8/22: Tazawa's revenge

[ms_sox]

Wriggle like you mean it, Tazawa! One more out!

[Dojji]

Was hoping he'd finish the 5th before pitch number 80. He's young, so his pitch count ceiling will be low. We could use to get this kid through 6 but first he has to get this out.

[Dojji]

Time to go outside and low with a curve. Dive it away from him and let him look bad.

[rhet]

That curve is absolutely nasty.

[Dojji]

5 shutout innings from the rook. Not the best pitching job I've ever seen, but against this lineup I'll more than take it.

 

85 pitches. I'm thinking we get 5 and a fraction.

[Spudboy]

Job done.

 

Nice effort by Tazawa. He doesn't seem to get flustered.

[rhet]

5 shutout innings from the rook. Not the best pitching job I've ever seen, but against this lineup I'll more than take it.

 

85 pitches. I'm thinking we get 5 and a fraction.

 

And he entertained us with that Arod at-bat in the third.

[Beaneater]

Is the ump's strike zone as unutterably bad as GameCast makes it seem?

[Dojji]

Is the ump's strike zone as unutterably bad as GameCast makes it seem?

 

I haven't seen anything particularly egregious.

[ORS]

Is the ump's strike zone as unutterably bad as GameCast makes it seem?

Looks pretty fair. Two net gifts to Burnett, two net gifts to Tazawa.

 

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[suns]

So how has tazawa done and how have we've scored the 7?

[suns]

1st pitch I see when I get home is a papi HR!!!!

[Dojji]

Hello, Papi

Well hello, Papi

It's so nice to see you back where you belong!

[ORS]

No talent. Never had any. He's done.

[Spudboy]

DFA Ortiz.

[a700hitter]

Keep the El Presidente coming. Ortiz is on a tear!!!

[Dojji]

I say it again: Jason Bay is currently, on the year, hitting better than he did for us last season.

[suns]

Nice job bay!!!

[suns]

J-D-drewwwwwwwwwww.

[ORS]

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Whoever guesses what this means, gets a cookie.

[ms_sox]

Burnett is frustrated....hahaha....no sympathy...we had our share last night.

 

DREW!!

[Spudboy]

No no no no..... JD.

 

Walks, not RBI!!!!!!

[Dojji]

See the difference here is that Tazawa doesn't suck.

[ms_sox]

See the difference here is that Tazawa doesn't suck.

And Burnett isn't having one of his better days.

[Dojji]

Burnett is frustrated....hahaha....no sympathy...we had our share last night.

 

DREW!!

 

We still come out ahead. They pummeled our expendable #5, we crushed their big contract #3.

[Cocos Disciples]

I say it again: Jason Bay is currently' date=' on the year, hitting better than he did for us last season.[/quote']

 

Is this surprising? His performance last year was right on par with his career averages, this year is a bit better.

[Dojji]

Is this surprising? His performance last year was right on par with his career averages' date=' this year is a bit better.[/quote']

 

Yeah but we keep hearing from certain quarters that Bay is somehow something other than a great hitter.

[plaskari]

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Whoever guesses what this means, gets a cookie.

 

That's the dud from karate kid.....

[Beaneater]

Thanks for the ump-performance update. GameCast must be screwy because I swear it's shown both pitchers having at least 6 pitches in the heart of the strike zone called balls.

[ORS]

That's the dud from karate kid.....

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