Red Sox third base coach catching heat after awful decision to send Christian Vazquez
Boston Red Sox third base coach Carlos Febles is catching heat for sending Christian Vazquez home on a play in which he was doomed from the start.
Vazquez was thrown out at home plate, and really wasn’t all that close. With the Red Sox down one run midway through the game, every tally matters.
Boston had the benefit of starting Chris Sale on Wednesday. After suffering two losses to Tampa Bay already, the Red Sox can ill-afford to suffer a defeat with their ace on the mound.
Vazquez is a reliable baserunner for his position, but he’s still not all that quick given he’s a catcher.
Boston Red Sox fans angry with third-base coach Carlos Febles
Mistakes are mistakes, especially with runs at a premium. Febles made the call to send Vazquez, and in the end it was the wrong one.
Red Sox fans were quick to point that out.
What was Carlos Febles thinking?
— Jake “Iggy” Ignaszewski (@JakeIggy) September 2, 2021
IT’S A ONE RUN BALL GAME!
It seems like he makes a mistake almost EVERY game! #RedSox #DirtyWater pic.twitter.com/GBPUmwEkrg
Chaim, please fire Carlos Febles, like very please.
— BelloAces (@BelloAces) September 2, 2021
Carlos Febles is easily the best 3rd Base coach in the league pic.twitter.com/wdRJtdWOUY
— Cam Bomal (@cam_bomal) September 2, 2021
Bye bye, Carlos Febles. It's been...well, it's been.
— Red Sox L.A.🫰 (@RedSoxLA) September 2, 2021
Kyle Schwarber singles to right and Christian Vazquez is out at the plate by a good 20 feet. Not a good decision there from third-base coach Carlos Febles.
— Bill Koch (@BillKoch25) September 2, 2021
It's 2-1 Rays to the midpoint. #RedSox
Vázquez has made a lot of mistakes lately for sure, but I'm pretty sure he was sent there. That's on Carlos Febles
— OverTheMonster (@OverTheMonster) September 2, 2021
CARLOS FEBLES DOESNT REALIZE CHEESEBURGER KID IS ROUNDING THIRD BASE LMFAOOOOOO
— bpw (@bostonplswin) September 2, 2021
Most definitely. It may not be a great idea to put the potential tying run or go-ahead run squarely in the hands of Carlos Febles. Other than that, it’s winnable.
— Brandon Moor (@RockChalkTown) September 2, 2021
The out at home ended the top of the fifth inning. If Vazquez had been stopped third, the Red Sox would have had the bases loaded.
Going into Wednesday’s game, Boston was in one of the American League wild card spots. However, they have the Athletics vying for their spot just one game behind. They need better decision-making from their staff when it counts.
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