ERod vs. Hess
Let's win 75% of the games in this series please.
ERod vs. Hess
Let's win 75% of the games in this series please.
1. Mookie Betts (R) RF
2. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF
3. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B
4. J.D. Martinez (R) DH
5. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
6. Eduardo Nunez (R) 2B
7. Brock Holt (L) SS
8. Christian Vazquez (R) C
9. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF
Continues the idea of giving plyers a day of rest here and there. Glad for Hanley getting one but we will miss Bogaerts. JBJ continues to be used so that is a bit of a question mark. We have 6 sollid hitters and perhaps Holt can hold his own. Go get them.Originally Posted by jung
JBJ getting this third straight start in a bold attempt to restart his engine or whatever metaphor one prefers for his hitting.
In his most recent 9 starts he has 2 hits and 16 K's. In his last 2, 4 K's and 0 hits. All four of those K's were against middling fastballs, most of which were down the middle. At the same time his defense has made not a scintilla of difference in game outcomes.
I cannot emphasize too strongly that, despite my complaints about JBJ, I fully endorse whatever decision Cora makes about him. In 2014 and 2015 JBJ went thru a similar spate of utterly abysmal hitting, then suddenly, August 2015, started to hit with a vengeance. Plus in 2018 they are paying him $6M whether he hits or doesn't.
Mostly agree, but don't see 6 solid bats in there--and I certainly hope I'm wrong. I will say that, considering just May, Nunez is about on par with Hanley. Holt's good hitting, however, was in April, not May. So the bottom four hitters in this lineup have a collective May OPS closer to .500 than .600 and a far cry from the top five hitters.
Racks of ribs are going on the grill shortly after start time. Should be done around the end of the 9th to celebrate the win. Swapping out apricot preserves in the baste mix for candied jalapeno or what they call "Cowboy Candy" down here.
Sox win. JBJ finds his mojo.
In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
So we sailed up to the sun
'Til we found a sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine
With E-rod starting, fortunately I have pain pills left over from POM's start.
New homeplate umpire who just took a 3d strike away from ERod. But Machado flied out anyway.
ERod actually has a decent repertoire, which Pom absolutely does not have. ERod just needs to hit his spots and not make bad pitches when hitters are looking for them.
When E-Rod is on he's dominant, problem with him is start to start inconsistent. He needs to string 5 good games in a row. He was doing this end of last year.
Awfully easy 1st for Hess. That's OK, though. When he has to face Holt, Vazquez, and JBJ--one after another--he will rue the day he every tried to pitch at Fenway.
That's what I meant about mistakes--back to back fastballs right down the middle by Erod.
Give me a 10 pitch inning E-Rod
In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
So we sailed up to the sun
'Til we found a sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine
Nibbling too.
Can you get under 40 pitches in 2 innings chump wagon?
In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
So we sailed up to the sun
'Til we found a sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine
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