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  1. Maxbialystock
    That low sinker looks awfully good. Indeed, one can make a case that the better ERod is at keeping the ball low, the harder it is on opposing hitters. That K was from 2 low pitches, a sinker and a changeup.
  2. Maxbialystock
    That looked like a good changeup, but LeMahieu hit it hard. Yankees, now up 2-1, seem to have ERod figured out.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Slow call by the ump on a definite strike. Game tied, but a GIDP. Good play and decision (on no toss) by Arroyo.
  4. Maxbialystock
    I think Robles is the right choice in the bullpen.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Alright, already. I overstate to get attention. Yankees now have 2 on, no outs in the 5th.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Come on, ERod. First BB.
  7. Maxbialystock
    True and true. Plus a great fielder is wasted in LF at Fenway.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Agree. Still too many talksoxers have yet to admit Dalbec has become a pretty decent firstbaseman.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Box score says the Yankees have yet to have an RISP. Devers and Bogey--the third baseman and shortstop ignorant Sox fans love to hate because neither has won a gold glove (nor is likely to)--were the keys to the first run scored in the game.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Sac fly by JDM (even though I was hoping for a dinger)! Bogey advances on the throw home. Appeal play by Boone was/is strictly bush league, but that's the Yankees for you. Now a mound conference with the one and only Bobby big D Dalbec coming to the plate. Well, the conference helped--Dalbec K's on three swings and misses.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Just back from a terrific dinner with five of our kids plus spouses and I sure hope I don't hex this magnificent start by ERod with Vazquez behind the plate. In the 4th inning, I'd expect more than page 2 of commentary. Definitely good luck to have moonslav start the game thread. Solid singles by Devers and Bogey to kick things off.
  12. Maxbialystock
    You bet.
  13. Maxbialystock
    So do I. With family for Sunday dinner which means fewer posts. Agree this is a big game. Also agree Vazquez is good with Erod and that he is capable of a good game. My concerns are the bullpen and the hitting because I don’t think our pitching overall can keep the Yankees under 4-5 runs. That said, we fans are indeed fortunate that the 2021 Sox are definitely in the hunt this late on the season. The AL East as the best team in the AL and probably both wild cards. Credit to Cora, Bloom, and of course the team.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Fringe, shminge. Last night Houck's walk ratio per nine was over 16, not the 2.90 you assert.
  15. Maxbialystock
    That HBP was actually the fourth ball to Rizzo, so it wasn't "one pitch." Roble's first pitch was wild and cost a run, so you might have a point there. However, Robles is a high heat reliever. He loves fastballs and throws a lot of them. So why oh why throw a slider on his first pitch with a man on 3b? And, I'm sorry, but three different relievers stunk in a close game against the Yankees in a late September game that makes a real difference. So did Eovaldi Friday. I don't think this was just random fate intruding. The Yankees pitchers, meanwhile, seemed to know what they were doing and pretty much dominated the Sox hitters despite the August addition of Schwarber, the September addition of Iglesias, the return of Kike, the vastly improved hitting of Dalbec, etc.
  16. Maxbialystock
    I provided evidence--Hernandez's last 9 appearances plus being a lefty--for why he was a good choice. But, to be honest, looking at what happened, I doubt that anyone in the bullpen was going to help much. Brasier was OK only because the Yankees had a 5-2 lead when Brasier pitched the 9th.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Leave Houck in???? Leave Houck in!!!!????? Are you nuts? When he came in, he threw 8 straight balls and put two Yankees on base, after which his slider save him with a GIDP and a K. Then 2 outs in the 8th, followed by two walks. No manager in the world we have kept such an erratic pitcher on the mound in a close game like this. Plus coming up was lefty batter Rizzo, so bringing in lefty Hernandez made sense, especially when he had given up 0 runs in his last 9 appearances. In those 9 appearances, he had 13 K's and 5 BB's.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Agree. I also agree with Bellhorn04 that it's a good rule.
  19. Maxbialystock
    I do think the Sox are choking in this series, but you are dead wrong about this team, some of whom were prominent on the 2018 Sox, the best team in Sox history. Are you always this obtuse?
  20. Maxbialystock
    If you're there with a Yankee fan, you had every reason to be gracious. I have run into Yankee fans repeatedly over the years and always enjoyed it because I usually know a lot about their team(s). On one of the game threads someone said the best player on both teams is Judge, and I agreed with that. All that aside, I was truly pissed at Hernandez. He came into the 8th with 2 on and 2 outs and facing lefty hitter Rizzo, whom he promptly walks/HBP's, after which the game-winning grand slam by Stanton. I think Hernandez, like Houck before him and Robles before Houck, simply chocked. Big game, big crowd, tough opposing team.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Target. I love language and bon mots and will try almost anything. I did get pretty excited last night because I genuinely thought Robles, Houck, and Hernandez folded under the pressure of a big and close game. Maybe they'd never been in one before. Eovaldi had--he was great in the 2018 postseason--so I decided, no doubt unfairly, to blamed that bad start on Vazquez.
  22. Maxbialystock
    About the bashing. We all have done it, even you with your lengthy perorations on the lousy defense (which has been lousy). But very few of us have bashed Cora even though now and then anyone of us might gripe about a specific call he made. Every time someone asks what is the biggest reason for the Sox unexpected success this season, the resounding answer is Cora.
  23. Maxbialystock
    I think you mean "recency effect," which is a pretty neat word and aptly describes my commentary. That said, I have to ask you why the "recency effect" is inappropriate in late September when the Sox and Yankees--one of the best rivalries in sports-- are playing a huge series for both teams? To me this is the right time to be a bit fanatical and even, since the Yankees have dominated the Sox at Fenway for the past 2 days, disappointed. So, yes, I'm disappointed and probably even over-reacting, but I'd rather be that way than to say, "who cares? One game is much like another and there are really no big games or big series in a season."
  24. Maxbialystock
    I now have to admit this post was/is pointless. It really doesn't matter who is in the lineup for the postseason because the Sox pitching is not good enough and because other postseason teams will have pitching good enough to silence whatever bats Cora puts in the lineup. Yes, I still think the Sox can get a wild card slot thanks to the schedule. It's even possible for them to get lucky and win the wild card game, but it is very unlikely the Sox can beat anyone--especially because it will likely be the Rays--in the ALDS.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Mostly agree. At the end of the day, the manager is evaluated on wins and losses, so some blame is inevitable. Indeed, my very strong impression from both games is that the Sox were not mentally ready for this series. The hitting--with our best lineups all year long--could not handle the superior Yankees pitching. And the pitching--with the single exception of Pivetta--was abysmal. Last night the bullpen was a quivering bowl of jello. Robles' very first pitch was a WP which brought home the first Yankees run. Houck walked four Yankees and was lucky he didn't give up more runs. Hernandez was similarly terrified and gave up a leadoff walk and the game-winning grand slam. Barnes would have done no better, ditto Ottavino, ditto Richards, etc.
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