AB JD
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Post by taiwansox on Oct 2, 2021 18:18:52 GMT -5
Verdugo 4-6-3 coming up, he should drag bunt again
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Post by julyanmorley on Oct 2, 2021 18:19:09 GMT -5
LFG DUGIE
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 2, 2021 18:19:15 GMT -5
Cora needs to PR for him with Iglesias and fix the defense.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 2, 2021 18:19:34 GMT -5
Cora needs to PR for him with Iglesias and fix the defense. He did.....but an inning too late.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Oct 2, 2021 18:19:46 GMT -5
gee, I'm so old I remember when the Sox would get a single, then a double, maybe a walk, another single... and have a 3-4 run inning without needing a home run
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Post by foreverred9 on Oct 2, 2021 18:19:46 GMT -5
Gotta give it to JDM there, the pitches he was swinging at made me think he was completely lost up there so getting to a leadoff walk there is a win.
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Post by manfred on Oct 2, 2021 18:19:58 GMT -5
That was a masterpiece by JDM.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 2, 2021 18:19:59 GMT -5
Do not hit a damn grounder to 2b.
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Post by tizzle on Oct 2, 2021 18:20:31 GMT -5
Screw you, ump
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 2, 2021 18:20:34 GMT -5
Cora needs to PR for him with Iglesias and fix the defense. Sooooo obvious. We've had managers who miss that stuff.
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Post by benzinger on Oct 2, 2021 18:21:14 GMT -5
These Nats relievers suck and we still can’t make them pay.
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Oct 2, 2021 18:21:27 GMT -5
The other thing I hate about pulling Houck when he was pitching the best game of his season is that we have to roll the dice 4 times (or more) with this bullpen. I'm fully confident he would've gotten through the 6th and at least would've started the 7th. If he could've gotten through 7, now you only need to get 6 outs from the pen. I miss the days of "Timlin in the 8th, Williamson in the 9th". Well, Houck threw 41 pitches on Tuesday, so you don't want to burn him out of being available this coming Tuesday. Also, his spot in the batting order was up (although he could've fanned just as easily as Arroyo did). The bullpen has given up one run in three innings since -- I think you have to believe that you'd do better than that vs. their bullpen.
At least, that's what I'm guessing was part of AC's thought process...
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