hankchifan

For the Sox to score three runs they need to get either a 3 run homer or hit at least six singles. Don’t count on walks.

Both Abreu and Moncada have mailed in on defense. Their mind is elsewhere.

Bottom line Cleveland is a better team than the Sox, including the manager. Like someone mentioned the other night inMLB network, theSox have more individual talent but the Guardians have a better team.

Moncada has mailed it in. He wants to go to make his next music video. That is what guaranteed money does to many of these guys. They should earn their pay. Pay for performance not guaranteed like most other people in the world.

The Diekmann inning just moved too fast. Had to call a time out with visit to the mound. I would have preferred Ruiz pitch to the righties to begin the inning. Game was lost giving up the 3-1 lead with Lambert a rookie pitching in the 7 th instead of ReyLo.

I wanted Sheets in the lineup against the righty. His bat has been good.

Cairo completely screwed up the bullpen management tonight.

Hahn should be fired.

ReyLo and Hendrik did well. It was just poorly managed not maintaining the 3-1 lead.

Not pitching ReyLo in the 7 th was criminal. Once again Sox showed no sense of urgency and desperation. The season is over. The towel was thrown in the 11 th. Good night.

Another walk that scores in extras. I would have taken my chances with Ruiz instead of Diekmann against all those righties. Diekmann fastball is too flat. It is hard to beat the Guardians in extras. Lambert move cost us this game. Guardians are embarrassing us in the 11 th.

The bullpen also has been badly mismanaged.

It is. We don’t make adjustments and exceptions. Too formulaic. Don’t take into account situations and pitch counts. ReyLo was a starter at onetime. They are probably worrying about not having a reliever available tomorrow if they get extended. But there may be no tomorrow.

Jose went clutch this time! Wow!

Sheets should have started this game.

And bad managers did not help either.

In fairness, this game should have been won 3-1 and not go into extras.

You are right. The 3-1 lead had to be protected in the 7 th with your best relievers. If they tie the game and it becomes a bullpen game and into extras, we are probably toast.

He used to be a starter. He sure could have been extended for 2 innings

Worst bullpen management of the season. ReyLo/Graveman/Hendriks 7/8/9 th with a 3-1 lead and this game would have been a win.

And Sheets.

Lambert is a rookie and this was a high leverage situation calling for a more experienced reliever.

You are right, my bad. One more reason for not bringing in Lambert. ReyLo shut them down in the 8 th. A 3-1 lead would have looked mighty good.

Worst decision of the Cairo regime so far.

Baldelli is not a good manager. He is probably out IMO.