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

[a700hitter]

We should be hitting Montgomery.

[Maxbialystock]

Too many times this season a Sox hitter gets a ball on the outside corner and pulls the ball weakly for an out.

[TylerD]

Holy man we don’t like offense against this team I guess. What the hell.

[Maxbialystock]

We should be hitting Montgomery.

 

Completely disagree. At least against the Sox good hitters, Montgomery has them by the short hairs. He mixes up his pitches and pitch locations.

[Maxbialystock]

Changeup low and outside of the strike zone, so of course dipstick Vazquez, the master of passed balls, the chubby catcher who wants to steal bases, pulls the ball for an easy ground out to SS.

[d-money]

Well they better not give up anymore runs.

[d-money]

Completely disagree. At least against the Sox good hitters, Montgomery has them by the short hairs. He mixes up his pitches and pitch locations.

 

I mean they should be able to score a run.

[TylerD]

If this ends 1-0 I swear.

[d-money]

Anything less than a split is a disaster for this team this weekend.

[Maxbialystock]

This game is being played like it's in Yankee Stadium, not Fenway Park. We got the rain. We got good pitching by the Yankees pitcher. And we got the Sox lineup not supporting a valiant effort by rookie Houck.

[a700hitter]

Completely disagree. At least against the Sox good hitters, Montgomery has them by the short hairs. He mixes up his pitches and pitch locations.

He stinks. Our guy are off in their approach.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Maybe the rain will save us.

[Maxbialystock]

He stinks. Our guy are off in their approach.

 

Season to date, sure, maybe he does stink. But tonight he doesn't stink one bit. The reason why the Sox hitters' "approaches" are off is that he is mixing up his pitches and location. His changeup is especially effective tonight against the Sox righty-dominant lineup.

Edited July 23, 2021 by Maxbialystock

[Maxbialystock]

Sloppy, sloppy field which is good for the Yankees at bat and bad for Houck and the Sox defense.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

He stinks. Our guy are off in their approach.

 

If he stinks, what does that say about the SOX starting staff?

[a700hitter]

And I will take Houck’s stuff over Montgomery’s tonight too.

[TylerD]

f*** sakes

 

Honestly this rain. Piss off.

[d-money]

This is temporary.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Season to date, sure, maybe he does stink. But tonight he doesn't stink one bit.

 

He didn't 'stink' in his last start against us either.

[a700hitter]

If he stinks, what does that say about the SOX starting staff?

Our staff doesn’t scare lineups, but this kid Houck has good stuff. Eovaldi can dominate when he is on a good night. The rest are meh.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

This is temporary.

 

 

Don't you want to see two 7 inning games on Sunday?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I guess this 'stretching out' is overrated. Maybe Cora should start Whitlock soon.

[Maxbialystock]

And I will take Houck’s stuff over Montgomery’s tonight too.

 

Houck is throwing great, no question: 8 K's and 1 unearned run in 4.2 innings. But he did give up back to back walks to start off the 4th. And let's not forget that he is going against the Yankees weakest lineup this season.

 

Montgomery is going against a much tougher Sox lineup which he has tamed. They came out like lions and tigers--see all the dingers they hit in their last 2 games-- and have been converted to pussycats.

[vegasbob]

If anyone is concerned with Bogey's recent slump, one should check out Babe Ohtani's stats since the ASB. 2-25 with 11 k'S.

 

HR Derbyitis

[Maxbialystock]

The NOAA map says there aren't that many rain clouds in the area, so I guess the Yankees chaplain wrote out a weather prayer: rain, rain, don't go away, stick around for just one more day.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

And I will take Houck’s stuff over Montgomery’s tonight too.

 

Houck has a good fastball and a great slider, which is ideal for a reliever. He needs, at least, one more good pitch to be a consistent starter.

[TylerD]

Houck has been dynamite. Won’t beat this team scoring 0.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

HR Derbyitis

 

Yup. I was thinking the same thing.

[iortiz]

Montgomery was very lucky in the third. Montgomery’s OPS against this current lineup is 771.

 

I agree with Ted, we should’ve hit this guy.

[vegasbob]

f*** sakes

 

Honestly this rain. Piss off.

 

It rained today in Las Vegas also.