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  1. Nunez swung at the same pitch Travis doubled on and I think Nunez got his single on--fast ball low, but well inside in the zone and in the middle. But a weak ground out. This inning was too easy for Happ because Young and Vazquez made it easy.
  2. Who's that blond guy in the booth?
  3. When you walk Marrero on 5 pitches, you are having an off night, period.
  4. Vazquez deserved that called 3d strike. He could not hit 3 straight fast balls in the middle of the zone. Get the bum out of there.
  5. Terrible at bat by Young. On a 2-1 count he swings at a fast ball way outside against a pitcher who isn't really that sharp tonight.
  6. Yes he is, but so far in the 4th he is getting away with it.
  7. I sometimes read the close captions and the announcers are saying Bogie's wrist (and hand?) are still not right and won't be this season. If his defense is suspect (it is), and his hitting is in the pits, why is he playing in September when other options are available?
  8. Why is Porcello now going back up in the zone? the Jays feast on that stuff.
  9. We have 3 hits so far--2 by Travis and the big one by Nunez. Happ has only 2 K's to go wit the 2 BB's, but he does not need K's to get our guys out. the good news is he has throw 65 pitches in 3 innings.
  10. That's two by Travis, both opposite field. You won't catch Betts doing that these days. Bogie is so bad. That was his pitch, a 2 seamer near the middle, and he barely got it for an easy grounder.
  11. Not getting out of hand at all. They were out of hand from the get go and I hate them. That's why I keep the sound off. Plus I honestly don't think any of those commentators have much in the way of great insights, nor or they paid to have them. Nice voice, nice manner, ability to convey real interest in the game, basic grasp of baseball terms. The stats guy in the booth is where the brains are.
  12. That dinger came off a pretty good by Porcello, his first one up in the zone against Bautista. It's possible the book the Sox have on Bautista is wrong.
  13. Ump missed a great strike by Porcello but then called one a little outside.
  14. We've now seen 47 pitches by Happ, and I have not see another bad call. In fact, the ump has been pretty good so far. I also think he has been fair to Porcello.
  15. Unfortunately, Marrero and Betts both took my advice and swung at the first pitch for easy outs.
  16. Brilliant swinging bunt by Vazquez to get Happ to make that bad throw! Team baseball at its best.
  17. One mistake Happ is making this inning--he is not getting that easy first strike.
  18. Hell, I already did. I'm just not ready to give up.
  19. Maybe a little more rest for Bogie, who looks awfully tired and weak out there. Three more days to get his energy back? A week? His health is important you know.
  20. Who is that masked man. Talk about cool as a cucumber. He did not get sucked in by the low stuff, but then he also had to swing at a low fast ball and hammered it. What a great at bat!!!
  21. Look at that. 3 straight Porcello pitches all in the same great spot, low and away. Nothing would make me happier than to eat my words. I also like the high fastball. And he got him on a slider low in the zone!!!! Way to go, Porcello. Maybe you can pitch. What why in the wide, wide world of sports did it take so long?
  22. Happ don't know jack this early in the game. He pitches like that because it works. I will readily agree that strike called greatly benefitted Happ and put Nunez in a whole--and that Nunez then had to swing defensively. That's why I commended him for getting Happ to 10 pitches. Tough at bat.
  23. There is no Sox pitcher who can do what Happ just did. Threw 5 straight pitches--2 fast balls, 2 sliders, and a changeup--to the same general spot, low and away from a righty batter. That, Kimmi and gentlemen, is what I call a professional MLB pitcher. He can do it because he is confident in his control of all three pitches as Porcello so clearly is not. Firster might be able to do that, but I sure haven't seen it. And forget the bullpen except Reed, who might be able to do it. Our ace Sale absolutely could never do what Happ just do. Never.
  24. Look at that. Beni works him for a walk, and think one thing that helped him was fouling that first pitch, signalling he was going to be aggressive.
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