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  1. Maxbialystock
    Gutsy start by Pivetta who did not receive much hitting or defensive support--Dalbec should have at least stopped that grounder that got by through him for a double. Sox have scored 4 runs in 3 games in Houston, which pretty much let's the Sox pitching off the hook. Our big four (Verdugo, JDM, Bogie, and Devers) had a total of 6 hits, all singles, in 3 games and 0 rbi's.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Well, if IP's don't count, Buchholz was our best starter in the John Henry era with his 16 starts and 1.74 ERA in 2013. As for Sale, I think he's the most professional pitcher I've seen in a Sox uniform, but the fact remains he stunk in the 2017 postseason, pitched a short 2018 season (27 starts, but a terrific 2.11 ERA), and had no quality starts in 3 postseason starts in 2018. Price, Eovaldi, and even Porcello all had better ERA's in the 2018 postseason. Pedro was definitely an ace in 2003, first year of the JH era.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Meh. Aces, especially for the Sox are few and far between. Becket one year, 2007. Schilling in 2004. Lester one year. Sale one year until it became clear he was no good from August on. Price never. ERod stood out in 2019 because everyone else was so bad, plus ERod, for the first time and maybe the only time in his life, started 34 games. So, you're right. No aces on this team, but that's irrelevant because ERod is so horribly bad anyone would be better. His ERA is 5.64, and his WAR is -.1. The next worst starter is Eovaldi with an ERA of 4.01 and a WAR of 1.2. Richards has an ERA of 3.75 and a WAR of 1.0. Pivetta's ERA is 3.77 and his WAR is 1.2. And Perez's ERA is 3.55 and WAR .9.
  4. Maxbialystock
    I do remember a changeup that looked pretty decent. But guess what? This is THE YEAR for pitchers to throw good breaking stuff, whether it be a slider, cut fast ball, or "rising" fast ball. If ERod can't throw a ball with spin on it this year, it's likely he won't bring back 2019.
  5. Maxbialystock
    You think I didn't watch ERod in 2019? I'm telling you Pivetta is better this year than ERod was in 2019. So is the guy pitching for the Astros.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Come to think of it, could you please tell me what real Erod looks like? I ask because no less than the NY Yankees thought the real Ellsbury was the guy they saw in 2011 when he had much more than a career year, what with the 32 dingers, 105 rbi's 39 SB's, and the .928 OPS. He was never close to those numbers before or after. In 2019 ERod started 34 games and pitched 203 innings with an ERA of 3.81 and WAR of 6.1. His 2d most IP were 137 in 2017 and 3d most were 129 in 2018. But the bigger problem is that he doesn't have good breaking stuff and has to rely way too much on his fastball, which ain't that great. Plus there have games and occasions when ERod couldn't be bothered to cover 1b on a grounder to the right.
  7. Maxbialystock
    He had one good year year, not a great year, and in all the other years as a starter he's been deemed as "promising." Beyond question his one "strength" as a pitcher is the run support he has gotten.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Three fat pitches to Verdugo, all swung on and missed.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Then why in the wide, wide world of sports has he been touted as the ace and is still a very definite part of the rotation?
  10. Maxbialystock
    Two straight fat pitches, barely fouled off by Verdugo.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Pivetta is so much better than ERod for one simple reason. He has a breaking ball, a knucklecurve, that actually has some break in it.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Check swing drives home the go ahead run.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Great knucklecurve for the K!
  14. Maxbialystock
    Leadoff double is big trouble. Now you see why Dalbec has the worst WAR on the team by a big margin. No hit, no field.
  15. Maxbialystock
    Valdez threw at least 30 pitches in the first and his thrown 40 in the next three innings.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Now the ump is definitely pitcher friendly.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Great third by Pivetta. He could go 5, which would be amazing.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Pitch 66 by Pivetta--first checked swing by the Astros. But the 1st base ump said he swung.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Pivetta got several calls in the 2d. I think the ump has figured out the Astros are stealing signals. No checked swings and few swings and misses, both of which are telltale.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Correa doesn't need to steal signals because Pivetta is throwing all fast balls because he can't trust his knuckle curve.
  21. Maxbialystock
    So far, Pivetta is throwing 56% strikes.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Hilarious. Maldonado knew that was a curve coming, stepped back just enough and just in time, and got K'd by a pitcher-friendly call.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Another interesting phenomenon tonight--after 40 pitches, not a single checked swing by an Astros hitter.
  24. Maxbialystock
    How can a righty hitter (Rike) reach out and still pull that ball, weakly, to 3b--instead of poking it to the right side?
  25. Maxbialystock
    The Sox hitters, on the other hand, have to rely on eyes, brain, and reflexes to make contact. No stolen signals and consequently way, way more swings and misses.
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