IGT 7/27 Mets v Red Sox Osich Wacha

[ashie62]

Boston is going with a bullpen opener tonight



Mets will attempt to make the Braves series a distant memory.



57 games to go

[G-Fafif]

Today's Afterschool Special: A Start for Dom.

[kcmets]

I guess with masks and spacing a team can somewhat safely travel in 2-3 buses. Sharing

a late night bathroom on the nicest of buses must be a hoot. Does the first guy to throw down

a deuce get fined or just buy everyone steak and eggs for breakfast?



>wachawachawachawachawacha<

[Frayed Knot]

Quickie KTE



Boston is coming off losing two of three to Baltimore and their pitching is a mess at the moment ... as a bullpen game in the 4th game of the season should probably tell you.



David Price is sitting this year out; Chris Sale had elbow surgery and is on the injured list as is 19 game winner from 2019 Eduardo Rodriguez. Also gone from last year is Rick Porcello (oh wait, that's an asset!!) so they

signed ex-NYM'er Collin McHugh to help out but then he decided to Covid it out this year. Hard throwing but erratic Nathan Eovaldi won their opening day game but then they lost 7-2 and 7-4 while ex-Ranger Martin

Perez and journeyman Ryan Weber toed the rubber.



Oh yeah, and they don't have that Mookie feller anymore and Dustin Pedroia continues to do his best David Wright impression.

Former Blue Jay Kevin Pillar takes over for Betts (they used to have Kevin Millar and now they have Kevin Pillar). Benintendi & J Bradley Jr round out the OF

Raphael Devers & X. Boeaerts at 3rd & SS are familiar but not so much Jose Peraza (ex Cincy Red) at 2nd or 2014 1st round pick Michael Chavis at 1st



Definitely being looked at as a transition year for the Sawx

[ashie62]

Conforto said playing Call of Duty on the bus together was fun.



It feels like a throwback to a better time. Give me the waffle house today



C'mon Dom, its' your day!!

[whippoorwill]

My son just texted and said this is on ESPN and I'd better watch while I can :/

[G-Fafif]

=kcmets post_id=41865 time=1595882391 user_id=53]
I guess with masks and spacing a team can somewhat safely travel in 2-3 buses. Sharing

a late night bathroom on the nicest of buses must be a hoot. Does the first guy to throw down

a deuce get fined or just buy everyone steak and eggs for breakfast?



>wachawachawachawachawacha<

[kcmets]

That conjures up quite the sight at a Mass Pike or the like rest area.

[Chad ochoseis]

I wasn't paying attention during the off-season. Why aren't they flying? Chartering a few planes for an hour is probably safer than six buses for five hours, and the cost difference should be rounding error for a major league operation.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Well I applaud Rosie for the effort

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Now McNeil picked off. Sloppy yo

[Frayed Knot]

Yeah, nice idea by Rosie but the reaction by Bogaerts was quicker than expected. And while he probably did tag him I'm not sure there was enough there to overturn but that whole "conclusive evidence" standard

went down the tubes practically from Day One of the replay rule.

Ya just hate to see a team that can't get on base so far running into two outs in the same inning.

[Frayed Knot]

So are they going to play "Sweet Caroline" to an empty stadium tonight? And, if so, who's going to do the "So Good, So Good' parts?

[LWFS]

The changeup looks PRETTY tasty.

[kcmets]

Chad ochoseis wrote: I wasn't paying attention during the off-season. Why aren't they flying?

I think it's a pandemic decision.

[kcmets]

Frayed Knot wrote: So are they going to play "Sweet Caroline" to an empty stadium tonight? And, if so, who's going to do the "So Good, So Good' parts?

It will be piped in from Hyannis via interwebs.

[Frayed Knot]

Chad ochoseis wrote: Why aren't they flying? Chartering a few planes for an hour is probably safer than six buses for five hours, and the cost difference should be rounding error for a major league operation.

You get to avoid airports for one. Plus bus service gets you essentially door to door - or at least Citi directly to their Beantown hotel.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Conforto clobbered that one

[ashie62]

Sewald got the HR ball

[Frayed Knot]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Conforto clobbered that one

Over the wall, over the pen behind the wall, and then about ten rows beyond that.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

And Alonso crushed. Both guys who went yard are wearing orange belts

[Frayed Knot]

Hope Springs eternal off this reliever.

[Lefty Specialist]

Jeez, Alonso crushed that.

[Frayed Knot]

So McNeil hits twice against the shift ... but manages to hit it directly at the lone fielder on that side both times ... and yet still winds up on base at the end of each.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

This Wacha guy is aight, so far. Can't imagine we were all that excited about his arrival

[LWFS]

DomdomdomDOMMMMM

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Here's the welcome to Wacha thread: https://thecranepool.net/phpBB32/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=29033https://thecranepool.net/phpBB32/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=29033



Smith>Ces

[whippoorwill]

Nice talk with Korean gentleman

[Frayed Knot]

Nats are down 4-1 in the 9th vs [CROSSOUT]Toronto[/CROSSOUT] Buffalo

And the Rays seem to have figured out how to hit Atlanta pitching cuz they're thumping los Bravos 12-5 in the 7th down in Florida

The rest of our division, as you might have heard, is taking the night off.

[Edgy MD]

Wayne Randazzo channeling John Sterling and calling Smith's homer a Dom-Bomb.