August 22, 20205 yr This game is important for 2 reasons. 1. If he comes in and is effective - do you go with him or Dunning for rest of season? 2. If he sucks, does he start his bullpen transition?
August 22, 20205 yr Good way to ruin a winning streak right here. Better off going full bullpen day with Foster
August 22, 20205 yr I agree. Go the bullpen day with Foster and Detwiler. I think that gives us a great chance to win. Starting Lopez is all but giving the game to the Cubs. Seriously, with Lopez going against Hendricks, what do you think the odds are the Sox win this game? 1 in 5? I think it's closer to 1 in 10? Yes, Lopez might surprise me and us other doubters, but the odds of that seem really low to me.
August 22, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, EloyJenkins said: This game is important for 2 reasons. 1. If he comes in and is effective - do you go with him or Dunning for rest of season? 2. If he sucks, does he start his bullpen transition? Not sure what use he'd be in the pen either. He has no command on any of his pitches. He's just a gas can at this point that has already been given a long leash. If he stinks today you start to consider waiving him and possibly getting some cash from a team with an open 40 man spot. This literally might be his last appearance as a Sox. I'm rooting for the guy but he comes out at 91 tonight with his usual command it's over.
August 22, 20205 yr 22 minutes ago, vilehoopster said: Seriously, with Lopez going against Hendricks, what do you think the odds are the Sox win this game? 1 in 5? I think it's closer to 1 in 10? Yes, Lopez might surprise me and us other doubters, but the odds of that seem really low to me. You wouldn't last 1 day making lines.
August 22, 20205 yr I would have Gio Gonzales loosening up right at first pitch to show Reylo they aren’t messing around and if he gets in a jam to pull the plug early before it gets out of hand.
August 22, 20205 yr 3 hours ago, bmags said: Yeahhh I have zero confidence in Lopez. And the last time I said that we were down 8-0 after 2 innings or whatever it was That cannot happen today. We need to treat this game like a bullpen day with our best ready to go at a moment's notice. Especially with Monday and Thursday off.
August 22, 20205 yr Just now, SonofaRoache said: That cannot happen today. We need to treat this game like a bullpen day with our best ready to go at a moment's notice. Especially with Monday and Thursday off. With Keuchel going 8 plus the 2 upcoming off days there is no way Ricky and Coop don't have him on a very short leash
August 22, 20205 yr Just now, elrockinMT said: Lots of negativity. I am tired of it. support the team or get out ? We support the team, that is why people are discouraged with Lopez starting. And he needs pressure turned up on him to get the best out of him. The training wheels are off, LFG!
August 22, 20205 yr 3 hours ago, HahnsKiddieTable said: Good way to ruin a winning streak right here. Better off going full bullpen day with Foster We've got our stopper throwing today
August 22, 20205 yr 26 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said: We support the team, that is why people are discouraged with Lopez starting. And he needs pressure turned up on him to get the best out of him. The training wheels are off, LFG! Thar is not today's athlete. They want positivity and support and coaches who always prop them up. The days of coaches putting pressure on athletes is over. Players dont like the coaches who yell, scream or are hard on them as a way for motivation.
August 22, 20205 yr 13 minutes ago, ptatc said: Thar is not today's athlete. They want positivity and support and coaches who always prop them up. The days of coaches putting pressure on athletes is over. Players dont like the coaches who yell, scream or are hard on them as a way for motivation. Pressure doesn't have to be yelling and screaming. He needs to know that results are expected from him soon or he could lose his spot. If he wants that money bag, he will comply.
August 22, 20205 yr Author 5 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said: Pressure doesn't have to be yelling and screaming. He needs to know that results are expected from him soon or he could lose his spot. If he wants that money bag, he will comply. Do you think he is too dumb to see guys like Dunning, Kopech and others, plus the Sox signing two free agent starters in the off season?
August 22, 20205 yr 4 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Do you think he is too dumb to see guys like Dunning, Kopech and others, plus the Sox signing two free agent starters in the off season? Good point. ReyLo worked very hard during the offseason at Kobe's facility and then looked okay in real spring. He did not look good during ramp up or in his brief appearance. The question with him for me is not so much conditioning, or command as it is tilt on his pitches. When he came up, he had a plus slider. He doesn't really have that anymore and he has a very flat fastball. That's why he gives up so many long homers. He gets very few swings and misses, therefore he has trouble finishing guys off even when he gets ahead. If he can't come up with a way to get more swings and misses, I think he realizes that he'll slide from prospect to hanger on very quickly.
August 23, 20205 yr 20 minutes ago, elrockinMT said: Confidence needs to be built on This 100%... he looks so timid and scared on the mound. Hesitant. Sheepish. Kind of reminds me of Contreras in 2004 before he started trusting his fastball and attacking hitters.
August 23, 20205 yr I like the way ReyLo pitched yesterday. He is rusty but that is to be expected. We need him
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