06/24 Red Sox @ Texas Heat Stroke

[moonslav59]

Man oh man! I let my wife talk me out of going to the games this weekend!

 

Nice to come home and watch it on delay.

 

Awesome win!

 

[Youk Of The Nation]

It's almost like Koji giving up those HRs the other day was an aberration and not the norm for him.

 

Glad to see the Sox won, and I have to say the icing on the cake is going back through the GT on games like this and the last game of the ChiSox series and reading the posts declaring the game over and the Sox DOA when there are still innings left to play.

[jad]

I find it interesting how Bad Price and Good Price have similar looking pitches, and they both seem to have decent location and decent control. But Good Price has just a little more - not sure what it is exactly... movement? - on his pitches and it makes a massive difference. I guess you could say that when Price is good, his pitches are alive. When he isn't good, he still has control, but pitches like a robot, and the straightness of his pitches are easy for the batter's vision to track.

 

I don't know. It looked to me like all his pitches were up, both FB and off-speed. (except for one ... but that one also got tagged). Announcers said his speed was slightly off ~90, and there aren't many major-leaguers who can't hit naval-high fastballs that speed.

 

(I missed the last two innings, but I'm happy to see no one ripped Farrel or went into doom and despair mode when they brought in Koji--I assume he had his unhittable splitter going, which he was keeping very straight and very high his last appearance.)

Edited June 25, 2016 by jad

[User Name]

Price has always been terrible @ Arlington. I even mentioned it in the thread title. 5.15 ERA vs Texas, 6.54 ERA @ Rangers before last night's game.

[jacksonianmarch]

UN?, he was topping out at 93 on a hot night in Texas. Those are the nights guys top out above their average velo, yet he was topping out at it. His breaking ball was an absolute mess and everything was belt high or higher. He looked like a guy with a sore back, just couldn't finish anything

[User Name]

I actually agree. He wasn't finishing his follow-through. It happens. Not that worried about it considering his prior run of successful starts.

[Bellhorn04]

Sandy Leon:

26 plate appearances

12 hits

4 walks

[Bellhorn04]

Mookie Betts, what can you even say about this guy?

[TheBabeStrikesBack]

Have you watch his last four or so starts? Stop just looking at numbers at actually watch the game.

 

So you are saying if I actually watched the games he doesn't have an ERA north of 4.00??

[User Name]

Mookie Betts, what can you even say about this guy?

 

My favorite player.

[Kimmi]

I agree. This win was like a good solid waste expulsion.

 

Spud, of all the analogies that you could have come up with, you give me this?

 

It's the last thing I want to compare this win to.

[Bellhorn04]

My favorite player.

 

My favorite players are still Papi and Pedey - something about loyalty to the oldtimers.

 

But Mookie is really something else. I remember back in 2014 when he was making his way up through the minors and we kept hearing about his amazing exploits. Now he's doing them in the big leagues.

 

The sky is the limit.

[Bellhorn04]

Spud, of all the analogies that you could have come up with, you give me this?

 

It's the last thing I want to compare this win to.

 

Yes, the grossology on this site is over the top at times.

[Kimmi]

It's almost like Koji giving up those HRs the other day was an aberration and not the norm for him.

 

I love Koji. IMO, he gets an unfair rap because people are trying to hold him to his 2013 standards. Some of his numbers don't look that great, but the bottom line is that he is getting the job done for the most part.

 

Koji has come into the game 26 times with either a tie score or a lead. He maintained the tie or lead in 23 of those chances, and allowed 0 runs in 22 of them. In short, he's 23/26.

 

Kimbrel has come into the game 25 times with either a tie score or a lead. He maintained the tie or lead in 22 of those chances. (I didn't count the time that he came into a tie game with the bases loaded and 1 out against him.) Kimbrel is 22/25.

 

They are nearly identical in terms of getting the job done, which for them is preserving the tie/lead late in the game. Yet the perception of the two pitchers is vastly different. Interesting.

[Kimmi]

My favorite player.

 

I actually cannot pin down a favorite player. Mookie is definitely up there though.

[Spudboy]

Spud, of all the analogies that you could have come up with, you give me this?

 

It's the last thing I want to compare this win to.

 

I was comparing the sense of relief one derives from both experiences.

 

Don't take it personally.

[User Name]

Re: Koji

 

The fact that his stuff is diminished is undeniable. But he has adjusted before, and Farrell himself commented on some adjustments to add downward action to his fastball, and better late dive to his split. I believe Koji will be his usual self (as in, career norms, not 2013 insanity) the rest of the year.

[User Name]

My favorite players are still Papi and Pedey - something about loyalty to the oldtimers.

 

But Mookie is really something else. I remember back in 2014 when he was making his way up through the minors and we kept hearing about his amazing exploits. Now he's doing them in the big leagues.

 

The sky is the limit.

 

Mookie's hilarious and he's great at bowling. Papi's always been my guy, but he's retiring, and I've made peace with that fact.

[Kimmi]

Yes, the grossology on this site is over the top at times.

 

Good word.

 

I believe Spud would be the team leader in UGR - Ultimate Grossology Rating

[Kimmi]

I was comparing the sense of relief one derives from both experiences.

 

Don't take it personally.

 

I didn't take it personally. I just don't want to compare that awesome win to the experience of a bowel movement.

[Kimmi]

Mookie's hilarious and he's great at bowling. Papi's always been my guy, but he's retiring, and I've made peace with that fact.

 

That is definitely a plus in Mookie's favor.

 

I don't know if I mentioned it on this site before or not, but I love the shots of Mookie in the dugout having lengthy conversations with one of the coaches. He's like a sponge.

[Spudboy]

Good word.

 

I believe Spud would be the team leader in UGR - Ultimate Grossology Rating

 

Is that a FG or BR stat?

[User Name]

It's a KBR (Kimmi-Bellhorn Reference) stat.

[a700hitter]

 

They are nearly identical in terms of getting the job done, which for them is preserving the tie/lead late in the game. Yet the perception of the two pitchers is vastly different. Interesting.

I have always had difficulty wrapping my mind around the fact of his success at MLB substandard velocity for closers. Even in 2013 I constantly worried that he would turn into a pumpkin. Now, when I see 79 mph for his splitter on the scoreboard it makes me wince. Yet, he gets the job done. He must be tremendously deceptive.

[a700hitter]

I didn't take it personally. I just don't want to compare that awesome win to the experience of a bowel movement.

I think you misinterpreted Spud's statement.

[a700hitter]

Is that a FG or BR stat?

Is it a projection?

[royplayer]

Mookie's hilarious and he's great at bowling. Papi's always been my guy, but he's retiring, and I've made peace with that fact.

 

Mookie looks like he is having a lot of fun and enjoying himself. He's a great addition to the team.

[royplayer]

That was a great win last night. It was nice shoving it back into the faces of the Rangers, seeing as how they were laughing and yukking it up when using Price for batting practice.

[bosoxmal]

Addition? Hell, he IS the team! As he goes, the team goes.

[bosoxmal]

Bad news and Good news. Baltimore gets to beat up on the Rays today AND tonight. We have to wait until next week!