10/15 ALCS Game 1 @ Astros

[Maxbialystock]

Easy-peasy. 3d out and a 3-1 lead after three innings. That sinker of his doesn't sink much, but it sinks enough to get a grounder.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Not as much drama as I expected, which is a good thing.

One word for Sale's performance; gutsy!

[Maxbialystock]

Very nice play by Arroyo.

 

Yeah. The Astros runner did his best to obstruct--legally--but Arroyo kept his eye on the ball.

[Tedballgame]

Its up to the pen now. Hopefully the offense can get some more runs. Winning Game #1 would be really nice.

[Maxbialystock]

Not as much drama as I expected, which is a good thing.

One word for Sale's performance; gutsy!

 

The exact right word.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Dang yo. We're all hammering Sale for 67 pitches in less than three frames, and his teammates are high-fiving him. They obviously must know he is f***ed up, and are just happy he could hand over the lead to the bullpen.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Reread mine. I was agreeing with you.

 

Touche.

[Maxbialystock]

Dang yo. We're all hammering Sale for 67 pitches in less than three frames, and his teammates are high-fiving him. They obviously must know he is f***ed up, and are just happy he could hand over the lead to the bullpen.

 

No. Splendidsplinter, speaking for the rest of us, provided the right word for Sale: gutsy.

[YastrzemskI]

How’s the Astro pen? They have depth?

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Was Vaz trying to chip out of a sand trap there?

[redsoxrules]

When you're hot, you're hot

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Ortiz in describing Kike in the PO's: "Mini me."

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

YOR so dan, you probably think leftfield is Brantley's...

[Maxbialystock]

Smart play by their leftfielder, but it was still a double. Time for Schwarber to earn his pay.

[Maxbialystock]

Astros pitchers are getting more close strikes called than our guys.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Kike, please don't steal third with one out.

[redsoxrules]

Ortiz in describing Kike in the PO's: "Mini me."

 

Even Ortiz never had a stretch that good. That's crazy the streak kike is on

[YastrzemskI]

Don’t be mad at Schwarber there... he was battling the ump and the pitcher.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Even Ortiz never had a stretch that good. That's crazy the streak kike is on

 

David actually didn't say that, but I think he should.

[redsoxrules]

Bogey needs to start swinging at the first pitch from time to time. That first pitch had an oppo hit all written over it

[Maxbialystock]

Schwarber K's when a ground out could have moved a runner to 3b. Not his night.

[YastrzemskI]

Even Ortiz never had a stretch that good. That's crazy the streak kike is on

 

Didn’t Ortiz bat like .600 in the 2013 WS?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Don’t be mad at Schwarber there... he was battling the ump and the pitcher.

 

 

Battling the chUMP is commonplace in today's baseball.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Didn’t Ortiz bat like .600 in the 2013 WS?

 

Yup.

[redsoxrules]

Didn’t Ortiz bat like .600 in the 2013 WS?

 

Right, I forgot about that. His ops was 1948 which is the same as kike in his recent stretch

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Battling the chUMP is commonplace in today's baseball.

 

For both pitchers and batters.

[redsoxrules]

This game is going to last 4 hours easily at this rate. And that's without going into extra innings

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Which inning does the crowd's wrists go limp so they all spin hankies with their left hands? Is that when Dalbec pinch hits?

[Tedballgame]

Schwarber K's when a ground out could have moved a runner to 3b. Not his night.

 

Not over yet.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Bogey needs to start swinging at the first pitch from time to time. That first pitch had an oppo hit all written over it

 

I agree and have also posted it more than once.