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Nice outing from Gio. Other than the two mistakes that ended up in the seats, he pitched really well.

He may have. Let’s see after the commercial break. Good effort, though.

What a catch by Robert.

Ok, Sheets

Kopech certainly seemed like he accepted it, based on his comments post-game. And I accept it...not sure why my acceptance matters though. My point was that nowadays we're seeing more starting pitchers not making it deep enough to win games that they had a big hand in winning. Starting pitchers don't go as deep into games as they had in the past. Partly due to caution for health, partly due to the additional wear and tear on pitchers now (increased types of pitches leads to increased stress on the arm), and partly due to shifting strategies. In 1965, the average outing for starting pitchers was 6.28 innings. In 2019, it was 5.26 innings. I understand the logic behind the rule. And I can see why it's viewed as important to get through 5 innings. But getting a win should not be one of the most important reasons for handling of the pitching staff. If wins are going to be one of the most important stats, then maybe how the win is determined should be changed. Back on subject though - Nice win and fuck the Cubs.

Meh. I don't think how wins and losses are determined for pitchers is a reason baseball is boring. The pace of the game is, by far, the biggest contributing factor. It's just a dumb rule though. A pitcher can go out and pitch his ass off for 4+ innings and leave with the lead and not get the win. But a guy can come in, finish the 5th by facing a couple batters, and if the team holds on and wins, he gets the win. The starter gets...nothing. There is and will continue to be less of an emphasis on wins for pitchers and more focus on all the other stats that actually tell you how the pitcher is performing.

Another nice DP. Good pitching from ReyLo.

That’ll leave a mark.

Way to pitch out of it.

Come on, Jake.

I think he went there.

Why does Heyward look like Slenderman?

Looked like a clumsy oaf

He'll be signed by someone for sure. I don't see the Sox doing so, more out of stubbornness and sticking with Harrison, Leury, and Sheets. I don't think he's as bad as his stats are right now, but he's obviously not the guy he used to be. However, even half the guy he used to be would be better than a few of the guys we have now.

How does his money situation work? Obviously no one will trade for him with the money he's owed. So if he ends up just being released, the Mets pay his salary, right? Then a team can sign him?

Cease looked amazing today. He made Mike Trout look lost at the plate. Hell, he mystified the entire lineup. Graveman continues to be the guy we need him to be. Hendriks has never looked this good in a Sox uniform. Hitting 100, locating both fastballs and the slider. That's what an elite closer looks like. Hopefully that's what we see moving forward. Huge win. A much needed win.

I was thinking about what it will take to get the ship righted. Just thinking about wins and losses, if they go 7-3 over their next 10 (which seems like an impossible task right now), they'll be at .500. I fear that we'll continue to see a win here, two losses there for a while before the teams gets their heads out of their asses and some of the hurt guys come back. Being a .500 team by game 35 or so is a must in my mind.

Yeah, I think we truly have three of those guys now with Giolito, Cease, and Kopech. Lynn should be a fourth guy that will almost always give you a decent outing when they're not their best. Cease was the guy a couple years ago that would fold almost immediately once things went sideways. He's now looking like the team's best this year.

At this point with what we've seen from the likes of Harrison, Leury, and Mendick at the plate, you could almost justify putting Burger at 2B a lot just to keep his bat in the lineup (once Moncada returns). Harrison is probably the best defensive 2B on the team, but unless his hitting improves, you'd be hard pressed to keep his bat in the lineup over Burger's. If one of Harrison, Mendick, or Leury was a consistently better hitter, Burger becomes a trade candidate. And maybe he still will by the deadline.

Most of us knew it and had been saying it, but that is why Vaughn was off limits in trade talks.

Let's hope you start the next 6 or so.

I don't understand the dislike of Jason Benetti. He's excellent at calling games, and as someone else pointed out, he's even better working with someone other than Stone. I like them together, but their schtick gets a little annoying, especially when games are going bad. There's a reason he's being hired to do a lot of national games.

Stopping the losing streak today is pretty damn important. Cease has been very good, and I would expect him to keep the Royals from scoring much. So, if the offense wakes up, the Sox should take this one. Hopefully Prayers For the love of god...

It's not the Sox fans that are idiots. We want the incompetent manager canned so the talent on the field can actually do what they can do. TLR will not be fired, even if Hahn wants to fire him. Hahn will be gone first, but even that isn't happening. We're looking down the barrel of a truly worst case scenario where a rebuild (that was actually pretty exciting) is going for naught because of some bad signings to fill crucial holes and horrible on-field managing. We are literally bracing ourselves for, at a minimum, a retooling that sets the team back another year or two. And if the same sleepy, Leury-loving manager is in the dugout after this year, we're really fucked.

I’ve turned off more Sox games so far than I normally do by mid-May. Even the rebuilding years were more fun to watch because at least there was developing players. This is just…shit.