10/15 ALCS Game 1 @ Astros

[Tedballgame]

Wow. Kike almost misplayed that. Have to cut the guy some slack though. He has been amazing at the plate and in the field during these playoffs.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

It's not a web gem when the fielder tries to make it into one.

[d-money]

Runs plz!!!! Feels like these two runs won’t hold up.

[YastrzemskI]

Brasier? Why is cora using all these relievers early?

 

In Cora we trust!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Kike is living right.

 

I'll have what he's having.

[YastrzemskI]

Runs plz!!!! Feels like these two runs won’t hold up.

 

They won’t.. so we might as well score more! Just sayin’.

[Maxbialystock]

Whoops. But caught anyway.

 

Ottavino and Taylor both mixed in some sliders, but Brasier was going with heat and more heat, which can be risky against the Astros.

 

On to the 6th inning.

[Old Red]

He got a terrible jump, but made a great recovery. The play should have been much easier.

 

Kike is a adventure out there tonight.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

In Cora we trust!

 

All others pay Kevin Cash.

[Maxbialystock]

Watching our relievers is painful.

 

Really? I thought watching Javier was.

[Tedballgame]

The lead off walk normally scores unless there is a DP.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

He's out, but it was a successful bunt.

[Maxbialystock]

OK. Good sacrifice. Homeplate ump was blocked and couldn't see the tag, thus the successful appeal.

[Tedballgame]

Take another one Vaz

[Maxbialystock]

Vazquez has to be looking for a fastball on pitch 5.

 

Give the kid credit--a slider for a strike. Too bad Vazquez swung at #6, but at least he moved the runner.

[Tedballgame]

That was ball 4.

[Maxbialystock]

That slider is lethal.

[OH FOY]

Got to go to right.

[Tedballgame]

Kike is a bum. Bench him.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

DFA Kike.

[Maxbialystock]

That last strike was way out of the zone! This ump is just so unfair to our players. Cora needs to lodge a protest.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

OK. Good sacrifice. Homeplate ump was blocked and couldn't see the tag, thus the successful appeal.

 

HP chUMP has had a problem seeing a lot of things. I wonder if being legally blind excludes one from being a major league chUMP?

[Maxbialystock]

Houck in for the 6th inning. Here's hoping for 2 or 3 good innings and a handoff to Whitlock.

 

Tonight is the right game to be lavish with bullpen arms because everyone is on 4 days rest and gets another day off Sunday.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

That last strike was way out of the zone! This ump is just so unfair to our players. Cora needs to lodge a protest.

 

MAX, why do you keep defending inept chUMPIRES? Are you just playing the devil's advocate?

[d-money]

Here comes houck. So whose pitching game 3? ERod?

[Tedballgame]

Can't give up hits to that guy.

[d-money]

It seems like the stros are always on base every inning.

[Tedballgame]

Sox need to turn 2.

[d-money]

Houck needs to get out of this.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Here comes houck. So whose pitching game 3? ERod?

 

I just got a call from Bloom. Wanted to know if I was interested. I responded by asking what my food allowance would be.