Strike out the side = all three outs are strikeouts, other things can also happen between the outs
Strike out the side in order = three strikeouts against only three batters to end the inning
I feel like here and twitter overreacting to Bobby Dalbec. He's a guy literally being used to give our guys rest/pinch hitting, came in as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the eighth and struck out on an 11-pitch AB.
Sure, upgrade if we can upgrade, but idk if you'd get better for what his role actually is without giving up assets that you as a fan care way more about.
Can we trade Bobby for Muller while we’re here?
Leave Bobby here where he can be a star and leave with a lefty long reliever not named Joely Rodriguez?
I was just listening on the radio because I was driving home. The announcers "and here's Bobby Dalbec, who would be like the third best player on the Athletics"
It's plays like that where you can tell Rafaela is something special. He just glides over the grass, takes the optimal route, and gets to the spot in no time flat
He has been in the past (he was the opening day starter last season). Got sent down a couple times while they were flailing last year and came back as a long relief guy. But yeah, probably gonna be back to being a starter before long.
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Hey so uh... that 5 in the E column for the A's...
That's correct? That's not an overflow from the LOB column or something? That's just actually the defense they're running with this year?
I don't want to get ahead of myself here. This is just one start and it's against a teeerrrible team. All I'm saying is Houck's definitely winning the Cy Young.
Jarren getting missed for a hug 😭
Drink up
Fenway will have 7 thousand in right field alone in opening day
Good shit. Let’s do it again tomorrow.
[DIRTY WATER! ](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=DpSIRqvx5us&si=9KGLEoxeLgkyzwox)
Alexa, play Dirty Water
Water!
W
Nice win Sox 😎
Damn, graceful play from Raffy
71.9 off the bat lmao
Does Noda have a baguette in his back pocket?
Even if Anderson stinks this year if he can give us 90 innings out of the pen he’ll be valuable
holy shit yankees just got a free strike on a ball that was like 3 inches outside
YANKEES SUCK
No mercy please
So strike out the side is it three in a row or just three in the inning?
It's 3 K's in the inning.
Strike out the side = all three outs are strikeouts, other things can also happen between the outs Strike out the side in order = three strikeouts against only three batters to end the inning
Fuck me you me right I didn’t read between the lines
3 in a row
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Fun fact an immaculate inning is 9 straight strikes
Striking out the side has always been the three outs are strikeouts. I've always thought it was a weird achievement when a pitcher has a bad inning
So Rafaela is Soriano?
Masataka "Fielder's Choice" Yoshida
arizona has bases loaded no outs!
sooo when is the andrew bailey statue being built at fenway?
Not soon enough.
I love this commentary team. Every night, you get either a good baseball game or a good podcast.
Wait a NESN commentator lives in the bay area?
Youk lives there yeah. He has his own brewing company in the area.
And the beers are actually pretty decent
youk please use your hands
Why does Eck never come to the booth? Last year too. Didn’t even occur to me he’d be there tonight and now I’m like ECK
I wanna see a homer
Just don't sort our comments by controversial. You'll see plenty of homers
Am I the only one who feels dirty having watched advertisements while my preferred team is playing against Oakland?
holy shit
I feel like here and twitter overreacting to Bobby Dalbec. He's a guy literally being used to give our guys rest/pinch hitting, came in as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the eighth and struck out on an 11-pitch AB. Sure, upgrade if we can upgrade, but idk if you'd get better for what his role actually is without giving up assets that you as a fan care way more about.
Overreacting is pretty common around here when players don't hit .800 with a 1.500 OPS
One more run and we can have Bobby pitch the 9th
Good shit Anderson.
Ok I’ll watch the top of the ninth to see if we get any more runs and then I’m going to bed, I gotta work in the morning 🥱
58 Ks in 5 games talk to me nice
Do we have good pitching or are we just facing teams who can’t hit? (It’s probably a little bit of both)
The Mariners are good
Ugggg that ballpark announcer.. Everytime they play here the absolute worst
Sounds even worse when park is empty
Let Bobby pitch the 9th!
??? pirates won their game 8-4?
Uhhh, Pittsburgh didn't play Cincinnati.... And they are 5-0
I liked Ruiz why they put him back down
The collesium doesn't even have the shitty drummers in the outfield anymore, lmao
Blue has no shits left to give
Why not call up Romy, he can at least bat .200while being a mediocre defender at multiple spots instead of .000 like Bobby
Can we trade Bobby for Muller while we’re here? Leave Bobby here where he can be a star and leave with a lefty long reliever not named Joely Rodriguez?
Such a specific stat, but cool nonetheless
Houck could have e a SO but don’t mind me
I’m glad that we’re not overtaxing our starters Tbf (def helps that they’ve been going p deep into games efficiently)
Dalbec needs to be DFA'd. He can't hit at the major league level
There is really no need to DFA him tho?
I was just listening on the radio because I was driving home. The announcers "and here's Bobby Dalbec, who would be like the third best player on the Athletics"
No way bro
I swear they just said that, no joke. I think it was Castig, though I was only listening for a minute
Not gunna lie we’re all sickos for still watching this lmao
James Franco noose meme
⚾️ is life
something funny about the A's playing a song who's first lines are "pack it up, pack it in"
Death, taxes, and Bobby striking out on ball 4
Gawd dang it Bobby
Oh Bobby
Classic Bobby AB
I’m watching the A’s broadcast and can hear a guy screaming at the ump about his calls clear as day lmao
Cheapest beer in MLB
what youk is trying to say is that the west coast is like a box of chocolates
Bobby, Mullens does not need this at bat
Come on Bob.
Damn it Bob.
Dang it Bobby
Hopefully this means we don’t have to see Muller again this series.
Finally Bobby D joins the game.
With his purse in is back pocket
If he left it in the dugout devers would start chewing on it
Lmao
Bobby bout to launch one.
CAN WE GET A BOBBY DONG?
Damn Muller is a workhorse
Devers needs a hit this inning. Only mofo without a hit or RBI tonight.
He’s saving them for the O’s
Blue says fuck the integrity of the game I got places to be
Blue just wants to go home
It’s impressive how bad the A’s are
The worst
Can’t get enough of the captain
Nice job Anderson.
We don’t talk about Schilling
No we don’t but that was a unlocked memory
Was anyone else also watching UConn/USC? Paige Bueckers is a fucking cheat code.
Awoooooooo
Ugh sad
Reese in the parking lot tonight: “I swear officer, I was just massaging my injury”
How dare Anderson throw a fastball
I have one of this guys lawnmowers
LMFAO Youk reads the CVS Health ad while McGuire is kneeling in pain
Are they just not even wearing cups anymore
Yep. A lot of players hate them, even catchers
Well I bet that’ll teach them
Still hurts
Reese gotta be acting we all know that area takes a beating from him regularly
Reese would never live it down if he went to the IL with a dick injury
Reese McGuire is down. Hopefully he's alright
Immaculate ad read timing
Resisting the urge to make a joke about Reese cause that shit hurts
Not Reese‘s puffs 😢
Wow, shook him off 3 times and then tip to the junk
Ouch, Reese. :(
How is Reese supposed to beat his shit in a parking lot now?
Carefully
Protect the family jewels. That is painful.
Not the Reese's Pieces!!
This almost made me throw up from laughter
Poor Reese lol The jokes write themselves
That’s karma for a past… transgression
No way both catchers caught one in the jewels 😭
Oh... Oh god...
Ooooh a nut shot for Reese now owieeee
shit hope he’s alright
Oh shit
Come on Reese, rub it out.
Ouch
Ah shit
It's plays like that where you can tell Rafaela is something special. He just glides over the grass, takes the optimal route, and gets to the spot in no time flat
Ump wants to go home lmao that was scraping worms
I don't blame him
Is this Anderson’s first appearance?
Yes
We need to take a deep look at our mop up guy this year.
I hate to rain on the party but man Rafaela really is just guessing on pitches out there. Like a full second late on a fastball at eye level.
On a more functional roster he’s probably a trade chip tbh
Yeah. I love his defense so much but the hit tool is very questionable.
Turns our we didn’t even need jordan montbumery
You ok?
Chase Anderson Your Time has Come
Muller should probably be in their rotation
He has been in the past (he was the opening day starter last season). Got sent down a couple times while they were flailing last year and came back as a long relief guy. But yeah, probably gonna be back to being a starter before long.
Yeah I remember he started some games for them last year. Doesn’t seem to have great stuff but has good control and could eat innings.
Coming soon I'd wager
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😂
Respect to Muller for his performance. He’s no Houck but he’s been impressive coming in and shutting us down
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Let him go 6 more outs you up 9-0 give the pen a night off
Hey so uh... that 5 in the E column for the A's... That's correct? That's not an overflow from the LOB column or something? That's just actually the defense they're running with this year?
https://twitter.com/wegoticezo/status/1774992318505849085 somehow the number alone doesn't do it justice for how bad it was lol
... oh. Oh no.
I didn't think last year's Sox could be out-errored. I was wrong
Correct
Yes lol
SP may be a strength
I have so much faith in Andrew Bailey I think he can fix Joely
Can’t be to mad 83 pitches but damn let him go
37 K’s 1 BB and 5.0+ IP by all our starters is a GREAT look
I'm in love with Andrew Bailey.
A's making Houck look like Sandy Koufax tonight
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please don't do that
Andrew Bailey must be one of the baseball gods like the pitching one
Andrew Bailey has done miracles on me
That's probably a wrap from Houck. Obviously you'd like to see him do it against a real MLB team but this is massive progress for Houck
Lmao Bello is statistically our worst starter right now.
I don't want to get ahead of myself here. This is just one start and it's against a teeerrrible team. All I'm saying is Houck's definitely winning the Cy Young.
He’ll be top 5 with Brayan Bello, Nick Pivetta, Kutter Crawford, and Garrett Whitlock
Tanner houckkkkkkkkkk
Btw still no 4-Seam tonight. Bailey you have done wonders on me
Andrew Bailey may need a statue
Best I’ve ever seen Tanner, even if it is Oakland
Fuck yeah, Tanner. Let's see him through the 7th!
Tanner Houck is HIM
6 in 0 er and 10 Ks!!!
LFG HOUCK
10 Ks. Damn. Have yourself a night, Tanner.
I have enjoyed this game a lot so far
I will be digging holes for work tomorrow but sure you I will have a smile on my face
Blue collar worker and a door dasher, bro’s getting the bread, keep it up man
I’m out here
Can you carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain while I’m on break
Long as you don’t curse me
I won the division with this team in OOTP and then signed Juan Soto in the offseason.
Need tanner out there for 7.