Maxbialystock
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Yes, I did complain about this ump, but the biggest problem is Sale. The Yankee hitters are seeing his pitches entirely too well and in part that's because he has only 2--slider and fastball--and the slider is not a sharp one. Two of the dingers were off his slider.
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Why oh why does Leon keep calling for sliders when he know the Yankees can hit them? Meanwhile changeups, which have worked, are few and far between. This is on Sale, but it is also on Leon, the pitching coach, and the manager because there is no way they haven't all had input on what Sale should do.
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Now a big pitch count because Sale is stuck throwing fastballs, which finally got hammered for dinger #2.
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That 2-2 fastball to sanchez was right in the middle.
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Severino just mowed down our 3,4, and 5 hitters like they weren't there. So far he has thrown 52 pitches in 4 innings, which means he will get to the 8th inning if he keeps this up.
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It could well be that Severino benefitting from the simple fact that for the most part he is hitting corners far more often than Sale.
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I will agree with Thunder on the notion that Severino is actually pitching better than Sale, but there have in fact several examples when Sale didn't get a strike called and should have and Severino got at least one call that was in the same spot.
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I think Sale really needs a changeup he can count on. Giving up that dinger--1 run in 3 innings--is really OK. The problem is he won't go for more than 6 and the Yankees are likely to score again. Meanwhile Severino is doing exactly what Sabathia and Tanaka did.
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Severino, on the other hand, has our guys completely out of sync.
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All three pitches by Sale to Headley were well inside the strike zone. Plus in this game his changeup has not been a factor. He has a decent slide, but it does not break sharply down, and MLB hitters can adjust to it when he throws it so much.
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This the second game in this series when I have been sure the ump is favoring the Yankees. It is no doubt unintentional, but it is also real. Funny thing, but Farrell has the same graphics we do, so he knows too. The problem is probably that MLB won't let him use that info.
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The ump is taking away the corners from Sale, but Sale is also not good at throwing low strikes. This houdini act by Sale ain't good.
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Our true ace is throwing a lot of pitches.
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Nice play Nunez. I'm not sure Bogie makes it. This 3d day of "rest."
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Mookie was there too because those two work very well together.
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Oddly , I like it when Sale doesn't get the K but does get a quick out like that.
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That's who to nail a guy on a fat fastball. Set him up with those breaking balls and get ahead in the count so he is guessing.
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It torques me that Sale had all those problems in the 1st and never threw a single changeup.
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That 1st was brutal, but ended well. Moreland is a hero for that darn double. Now Devers needs to chime in.
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No, no, no. You need to lead this. We lost last night, and Sale looks like he needs some help and new blood. Besides, I like your comments.
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9/2 at Yankees
Maxbialystock replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
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I love stats and try to use/understand so-called metrics, but I also think they are just a way to start the dialogue (and also to continue it). I like moonslav's the best but I think he too sees them as an aid and not the final word.
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A Realistic View at 2017 Part III
Maxbialystock replied to moonslav59's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Compelling. I am aghast. -
9/2 at Yankees
Maxbialystock replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
This post game thread is better on Farrell than the Farrell thread. -
9/2 at Yankees
Maxbialystock replied to Maxbialystock's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Exactly. Furthermore, I don't much care whether it's the players fault. You lose, you're gone unless management has compelling reasons to keep you. I think that's fair.