GT 9/10: BOS @ SOX, 7:10 PM

[Timmy U 663]

Good win, but geez this team is not a fun watch right now.

[hi8is 2,790]

Suck it Bean Towners!!!

[EloyJenkins 1,737]

Good win. Coulda enjoyed some more runs, but bullpen held it together. HFA may still be sniffable.

[wegner 3,957]

Tried to help the BlueJays.

Might have helped Oakland and Seattle though.

[Leonard Zelig 367]

This team really needs to figure out how to score runs later in the game. 

[hankchifan 564]

1 minute ago, fathom said:

2 minutes ago, fathom said:

So many fastballs

 

1 minute ago, chw42 said:

No sliders all inning 

Got away with it with the bottom of the lineup, but need to mix some breaking balls in there.  

[maxjusttyped 2,076]

1 minute ago, chw42 said:

Super weird for him. He looked like he did against us last year in game 2 of the wild card series. 

The reason I've never wavered in my confidence in Hendriks is because his strikeouts/insane whiff rate + microscopic BB rate have been constant all year. I'm sure this is just a blip, but it's the first time all year it's felt like his stuff isn't overpowering.

Maybe he isn't getting the same extension on his fastball? I don't know.

[hankchifan 564]

1 minute ago, Timmy U said:

Good win, but geez this team is not a fun watch right now.

Not with 11LOB. Goodwin in the outfield. Other defensive miscues.

[wegner 3,957]

I'm ok with Boston and the Yankees falling out of the playoffs...although I'd feel really bad for their fans. 😎

[hankchifan 564]

2 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said:

The reason I've never wavered in my confidence in Hendriks is because his strikeouts/insane whiff rate + microscopic BB rate have been constant all year. I'm sure this is just a blip, but it's the first time all year it's felt like his stuff isn't overpowering.

Maybe he isn't getting the same extension on his fastball? I don't know.

Fastball looks too flat.  Need to mix it with some breaking pitches.

[hankchifan 564]

6 minutes ago, Leonard Zelig said:

This team really needs to figure out how to score runs later in the game. 

We don’t play small ball.  Swinging for the fences and not getting homers does not provide good outcomes.  It is feast or famine.

[Soxfest 652]

Never easy

[SleepyWhiteSox 469]

12 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

Good win, but geez this team is not a fun watch right now.

I had fun watching them win.  Felt like a playoff game.  Nail biters count too. 

[Balta1701 5,032]

21 minutes ago, SleepyWhiteSox said:

I had fun watching them win.  Felt like a playoff game.  Nail biters count too. 

Yea, this. 8-9 did their jobs against a tough lineup, when every game for them is basically a playoff game.

[ShoeLessRob 1,557]

I pray TA comes back healthy and ready to contribute, I feel like the lineup just hits better with him setting the tone. 

[hi8is 2,790]

Instead of bitching about the rain let’s bask in the sun which was Rodon throwing bulldog gas again.

[Dominikk85 643]

3 hours ago, hi8is said:

Instead of bitching about the rain let’s bask in the sun which was Rodon throwing bulldog gas again.

I agree. The offense will come and go and as long everyone is healthy I'm not worried, the bigger issue is the pitching. 

 

The Sox need to pitch like in the first half and rodon coming back strong is extremely important. 

[SCCWS 333]

A lot of bullpen support got the victory. Rodon was really good in his stint. 

[Bob Sacamano 2,788]

Was at the game and it was a blast but man, almost 4 hours to play 8 and a half innings in a game where there wasn’t a ton of scoring or hitting? Yikes.

[poppysox 2,157]

12 hours ago, Soxfest said:

Never easy

That's probably good for playoff prep.  I agree with you...that my nerves could use a blowout on occasion.