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  1. Maxbialystock
    FWIW, I agree with rationale for leaving Porcello in.
  2. Maxbialystock
    With ERod starting, no long reliever.
  3. Maxbialystock
    ERod is not on short rest.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Not so. In fact, both of Reddick’s hits Have been off low pitches.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Porcello is fooling no one tonight.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Could be. Certainly awful for a hitter like JDM.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Sounds like a hobby horse you are riding--but there can be little doubt that the best way to beat those big shifts is to go to the opposite field and not to try to hit over them. Thus the Sox also seem to be hitting fewer dingers. I wonder is there are collaborative stats about the Yankees who, if anything, seemed to finish the season hitting more home runs. Did they go to the opposite field less than other teams?
  8. Maxbialystock
    The "thought" that it hit the wall first means to me you are imagining it. No way, no how did it hit the wall first. First, the slow motion I'm seeing shows the ball going directly into the glove. Second, the glove is not positioned in a way that would allow the ball to be caught coming off the wall. Way too much "thought" has gone into this thread.
  9. Maxbialystock
    The amazing thing about this postseason so far is that the Sox have played only 100 game winners--Yankees and Astros--and have won 4 of 6. In fact, if memory serves, both the Yankees and Astros were heavily favored to beat the Sox. The pitching has not been great, but it has been good enough. Same goes for the hitting, especially if you discount the 16-1 thrashing of the Yankees in game 3 of the ALDS. Last night was a highly contested 3-2 game until the 8th when Osuna took a walk on the wild side. Maybe he was studying Kimbrel to get that motion just wrong. I'm not sure Morton will bomb tonight, but think the Sox will continue to be a tough team to beat and a good bet to win tonight.
  10. Maxbialystock
    The best part about Eovaldi last night was that he started out throwing heat, heat, and more hit. Five straight pitches at 100 mph or more. Then he started throwing more and more breaking stuff which was just as good if not better than the high heat. And that's what got him thru 6 innings and 2 runs. About the walks. I think we have to tolerate a certain amount of them because the alternative this season has been lots of dingers by the other team. The Sox won the ALDS with two straight wins in Yankee Stadium in part because they kept the ball in the park in both games. And how did Workman give up that 3 run dinger vs the Astros? By throwing a middle of the zone fast ball on his first pitch to that batter. And you better believe the Astros can hit. Their postseason team OPS is .859. Agree with cp176 that the announcers and the known universe are all rooting for the Astros. I think their ideal WS was going to be the Dodgers and Yankees, and the Sox spoiled that dream.
  11. Maxbialystock
    Great win of course. Beyond question the hero has to be Eovaldi who pitched a great, intelligent game. Devers maybe should had that double, but he also got a key single in the 8th to keep things alive. The most amazing part of this ALCS is that the Sox bullpen has outpitched the Astros bullpen. Less amazing is Cora’s magic touch continues. To be clear. I was one of the pessimists after game 1. So these two wins, both hard fought, are all the more amazing. In my defense, none of the commentators gave the Sox much chance either. Tonight hung on not one but two HBP’s unless we expected our bullpen to hold that 1 run lead.
  12. Maxbialystock
    Meh. We all did, except for moonslav.
  13. Maxbialystock
    Who’s got the great bullpen? Can’t be Houston.
  14. Maxbialystock
    5th is actually a great spot for Pearce. Plus I’ll always prefer Cora’s lineup.
  15. Maxbialystock
    5th is actually a great spot for Pearce. Plus I’ll always prefer Cora’s lineup.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Agree. Cora is clueless about so many things. And JDM can’t hit spit. Drop him down to maybe 7th.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Huge game by Eovadi so far. Started with high heat, now switched to breaking stuff.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Betts RF Beni LF JDM DH Bogey SS Pearce 1B Nunez 3B Kinsler 2B Vazquez C JBJ CF
  19. Maxbialystock
    I believe in the righty-lefty thing--that it favors the hitter--but not devoutly. In the end so much depends on execution by the starter. If he has a good changeup, that's a leveler. Good fastball well placed is too. And, if he is a lefty against righties, even a sharp breaking curve or slider can work. As for Eovaldi vs. Houston, he did get tagged for 4 solo dingers on June 20. Awful. But he faced the Yankees 3 times for 16 innings in Aug-Sep without giving up any dingers. He pitched 20 innings in September without any dingers. So there is hope. If there is a theme to the Sox pitching in this postseason, it just might be, keep the ball in the park. Worked great in Yankee Stadium and was maybe why the Sox gave up 15 walks in the first two ALCS games. Sale and Price together gave up 8--4 apiece.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Well, I love a 5:09 start time and hate an 8 pm start time. I might miss watching part of this game, but can listen on my iphone.
  21. Maxbialystock
    I like oldtimer's lineup, but have never disagreed with whatever Cora decides. With a lefty starter, Nunez and/or Kinsler could play this evening. However, Holt is actually pretty decent against lefties, and Devers is a threat Nunez is unlikely to be.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Pretty much how I see it. His throws are pretty reliable now, but at a price.
  23. Maxbialystock
    I said that during the game (game 1 of the ALCS), but wasn't sure I was right.
  24. Maxbialystock
    I have a simple rule for evaluating any Sox pitcher. I ask, "what did Cora think?" Sunday night Price struggled, no question. But Cora left him in to pitch 4.2 innings. In game 2 of the ALDS Price didn't even go 2 innings--1.2 instead. Cora clearly doesn't think Price sucked Sunday night.
  25. Maxbialystock
    Must win one of three in Houston to get back to Fenway, and this should be doable. Eovaldi vs. Keuchel, a lefty. Keuchel went 6 and gave up 5 to the Sox in September. The very good news is that apparently tomorrow's game begins at 5 and not the expect 8 or later. The Brewers at LA start at 9, which is just fine with me. Eovaldo right now has the most heat of anyone in the Sox rotation. That's good only if he is hitting spots and mixing in breaking stuff. Still, I'm encouraged. Righty bats tomorrow? Kinsler and Nunez for Holt and Devers? Between them Nunez and Kinsler got 3 hits off Keuchel last time. And maybe Vazquez is the new/old regular catcher. Not for Sale, of course.
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