5/22 at Philadelphia

[d-money]

Any chance the C’s can make the nets matchup a series? Idk.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

It would be nice if eovaldi was economical. Too many damn pitches.

 

It would be nicer if EO was Cole. If you're gonna dream, dream big.

[Maxbialystock]

Howard, meanwhile, keeps throwing fastball after fastball--whoops, he just throw a changeup in the middle of the zone and Bogaerts missed by a mile.

[Maxbialystock]

Wow. Safe. Ump was right on top of the play.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

F'ING chUMPS!

[Maxbialystock]

That's two Sox batters completely and totally fooled by a changeup in the middle of the zone. Both for K's.

 

Eovaldi has such a great repertoire, he doesn't need a changeup.

[Maxbialystock]

Three k's off that Howard changeup, which is a better pitch than Eovaldi has in his entire repertoire. Sox have no hits after 2.

[d-money]

5 strikeouts already against a rookie? Come on guys. How about welcoming this kid to the damn big leagues.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just because a player, for no apparent reason, is in the Major Leagues, doesn't mean he's a Major League hitter.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I expect different results the 2nd time thru the order.

[d-money]

Eovaldi takes too long to get outs. A struggle.

[d-money]

Not the way you wanna start an inning. Ughhh

[TylerD]

Eovaldi takes too long to get outs. A struggle.

 

Yup hasn’t been smooth.

[Maxbialystock]

So far Howard looks like the veteran and Eovaldi the rookie.

[Nick]

Eovaldi with a breaking pitch on 1-1 to pitcher, now 1-2. The guy has had 5 career at bats, none in majors. He really tries to get cute sometimes.

[d-money]

38 pitches for eovaldi through 2. Hopefully he can give us 6th innings.

[Maxbialystock]

OK, that's it. This ump is giving way more close calls to Howard than to Eovaldi. Anything borderline for Eovaldi has been a ball, but Howard has gotten several close ones.

 

Great at bat by Eovaldi, while led to the 2 run rally and lead.

[d-money]

Let’s go Nate!!!!!! 1-2-3

[Maxbialystock]

Gotta love it. Eovaldi has struggled but shown some heart, especially getting that walk. Howard has been pretty good, but that walk hurt him. Sox haven't hit him hard, but have the two runs.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Hopefully, Dugo will be in the line-up tomorrow.

[Maxbialystock]

Eovaldi looking better, mixing his pitches and throwing more strikes and staying out of the middle of the zone.

[d-money]

Nice eovaldi!!!! Let’s give him some more runs to work with!!!!

[Maxbialystock]

By the way, Eovaldi getting that walk notwithstanding, that 2 run rally was thanks to me. Right before the Sox came to bat, I put the radio on my iphone which connects to my hearing aid. That one change in routine made all the difference. One of my absolute favorite recordings is Ella singing Max the Knife.

[Maxbialystock]

Radio announcers griping about the split screen. I agree.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The Phils shouldn't panic about Harper's contract. The Dodgers FO has a message to other teams' FO: "Do you have a player who has a contract you want to get rid of? Just call us and we'll take the player and the contract off your hands.'

[Maxbialystock]

Bye, bye Howard. 68 pitches.

[Thunder]

Hit the road jack

[Thunder]

Radio announcers griping about the split screen. I agree.

 

I bet they don't say anything when they interview Cora

[Maxbialystock]

The Phils shouldn't panic about Harper's contract. The Dodgers FO has a message to other teams' FO: "Do you have a player who has a contract you want to get rid of? Just call us and we'll take the player and the contract off your hands.'

 

Well, they do lead MLB in attendance and probably have pretty good TV ratings. As I said on another thread, in his first season in Philly, Bryce Harper significantly increased their attendance.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Good bunt by Cordero.