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  1. Maxbialystock
    One thing, though--I just don't understand the attacks on the espn commentators. To me they were fine, about on a part with all the other announcers, including those from NESN. Of course, I also keep the sound off.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Nicely done. Numbers are a huge part of baseball. As Kevin Costner says in For Love of the Game, "we count everything in baseball." And earlier in Bull Durham he explains, correctly, that the difference between hitting .300 and .250 is one hit a week. But your last bit is hilariously counter to the fixation on the new stats. Funny thing about WAR (not dWAR), however, is that the player with the highest WAR at the end of a season usually gets voted in as the league MVP. In the old days, it used to be the guy with most rbi's. I happen to think that baseball is absolutely the best professional sport to watch in person, but these days am aghast at the very high cost of going in person combined with the increasing length of games in order to allow batters to repeatedly scratch themselves, adjust their gloves, examine their bats, adjust their caps, pretend they are interested in signals from the 3b coach, etc. And pitchers are no better because they seem to believe that throwing the next pitch is never something to be rushed but rather is something to be savored like a fine wine.
  3. Maxbialystock
    You're right he does, but I happen to think Leon is a better defensive catcher than Vazquez, including his pitch-calling. That said, I thought Sale had great stuff last night, but terrible command, with the result that, if the Yankees were patient, they would either get walked or get a fat pitch to hit. That's exactly how they got their first four runs--two walks followed by two dingers, both in the middle of the zone. So I don't blame Leon. Consider this little stat. Vazquez has missed 16 games this year, and the Sox record in those 16 games is 14-2.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Enjoyed the tale of your own experiences, but over the years have come to believe that MLB hitters can hit 100 mph if the batter is sure that is the next pitch. Thus 2-3 years ago Devers hit Chapman's 103 mph out. Last night Bogie pulled a Chapman 98 mph fast ball with no problem. Somewhere around 8-10 years ago Rookie Daniel Nava singled off a Verlander 100 mph fastball in large part because he knew that was the next pitch, plus he didn't try to pull it. What makes Chapman so good is that he can also throw other pitches for strikes to set up the fast ball (or vice versa). It's that combo that makes relievers effective. Uehara rarely threw a fastball more than 90-91 mph and usually in the high 80's, but he had great command and confidence, along with a terrific splitter, and that made all the difference. Last year Kimbrel was great before the postseason as long as his knuckle curve was working as well as his fastball. When batters knew the fastball was coming, they could hit it.
  5. Maxbialystock
    I could be wrong, but I thought Sale had a good stuff last night-a fastball that reached 98 mph once or twice, a changeup that broke 10 inches, and a slider that broke 11". But man oh man did he have control issues. He walked three guys and they all scored and two of them scored on dingers off pitches in almost the geometric center of the zone--in other words, fat pitches. Sale made too many mistakes, and the Yankee bats capitalized on them.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Sox tonight seem intent on giving this game to the Yankees.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Going to blame Cora for the wild pitch too? How about all those walks while you’re at it?
  8. Maxbialystock
    You seem to think Cora is the problem tonight, and you could not be more wrong. Without JBJ’s boneheaded play, Hernandez gives up no runs in the 7th, and the intentional walk worked fine until JBJ gave the Yankees 2 runs.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Wron, wrong, wrong.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Wrong.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Wrong. You idiot.
  12. Maxbialystock
    JBJ is zero game awareness. Zero.
  13. Maxbialystock
    What is Beni doing? This game was over, but now it isn’t.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Any time you have 2 strikes on JDM, just throw a slider or curve a way. He is like a rookie, guaranteed to swing and miss.
  15. Maxbialystock
    Calls by Leon have been fine. Sale can’t hit his targets.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Sale has no command tonight and is throwing either balls or strikes,down the middle. Thus two walks each followed by a gopher ball.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Gotta agree this is a good post.
  18. Maxbialystock
    ERod showed great command and poise with four of five fast balls at the top of the zone.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Box on my mlb.com screen showed a strike.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Good call on the top of,the zone slider for,strike 3 to Beni.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Whoever called that inside fast ball to Voit was wrong.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Yup
  23. Maxbialystock
    I’m conflicted. I badly want the Sox to win this, but so far a tie game is pretty darn interesting.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Chavis was right to go for 2b, just a quick and accurate throw. Hmm. Sabathia isn’t looking all that dominant against the bottom of the order.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Chavis does not deserve 2b on that.
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