05-11-2025, 07:02 PM
Well, not a lot of positives to take from this, but, of the measly little two hits, Steer was one of them. I'm tellin' ya . . . he's coming back.
Trevino with his 10th double in 94 plate appearances. Stephenson's career best was last year when he hit 26 doubles in 515 plate appearances. Trevino is catcher #1 in my book.
The bullpen gave up only 2 earned runs in 14 2/3 innings in this series for a combined 1.23 ERA. Suter is quickly gaining my respect and Lyon Richardson might be here for good. He looks almost nothing like his first callup in 2023. That season in the minor leagues last year really did him some good as he looks like a seasoned vet. The first HBP was barely inside, so I don't blame him for that, but the second one did get away from him. I'd love for Abbott to go deep in a game for once on Tuesday and give these guys another day off.
And I'm not too down on Francona yet. He's still learning this roster and finding out their limitations in real time. I liked his answer about the balance of sending guys down. He said "I didn't want to send anyone down that didn't deserve it. We're trying to build something and I think that loyalty and all of that comes into play." He explained that as his reason for being "caught short handed" with 12 2/3 innings needed from the bullpen in the last two games. He laid all that out to the team/bullpen and also apologized to them for putting them through that. Basically, he was saying, in hindsight, that he should have sent someone down for a fresh arm after yesterday's 6 2/3 innings from the pen.
He's saying all of the right things . . . something that I rarely said about Bell and his monotone press conferences. I still hate the sound of his voice.
Trevino with his 10th double in 94 plate appearances. Stephenson's career best was last year when he hit 26 doubles in 515 plate appearances. Trevino is catcher #1 in my book.
The bullpen gave up only 2 earned runs in 14 2/3 innings in this series for a combined 1.23 ERA. Suter is quickly gaining my respect and Lyon Richardson might be here for good. He looks almost nothing like his first callup in 2023. That season in the minor leagues last year really did him some good as he looks like a seasoned vet. The first HBP was barely inside, so I don't blame him for that, but the second one did get away from him. I'd love for Abbott to go deep in a game for once on Tuesday and give these guys another day off.
And I'm not too down on Francona yet. He's still learning this roster and finding out their limitations in real time. I liked his answer about the balance of sending guys down. He said "I didn't want to send anyone down that didn't deserve it. We're trying to build something and I think that loyalty and all of that comes into play." He explained that as his reason for being "caught short handed" with 12 2/3 innings needed from the bullpen in the last two games. He laid all that out to the team/bullpen and also apologized to them for putting them through that. Basically, he was saying, in hindsight, that he should have sent someone down for a fresh arm after yesterday's 6 2/3 innings from the pen.
He's saying all of the right things . . . something that I rarely said about Bell and his monotone press conferences. I still hate the sound of his voice.
Only users lose drugs.
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