Maxbialystock
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I did panic, but on another thread.
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Three straight fastballs, the third one right down the middle. Vazquez at fault too.
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Astros error-prone. Gotta sympathize because the air temp is a bone-chilling 59 degrees.
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Sox up 2-1 thanks to our good-fielding SS who now and then gets a timely hit.
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Astros are error-prone. Must be the bone-chilling air temp of 59 degrees.
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All right!! Interestingly, it was Greinke's first slider, and it was a little up in the zone and in the middle. 2-1 Sox, courtesy of our solid-fielding SS who gets a hit now and then.
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Greinke throwing fastballs, 4 seamers, slow ones, right down the middle to Schwarber and Kike--and getting them out easily.
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Three straight fastballs, the third one right down the middle. What did you expect, Pivetta? For that matter, Pivetta has thrown all fastballs in the 1st inning--until the slider for the pop fly to RF. So Vazquez gets some share of the blame. A stupid start to the game. Correction. Pivetta threw 9 fastballs and 2 sliders in the 1st.
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Go, Sox!!!
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Pujols K's again, but the announcers still love him and his 21 years of MLB experience.
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TBS is broadcasting the game, and their headquarters is in Atlanta. Lala Land uber alles.
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Thanks for the confirmation. 5-2 Braves in the 6th, heading for 3-0 in games. If the Sox win tonight, which is far from a sure thing, both teams could win their 4th tomorrow. Sox won 92 games this year, the Braves 88.
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Braves now up 4-2 in the bottom of the 4th in LA. Buehler disintegrated in the top of the 4th when the Dodgers had a 2-0 lead. Announcers talking exclusively about the Dodgers--Mookie's at bat--almost as if the Braves aren't there. Braves starter Morton at 85 pitches in the 4th inning.
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So what does the Dodgers starter Buehler do? He walks the next guy to make the score 4-2 Braves.
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With the bases loaded and 1 out, the Braves starting pitcher was sent up to bat with instructions not to swing. Sort of a first--an intentional K. Brave now up 3-2.
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4 pitch BB, so bases now loaded in 4th with one out and the score tied.
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4th inning in LA, and the Braves are rallying. Down 2-0, they've tied it up and still have 2 on and 1 out.
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But, in case there is interest in the ALCS--one can't image why--the Sox hitting is the big story, but the defense and even the pitching have been better than I expected. Especially ERod's 6 innings yesterday, but even Sale's 2.2 innings and 1 run in game 1--the best he has pitched this month--was a plus. That game was winnable. Whitlock, Ottavino, Brasier, and Taylor all have low postseason ERA's. Even the presumed worthless Perez has gone 1.2 scoreless innings. Houck not so good so far against the Astros, but the key to the game 2 win in the ALDS. Pivetta starting tonight has been excellent in relief.
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We maybe need to rename this thread because long ago it stopped being about the 2021 ALCS.
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You can almost make the case that Ellsbury himself didn't have that season. He was never remotely that good before or after the 2013 season. It was a complete fluke.
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5 K's in 11 postseason at bats doesn't sound like good swings to me unless you mean he is getting some exercise.
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Great OP, by the way.
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Not me. These days I think of him as bobby d because he's 0 for 11 in the postseason with 5 K's. And no how, no way do I want to seem him bump Schwarber off of 1b.
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When JDM is batting 6th, which he did last night, then Greinke has to worry about six Sox hitters. Renfroe, 7th, is struggling, but Vazquez is looking OK, and Arroyo is pretty good for the 9th hitter.
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You got me there, pard. If it's between those two, it's a tough choice. I like Schwarber way, way more than ERod, but pitching is the biggest need, especially if one is nervous about Sale, as I am. However, I thought your comment about Perez was related to the postseason roster, not next year's roster.