1 minute ago, fathom said:

Bad luck 

It's beyond bad luck at this stage, they have zero extra base hits after 12 innings. If they don't start cranking doubles and homers now, Bob Gibson would have trouble winning.

Just now, ScooterMcGee said:

I thought I heard his bat tip the baseball.

Me too. 

They keep over swinging on that high curveball

Just now, Chimpton said:

At this rate Kimbrel and Hendricks won't be needed all series.

Will we be allowed to say it’s a bad trade if that is the case? 

Vaughn is lost in space. for the first time all year...I am worried. 

Absolutely embarrassing at-bat from Vaughn.  I have zero concerns long-term, but clearly he isn’t right right now.

Just now, Sockin said:

 

Twitter-slap the b****

Just now, Soxfest said:

Vaughn has regressed badly

Incredibly disappointing second half of the season

1 minute ago, YourWhatHurts said:

Sheets > Vaughn

Never, ever, ever thought I would say that, but here we are

Sheets is unplayable vs lefites though.

1 minute ago, Sockin said:

 

Houston based writer with a terrible take. What are we doing here? 

1 minute ago, ScooterMcGee said:

That wasn't bad luck. That was good positioning and great hands by the first baseman.

He was holding the runner on. Positioning was implied. It was very unlucky for the Sox an automatic DP.

1 minute ago, Sockin said:

 

Alyson Footer can go fuck herself

We’ve been having some really bad luck at the plate so far today. Runners get on and we can’t get them in yet.

Gotta hold them at 2 and break it open at the plate!

2 minutes ago, Sockin said:

 

And the Astros are 0-2 in legitimate World Series.

Just now, Dick Allen said:

He was holding the runner on. Positioning was implied. It was very unlucky for the Sox an automatic DP.

1B is never, ever playing that close to the line vs a right batter if there's not a runner on 1st. That's a double down the line.

Just now, hi8is said:

We’ve been having some really bad luck at the plate so far today. Runners get on and we can’t get them in yet.

Gotta hold them at 2 and break it open at the plate!

Gotta get to their bullpen again.

1 minute ago, Tony said:

Houston based writer with a terrible take. What are we doing here? 

If La Russa knew what Twitter was, he’d be flashing this to everyone in the dugout right now in hopes of sparking some fire.

2 minutes ago, fathom said:

Why is Vaughn on the roster?  Romy looked better down the stretch.

Hopefully he follows Tucker's development line...but lots of elite college players peak early or can't transition to bat change well enough.  Sox simply can't afford to have any more development misses with low draft picks coming up.

2 minutes ago, Tony said:

Houston based writer with a terrible take. What are we doing here? 

Calling a team with a 160 RD and 93 wins "at best mediocre" is about as stupid as it gets, honestly.

That chick gets paid to write stuff like that. Keep dying MLB

Just now, Quin said:

And the Astros are 0-2 in legitimate World Series.

That's if you can call 2019 legit.

1 minute ago, EloyJenkins said:

Vaughn is lost in space. for the first time all year...I am worried. 

Right, Vaughn doesn't have a clue, Sheets would be a better option agsinst lefties.

I don't disagree with Alyson right now. This is the team we saw for long stretches in the second half, especially on the road. It shouldn't be surprising.

We need to keep the Astros at 2 runs and grind away. Get lucky and tie or take the lead. Any more runs given up will be tough to overcome, given how bad the offense looks right now.

2 minutes ago, Tony said:

Houston based writer with a terrible take. What are we doing here? 

Seems pretty common amongst Houston writers honestly.

This offseason Sox just have to go full 2019 Twins and try to have 30 homer potential at every position