8/26 vs Orioles

[Jasonbay44]

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Kevin Gausman (9-9, 5.25 ERA)

 

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Eduardo Rodriguez (4-3, 4.01 ERA)

 

Haven't made one of these in a while, lets win this s***.

 

And f*** the Orioles, especially Buck Showalter. If I was building an all douche team, he's managing it.

[SoxHop]

Get it done E-Rod.

[Kimmi]

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Kevin Gausman (9-9, 5.25 ERA)

 

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Eduardo Rodriguez (4-3, 4.01 ERA)

 

Haven't made one of these in a while, lets win this s***.

 

And f*** the Orioles, especially Buck Showalter. If I was building an all douche team, he's managing it.

 

That's an absolute no doubter.

 

I hate losing to the Os. Don't let it happen again team.

 

WIN!!!

[Maxbialystock]

Nunez 2b

Betts RF

Benintendi CF

Ramirez DH

Devers 3b

Bogaerts SS

Moreland 1b

Young LF

Vazquez C

 

Interesting. Nunez is back! No Rafai Davis or Holt. Just three lefty bats--Beni, Devers, and Moreland--against righty Gausman. Devers back in the 5 slot and HanRam back at cleanup, which I believe I forbade Farrell to do. Young in LF against a righty, but he also was 2 for 4 against righty Hellickson, who I thought pitched very well despite the ERA over 5.

 

Yankees still 4.5 back, but the Guardians now just 1.5--2016 all over again. Last year home field advantage seemed decisive in the ALDS.

 

Vazquez could be in there as much for his defense as offense. Leon is starting to look like Salty on throws to 2b--an adventure every time. Nevertheless, his DWAR is 1.0 vs. Vazquez's -0.2, so what do I know?

 

Three--Devers, Beni, and Bogie--of last night's errant throwers are back today, but not Leon or Porcello.

 

Wild applause for Moreland pitching the 9th last night and a good move by Farrell.

[Station 13]

The O's can hit if you're around the zone, as Porcello found out the harsh way. E-Rod is usually wild in the zone. They do chase pitches if behind the counts.

[Maxbialystock]

Didn't I read somewhere that momentum is all about your next starter? We lost our last two games when our bonafide ace and last year's Cy Young winner completely bombed. Porcello, FWIW, getting a cool $20M for this very subpar season, Sale a bargain (for now) at $12M.

 

So my take is that this is one more big game among so many, and we need ERod not to give away a bunch of early runs as he has been prone to do. His splits say in his first 30 pitches for the season he has given up 26 runs in 18 games, and in his next 30 pitches 14 runs. He's given up 8 dingers in those first 30 pitches and 4 in the next 30. In other words, when the game starts, he is not ready.

Edited August 26, 2017 by Maxbialystock

[SoxHop]

I didn't see Moreland pitch the 9th last night. I didn't know he did. Watching that now........ dang...... he's hitting 90mph..

[Jasonbay44]

E-rod giving up lots of hard hit balls.

[SoxHop]

E-rod giving up lots of hard hit balls.

 

THe best I can say about this idiot is that he can have a bad inning early and then find his groove. So if he can limit the damage in the beginning innings the later may look bright.

[OH FOY]

I bet E-Rod averages 20 pitches an inning or close to it. That's his biggest problem.

[Station 13]

I bet E-Rod averages 20 pitches an inning or close to it. That's his biggest problem.

 

It's why he usually never receive a decision. He throws too many pitches not competitively and is out the game fast.

[OH FOY]

With E-Rod its the night before starter that's important. Otherwise you'll kill the BP.

[Maxbialystock]

Didn't I read somewhere that momentum is all about your next starter? We lost our last two games when our bonafide ace and last year's Cy Young winner completely bombed. Porcello, FWIW, getting a cool $20M for this very subpar season, Sale a bargain (for now) at $12M.

 

So my take is that this is one more big game among so many, and we need ERod not to give away a bunch of early runs as he has been prone to do. His splits say in his first 30 pitches for the season he has given up 26 runs in 18 games, and in his next 30 pitches 14 runs. He's given up 8 dingers in those first 30 pitches and 4 in the next 30. In other words, when the game starts, he is not ready.

 

Unfortunately, prophetic. All the hits off his fastballs, of which he is throwing a lot.

[OH FOY]

Were Lucky Yanks lost last night.

[Bellhorn04]

I bet E-Rod averages 20 pitches an inning or close to it. That's his biggest problem.

 

He was averaging 17.8 coming into this game.

[Station 13]

He really has nothing but a badly located fastball.

[Jasonbay44]

This pitching has been f***ing pathetic the past three games.

[OH FOY]

Now were real lucky Yanks lost last night.

[Jasonbay44]

By the way the Rays are really stupid for giving Beckham away for almost nothing to a division rival

[Station 13]

f*** you Rodriguez.

[SoxHop]

you have to be s***ing me....

[OH FOY]

How many pitches that inning?

[Station 13]

How many pitches that inning?

 

40 or so.

[Jasonbay44]

How many pitches that inning?

 

38 pitches and 5 runs. What an inning

[Station 13]

38 pitches and 5 runs. What an inning

 

That's your typical Rodriguez big inning. He has no answers.

[Bellhorn04]

Christ, did the team have a blowout party after the third game in Cleveland or something?

[bosoxmal]

We;;, That's that. Between th Salty drone (and ********), the sometimes choppy feed, the a-hole commercials and eBrd, it has turned into a self-tortured experience. There's always tommow, I guess!

[Thunder]

Wow, this sucks

[SoxHop]

We;;, That's that. Between th Salty drone (and ********), the sometimes choppy feed, the a-hole commercials and eBrd, it has turned into a self-tortured experience. There's always tommow, I guess!

 

Hey bosoxmal...... we you the person the other night talkin about MLB.tv and that Bank One commercial where the three pitchers are in the icecream truck?

[Maxbialystock]

Rod is not a serious pitcher. He's a thrower. That 3 run dinger came after something like 8 straight fast balls. Watching him makes me think of the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz singing, "if I only had a brain." That should also apply to whoever is calling the pitches, Vazquez or the bench.