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  1. Maxbialystock
    All good points. I frankly applaud any multimillionaire who gives up a few to stay where he and his family are comfortable. They will remain so for the rest of their lives if they spend wisely. I'm convinced that the higher and higher and higher salaries are driven more by the agents than the players. But I could be wrong.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Agree on most. And try not to think much about the future--too hard, too uncertain.
  3. Maxbialystock
    Absolutely true. Actually, I thought better of us after we lost the first two games and said so. But for the bullpen, we had a shot at winning both of them. jacksonianmarch was pleased with the Yankees big 7th inning rally last night, but all I saw was bullpen ineptitude--singles and walks and even a wild pitch to bring in 1 of those 4 runs. If Price is OK and the carpal tunnel is behind him, I see signs of a pretty darn good rotation, and to me bullpens are always fixable. And I really like the lineup. The defense ain't great, but, honestly, I don't care. To me 80% of defense is that guy on the mound.
  4. Maxbialystock
    Which one is more recent? I consider the recent Yankees series to be a real eye-opener because before it I was plenty worried. The one positive voice who made sense to me was moonslav, which is why I give him credit. He saw the potential of this team more clearly than I. I patted myself on the back for recognizing that moonslav was right after the first two games, both of which we lost. That's when almost everyone else was moaning and groaning. I'm an old Red Sox fan and consequently a pessimist. Remember that 86 year drought? I was a fan for 54 years of it, 1949-2003. Thus, even though I loved the first 19 games (17-2), I was ready to bail when the Yankees went on an equally hot streak. I expected them to crush our Sox at Yankee Stadium. They had Severino, Tanaka, and Sabathia going against Pom, Price, and Porcello (which turned out to be Pom, Porcello, and ERod). However, I think that, except for the bullpen, the Sox played great in those first two games and was very encouraged and said so. Last night made it even better because I had low expectations for ERod.
  5. Maxbialystock
    You do know, I hope, that the Sox pinch hitters are 0 for 14 this year.
  6. Maxbialystock
    I'm quoting myself because right now I feel pretty doggone vindicated. What this series showed--and should by now be obvious to all--is that the Sox are very competitive with the Yankees. Our rotation was better and our lineup was at least as good. Our bullpen killed us in the first two games and almost did so last night. I thought the Yankees would freight train us, but that first game when Pom pitched almost as well as Severino was encouraging. Last night was vindication. And the guy who saw this coming was moonslav.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Meh. You guys took 2 of 3 with a better bullpen, period. Your ace Severino couldn't beat our dogsbody Pom in game 1. In game 2 our ace gave up 5, but we still took a 6 -5 lead into the 8th. Last night ERod, who has struggled, made mincemeat of Sabathia and the Yankees lineup. Last night you got 4 runs on 5 singles and 7 walks. The vaunted Yankee lineup was good in just the middle game. The Yankees rotation was terrific as long as Severino was on the mound, period.
  8. Maxbialystock
    Wow. Thrills, chills, and excitement and no dam yankee runs. I am putting Austin in for a decoration. Anybody who goes out of his way to save another player the way he saved ERod deserves a medal. Credit too to ERod for finally getting out of that inning.
  9. Maxbialystock
    I'm sorry, but Austin is the sucker. Big time.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Four straight balls, and he has a 2-2 count. Austin has to be the dumbest batter in the history of MLB. Isn't he the one who spiked Holt?
  11. Maxbialystock
    It sure looks as though ERod has lost his nerve.
  12. Maxbialystock
    0-2 count followed by 3 balls, none of them close.
  13. Maxbialystock
    When ERod goes into a stall like this, expect trouble.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Agree.
  15. Maxbialystock
    Yankees seem to be looking for walks. And looking and looking and looking. Yankee Stadium is becoming Central Park. Look, ma, I just saw a fastball go by. Sure was pretty.
  16. Maxbialystock
    Was last night when they scored 6 runs lately?
  17. Maxbialystock
    Heartbreaking. I barely watched, I was so disgusted.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Could not agree more. A really bad bunch of hitters. That's why they're a distant 2d in runs scored in MLB. They hardly ever bat in any runs. Must be the tooth fairy that's doing it for them.
  19. Maxbialystock
    Where's the great Judge arm in RF? Decided not to show up tonight I guess.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Method to his madness. ERod has stuck to a game plan of staying low, lower, and lowest. It cost him in the first inning--22 pitches, but no runs--and paid off in the 2d when the Yanks looked helpless.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Sabathia is looking very sharp. He made mincemeat out of Bogie in 3 pitches. Now he K's Moreland--with ease.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Good he's keeping the ball low, better if he would just consider--he doesn't have to do it--throwing strikes.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Indeed. Uncommon sense too because there are few of us left who see anything encouraging about this year's Sox.
  24. Maxbialystock
    Come on. You're saying Barnes shouldn't be asked to get three outs against the bottom of the Yankees order right after Johnson--yes, Johnson--was asked to get three outs against the top of the Yankees order? If so, I simply disagree.
  25. Maxbialystock
    The bench called all of his pitches, and they called 7 straight fast balls against Gardner, who inevitably hit the 7th to deep CF. Kimbrel must have his knuckle curve to be effective, so the fault was with whoever called for the fastballs. When he was finally allowed to throw knuckle curves against Gregorius and Stanton, he struck them out. He threw 1 knuckle curve against Judge, the rest were fastballs, including the one he blasted. I thought bringing Kimbrel in was the right move. A big game, a tough situation with men on 1st and 3d and 1 out, a 1 run lead in the 8th. He is by far our best.
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