July 23: BOS (ERod) vs NYY (Cole)

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

It was a stupid pitch sequence by Cole; he blew two 98-99 mph fastballs past Duran and then tried to get cute. He throws another heater up and Duran probably strikes out. I get the 0-2 curve down; change the eye level. After that was just sheer arrogance.

 

What was it Ted Williams said about how dumb pitchers can be.

 

 

"The dumbest animal on the planet" according to Ted. Mr Williams had no filter, but he was never boring when he spoke about baseball.

Edited July 24, 2021 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[oldtimer]

Nice win.

 

I stayed away to keep my sanity.

 

Last night's negativism was a bit overboard, to me.

 

This season is magical. I can't think of a better word to describe some of the wins we have gotten.

 

I've said it before, "Devers forevers: lock him up! (long term)"

 

The pen was astounding, especially since the big 2 weren't involved or needed.

 

Keep it rolling.

 

Keep the mojo rising!

A lot of damage was done by three players tonight. Kike has really come on strongly, Jarren had his best night and Rafi is just an rbi machine. I also though Verdugo is showing signs of getting his offense going. Arroyo is another wild card if he can come back from the hamstring after 10 days. Where will he play though?

[moonslav59]

A lot of damage was done by three players tonight. Kike has really come on strongly, Jarren had his best night and Rafi is just an rbi machine. I also though Verdugo is showing signs of getting his offense going. Arroyo is another wild card if he can come back from the hamstring after 10 days. Where will he play though?

 

I watched the game. I just stayed away from the game thread.

 

Yes, good to see Verdugo's bat warming up, but what was with that lah-dee-dah dropped fly ball play?

 

He's starting to make me doubt his character.

[Maxbialystock]

Good grief. Yes, I too loved the 6 runs, the two dingers by Devers, etc, but the miracle of this game was losing ERod after 3 outs and holding the Yankees to 1 run over the last 8 innings. The bullpen, no doubt aided by the Yankees anemic lineup, was/were amazing.

[iortiz]

I love this team. I simply do.

 

Give me a BOS vs SFG WS, please!

[Maxbialystock]

It was a stupid pitch sequence by Cole; he blew two 98-99 mph fastballs past Duran and then tried to get cute. He throws another heater up and Duran probably strikes out. I get the 0-2 curve down; change the eye level. After that was just sheer arrogance.

 

What was it Ted Williams said about how dumb pitchers can be.

 

Same thing happened in the 3d inning when Cole walked Duran because he stopped throwing heat and wanted to get fancy.

[iortiz]

Can we lock down Devers already?

[Maxbialystock]

I watched the game. I just stayed away from the game thread.

 

Yes, good to see Verdugo's bat warming up, but what was with that lah-dee-dah dropped fly ball play?

 

He's starting to make me doubt his character.

 

If you mean the one in the 9th inning, I thought he was just running so hard he couldn't hold his glove steady. It did hit his glove, but he was not charged with an error. I did not see anything lah-dee-dah about that play.

[Oscars]

Dever’s is amazing, and now has 100 HRs at age 24.

He could be a Red Sox great, if they can lock him up

[iortiz]

MVP was (is) the greatest fan of Devers in this board.

[Maxbialystock]

Can we lock down Devers already?

 

I don't think that can be done for less than $300M. Devers might be willing to settle for less, but his agent will insist on more.

[iortiz]

I don't think that can be done for less than $300M. Devers might be willing to settle for less, but his agent will insist on more.

 

I think you are right but he deserves that kind of money.

[moonslav59]

If you mean the one in the 9th inning, I thought he was just running so hard he couldn't hold his glove steady. It did hit his glove, but he was not charged with an error. I did not see anything lah-dee-dah about that play.

 

It was a long run but the ball was hit high. It looked to me like he thought it was going to be an easy play.

 

I missed teh replay, so I could be wrong.

[moonslav59]

Can we lock down Devers already?

 

Devers forevers- lock him up!

[moonslav59]

Good grief. Yes, I too loved the 6 runs, the two dingers by Devers, etc, but the miracle of this game was losing ERod after 3 outs and holding the Yankees to 1 run over the last 8 innings. The bullpen, no doubt aided by the Yankees anemic lineup, was/were amazing.

 

A bullpen that gave 3 innings from a recent AAA call-up and two from Rios.

[moonslav59]

Anybody else wonder if what ERod went through, tonight had anything to do with COVID?

 

There is a pretty wide variety of symptoms reported, sometimes long after apparent recovery.

[iortiz]

Anybody else wonder if what ERod went through, tonight had anything to do with COVID?

 

There is a pretty wide variety of symptoms reported, sometimes long after apparent recovery.

 

This was probably the most mysterious pull out ever.

[jacksonianmarch]

Dead team walking. This Yankee team sucks

[vegasbob]

i do not envy Eduardo and his Covid experience. I have been lucky enough to never suffer a migraine, so cannot relate directly to the pain it may cause. But I do know that Erod has issues, health or otherwise, and I am going to guess he is a gone dude come next season . Maybe he is a WS MVP or maybe he is just another in a line of RS players who are inexplicable .

[Maxbialystock]

It was a long run but the ball was hit high. It looked to me like he thought it was going to be an easy play.

 

I missed teh replay, so I could be wrong.

 

I've watched the replay on the mlb.com app, but it only has a couple of camera angles. Yes, Verdugo is running hard, but I don't know if he ran hard from the outset. The camera from last night, which I no longer can see, showed the ball hitting his glove, which normally allows the official scorer to call an error if he thinks one is merited.

[Maxbialystock]

Anybody else wonder if what ERod went through, tonight had anything to do with COVID?

 

There is a pretty wide variety of symptoms reported, sometimes long after apparent recovery.

 

My guess is you are right: COVID related.

[Fan_since_Boggs]

What a great performance by Valdez. I like Valdez, it is easy to say that now (of course) but I would say that no matter what--I like watching pitchers who have a quality changeup and that is Valdez's best pitch.

 

A great game by Devers as well, but it was Duran who led the charge against Cole. Duran's ground rule double was the first big hit off of Cole and it seemed to ignite the offense, it sent the message that Cole could indeed be hit.

[Maxbialystock]

Devers forevers- lock him up!

 

Devers currently has the 11th best WAR, 3.8, in the AL and the 8th best OPS, .939. He's also tied with Guerrero for most rbi's, 79. His DWAR is +.2.

[oldtimer]

A bullpen that gave 3 innings from a recent AAA call-up and two from Rios.

 

The Yankees are a shell of themselves right now and were only fair to middling before the injuries and Covid. It's looking more like a 2 team race. Winning that race is very important as it avoids one game and your in/out scenarios.

[oldtimer]

Anybody else wonder if what ERod went through, tonight had anything to do with COVID?

 

There is a pretty wide variety of symptoms reported, sometimes long after apparent recovery.

 

I had the same thought but know of no way to confirm it.

[moonslav59]

Devers currently has the 11th best WAR, 3.8, in the AL and the 8th best OPS, .939. He's also tied with Guerrero for most rbi's, 79. His DWAR is +.2.

 

He is now plus on dWAR, too!

[Bellhorn04]

The only problem is Raffy is making himself very expensive.

[Thunder]

The only problem is Raffy is making himself very expensive.

 

Who are we, the Rays?

 

If Bloom passes on him because he costs too much, he'll be run out of town faster than the British at Lexington and Concord

[Bellhorn04]

Who are we, the Rays?

 

If Bloom passes on him because he costs too much, he'll be run out of town faster than the British at Lexington and Concord

 

We already traded one Hall of Famer, no?

[Thunder]

We already traded one Hall of Famer, no?

 

Those were very specific circumstances. There's a bigger problem if we get screwed by the luxury tax again. It's highly possible, yes, but I don't think Bloom would trade him unless he had to.