OK, the fix is on. I have never seen such one-sided calls as we are seeing tonight. Sale gets no corners. Sabathia gets an outside pitch called a strike--well outside.
Lineup almost exactly last nights but with Leon in for Vazquez batting 8th.
Nunez
Betts
Benintendi
Ramirez
Young
Bogaerts
Devers
Leon
Bradley
I know the AL East isn't in the bag, but I also,track the Inidians--we are 3 games ahead of them--and the Astros, who are 4 1/2 ahead of us.
Darn right. JBJ should be fined for scoring the winning run from 1b on a double of the green monster. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
Or just maybe great baseball.
His 100 mph fastball at this point is something opposing hitters feast on or don't you watch the games? They feast on it because it's basically the only pitch he can throw for strikes and often throws it near the middle of the killing zone.
Thanks. I knew someone would speak up and blame this on Farrell because he of course is the one giving up the dingers, hits, HBP's, walks, etc. Never, ever blame the bullpen when they implode because it's not their fault. They were improperly used. Kimbrel should have been pitching the 6th and 7th innings.
Reed? He's the one who was killing us before. Plus we still have the 8th and 9th innings to go. You might as well be saying, where's Kimbrel?
I always astonishes me how you guys blame Farrell when the bullpen--not just one guy, but three guys--implodes.
Now is the time for the boo birds to come out and blame all this on Farrell--first, for taking Pomeranz out, then for not bringing Kimbrel in to pitch the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th innings.
Kelly's problem is that the only pitch he can consistently throw for strikes is his fast ball, so opposing hitters sit on it, and he often puts one in the middle of the strike zone.
Yankees now 4 back after beating the Mets 4 straight. Big series, ditto the one in NYC 2 weeks from now. Against Montgomery, I'm guessing HanRam 1b, Young DH, Vazquez C, and no changes at LF, CF, RF, 3b, SS, 2b. Not sure Beni will bat 2d or HanRam 4th.