KipWellsFan

According to Baseball Savant, Reese McGuire is NOT an above average framer this season. And last year he was only slightly above average.

I'll try again, but when I searched for the Apple app last time nothing came up. It may be an issue as a Canadian resident and have nothing to do with Roku as well.

MLB TV > Apple I think my Roku is too old to install the Apple TV app. And I don't think there is anyway for me to cast from my phone. Also Apple has no way to avoid spoilers like MLB TV. Super lame.

Late joining… what happened to Luis Robert? He ok?

You killed it

I think the key question now is, do we think Eloy on the whole can outplay AJ Pollock and Gavin Sheets for the rest of the season? I'm not sure...

Sorry to be negative for a second... But is it just me or can Luis Robert go left and right very well in the outfield, but struggles going in or back? Also, what is the deal with his baserunning? All is forgotten when you absolutely mash a grand slam in a big game, but what the heck?

When you hover over the Hawk emoji it should say "You gotta be bleepin' me!" and the TLR should be "huh?".

After playing them, this felt like a personnel problem, not a coaching problem. Not much hitting there to speak of.

Yick! As much as I hate what's going on I still want to win every game.

Now that Eloy is back it is hard to get him, Abreu, Pollock, Sheets, and Vaughn in the same lineup. But yeah, as things are now, presumably you want Vaughn to be bumping Pollock and Sheets more often than not. If you were wondering, the Guardians only have one left handed pitcher. So not a lot of obvious opportunities for a pinch hit either.

Moncada has screwed up pop ups in the past. So I understand why you'd be quick to blame him. But on the ball with Seby the other day I'm pretty sure I remember being able to hear Yoan calling him off on the broadcast and seeing his lips move.

Need more than one game to say we have rediscovered the long ball.

Why wouldn't he play today? Sorry if I missed something in yesterday's game.

Just going to comment as the resident Canadian before this thread is closed… In other countries rudimentary gun safety rules are not controversial or political. It’s the equivalent of reasonable speed limits in a school zone.

That was one of the most disappointing losses I have ever experienced as a fan, and I've been on Soxtalk since before we won a WS. That Moncada brainfart was shocking. That's something I expect out of my novice Softball teammates.

The heck is going on with Bummer? Any updates?

If Joe Kelly is solid the rest of the season I don't really take issue with this.

How do you have a first base open, but decide to pitch to guy, leading to a grand slam...? ?

It's just hard to imagine a team getting their "swag" back when we seem more worried about addressing all of the ouchies. By no means am I saying I am tougher, I get hurt sitting at my desk somedays... But sheesh... Got to hope the training staff actually knows how to get these guys healthy and confident enough in their bodies to play confidently. But I don't see evidence of our ability to do that.

Fair, I just don't think (considering how much else TLR already screws up) that we need to lose it because the guy doesn't start his first game up. He was called up because we are in a pinch. It's not because we think he will be the world's next great infielder immediately.

Is this sarcasm?

This isn't the first time Luis Robert has inexplicably not taken extra bases in his time with the Sox. It is quite strange. He really just seems to dog it sometimes, or totally forget what he is doing.

If you can dodge a wrench...

If we're going down this road... Luis Robert and AJ Pollock both had hard flyouts earlier in the game. 397 (.860 xBA) and 388 ft (.720 xBA) respectively. The expected BA on both Houston homers was .210. Yikes.