July 22: BOS (Houck) vs NYY (Montgomery)

[d-money]

Come on Houck.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Idk if that’s a good thing . Sale was always a candidate for tommy john with that violent delivery.

 

Tom Seaver, imho, had the best delivery to the plate. More leg, more body, less arm.

[TylerD]

Houck is awesome

[Maxbialystock]

Houck going with just 2 pitches, slider and fastball, and the slider especially is working. 3 K's in the first two innings, 1 hit, 0 runs.

[d-money]

Let’s get a lead!!!!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I'm guessing Houck may have a pitch limit around 60.

[Maxbialystock]

Houck lucky in the first with two hard hit balls caught--he was basically throwing to the middle of the strike zone.

 

Not so in the 2d inning.

[d-money]

Houck going with just 2 pitches, slider and fastball, and the slider especially is working. 3 K's in the first two innings, 1 hit, 0 runs.

 

If he could add another pitch he would be a very good pitcher.

[Maxbialystock]

Montgomery look to me as much the better pitcher than Houck--better repertoire, better location, better results.

 

But Houck's slider looks every bit as good as Ray Milland's "enhanced" pitch in It Happens Every Spring.

[d-money]

Offense looks like s*** through 2 innings.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Montgomery look to me as much the better pitcher than Houck--better repertoire, better location, better results.

 

But Houck's slider looks every bit as good as Ray Milland's "enhanced" pitch in It Happens Every Spring.

 

Wasn't Ray Milland in DIAL K FOR STRIKEOUT?

[Maxbialystock]

Houck throwing over 70% strikes. Splitter for a strike!

[d-money]

Come on houck.

[Maxbialystock]

OK. Ray Milland is now envious of that slider.

[d-money]

Houck throwing over 70% strikes. Splitter for a strike!

 

If he can throw another pitch for a strike he would almost be unhittable.

[TylerD]

Houck dealing wow!!

[Maxbialystock]

According to mlb.com, Houck has a regular fastball and a sinker fastball, so those two plus the slider and splitter make 4 pitches. Plus maybe his motion is bothering the Yankees. Whatever the cause, that's 6 K's in 3 innings and 1 single.

[d-money]

According to mlb.com, Houck has a regular fastball and a sinker fastball, so those two plus the slider and splitter make 4 pitches. Plus maybe his motion is bothering the Yankees. Whatever the cause, that's 6 K's in 3 innings and 1 single.

 

Doesn’t he have movement in his pitches?

[d-money]

Get him a lead.

[Maxbialystock]

WEEI guys can't stop talking about the drizzle/rain which is totally unexpected.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

According to mlb.com, Houck has a regular fastball and a sinker fastball, so those two plus the slider and splitter make 4 pitches. Plus maybe his motion is bothering the Yankees. Whatever the cause, that's 6 K's in 3 innings and 1 single.

 

He hasn't thrown a splitter yet, so it may be a work in progress.

[Maxbialystock]

Verdugo continues to be red hot at the plate. What's that, his first single in a month?

[Maxbialystock]

Dalbec pops on a curve in the center of the strike zone.

[TylerD]

Chavis! Liking what I’m seeing from him.

[Maxbialystock]

Bottom of the Sox order get two solid singles after the first 7 hitters looked terrible.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The Rays acquired DH Nelson Cruz earlier today in a trade. I'm predicting the SOX pick up Rizzo.

[Maxbialystock]

Montgomery's changeup is like Houck's slider--hard to hit.

[Maxbialystock]

The Rays acquired DH Nelson Cruz earlier today in a trade. I'm predicting the SOX pick up Rizzo.

 

Depends on what they have to give up.

[Maxbialystock]

Raffie, just a single will do nicely.

[Maxbialystock]

A walk to Devers actually makes sense with Bogey on deck. Even loading the bases.