shouldve also never allowed bard who making his 1st mlb start come out for 6th after going 5 innings and long wait.. bobby ur good manager but had rough inning managing the pitchers

Gotta admit, every camera shot of Bobby during the games, he either looks worried or lost.
I need more than 2 hands to count the amount of times so far that a ground ball should have been caught, but players were out of position because Bobby is calling the positioning instead of the bench coach. Speaking of ground balls, Pedroia isn’t doing his little hop during the pitches anymore, and he’s been just out of reach of some grounders because of it.

Thomas is a LOOGY.  No way he stays in the game after walking Thames.  Albers comes in at that point.  If you wanted a lefty to go the full inning, then you should have had Morales up and ready.  He could have pitched to Thames, Arencibia and Rasmus, plus he has that dynamite pickoff move that will at least keep that trailing runner hanging close to first base.  Glad your second guessing this, Bobby.  There’s a learning curve.

You know what i kind of agree with you on Bobby V…..Like the other day having Ortiz steal a base, It’s as if Bobby V is trying to do a bunch of unconventional thing’s so that everyone says WOW look how much of a genius he is IF it works, So far it’s not really working.

Spring training is when the learning curve should happen not the regular season.

Let’s see…they could only manage a few scattered hits against a #5 starter (or almost any starter so far), 2nd inning and runners on 1st & 2nd so Ross looks a 2 strikes over the outside corner because he “likes the ball in” then makes a rusty-gate swing at one head high out of the zone;  2 on and 1 out and Youk makes a limp wristed swing for a DP;   for eight innings a game getting runs is something the other team does against a largely non-performing pitching staff.  I don’t know how anyone could attribute this to bad managing.

all things being equal…Youk cost us that game…first he grounds into the double play…and then he pratically WALKS to third base when that ball was hit…if he hustles…Punto makes the throw there easy…and this whole situation NEVER occurs…

within the span of 5 minutes he let the team down on both sides of the ball…I love Youk…but he should have been prepared to run to 3rd in case of a hard hit ball…

The dumb move Bobby was insisting on carrying Thomas on the roster to begin with. With Bailey out you were already going to be carrying one reliever who wouldn’t have made the team otherwise to replace him. Adding an 8th guy, basically 2 spots behind what otherwise would have made the team, thinking quantity would equal quality was dumb. Thomas has no business being on a major league roster. Just because he’s a lefty doesn’t mean he’s effective against left handed hitters. He showed that last night.

Saltalamacchia has passed through both the Mendoza Line and the Men Dozing line….

Albers would have given up a home run !

First you don’t know if the bench coach would be positioning players any differently than the Manager so know way to know if that is the cause of so many balls getting through the infield.  Second I would love to know how you have concluded that about Pedroia.  Centerfield camera angle most used doesn’t show the second baseman and there aren’t that many replays that show him before the pitch either.  So are you focusing on it while at games?