f*** yeah Soto. Our second best position player by fWAR!

Seriously? Because his defense/framing seems pretty bad

Soto is so much better than Flowers at hitting.

Fixed

Only game going on now I think and yet it took so long and the y blew the call unless they think Avi got tagged on the arm before the tag on the waist, but other wise it's SOS ( same old Sox). 2 lead off walks 2 outs on the bases.

 

Tough to tell if he got him on the arm or not there. But it needs to be a judgement call. My judgement would be that he didn't get the arm..but since there was no "definitive evidence" that he didn't get the arm...well, they stick with the call on the field.

 

Yes, it needs work.

Good work Tyler.

Nice bunt

Well done, Sal.

Sox best bunters:

1. Tyler Saladino

2. Carlos Rodon

T-3. Everyone else

It seems pretty clear to me that a big part of the problem for us on plays like that is that we're making them too close. If they're close calls and the umps can't tell "when his leg hits the base versus when the tag hits him" the replay isn't going to either and the umps aren't giving the tie on tight plays at 2nd.

This is ridiculous. Tell our hitters not to take balls an inch off the plate too - can't just leave it in the umps' hands!

This is ridiculous. Tell our hitters not to take balls an inch off the plate too - can't just leave it in the umps' hands!

 

Yeah, you can't play the game where you take a part of your game away because the umps might screw it up.

Seriously? Because his defense/framing seems pretty bad

His framing is actually rated pretty good this year, but that doesn't go into fWAR anyway. We only have 4 positive WAR position players.

 

Abreu: 1.5

Soto: 0.6

Flowers: 0.2

Eaton: 0.1

 

His framing is actually rated pretty good this year, but that doesn't go into fWAR anyway. We only have 4 positive WAR position players.

 

Abreu: 1.5

Soto: 0.6

Flower: 0.2

Eaton: 0.1

That's surprising. This is completely unrelated- Soto really annoys me when he throws the ball back to the pitcher. He leans forward on one knee, throws it back weakly, then scrapes the dirt with his throwing hand. I don't know why it annoys me. I'm usually sitting behind him at games, that's why I notice it. It makes him seem like he can barely throw the ball 60 feet.

Danks tonight...I'm starting to hate him as much as I hated Scott Linebrink

I was hoping Melky went down to DR for a "treatment" during the break

Not really good umpires today

Ump does not call the low strike

Not really good umpires today

That's quite the understatement

A couple of bobbles by alexei but he still made the play

A couple of bobbles by alexei but he still made the play

 

Classic Alex Rios hustle there.

First 1/2/3 inning for either pitcher today.

The good ole Rios jog to first

Young has no control today. I'll be pissed if we only get 1 off of him.

Swung at ball 4

Feel like they just snuck on a re-run of a game from earlier this year and didn't tell anybody.

Feel like they just snuck on a re-run of a game from earlier this year and didn't tell anybody.

Alexei wouldn't have gotten the out he bobbled earlier this season.

Saladino looks good at 3B so far