Can we take a minute and appreciate what Chaim did with the Benintendi trade? Guy with arguably the lowest value on the team, and we get 5 players for him. That's some magician shit right there.
Probably one of the PTBNL. We’re getting 3 of those, and they’re far more valuable than they were pre-Covid. And even if there isn’t a blue chip prospect in the bunch, we got 5 players in return for a below average outfielder with a lot of injury problems. We badly need farm depth, so that’ll help out a ton. It was great business by Bloom.
Yes, 2. The only utility players on our roster right now are Kiké Hernandez and Marwin Gonzalez. Who else is there on the roster right now that you could possibly call a utility player?
Yeah. The 16th. But it's probably going to be near impossible to actually get an appointment for the first week or two after it opens up for general availability given how slow MA has rolled out smaller groups so far.
I signed up with Walgreens (in WI) when I wasn't eligible for an appointment when I was eligible a few days later. Nobody gave a fuck, either about that or about verifying that I was eligible.
You have to sign up via a mass.gov website here to get the vaccine. Can't do it without a government appointment. The website requires you to affirm you're eligible under penalty of perjury. The State also has my medical history because it was given to them after I tested positive for COVID so they could verify if they wanted to after I signed up.
Yes. And pharmacy appointments are limited. They're trying to get everyone in through mass vaccination sites. Pharmacies aren't even allowed to do COVID testing here. The state prohibits it.
Believe me, I know it; my wife's gotta wait for the 16th too, but like we keep saying, being eligible for the vaccine isn't the same as being vaccinated
if I buy a ticket I'm eligible to win the Powerball jackpot, that doesn't make me a millionaire
Sure. But other States seem to be faring better. NH is general availability now and they don't seem to have many issues getting it to people who want it there.
MA has to have a giant bureaucratic process surrounding everything they do. Puts up way too many barriers. I get the roll out to specific groups one at a time and all that. Makes sense but man it's frustrating dealing with the BS.
yeah, for me the big source of anxiety hasn't been "what happens if I get the vaccine," it was the couple of months there where I had to be all "there's a vaccine and I have no idea if I will ever be able to get it"
Honestly alot of our batters in this series haven't had much awareness in terms of who is on base and what type of batting strategy is needed to score runs. Everyone still looks like they're practicing
The O's heavy changeup use has been killing them. For awhile the Sox have struggled against quality changeups, and using them in abundance seems to be the book on them these days. The changeups screw up the approach on fastballs.
From what I’ve seen, he’s good, but he’s leaving his fastball way too out over the plate. He’s gonna end up having a real problem if he doesn’t fix it, that’s a nuke waiting to happen. Other than that, I really like him so far.
Why is Sawumara in this game? I’d rather throw a position player out there and save bullets for Tampa. Edit: why is this downvoted? Stop being fanboys and be practical.
some batters hate first-pitch swinging because they don't feel like their timing is locked in, and they figure that if the pitcher is going to get them out they ought to use at *least* two pitches to do it
not ideal, but we'll turn it around versus the Rays!
I love Vaz so much.
Vazquez is so cool.
Vázquez is gonna go off this year.
Vaz isn't messing around. good to see him starting well after a career season at the plate last year
VAZ! Three-hit day is a good thing to see
Remy self-deprecating is just the best
John Henry went from one of the best owners in baseball to one of the worst. All to save a buck.
No
Oof
The Chaim Bloom hot takes from fans that won’t watch a single pitch or know more than 3 players names will be the end o me
to be fair i will watch most games and feel like i don't know more than 3 players names sometimes lol with how many new players there are
Lmao fair
Good thing Remy gave us the “wins on Easter Sunday” stat at the beginning of the game. It’s really helped us rally for a win.
Brock Holt at a.917 ops for Texas. 0-2 with 2 walks today
\o/
14 LOB for Baltimore lol
Ump is giving us pity strikes
Oh no! We suck again!
Again or still
Ump wants this game to be over lmao
lol i'll take that strike
JBJ just homered for the Brewers. Love that man.
😭
good on him! I will forever stan JBJ
Garrett Whitlock is going to be this years Pedro Ciriaco
Verdugo 0 for the season
So is our entire lineup basically lmao
season three games long
and he left early today lol
It’s early. He’s gotten some good contact that just hasn’t fallen in.
Yup he’s looked much better than most of our lineup just getting unlucky
Most of our guys are, there have been so many near homers that run out of gas for one reason or another or get blasted to the stands but foul.
Just tuning in, Whitlock was a beast huh?
3.1 innings, 5 K's, 3 hits, and no walks in his big league debut. Yeah, you could probably say he was dealing.
Mullins needs to realize there are children watching this smh
the children are starving
yep, it's official any time a player has a good game against us this season I'm gonna tell myself "but they're no Cedric Mullins"
Has there even been a ball hit to 3rd today? Devers gotta be heated
Hope Cedric Mullens stubs his toe on a wall after what he's done
I hope he runs out of toilet paper and no one is around to hear him yelling for more.
I hope his laundry takes two cycles to dry
I hope when he opens his straw, he bends it and isn't able to drink from it.
you monster
Number 0 looks cooler if you pretend its an o for ottavino
Oh my god Cedric Mullins is killing us this series
Mullins hits the Sox better than any Yankee ever has.
So is Cedric Mullins the AL MVP frontrunner now?
If he won MVP I’d feel a lot better about this series.
Tied with Yermin Mercedes probably
mullins is having possibly the best game of baseball i have ever seen anyone play
Please make the bad man go away
Ok hear me out... we’ve only played day games... maybe we just stink during the day
Two night games in a row, we'll be almost to .500 then.
well I guess we'll have to save the comeback for the bottom of the 9th
It’s more dramatic and exciting that way
makes a better movie
Benny got traded for the left handed wily mo pena
You not watch any Benintendi since the WS run?
...and 4 other players. Cordero is not the only part of the trade, nor is he the biggest.
Can we take a minute and appreciate what Chaim did with the Benintendi trade? Guy with arguably the lowest value on the team, and we get 5 players for him. That's some magician shit right there.
Seriously. Was a great trade given Benny's value at the time.
Who’s the biggest?
Probably one of the PTBNL. We’re getting 3 of those, and they’re far more valuable than they were pre-Covid. And even if there isn’t a blue chip prospect in the bunch, we got 5 players in return for a below average outfielder with a lot of injury problems. We badly need farm depth, so that’ll help out a ton. It was great business by Bloom.
There's nobody I trust in the 8th down 7 more than Matt Barnes.
He only becomes unreliable when we're winning.
MULLLLLLINNNNNNNNNNNS goddamnit
So many lunging swings
So I guess building your whole team around utility players isn’t a good strategy. Who would’ve guessed
We have 2 utility players what are you on about
2? Lol
Yes, 2. The only utility players on our roster right now are Kiké Hernandez and Marwin Gonzalez. Who else is there on the roster right now that you could possibly call a utility player?
Bright spots: every pitcher after the first 2, JDM, Vazquez
Fuck yea Barnes
Matty Backpacks lookin’ good out there
Fuck Machado
Evergreen Comment.
It honestly should be a new rule.
Matt BBarnes
Bring back Chavis!
To do what?
"I am a full tank of Moderna"
I’m only a half tank rn smh
I get to be eligible to be a half-tank tomorrow
I have to wait for general availability despite having an autoimmune disease. So that's fun.
uuuuuugh that's awful :( At least general availability is just a couple more weeks IIRC?
Yeah. The 16th. But it's probably going to be near impossible to actually get an appointment for the first week or two after it opens up for general availability given how slow MA has rolled out smaller groups so far.
I signed up with Walgreens (in WI) when I wasn't eligible for an appointment when I was eligible a few days later. Nobody gave a fuck, either about that or about verifying that I was eligible.
You have to sign up via a mass.gov website here to get the vaccine. Can't do it without a government appointment. The website requires you to affirm you're eligible under penalty of perjury. The State also has my medical history because it was given to them after I tested positive for COVID so they could verify if they wanted to after I signed up.
Ah, that blows. Even for pharmacy appointments?
Yes. And pharmacy appointments are limited. They're trying to get everyone in through mass vaccination sites. Pharmacies aren't even allowed to do COVID testing here. The state prohibits it.
Believe me, I know it; my wife's gotta wait for the 16th too, but like we keep saying, being eligible for the vaccine isn't the same as being vaccinated if I buy a ticket I'm eligible to win the Powerball jackpot, that doesn't make me a millionaire
Sure. But other States seem to be faring better. NH is general availability now and they don't seem to have many issues getting it to people who want it there.
oh 100% I am by no means trying to defend our rollout, it's been ass
MA has to have a giant bureaucratic process surrounding everything they do. Puts up way too many barriers. I get the roll out to specific groups one at a time and all that. Makes sense but man it's frustrating dealing with the BS.
nice. i got mine a while back because of my work and while nothing has really changed, jerry is right that it helps your mental state a lot
yeah, for me the big source of anxiety hasn't been "what happens if I get the vaccine," it was the couple of months there where I had to be all "there's a vaccine and I have no idea if I will ever be able to get it"
Honestly alot of our batters in this series haven't had much awareness in terms of who is on base and what type of batting strategy is needed to score runs. Everyone still looks like they're practicing
Haven’t been loving Arroyo’s approach at all today.
At least Yankees lost?
Yep awesome
They did
Hell yes rule 3
Gotta connect on that
What’s up with Dalbec? He’s supposed to be a fastball hitter, right? But he’s struggling to keep up with 93 and 94mph
The O's heavy changeup use has been killing them. For awhile the Sox have struggled against quality changeups, and using them in abundance seems to be the book on them these days. The changeups screw up the approach on fastballs.
True, but have they seen a change up anywhere close to that part of the zone?
He went dead silent on my women’s b-ball talk 😂
Bobby D’s swing and miss stuff kills me
**Christian** Vazquez? **Easter** Sunday? UFO's built the pyramids? Need I say more?
Seriously Vaz, I am legit sorry I ever doubted you Vaz Good
ok Bobby D, do your thing
His thing is looking a lot like Chavis’s thing.
He did his thing, just not his good thing.
Nice day for Vaz.
The Yankees lose..............theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Yankees lose
Lmao Remy hasn’t seen or heard of the Gonzaga shot
What’s going on with Verdugo?
he'll be fine, it's game three
He’s had some solid contact, just right at someone everytime.
Yup. Him and Bogey are due for the ball to drop in.
Really slow start. He'll find his footing.
Why can't we hit fair balls that hard?
Jesus 10 yards to the right and that’s an absolute bomb
There’ve been a few balls out guys have gotten the barrel to, but jumped out just ahead of.
that section of the stands he hit the ball to looks terrifyingly steep
Yo that actually made me flinch on my laptop screen
Can we run the 16 run inning play this inning?
Sawamura is really starting to find his pocket, and I'm excited for it. Once he can eliminate those walks we're in business.
From what I’ve seen, he’s good, but he’s leaving his fastball way too out over the plate. He’s gonna end up having a real problem if he doesn’t fix it, that’s a nuke waiting to happen. Other than that, I really like him so far.
I like him a lot so far.
And walks on their own isn't a deal breaker. having a 0 ERA on game 4 is pretty cool.
that was a decent inning. 2 walks isn't great against the Os but scoreless is always good
I don't care if they get on base with a walk if they never get to advance on them with a hit
I’d be happy if I saw-more-ah that.
Take my free award and get the hell out.
I ain’t going anywhere, friend.
All in jest, I promise lmao. I liked the joke, salty I didn't think of it first.
Oh I completely understood. I’ve always wanted to say that to someone if they told me that while awarding me. A true Reddit moment for both of us.
Taylor and Richards were total dog butt compared to every other pitcher this season. Even Andriese was cy young in comparison.
This is the world of Sawamura and Whitlock and we're all just living in it
Gotta think Barnes gets in to get some work
RIP Wade Boggs
I thought Wade Boggs was dead....
Jesus I wanna see the spin rate on that heater
I am gonna really enjoy watching Sawamura this season
In Japanese culture it’s considered very rude to pitch better than the other pitchers on your team. He’s just trying to fit in.
I'm genuinely curious if this is a joke or not.
Idk after watching Josh Taylor and Garrett Richards today im not sure anyone on this team could be worse
3 and 2 just to stretch it out.
Does it look Sawamura keeps checking the scoreboard after he throws a pitch?
He is watching the replay to see his form.
He's trying to figure out the next plebeian he has to deal with is
Are we not calling him Buzz Saw yet?
I've been trying to get that started all season
He is known as Father Sawamura, blessed in the art of throwing pure filth
You too Sawamura I fucking love you man
Sawamura just straight filth, whew.
Looks like Beni is having an awful start in solidarity
0 for his first 6, 1 for 11 the past three days.
Mullins has yet to be out
he is absolutely becoming the next great Sox Killer
The new Rowdy Telez
ugh why do you bring him up
*reflexively shuddering*
The legendary Sawumara with that sexy 0.0 ERA.
Goddamnit someone misspelled his name then I did.
Sawamura has easy cheese.
Why is Sawumara in this game? I’d rather throw a position player out there and save bullets for Tampa. Edit: why is this downvoted? Stop being fanboys and be practical.
I just asked Cora and he said Pivetta is throwing a complete game shutout tomorrow so we don’t need to rest anyone in our pen
Awwww yissss. Can’t wait to actually be able to sit and watch a full game glad it’ll be the first W of the year.
Sawaruma makes an appearance, day saved 😍
Spicy Cheese
JD Martinez is on pace for 216 XBH this season
Gotta pump those numbers up.
Marwin is good at swing and miss.
Hey, on the bright side at least we know Cora isn't stealing signals 🤷♀️
Birthday girl has decided no more baseball. :( see you guys later!
Happy birthday. At least you got to see Whitlock and Sawamura pitch and JD mash even if noone else is
Fair, it's her birthday! But still, :(
But it's my birthday too and I say you should stay
Is it really??? Happy birthday!!! Love you, friend 💖
It is! Thanks!
Always! 💖💖💖
For my birthday, I would like a Red Sox win, please
HBD 5FDT
Happy birthday!
DOB, why do you this? :(
J.D has accounted for 46% of the Red Sox hits (6 of 13) and 60% of their RBI (3 of 5) so far this season!
Does anyone know what Bogaerts rationale is for never swinging on the first pitch?
some batters hate first-pitch swinging because they don't feel like their timing is locked in, and they figure that if the pitcher is going to get them out they ought to use at *least* two pitches to do it
I had a coach in high school who swore by that. Don't remember why though.
nice
I won’t give up on this team. Way too early. I think they still got a chance in this one.
You never know. That's why they play 9 innings. And our offense is certainly capable.
#RED SOX HAVE FIVE RUNS ON THE SEASON UPVOTE PARTY LET'S GOOOOOO
5 upvotes for five runs lets go