6/29 sox @ yankems

[d-money]

Sabathia is definitely effective when he is hitting his spots and mixing up his pitches.

 

Pearce at cleanup can't be much worse than Moreland at cleanup and allows everyone else to stay in their usual spot. Also limits lefty bats to three: Beni, Devers, and JBJ.

 

Agree with others that tonight the bullpen could be problem, especially because Kimbrel just closed 2 straight and needed at total of 47 pitches. Kelly got smacked around last night, so much so I wondered if he was telegraphing his pitches. So it's probably up to Barnes, Hembree, Workman, and Velazquez. Even without that, I would rate the Yankees bullpen as better.

 

 

 

Tough series, no doubt. Getting Pearce was/is just in time. Maybe he can help tonight against Sabathia because the next two are righties--Grey and Severino.

 

Yankees where in the ALCS last season despite not winning the division. Our team needs to send a message this weekend. We got sale and price over the weekend. They have to show the ability to pitch well in these big games.

[d-money]

Key to destroying CC is lay off any breaking stuff and sit on his fastball that sits at 89 to 91.The book is well out now on CC .

 

We seemed to struggle against soft tossers. Guys that throw junk.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just found out that E-rod leads MLB pitchers in run support at 7.3/game, Porcello is 5th at 6.6.

[Spudboy]

Pound these bums into oblivion.

 

That is all.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Obviously, the SOX/YANKEMS is the best rivalry in MLB. I was trying to think of another one and all I could come up with is CUBS/CARDS. Am I missing any others?

[Natick to NC]

Pearce destroys lefty Pitching .Great pickup !! Really excited about this lineup now .

[jacksonianmarch]

Obviously, the SOX/YANKEMS is the best rivalry in MLB. I was trying to think of another one and all I could come up with is CUBS/CARDS. Am I missing any others?

 

Giants and Dodgers

[Station 13]

Betts need to cool it with trying to hit every pitch out.

[Natick to NC]

Terrible approach for such a one dimensional pitcher .Let him drop in a few uncle Charlie's and sit on the damn fast slow ball.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Giants and Dodgers

 

Of course. Thanks.

[d-money]

Nice way to start the game. 1-2-3

[Maxbialystock]

Ominous top of the 1st. A lot of strikes by Sabathia but just 11 pitches. He is mixing his pitches and hitting his spots. At this rate he could go 7 innings easy.

[Station 13]

Giants and Dodgers

 

It would be nice if ESPN actually show these two teams. The Sox and Yankees are way overexposed on ESPN.

[Natick to NC]

Challenge him high

[d-money]

Rodriguez cannot be scared to throw strikes. Gotta challenge Stanton.

[Natick to NC]

Vaz has to hold the freaking glove not yank it to the zone so bad .and easy ball 4 for the ump .

[illinoisredsox]

Interesting they are using multiple signs with no one on. They don’t appear to trust the Yankees.

[Natick to NC]

Slider has depth tonight so far

[Natick to NC]

Fantastic pitch call by Vaz perfect !!!

[d-money]

Go Sox! Let’s go!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

That's a great 1st impression.

[Maxbialystock]

Miracle but good 1st by ERod. Hit hard but both caught. Then the walk. Then the pop by Gregorious. 15 pitches. Good for him for a 1st inning.

 

Could be wrong, but don't think I saw a changeup in the 1st, which is actually pretty normal for ERod. I think he has a good changeup, but tends to wait before using it.

 

Basically what I think I saw was a mixture of cut fastballs and regular fastballs. No sliders, curves, or changeup.

[Natick to NC]

Pearce is pretty excited to be a Redsox player you can see it .

[Natick to NC]

Can we cut Nunez ??? f*** him

[Natick to NC]

f*** Nunez guy sucks

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Only Nunez could swing late on a CC fastball.

[Station 13]

Go away Nunez. Just go away.

[Maxbialystock]

What Pearce giveth, Nunez takes away. Awful at bat. Devers' liner would have brought Pearce home.

 

Sabathia has 2 scoreless innings and has thrown I think 18 pitches. Not good.

[d-money]

Wasted leadoff double. Couldn’t even advance the guy to 3rd base.

[Natick to NC]

There it goes Nunez f***s the team and boom Tripple