4.2 billion down the drain

4.2 billion down the drain

Schlittler vs. Sox 41% (24/59) whiffs vs. Rays 16% (7/45) whiffs

The good old-fashioned curveball isn’t having a usage resurgence this postseason, but the guys that are throwing it are absolutely dominating with it.

I think mediocrity/purgatory is worse than being bad. I don't think the fringe guys resurrecting a season/"saving the summer" was a celebratory situation for the org. I think using that to try to claim some victory is delusional. The roster is locked in, cost is high, and the farm is down. We'll see

It was tongue in cheek. For years the thinking from everyone involved was Cora would move up and he’d pick his own manager. Lovullo had no contract up until yesterday. There are also about to be a ton of front office people with expired contracts around baseball because so many were timed with cba

Appreciate it!

Rafaela in the postseason 19 plate appearances 0-17, 4 strikeouts, 39% whiff 45% chase rate last year, 68% this year 12 of 13 batted balls poorly hit

Red Sox in the 2000s 14 years with Ortiz as primary DH 45 playoff wins, 3.2 per season 5 years with Martinez as primary DH 17 playoff wins, 3.4 per season 8 years with neither of the two as primary DH 2 playoff wins, 0.25 per season

this team seemingly needs a miracle, and they have already performed a couple this year?

DH plate appearances vs. the Yankees in the playoffs the last 2 seasons: 7 Yoshida 6 Refsnyder 2 Anthony 2 Monasterio Jahmai Jones tonight

Jahmai Jones batted .316/.426/.632 in 68 plate appearances against left-handed pitching after joining the Red Sox. July/Aug: 34 PA, .462/.588/.923, 23% K% September: 34 PA, .194/.265/.387, 38% K%

Since Trevor Story's game-tying home run in Game 2 vs. the Yankees last year, the Red Sox have sent 78 men to bat in the postseason against the Yankees without scoring another run. 10-for-73 (.137 BA), 4 walks, 27 strikeouts (35%).

Kind of a managing nightmare

Rafaela getting ahead 2-0, then immediately chasing 2 bad pitches, and grounding into a double play, fuuuuuuck man

Miller not pitching in high leverage with SF might have been a warning sign

Interesting tweak: Tolle didn't throw his 4-seamer in the 3rd.

great control limiting walks, but rough-ish command. he's missing some spots dangerously tonight.

Tolle's velo is already dropping, as it has been recently