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  1. Maxbialystock
    We won 7 in a row against mostly lousy teams. We lost 2 in a row to a team that, along with the Rays, Jays, Astros, and White Sox, are the pool of teams with pitching good enough to get to the ALCS. The Sox hitting is pretty good, but the Yankees pitching nevertheless cut them down to size. The Yankees hitting, on the other hand, hammered our ace in game 1, were in turn cut down to size by Pivetta, and then hammered our bullpen, all of whom (except Brasier, who pitched a meaningless 9th) showed their asses: Robles with his first pitch wild pitch that brought in the Yankees first run, Houck with his obvious stage fright and abysmal four walks, and Hernandez, also scared to death in a big game, with his walk/HBP, followed by a fast ball down the middle to the Yankees hottest hitter for a grand slam. The Sox, as you imply, can still get to the wild card because they have a favorable schedule. But even most loyal of Sox fans must recognize that this year the pitching just isn't there and the actually pretty good Sox hitting is no match for good pitching.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Houck walked Gardner after getting a 1-2 count. Then he walked Judge. So, no way, no how does it make sense to leave Houck out there.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Meh. No one in this bullpen is a sure thing, not when Whitlock is on the IL. The WEEI guys pointed out that Hernandez has been effective since he came off the IL. I agree he choked, but so did Robles and so did Houck. If Ottavino or Richards had gone out there with the pressure that was palpable, they were likely to do just as poorly.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Vazquez is sure to steal 2b. He's just so good on the basepaths.
  5. Maxbialystock
    I'm sorry, but Cora has to get credit for the good and the bad. Wins and losses are how managers are evaluated.
  6. Maxbialystock
    I was in Schweinfurt, Germany in 1978.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Right now the Yankees have good pitching and the Sox don't--although Pivetta was terrific.
  8. Maxbialystock
    So did Houck. At least Hernandez has the excuse of coming into a tough situation. Houck had 2 outs and no one on and promptly walked Gardner and Judge. Plus don't forget that Robles' first pitch was a wild pitch that brought in the Yankees first run. The entire bullpen choked--and that is exactly the right word. This is unfair second-guessing, but Vazquez has actually been better with bullpen than Plawecki. Maybe Cora should have
  9. Maxbialystock
    You talking about the 2005 or 2006 four game series in August?
  10. Maxbialystock
    Yankees have good pitching, especially the starters Cole and Cortes, but also an excellent bullpen. Today/tonight Pivetta rose to the occasion, but the bullpen--Robles, Houck, and Hernandez--simply choked.
  11. Maxbialystock
    I like Richards too, but Houck has been good. And tonight he was fine after he switched to sliders. He got 5 straight outs, then walked two guys, so Cora brought in Hernandez to pitch to Rizzo, and Hernandez was obviously in shock and walked him.
  12. Maxbialystock
    WEEI guys said that several times.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Massive choke job by the bullpen. Even Robles had that wild pitch to bring in the first Yankee run.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Well, you were right. Clearly, Cora went out to tell Hernandez to throw one right down the middle, which he did.
  15. Maxbialystock
    Once again, I have to say you can't possibly be watching this game.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Meh. He simply stopped throwing fastballs and switched to nothing but sliders--after the pitching coach went out and told Plawecki and Houck to get their heads out of their arses.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Houck has been better in relief than starting. He doesn't have a big repertoire, but he can throw hard and he has a nice slider.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Hmmmm. I've given Plawecki a lot of credit, but with Houck it's pretty obvious the Sox pitching coach had to intervene before Houck walked the entire Yankees team throwing nothing but fastballs--all of which, it's quite obvious, Plawecki called for. So five quick sliders, a GIDP and a K, and Houck is out of the inning.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Stunning. 8 straight balls and 2 walks by Houck to start off the 7th inning.
  20. Maxbialystock
    I kind of thought the Yankee pitching was pretty good, plus the Sox hit several hard ones that were caught. Or haven't you been watching the game?
  21. Maxbialystock
    A couple of hard hit balls caught by the Yankees.
  22. Maxbialystock
    I think Plawecki called for the wrong pitch. Better another fastball or curve, which nobody has hit well even though Pivetta threw lots of knuckle curves and fastballs. Instead he threw a slider right down the middle.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Right now watching Pivetta's a little like watching Barnes when he was good. Fastball, knuckle curve, knuckle curve, knuckle curve, fastball.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Pivetta didn't want quick, so Odor helped him.
  25. Maxbialystock
    I'm sure you're right, but, if Cortes had gotten thru the 5th safely, I would have sent him back out for the 6th.
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