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  1. Maxbialystock
    Plawecki gets the Sox first hit and first run with a dinger. I think Vazquez could use a long rest.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Dalbec has fouled off some tough pitches. That last strike looked outside, but it was close.
  3. Maxbialystock
    At this point in the game last night with Vazquez catching the Sox ace, the Yankees had scored 7 runs and Eovaldi was out of the game. Today, with a lesser pitcher, Pivetta, and Plawecki calling the pitches, the Yankees are scoreless.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Back to Vazquez. He didn't call for many knuckle curves yesterday even though Eovaldi has a good one. Plawecki seems to like calling for curves from Pivetta--and they are working!
  5. Maxbialystock
    I think that's true, especially lefty junkers.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Whoa, nellie! How did that stay in?
  7. Maxbialystock
    Cortes has command of both his pitches and the Sox hitters--and hasn't thrown a pitch over 91 mph. I haven't seen any big curves, but this rest of his stuff looks pretty good.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Earl loved good pitching and 3 run dingers.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Cole threw 97-99 mph fastballs to get K's. Cortes only needs 91 mph.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Finally, a catcher who has a feel for what pitches to call for. Vazquez through his ignorance guided Eovaldi to his worst start this season. Pivetta, who has struggled recently--with guess who catching him--looks pretty decent with Plawecki behind the plate.
  11. Maxbialystock
    About CERA (catcher's ERA). While I agree it's hard to pin down statistically, intuitively it does make sense that one catcher could be better catching a given starter than another catcher. Such appears to be the case with Eovaldi, the Sox best starter this year. Plawecki caught Eovaldi four times this month with a combined ERA of 2.70 for those four games. Last night Cora decided to go with his main man, Vazquez, and Eovaldi had absolutely his worst start of the season. He went the fewest innings (2.2) and gave up more runs (7) than in his other 30 starts this year. I think having Vazquez catch Eovaldi was a mistake by our esteemed--and deservedly so--manager.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Before today's games (Sat, Sep 25), the Sox lead the Yankees by 1 game for the top wild card slot and 2 more games back are the Mariners and Jays tied at 85-69. Sox are 88-66. As Flanders and Swann used to say, things are getting as Titus Andronicus.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Nationals starters are primarily righties--lefty Corbin's ERA is 5.92 although it's been 4.01 in September. So that says lefty bats--Schwarber, Verdugo, Devers, and probably Shaw--are likely to start in at least 2 games. The other four would be Kike, Bogey, Renfroe, and Vazquez. If Corbin starts, then JDM goes to LF and Dalbec to 1b--and the other six remain the same.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Agree Kike is our best in CF, but the simple fact is that Arroyo right now is not a good bet at 2b because he's missed too many games. Cora has said Kike is the best defensive second baseman after Iglesias. Renfroe goes to RF, not Schwarber. Even if Iglesias were available to play 2b, thus putting Kike back in CF, Cora would still want to get both JDM and Schwarber into the lineup and only one of them at a time can DH.
  15. Maxbialystock
    I of course think the Yankees will win this game, but that was a pretty nice statement by Devers.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Shwarber missing that popup fits perfectly into this hugely onesided game.
  17. Maxbialystock
    The reason is that Sale gets one more start pitching last Wednesday. If he skipped and pitched tonight, he would get one less start. The way Cole is pitching--plus the Yankees bullpen--I'm thinking Cy Young couldn't win this game for the Sox.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Vedugo is an idiot, but at least Kike had the good sense to let Dugo run right in front of him to get a fly him right to Kike.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Maybe just maybe Cora will go back to letting Plawecki catch Eovaldi, who pitched great this month with an ERA of 2.70 in four starts with Plawecki catching him in all four games.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Looks like the Sox simply can't handle Cole's fastball.
  21. Maxbialystock
    I was too generous saying I was fine with Vazquez catching Eovaldi. As I've said on other threads, before tonight Eovaldi was having a great month--with an ERA of 2.70 in four starts--with Plawecki catching. Now, suddenly, Cora decides those stats are meaningless because Vazquez is the man. And I'm saying the man just contributed to a 3 run Yankees first inning.
  22. Maxbialystock
    I hated them last year, but kind of like them this year. Plus they keep wearing them this because of the 7 game winning streak. Not OK with you?
  23. Maxbialystock
    So maybe Vazquez ain't the best guy to catch Eovaldi after all.
  24. Maxbialystock
    What the heck is the prime app?
  25. Maxbialystock
    I sure like his bat, though. In fact, I like all these bats and I like the rest of the infield's fielding as well as the outfield's. I made a big deal about Plawecki catching Eovalid this month, but I am also fine with Vazquez catching this big game.
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