The quality of at bats in extras is so pathetic 

2-15 with RISP. I wonder why they’re about to be 12 under.

Bummer always looks like he is about to puke.

1 minute ago, The Kids Can Play said:

That is absolutely not true. Good hitting coaches sit down together with a player and watch film of their AB's. They also go to the batting cage to work with them, especially now, when they can use that new batting machine that can throw secondary pitches to help.

Yes it absolutely is true. Some flaws are difficult if not impossible to fix through coaching. It's on the player to have good at-bats, not swing at garbage, and not be completely unable to hit sliders.

How many extra innings in a row have they not scored? Fucking pathetic.

Horrendous Situational Hitting.

 

 

 

I'd auto walk France or not throw him anything remotely hittable

1 minute ago, Timmy U said:

2-15 with RISP. I wonder why they’re about to be 12 under.

They're last in OBP as a team. They probably have the fewest RISP situations in baseball.

Bummer digging into the arsenal and mowing them down with the sweeper 

2 minutes ago, fathom said:

The quality of at bats in extras is so pathetic 

Would have been better to bunt with Frazier, as we don’t seem to be able to move runners over otherwise, and have a better chance with Vaughn than leave it to Burger.  Burger has been awful this series.

He looks pretty safe Gordo.

Edited June 17, 20232 yr by cuban_sammiches

4 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said:

They're last in OBP as a team. They probably have the fewest RISP situations in baseball.

We don’t walk so bad OBP.  For example Dodgers have walked 115 more times than the Sox.

12 minutes ago, The Kids Can Play said:

This does not involve my biases. I am as harsh as anyone here when it comes to calling players out.

His talent is huge and yes he has some major learning and flaws to correct relative to plate discipline. Yet that is exactly what a coaching staff, especially the hitting coach's job is to help him learn that discipline. That is not what is expected on good winning teams. They do not to expect the player to figure it out on their own, when they have Jake's type of talent.

You seem very quick to call many of the players dumb with no baseball IQ, but with Jake it’s the coaches fault?

Also, you seem to be 100% sure that the coaches aren’t coaching him correctly or at all. Possible? Sure. It’s also possible that he’s not applying what they’re working with him on.

Huge inning by Bummer. He has been pitching well of late.

Bummer has been nasty as hell lately.

Dodged one

This is reminding me of the old Bummer, who could get the job done.

fantastic job by bummer

Just now, maxjusttyped said:

Bummer has been nasty as hell lately.

Perfect time for an ill-timed meltdown in a couple of outings in a save situation.

Score a run 

Today was the first game this decade Tim Anderson has started and not batted leadoff.

Yolmer Sanchez batted leadoff on September 29, 2019 vs. Detroit.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA201909290.shtml

 

Put the pressure on the M’s in the 11th, bunt the runner over.

Nice memories of when he was considered heir apparent to the closer's job a few years back.  

2 minutes ago, hankchifan said:

We don’t walk so bad OBP.  For example Dodgers have walked 115 more times than the Sox.

The Sox are a shockingly "good" offense with RISP. Above-average in average, wRC+ etc. The issue is entirely down to a lack of opportunities because they don't get anyone on base.

Just now, The Mighty Mite said:

Put the pressure on the M’s in the 11th, bunt the runner over.

Especially with the bottom of the order coming up for SEA.