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  1. Maxbialystock
    I thought the word was magnificent, which he also was not.
  2. Maxbialystock
    That was not clowning, but rather a brilliant deception plan. It's a unique signal from the Sox 3d base coach, which fortunately our guys are good at executing: "make bad bunt attempts". The actual signal is kicking himself.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Madness, madness!! I said before last night's game that the night before that, when the Sox lost, I thought I saw signs of improved attitude. Certainly the bullpen was great until Robles pitched the 9th. If this lead holds up, lucky pierre--also known as ERod--gets another win, only this time it will be richly deserved.
  4. Maxbialystock
    I'll be honest and admit I am clueless about what "a good approach at the plate" means. To me a good approach at the plate is not dropping to the ground and holding my head when the pitcher throws the ball.
  5. Maxbialystock
    2 on, no one out!!!
  6. Maxbialystock
    BB for Vazquez, just what dr moonslav ordered.
  7. Maxbialystock
    What hole? The problem isn't with the pitching but with the hitters. My guess is that the flight to Cleveland last night was late and possibly bumpy. Whatever the cause, last night's juggernaut--all of whom are in the lineup tonight--are a bunch of wimps tonight. I think the cause is that good Guardians pitching, especially by Allen. ERod's 7 innings and 3 runs is in fact a quality start which Sale did not have last night.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Great play by ERod!! I have repeatedly excoriated him for piss-poor defense, but he has made two fine plays tonight. Yes, he was lucky to grab that grounder, but, unlike most pitchers, he turned around and made an accurate throw quickly to 2b to start the double play. Too bad about the dinger, a changeup up in the zone. The only explanation I have for seeing ERod out there for the 7th is that Cora does not believe the Sox will score any more runs.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Wow. All the excuses in the world for horrible hitting, but total condemnation for good pitching by ERod.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Actually, and I know this will come as a huge surprise to you, Allen is pitching well. He has a good mix of breaking balls and is throwing them in the right places. And he's doing it against a lineup that scored 12 runs last night. Yes, yes, I know, Kike and Arroyo are out tonight, but last night those two managed one stinking single between them. The big hitters--Schwarber, Devers, Duran, and especially Dalbec--are all back tonight. Oh, and the guy who went 0 for 5 last night is also out.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Oh, stop it. ERod pitched better tonight than Sale did last night. That immaculate inning masks that fact that Sale only went 5.1 innings and gave up the same 2 run dinger that ERod gave up tonight.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Wrong again. For an Old Timer, you seem remarkably unobservant. Tonight ERod pitched better than Sale did last night. ERod showed a lot of guts tonight.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Allen is making the Sox lineup look just awful. Bogie is just clueless. Leadoff walk to our 9th hitter with the top of the order facing Allen for the third time, and he just wipes them out. But let's keep blaming ERod because he stinks. He's only pitching as well as Sale did last night.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Would you look at that? The Cleveland shortstop caught that flip toss with his bare hand!!! Boy, wouldn't it be great if our infielders could do that? But, as we all know, it's a really, really tough play to make.
  15. Maxbialystock
    I pounce on ERod at every opportunity, but tonight that would be a big mistake. He's pitching well--as he in fact did in 3 of the 4 starts before tonight. He is good when he uses 3-4 pitches and has good command. Ramirez got that dinger, his 30th, and he got that single in the 1st, so clearly he sees ERod's pitches well. But none of the other Cleveland players are doing that well. You know what I like about tonight for ERod? Absolutely no K's. Except for that changeup down the middle to Ramirez, he is making the Guardians hit his pitches, which is also why he has only thrown 65 pitches in 5 innings.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Absolutely astounding how you guys jump all over ERod while the lineup, going against a guy with an awful record, has 1 hit, Dalbec's double, in 5 innings. Schwarber, Bogie, Devers, Verdugo, Vazquez, and Duran are hitless. I exempt Munoz and Arauz because we already know they stink.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Did you bother to watch the 3d inning when ERod got three outs on 3 groundouts and just 6 pitches? You also seem to be unaware that the Sox lineup so far stinks tonight although I personally think Allen is pitching pretty well.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Really? That must be Sale's problem too because he did exactly the same thing last night.
  19. Maxbialystock
    If there is blame, it belongs to the lineup.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Interesting. Last night everyone was lavish in their praise of how absolutely brilliant Sale was. I guess we were blinded by that immaculate inning. But the simple fact is that Sale too gave up a 2 run dinger--but against the last place Twins.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Interesting. The infield seems to want to test Shwarber's ability to handle lousy throws. So far, one by Arauz (uncatchable) and one by Bogie (barely catchable).
  22. Maxbialystock
    So much for lavishing praise on Ramirez's changeup. That's what Ramirez hit for a 2 run dinger. It's obvious he sees ERod's pitches well.
  23. Maxbialystock
    That first pitch fast ball was down the middle--the right pitch to do that on.
  24. Maxbialystock
    It has everything to do with control. It's precisely because Sale is confident he can throw his fastball, slider, or changeup where he needs to that he is able to be aggressive on K's. If ERod had Sale's command, he would be more aggressive. Tonight he has no K's, but needed just 30 pitches to get through the first 3 innings. He has thrown few pitches down the middle and has mixed them up.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Two terrible, rotten, worthless starters have together given up 3 hits and 0 runs in 3 innings. Someone forgot to tell them how truly awful they are, and the hitters would vehemently disagree with that characterization.
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