Never understood why Sox got rid of Ribbie and Rhubarb as mascots.

8 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said:

In his short time here Frazier hasn’t shown me much.

.361 OBP and a very strong arm.

Yoan batting 2nd against LHP is comical

2 minutes ago, fathom said:

Yoan batting 2nd against LHP is comical

He’s hitting .318 versus lefties this year? 

i've seen teams look more awake

3 minutes ago, fathom said:

Yoan batting 2nd against LHP is comical

There is nothing he can do to make the lineup better.  Every one of these hitters are the same.  About average with nothing special on a consistent basis.  All subject to look incredibly bad v any pitcher at any time.  

That was one of the worst innings of the season offensively 

A ball away from an immaculate inning.

7 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

.361 OBP and a very strong arm.

No homers and 1 RBI, he was hitting the crap out of the ball in Charlotte.

Lord have mercy this offense is as bad as I recall.  Completely lifeless. 

5 minutes ago, South Side Hit Men said:

A ball away from an immaculate inning.

We continue to swing at anything though 2 of the Ks were called strike 3s. This team will continue to struggle with the bat as pitchers will keep throwing the ball out of the zone knowing our guys will swing at anything.

 

Edited June 11, 20232 yr by The Mighty Mite

Why did the Twins trade Arraez?

Although this little turn around as of late is nice to see, the offense was barley alive and now is back to the way it has been for the past 2 years. This team is going no where, they can't ever get on a consistent good offensive streak.

that was easy

11 minutes ago, Harry Chappas said:

There is nothing he can do to make the lineup better.  Every one of these hitters are the same.  About average with nothing special on a consistent basis.  All subject to look incredibly bad v any pitcher at any time.  

None of them can hit a slider.  Most do not take pitches or work the counts, and end up swinging at pitches they can not hit.  A crappy soft tossing lefty like Garrett can dominate them.  Give more take signs…

 

I don't want Gio to leave just because Jerry is a cheap ass, but here we are.

56 pitches for two innings no bueno. 

Still tied... but boy do starts like this end up taxing the bullpen. 

22 minutes ago, Soxfest said:

Never understood why Sox got rid of Ribbie and Rhubarb as mascots.

Reduce payroll.

1 minute ago, hankchifan said:

None of them can hit a slider.  Most do not take pitches or work the counts, and end up swinging at pitches they can not hit.  A crappy soft tossing lefty like Garrett can dominate them.  Give more take signs…

 

Just like the Dodgers ordered their rookie second baseman not to swing throughout the spring. 

Of course you have to have talent to make contact with two strikes if you get behind in the count like an Arraez or even "prime" Madrigal lol. 

8 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said:

Why did the Twins trade Arraez?

Beats me.  I think it was a big blunder.  Good for the Sox though, got Arraez out of the Central.

4 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

56 pitches for two innings no bueno. 

Still tied... but boy do starts like this end up taxing the bullpen. 

3 innings, but yea. Still a lot of pitches. 

4 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

56 pitches for two innings no bueno. 

Still tied... but boy do starts like this end up taxing the bullpen. 

off day tomorrow so less of a concern

These MLB games are difficult to watch with this K ZONE.  What's the point?  I'm pissed off all game long because the ump blows at least 15% of the balls & strikes calls.  It's so obvious to me that they keep the ump around just for gambling sakes.

6 minutes ago, Quin said:

I don't want Gio to leave just because Jerry is a cheap ass, but here we are.

Giolito and Bieber could both suffer the same fate of being very good but not great pitchers sacrificed to the budget or payroll gods "out of financial necessity."

But, to be fair, Guardians' fans are showing up in the low 30000's each and every game recently...at least on weekends. Really tough call for GM in that particular market. 

Edited June 11, 20232 yr by caulfield12

Nice pitch. Got aced there.