Well this has to be a record for quickest out of challenges. Good lord.

why are we so dumb?

Fucks sake.

Sox hitters may have wanted to take into account that their judgment of the strike zone might be adversely affected by the rain

Used BOTH ABS challenges up on the first 2 batters of the game...

We're back, baby!!

How are the out of challenges with 1 out in the first inning by a couple of rookies?

burning both challenges before there's a single out recorded? they deserve to lose this game, where's the coaching on this team, that's my question

Out of challenges after 2 hitters, unbelievable.

2 minutes ago, joejoesox said:

burning both challenges before there's a single out recorded? they deserve to lose this game, where's the coaching on this team, that's my question

Incredible.

1 hour ago, PaleAleSox said:

Glen Kuiper or whatever his name was. I guess he wasn't bobbing his head up and down during the apology. He was doing it when he said it.

He meant to say "negro leagues" and said the uh...other word.

Career ending slip of the tongue.

Can't be a serious playoff contender with no discipline on these damn ABS challenges...especially in the 1st damn inning. Will can tell his players NOT to challenge early on but have to assume he hasn't. Put your damn big boy pants on, Venable.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by RudyLawRules

So lucky

No surprise we can't score

Also not sure why Teel is still getting a shot batting 2nd

FWIW, it sure looked like Antonacci wasn't trying to challenge and the ump may have misunderstood something that Sam said. He goes to his head after every pitch (like a lot of batters do). Challenge requires a verbal request from the batter.

Benintendi heading south towards 700 ops

Being reliant on the umpire being good is suboptimal.

3 minutes ago, RudyLawRules said:

Can't be a serious playoff contender with no discipline on these damn ABS challenges...especially in the 1st damn inning. Will can tell his players NOT to challenge early on but have to assume he hasn't. Put your damn big boy pants on, Venable.

I assume he has . He can't hold their hands

2 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Benintendi heading south towards 700 ops

Yep, that was a pitch he hits for a 3 run homer when he’s going well. Meanwhile Teel is 1 for last 16. Somehow the hitting from catchers keeps getting worse.

Teel .709 OPS since returning from injury. Boosted by .350 OBP

Detroit wearing the Marshall’s sale rack fit. Are those things even licensed mlb uniforms?

Couldn't have been much closer than that

104.4mph 🥲

So how bad is the forecast that they decided it was a good idea to play the game with the rain still coming down and the field looking like crap?

This is gonna be a slog.