Red Sox 2021 Thread

[Husky25]

 

[The Viking]

They are hideous looking but you gotta keep wearing them until you lose.
Not a big fan of yellow though so they never really had a shot with me. But I get the whole Boston marathon tie in.

 

[Waquoit]

If you think it affects the mojo...

 

[eebmg]

Lost in yellow, lost in red, Analytics says try the last primary color Blue.

 

[Husky25]

For a ball club supposedly in a reloading year, everything else this year is gravy.

Sort of makes up for the last two months of suck.

 

[Waquoit]

Remember when signing Eovaldi was supposedly one of DD's mistakes?

 

[HitDog]

For a ball club supposedly in a reloading year, everything else this year is gravy.

Sort of makes up for the last two months of suck.

True but I must say I really like gravy so give me plenty of gravy.

 

[Waquoit]

Another way the game helped old Sox fans deal with some of the ghosts was Bogaert's dinger. We know that you should never throw a change-up to a slumping hitter at Fenway in the post-season.

 

[Yardigan]

I expected after last night...popcorn out of the dugout and on the field...stealing home and just yukking it up all over the Sox...I expected Sale to show some aggression...maybe some high and tight, a couple knockdowns. but no...he totally wussed out instead. He showed more aggression 5 years ago when he didn't like the team jerseys than he did in a playoff game tonight.

 

[Husky25]

Sale wasn't working back from Tommy John surgery 5 years ago. He only has two pitches right now, but will need to find that little something extra if this thing goes to game 5.

But as I said, it's all gravy right now.

 

[the Q]

Sale wasn't working back from Tommy John surgery 5 years ago. He only has two pitches right now, but will need to find that little something extra if this thing goes to game 5.

But as I said, it's all gravy right now.

I’d be tempted to start him today since Cora said he wouldn’t use sale out of the pen.

With the day off tomorrow you can roll with houck pivetta and a day off rested pen in game 5 if needed.

 

[Husky25]

I’d be tempted to start him today since Cora said he wouldn’t use sale out of the pen.

With the day off tomorrow you can roll with houck pivetta and a day off rested pen in game 5 if needed.

I think E-Rod gives you the better chance to win and avoid Game 5 all together.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I’d be tempted to start him today since Cora said he wouldn’t use sale out of the pen.

With the day off tomorrow you can roll with houck pivetta and a day off rested pen in game 5 if needed.

I think E-Rod gives you the better chance to win and avoid Game 5 all together.

If he is willing to throw strikes, maybe. E-Rod pitched scared. The reality is that lefthanded pitchers face Tampa's better lineup. I think they need to see if Sale can fix the mechanical issues he had the other night. But Tampa is using all relievers today as well, neither team has much left.

Game 5, if needed, should be Houck.

 

[The Viking]

E-Rod is so Jekyll and Hyde it wouldn’t shock me if he goes out and throws a gem today. I would save Houck and Sale for game 5 unless there is a kill shot moment in today’s game where you need them.
Tampa is the master of bullpen games so even though they used a ton of arms yesterday I don’t think they will be fazed…although I’d assume Robertson is unavailable

 

[Fairfield_1st]

I think E-Rod gives you the better chance to win and avoid Game 5 all together.

E-Rod's constant nibbling and inability to be aggressive drives me crazy. Even if he threw a "gem", the likelihood is he's done after 5 innings and we'll have to hit the bullpen for another 4. I have 0 faith in him tonight. I hope he makes me eat my comments.

 

[Husky25]

This gravy's got legs!!

 

[60'sfan]

I think I said this before but this team reminds me so much of 2013. That year the Sox were underdogs against each team they played and yet the won relatively easily. One big difference is that they had Koji and this team doesn't. Could Whitlock be our Koji?

 

[Yardigan]

Sox just a-pounding...one has to love that

 

[The Viking]

I love the fact that we have hardly used Whitlock since he came off the DL.
He should be very well rested for 2 innings in either game 4 or game 5 to help lock the game down and get us to game 6 with Nate on the hill (and no I dont expect us to win out at Fenway, Houston’s offense is going to wake up at some point)

 

[HuskyHawk]

I love the fact that we have hardly used Whitlock since he came off the DL.
He should be very well rested for 2 innings in either game 4 or game 5 to help lock the game down and get us to game 6 with Nate on the hill (and no I dont expect us to win out at Fenway, Houston’s offense is going to wake up at some point)

I certainly won’t count on it, but I see now evidence that Houston has the pitching to slow down the Sox. It could very easily be 3-0 right now.

 

[the Q]

I certainly won’t count on it, but I see now evidence that Houston has the pitching to slow down the Sox. It could very easily be 3-0 right now.

It should be.

 

[The Viking]

I certainly won’t count on it, but I see now evidence that Houston has the pitching to slow down the Sox. It could very easily be 3-0 right now.

True but I think we will see a lot of Javier, Graveman, and Pressly the next couple days with Houston a bit shell shocked right now

 

[Yardigan]

I love the fact that we have hardly used Whitlock since he came off the DL.
He should be very well rested for 2 innings in either game 4 or game 5 to help lock the game down and get us to game 6 with Nate on the hill (and no I dont expect us to win out at Fenway, Houston’s offense is going to wake up at some point)

I don't 'expect' the Sox to close it out at Fenway, but....well, yeah, I kinda do actually....

 

[HuskyHawk]

True but I think we will see a lot of Javier, Graveman, and Pressly the next couple days with Houston a bit shell shocked right now

That's the thing. Their offense should wake up, but our pitching is rested and theirs is thrashed. Getting 6 from ERod last night was critical for winning the next couple of games. Houston is going with Greinke and has to hope he can give them some innings. Sox are starting Pivetta, but had Houck and Whitlock well rested.

Houston burned their Game 4 starter on Saturday. Garcia went 3 last night. They are really on the ropes.

 

[HuskyHawk]

This is a must read. This guy is just amazing. Hard to overstate how much he contributes to keeping a team loose. Reminds me a lot of guys like Kevin Millar.

Pranks, bananas and a $1 million bet: The Kiké Hernández experience in 16 stories – The Athletic