Ducksnort

I love Jose Abreu. I hope he retires here.

Why tf do these infielders go so far back

Thanks lol

PROOF. Proof that other teams bunt in close ballgames that aren't in the late innings. FIRE THE ENTIRE RED SOX COACHING STAFF. FIRE Alex CORA (who someone recently suggested should be our manager bc he did not like Ricky bunting) FIRE BASEBALL.

This is and will be our only CF option, and thank GOD he will be here next season. Barring the dreaded injury of course. I really think we only have to endure Engel for the rest of this year. My guess is Robert makes it to AAA after the all star break and breaks with the team by May next year.

Take pages out of the books of teams like the Astros, Dodgers, Cubs, Yankees, Red Sox, Twins, Indians, Cardinals. All teams that have been consistently successful over many years in the last decade. Specifically pages out of the books of the Indians, Cardinals Yankees Red Sox and Dodgers, who seem to never ever be bottom feeders, except for maybe a season and then are right back in the thick of it the next year. I tell you, I don't think this rebuild would look as bad as it does now had it not been for all the injuries. Kopech should be in this rotation right now. Rodon should be in this rotation right now. Dunning should be right up there with Cease in AAA dominating, as well as Hansen. Robert should be knocking on the door at AAA. Burdi should be in our pen. Basabe and Adolfo should both be in AAA. It is astounding how much injuries have set this whole thing back. Feels like a snails race. And they keep piling up. Im just sitting here waiting for the next Tommy John or broken Robert thumb, bc none of it will surprise me. What is to be seen is how all these players come back from the injuries. Some of them you really can't have hope in anymore, like Rodon or Adolfo. It will be very interesting to see how all the TJ victims will bounce back. Not gonna lie, I am nervous about Kopech, both with velocity and potential for re-injury. Same with Cease (not so much the re-injury piece).

The hatred for bunting on this board astounds me. The deciding factor for a manager actually being competent is not whether or not he calls for the bunt more than the next guy. I get the concerns about it, no one needs to explain them to me, but Bunting is actually a legitimate strategic play that can work very well under the right circumstances.

Engle gonna Engle

Thats a strike on McCann wow

Nice 123 inning

Legit did not know Gio had a slider

Literally what I was thinking. Especially on such a cold night, dude must've demolished the baseball. Yeah same here. That was a roller coaster of emotions in like 5 seconds. "Oh there's a can of corn...wait hes still going back...fuck did he catch that?!?!...omg McCann is my hero...

James McCann. Unreal.

WOW

Better give that same pitch to Gio

Lol at the dude who said Jose was never clutch...9 for his last 9 with RISP

How so?

This pen is just going to be destroyed by the end of the year. So many games starting out with 20 pitch first innings.

He's got his fastball up to 96

Blood in forearm muscle? Damn man

This is like the most annoying thing ever. Covey better pitch against Boston on Sunday like he did last year. One of the things I hate the most are the Sox flopping in front of big crowds, and it seems like they do it often. Opening day this year was a nice treat though.

Post of the effing year right here. To you sir, I give a toast ?

Man what a bummer. One comes off the IL, then another goes on. Yeah, might be time to cut ties eoth Carlos if it is indeed Tommy John. I doubt the recovery process timeline will fit the Sox plans for contention. I also just think they are done dumpster diving for starters. Next year theoretically we start out with Lopez, Gio, Cease and Kopech. I think either they sign a real good SP out of FA, which will Im sure require a contract worth many years past a potential Rodon return, they trade some of their OF prospects for one, or maybe Banuelps turns into the next Q or something and they go with him. Also, Covey just has 9 lives man. Him and Engel, wow.

Thought abreu wasn't clutch

If they play like this vs Boston...the only good thing will be the crowds. Good thing we at least have our competent starters going.