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Rick Porcello BOS (4-10, 5.06) vs. Martin Perez TEX (4-6, 4.70)
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Wow....... what a series..........
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Have any of you noticed....... Eck keeps messing up and replacing Price's name for other players name...... Last night he wanted to say Sale....... and said Price......... and just now he said Price instead of Ortiz......
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Make sure to stop in at Forest Gardens and enjoy the beautiful bathroom before having some pre-game beers....
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A-Bad infuriates me. Not because he hasn't been good. He has some really great pitches, can hit mid 90's.......... just can't get over the hump to be really good.
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Come on........ one more and we can say we scored two touchdowns...
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I like the red Maple Leaf hat...........
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And.... the last variation... The third type of knuckle curve was thrown by Dave Stenhouse in the 1960s. Stenhouse's knuckle curve was thrown like a fastball but with a knuckleball grip. Stenhouse discovered that this pitch had excellent movement, and when he came to the majors, he utilized it as a breaking pitch. This pitch may have been the same as the knuckleball thrown by Jesse Haines and Freddie Fitzsimmons. The pitch would be perfected by Chicago White Sox legend Hoyt Wilhelm during the later stages of his career, after flirting with it for most of his time in the majors.
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This one is interesting.... The second type of knuckle curve is a breaking ball that is thrown with a grip similar to the knuckleball. Unlike a knuckleball, which spins very little, a knuckle curve spins like a normal curveball because the pitcher's index and middle fingers push the top of the ball into a downward curve at the moment of release. Since only two fingers produce the spin, however, a knuckle curve does not spin as fast as a curveball, meaning the break is less sharp, and less predictable. Because this knuckle curve can be thrown with the same general motion as a fastball, it is more deceptive than a normal curveball. This kind of knuckle curve is rare—it is easier to control than a standard knuckleball, but still difficult to master.
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I always thought it was just a curve, but the pitcher had better control using a knuckle on the ball... but I looked it up......... and their are variations.......... which are very interesting..... The first, more common pitch called the knuckle curve is really a standard curveball, thrown with one or more of the index or mean fingers bent. According to practitioners, this gives them a better grip on the ball and allows for tighter spin and greater movement. In all other respects, this knuckle curve is identical to the standard curveball. This version of the knuckle curve is currently used by Major League pitchers Phil Hughes and Brad Peacock. Mike Mussina was well known for his incorporation of the pitch into his repertoire. Justin Verlander formerly threw a knuckle curve but was forced to abandon the pitch due to problems with blisters.[1] This knuckle curve is usually called the spike curve by MLB players and coaches because the pitch is nothing like a knuckleball.
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Almost exact record as Houston.......... Heck...... Arizona isn't that far behind them..... Lots of winning going on in the NLW
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See ya Toronto.......
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Man o man....... they just replayed the two bunts and the Mookie Hr..... that's great stuff from the 8 and 9 and 1...
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Totally........ I still don't get hit......... he looks so hittable.
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Hell yea......... I love coming back to a score like this........... go Pom
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Hot diggity ...... dang diggity.......... suck it yanks...
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You're right......... I do wonder how that elbow is going to hold up......... I wonder if he gets off season surgery. Price is strange........ I can see why he isn't a fan favorite. He's not dominate, he's just quietly very very good. Or at least that's how I look at it. He has no flair. A Gladiator needs to win excite the crowd to be a fan favorite............ ask J.D. Drew.....
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Drew Pomeranz BOS (7-4, 3.81) vs. Joe Biagini TOR (2-7, 4.50)
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me too
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Oh...... look who showed up............ We are kind of sitting on the edge of a cliff with pitching. Every Price start where he looks healthy and doing well is a huge step forward...... But E-Rod........ knee issues..... Johnson........... issues...... Fister........who knows.......... Porcello....... who knows........ Pom........ looking good......... but who knows....... I seriously have no idea who our 5th guy in the rotation is if someone goes down? Vazqueuquez?????????
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He has so much cash...... if he hates it here so much he may jet no matter what it costs him. Doesn't he only have the option to get out after year three? If he decides not to option out after year three he's obligated for four more years correct? It not every year he can decide after year three correct?
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ahahahah!!!!!!!!! They do too........ recently I talked to a Canadian and he was talking about that........ I still hold a grudge against the Canadians, you know they all secretly are extremely proud about setting fire to the White house way back when....
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denial is not just a river in Egypt... I've bet you have yelled at your TV screen like a crazy person in the last week while watching a game...
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It was a shout out to you Bell.......... What do you Canadians do on Canada day.........?
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I'd be happy if he opted out....... mainly because of his age........... I don't think he will be worth it. I'm worried the next 4 will be injury ridden and even more degredation. I'm not on the dislike Price bandwagon. I get that he is a solid number two that isn't flashy like Sale. I think much of the dislike from him is his salary and that he isn't flashy. But I am now thinking he can't go 200 innings anymore...... and it will get worse...
