Nice win and nice to get that 4 run lead late so Romano can take at least a day off.
I know he's the closer, but Mayza has been lights out and Garcia has also been a closer, should probably give the guy a bit more rest so he doesn't break down.
Berrios: a bit shaky but (outside of opening day) has pitched himself out of his own jams. He’ll likely only get better as the season goes on. Has the pedigree. There’s a reason he got opening day.
Gausman: No brainer. Dominant thus far.
Manoa: Seemingly also a no brainer.
Kikuchi: Very shaky at times but shows enough signs to trust that he’ll get it together and be decently solid for a #4.
#5: Well, this isn’t ideal. Ryu didn’t look great before the injury and seems to be going seriously downhill. Stripling has flashes but overall, not a starting pitcher for me. Here we are though.
Bullpen has been very good to great so far.
I’m pretty good with the pitching staff.
Offence will come together and is a given to get better throughout the season (injuries aside).
It's nice to see the Red Sox off to a bad start. They were a garbage team last year that rode some kind of juju all the way to the ALCS. They're going to be a 75 win team at best this year and that makes me happy.
Surprised at the low attendance (just under 21000). Hopefully just a Monday, early season blip. I was hoping we were looking at 30k+ per game for a while like the 2015-2017 era. But hopefully at least regular 25k+ crowds.
Surprised at the low attendance (just under 21000). Hopefully just a Monday, early season blip. I was hoping we were looking at 30k+ per game for a while like the 2015-2017 era. But hopefully at least regular 25k+ crowds.
I bet the Raptors playoff game had something to do with that.
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Surprised at the low attendance (just under 21000). Hopefully just a Monday, early season blip. I was hoping we were looking at 30k+ per game for a while like the 2015-2017 era. But hopefully at least regular 25k+ crowds.
Raptors in an elimination game at the same time. Not too surprised.
But those who get to know Bichette soon learn he isn't like that at all. Peeling back the layers reveals a young star learning how to become a leader by being more and more willing to talk about the pressures, stresses and anxieties that come with being a professional ballplayer. He's certainly not one to bury it inside and let it fester -- and he doesn't want that for his teammates, either.
"That's probably true strength," Bichette said. "It's definitely different this generation than last generation. It's definitely more acceptable to talk about your feelings. But I don't do that because of how this generation is. I just do it because that's who I am. What I go through doesn't define me. Things that I struggle with mentally do not define me."
