4 hours ago4 hr Just now, PaleAleSox said:Forgot he was on the David Wells diet.Needs the David Wells crotch grab
4 hours ago4 hr Just now, almagest said:Would like another triple here GrichukBe shocked if he gets a fastball again unless its in his eyes in a 2 strike count.
4 hours ago4 hr Does anyone else see this 3 way race for the team home run lead as problematic? Sure seems like all 3 have only one thing in mind, stepping into the box.
4 hours ago4 hr Just now, Sockeye said:Does anyone else see this 3 way race for the team home run lead as problematic? Sure seems like all 3 have only one thing in mind, stepping into the box.it has been like that all year, it is what the hitting coach and team wants them to do and it has cost us in the 2nd half of the season
4 hours ago4 hr Messick pitch count only at 44 thru 3. If we're not going to score off him, going to need to at least work counts. Tough to do vs a strike thrower like Messick. Peters showed the recipe by fouling off tough pitches. Too much swing and miss from the rest of the lineup.
4 hours ago4 hr Just now, Sockeye said:Does anyone else see this 3 way race for the team home run lead as problematic? Sure seems like all 3 have only one thing in mind, stepping into the box.That thought has not crossed my mind at all and I doubt it has for them, either.
4 hours ago4 hr 8 minutes ago, Southwest Sider said:Good pitching has always given the Sox fits this year. Bad pitching they crush, sure, but this entire season has a theme of not being able to handle good pitching. Not fighting enough. Not changing approaches against guys with good command. Then, you have 3 guys almost batting under .200 and one setting K records and another would be right along with him if not for a 6 week injury. I have a hard time believing the Sox want to be a boom or bust offense like this which would have ZERO chance in the playoffs against the best pitchers in the league. Shoman has got to go, and if someone else is telling Shoman to coach like this - they have to go.To be fair, that's how most teams win. They beat up on 3,4,and 5's and try to steal ones against 1 and 2's.
4 hours ago4 hr Just have no idea who can pitch 3-4 innings in that bullpen today.Newcomb and Hicks?That already sounds scary.
4 hours ago4 hr 9 minutes ago, Southwest Sider said:Good pitching has always given the Sox fits this year. Bad pitching they crush, sure, but this entire season has a theme of not being able to handle good pitching. Not fighting enough. Not changing approaches against guys with good command. Then, you have 3 guys almost batting under .200 and one setting K records and another would be right along with him if not for a 6 week injury. I have a hard time believing the Sox want to be a boom or bust offense like this which would have ZERO chance in the playoffs against the best pitchers in the league. Shoman has got to go, and if someone else is telling Shoman to coach like this - they have to go.Top flite starting pitching, great defense, and an offense that is able to manufacture runs.
4 hours ago4 hr 2 minutes ago, Sockeye said:What ever happened to keeping your eye on the ball til contact and taking the ball the other way? These Sox hitters are looking in the pull side bleachers on every swing.Lately Ant, Meidroth are the only guys that go the other way on a consistent basis, sometimes Grichuk, Beni and Peters, Mune was earlier in the season.
4 hours ago4 hr 1 minute ago, caulfield12 said:Just have no idea who can pitch 3-4 innings in that bullpen today.Newcomb and Hicks?That already sounds scary.Will be pleasantly surprised if it matters
4 hours ago4 hr 1 minute ago, The Mighty Mite said:Lately Ant, Meidroth are the only guys that go the other way on a consistent basis, sometimes Grichuk, Beni and Peters, Mune was earlier in the season.I said this the other day, but the guys who should be pulling the ball more aren’t, and those that should use whole field are in pull mode. It’s just been a difficult watch last month or so.
4 hours ago4 hr 1 minute ago, joejoesox said:5 strikeouts already? that tracksShould have seen Vargas pull off a fastball over the plate, and then almost break his wrist on a fastball way up. You could see it coming a mile away
4 hours ago4 hr 3 minutes ago, CBJ03 said:To be fair, that's how most teams win. They beat up on 3,4,and 5's and try to steal ones against 1 and 2's.It worked for us earlier this year. Now they are bad against almost all pitching. The formula is fine if you can keep up, but with C/B Mont and Mune hitting the wall, its not working anymore because even bad pitching is exposing them.
4 hours ago4 hr 4 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:Just have no idea who can pitch 3-4 innings in that bullpen today.Newcomb and Hicks?That already sounds scary.Hagen?
4 hours ago4 hr 1 minute ago, Southwest Sider said:It worked for us earlier this year. Now they are bad against almost all pitching. The formula is fine if you can keep up, but with C/B Mont and Mune hitting the wall, its not working anymore because even bad pitching is exposing them.It’s not like they’ve gotten anything from the catcher spot, and Ant also hasn’t provided any power for a while. It all adds up to a massive slump.
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