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Maxbialystock

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  1. Nice changeup by Sale, great play and throw by Devers, and nice grab by Schwarber.
  2. Yep. But that's what Valdez is throwing, stuff that breaks down and induces grounders.
  3. Two sinkers down the middle, and Bogey takes one and barely fouls the other off. And grounds out on the third. No wonder Valdez is unhittable. 12 consecutive scoreless innings by the Sox.
  4. That was a pitcher's pitch. Why did Kike have to swing at it with 2 balls already?
  5. You're right, but I'm still going to blame the lineup. They stunk last night too.
  6. Sure looks like it. He's a pro and he has a ton of guts.
  7. You must mean me calling Alvarez Maldonado. Sorry about that. Sale is great against the other guys.
  8. Meh. You could be right, but my point is that this game, just like last night's game, is on the lineup. Or you can give credit to the Astros pitching.
  9. Maldonado a tough out. Correa coming up with runners on 1st and 3d and one out.
  10. That freaking sinker at 89 mph ain't half bad.
  11. So far, and I am dead serious here, Sale is pitching better than any Sox pitcher last night.
  12. All right!! Positive attitude!! Love it!!!
  13. Valdez is throwing good stuff, just like the Astros bullpen did last night.
  14. 11 consecutive scoreless innings by the Sox against Astros pitching. But of course the loss last night was because of the home plate umpire.
  15. Valdez is having great success with that 95 mph sinker and 79 mph curve.
  16. Sale is pitching and playing tough tonight. Too bad he's got a bunch of wimps backing him up. Actually, I think Valdez so far is pitching a heckuva game, just like the Astros bullpen did last night. Good pitching >>>> good hitting. And complaints about home plate umps is just whining.
  17. 10 straight scoreless innings by this Sox lineup, but of course that's entirely because of that home plate umpire. If we only had robo-umps, the Sox would have scored 10, 20 runs easy.
  18. So far I think Sale has mixed locations and pitches and pretty much stayed away from the center of the strike zone. That dinger, as other have said, was away from a lefty hitter who was still able to get it over the green monster. I've griped plenty about Sale, including before this game, but I also think he is thoroughly professional in every aspect of his pitching. So far, I'm impressed with Sale tonight. The lineup, on the other hand, looks like last night's lineup--which in fact it is.
  19. That could indeed prove to be the key to this ALCS. The Sox have demonstrated that can't win without good hitting--and scoring at least 6 runs.
  20. If so, Cora should forfeit because everyone knows that the umps are the only factor in who wins a game. Certainly not the hitters, pitchers, fielders, baserunners, etc.
  21. First pitch of the game--Altuve hit it to LF.
  22. Sox have now gone 9 straight scoreless innings.
  23. Terrific first inning by Sale. I don't care about K's even though they have been one of the measurements for his success. I do like the no walks and the use of 4 different pitches in the 1st: fastball, sinker, changeup, and slider. 9 pitches was fantastic! Meanwhile, Kike K's looking. These umps are just so unfair to the Sox. It's criminal.
  24. Of course it's a key. My point is that right now I'm afraid our starters, including Sale, can't win a game without massive hitting support to overcome whatever runs the bullpen will give up.
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