4 minutes ago, Sox80 said:

The royals have a awesome pitching staff all of a sudden!

Must be nice fading a split-squad caliber lineup

Contact ability not helping there...pitch way high and out of zone chopped right into the ground.  UGLY.

Sometimes it looks easy and sometimes it looks like a struggle.  

Nick out machine in May

Just now, caulfield12 said:

Contact ability not helping there...pitch way high and out of zone chopped right into the ground.  UGLY.

His leg kick is way too high right now. 

And, by way of comparison, here is Madrigal's May so far (I didn't realize it was THIS bad).

.196

/ .196

/ .217

/ .413

1 minute ago, fathom said:

Must be nice fading a split-squad caliber lineup

We’re just fortunate not to be in the AL East...or West, for that matter.

Just now, fathom said:

His leg kick is way too high right now. 

Mercedes at least has a knack for adjusting his stride when he needs to make contact with two strikes.

It’s too bad the game gets in the way of Stone and Benetti’s comedy routine.

Benetti is almost bearable unless the Sox are going bad...then his act gets really grating.

Oh, great, more jokes about Stoney’s dinosaur status and not paying for anything when they go out.

Edited May 16, 20214 yr by caulfield12

Beauty, Cease. 

If Cease has finally figured it out.....would be an absolutely enormous help to the long-term future of this club. 

Stone is great when he’s talking baseball.

1 minute ago, caulfield12 said:

Benetti is almost bearable unless the Sox are going bad...then his act gets really grating.

lets get a fucking run

I just noticed this...the 1983 logo is next to their name on the score box on the TV broadcast. 

See Stone, that right there was a lack of hustle to 1st. 

8 minutes ago, Capn12 said:

And, by way of comparison, here is Madrigal's May so far (I didn't realize it was THIS bad).

.196

/ .196

/ .217

/ .413

Ooof.  I knew it was bad but that’s downright ugly. 

Looks like the Twins are waking up just in time...but thankfully no Berrios again this next series.

Baltimore can’t get here fast enough.

Edited May 16, 20214 yr by caulfield12

17 minutes ago, JTB said:

Is that correct, Grandal only has nine hits on the season?  It’s mid freakin May!

Collins has more hits and Grandal has more than twice the PAs to put it in perspective. 

Edited May 16, 20214 yr by SoxAce

I believe it was the first game at Cincinnati that I went to the ice cream to get the offense moving. No runs this inning and I’m going back to the freezer for ice cream.  Whatever the team needs. 

Eaton 1 out walk. 

Here is the month of May for the offense:

Player		AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
				
Tim Anderson	320	370	480	850
Adam Eaton	154	290	231	521
Yoan Moncada	267	389	356	744
Jose Abreu	333	429	692	1121
Yermin Mercedes	243	300	324	624
Yasmani Grandal	118	529	471	1000
Andrew Vaughn	237	340	447	788
Leruy Garcia	220	283	293	575
Nick Madrigal	196	196	217	413
				
Billy Hamilton	190	190	333	524
Jake Lamb	167	444	667	1111
Zack Collins	167	286	444	730
Danny Mendick	143	250	357	607

 

Benetti, are you even listening to Stone?  He just said because the sinker hurt his elbow.

1 minute ago, caulfield12 said:

Benetti, are you even listening to Stone?  He just said because the sinker hurt his elbow.

Do you ever go outside and get some fresh air?