Just now, flavum said:

Grandal stinks but I kinda feel sorry for him having to catch Kopech. 

And vice versa.

1 minute ago, oldsox said:

Why would they start Kopech first game after the break? All pitchers are rested.  Sorry if someone else already asked this.

He had the most rest, I assume. If you look around baseball, it's pretty split whether teams use their best pitchers or most rested starters coming out of the break.

Is it time to question whether Kopech can be a starter? 

7 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Don't forget Basabe and that Diaz dude lol.

At the time of the trade a golf crony of mine who is a Red Sox fan told me that Basabe was going to be the sleeper in the trade and a future star, was he ever wrong.

2 minutes ago, oldsox said:

Why would they start Kopech first game after the break? All pitchers are rested.  Sorry if someone else already asked this.

They wanted to expose their most psychologically frail pitcher for the whole world to see?

8 minutes ago, ScootsMcGoots said:

This team couldn't beat the charlotte knights

They ARE the Charlotte Knights

What a shitshow this team is!

Colas showing off his one plus tool.

Just now, caulfield12 said:

Colas showing off his one plus tool.

He at least plays with some energy, which makes him about one of one among the position players.

1 minute ago, caulfield12 said:

Colas showing off his one plus tool.

Stop complaining. That's the 1 highlight of this game.

3 minutes ago, baseballgalaly said:

Is it time to question whether Kopech can be a starter? 

I think we are closer to knowing that he isn’t one. 

It won’t matter but what an incredibly dumb play by Albies.  You have a bad pitcher on the mound with awesome hitters coming up  plus a catcher that sucks at throwing out runners.  If anything just try to steal second. 

3 minutes ago, PitchatRisktoZisk said:

They ARE the Charlotte Knights

Without Robert...it's pretty even.

2 friggin legends on camera right there

Atlanta has seven hitters with 14 + HRs YTD. The Sox have two Robert Jr. (26) and Burger (19).

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/2023.shtml

• 12 Vaughn and Eloy
• 8 Sheets
• 6 Zavala and Grandal
• 3 Moncada, Gonzalez, Alberto
• 2 Andrus
• 1 Benintendi, Colas, Sosa
• 0 Anderson, Frazier, Hamilton, Haseley, Marsinick, Perez, Remillard, Rodriguez.
• 103 Total (Atlanta 169)

As expected this series is gonna be ugly (capn obvious). Surprised it's only 4-0 although that's a decent lead for the Braves. Atlanta has won 5 divisional titles in a row; I always hoped the Sox could do that in the weak Central. i had major hopes of dominance after 05. But we didn't build on success; our team rested on laurels, Oz got cocky and all that and boom. We stink.

Nice throw by Colas though. I liked.

Burger hustling down the line at least.

We couldn't even trade Luis Robert Jr to the White Sox we suck so bad.

Sox are like call girls. They roll over for money. 

Colas OPS heading for sub 500.

1 minute ago, caulfield12 said:

Burger hustling down the line at least.

Jake always hustles.

Does Remillard have more RBIs than Anderson?

11

 

Nope Anderson 13.

God only knows how the Sox worked Kopech the last few weeks. Should get some work in before his next start to lock down command, give him Zavala for the love of God so he can throw pitches with confidence they will be blocked/caught if he misses.

Edited July 15, 20232 yr by South Side Hit Men

I sort of like Remi but what the heck was he doing? Why throw the bat when the pitch is close for sure? predictably next pitch they ring him up for being disrespectful to blue. Sad.

Wtf lmao