Red Sox (Houck) at Houston (Kikuchi): 8/19/24, 8:10pm

[Maxbialystock]

2-0 is good. So is Houck. But the bullpen isn't.

[Jasonbay44]

Houck looks very good so far.

[Maxbialystock]

Houck's sinker tonight is just nasty--it's got some real movement, down and to the right. I hereby dub it his splitter changeup.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Kevin Millar's most memorable quote: "Don't let us win the 4th game."

[Maxbialystock]

Two at bats in a row Kikuchi made Casas look very bad, taking 3d strikes well inside the zone.

[Maxbialystock]

Two GIDPs for the Sox so far.

[FredLynn]

2-0 is good. So is Houck. But the bullpen isn't.

 

They’re missing too many opportunities

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Man on 2nd, no outs, and no run. Here's a thought; maybe the hottest hitter on the team shouldn't be sitting on the bench.

[Maxbialystock]

Kevin Millar's most memorable quote: "Don't let us win the 4th game."

 

No kidding? Stunningly good claim. That's also the ALCS in which Francona said something like, "we don't need to win 4 games, we just need to win the next game."

[Jasonbay44]

Yordan Alvarez kills most teams but I feel like he especially kills the Sox

[vegasbob]

Man on 2nd, no outs, and no run. Here's a thought; maybe the hottest hitter on the team shouldn't be sitting on the bench.

 

Get to Houston's BP and Yoshi can PH for Wong

[Maxbialystock]

Houck's sinker tonight is just nasty--it's got some real movement, down and to the right. I hereby dub it his splitter changeup.

 

Trouble. Astros first two hitters in the 4th hammered that sinker.

[Jasonbay44]

Wow. I’m surprised they overturned that

[Jasonbay44]

inexcusable error by Jansen there. What the hell is he doing?

[FredLynn]

More little league baseball, the kind of thing that makes this team unwatchable

Pathetic

[Maxbialystock]

Stunning call. I thought he was safe because he beat the tag. However, I think his lead foot hit Jansen's knee.

 

All for nought. O'Neill makes a terrible throw (but not an error), and then Jansen's throw is worse and an error which brings in the 2d run. Game tied.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

They should have music to accompany that. Laurel and Hardy music.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

O'Neill had to field two balls on one swing.

[Maxbialystock]

More little league baseball, the kind of thing that makes this team unwatchable

Pathetic

 

Hold it. Where was the "little league baseball" comment when Houston made 2 freaking errors?

 

And where was the compliment when Devers and Jansen got that guy going home and along the way blocked Devers throw to home plate?

 

To say this board is sometimes insanely and unfairly judgmental is an understatement.

[Jasonbay44]

Good job by Houck working around a really bad error to not allow the guy on third to score.

[Maxbialystock]

They should have music to accompany that. Laurel and Hardy music.

 

Yeah, well you can play the same stupid tune for the Astros.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Yeah, well you can play the same stupid tune for the Astros.

 

The Asstros don't make it a habit.

[FredLynn]

Hold it. Where was the "little league baseball" comment when Houston made 2 freaking errors?

 

And where was the compliment when Devers and Jansen got that guy going home and along the way blocked Devers throw to home plate?

 

To say this board is sometimes insanely and unfairly judgmental is an understatement.

 

I don’t care what the other guys do.

[mvp 78]

More little league baseball, the kind of thing that makes this team unwatchable

Pathetic

 

Kinda used to it at this point.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Asstros are trying to help.

[Maxbialystock]

3d error by the Astros, which of course should be ignored. Only the Sox are stupid, incompetent, and worse than little leaguers.

[Maxbialystock]

Kinda used to it at this point.

 

And what kind of baseball is/are the Astros playing? T-ball?

[FredLynn]

Gotta pick up at least one run here

[FredLynn]

And what kind of baseball is/are the Astros playing? T-ball?

 

The Red Sox have been one of the worst defensive teams in baseball for years.

The Astros haven’t

[Jasonbay44]

I take it back. They are THE WORST defensive team in baseball. Just looked it up. Worst fielding percentage in the game,

 

Yup. Duran and Abreu are good in the outfield and so is Rafaela when he’s out there, the rest of the team is pretty bad defensively