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  1. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    A .216 hitter is driving up his pitch count to make sure he won't go 5 innings.
  2. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Finally, Eovaldi issues his first walk and bounced pickoff throw in the postseason. Get those out of the way early, so the comebackers can go to work.
  3. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    They still have to prove they can win an ALDS game in a ballpark that's not a circus tent.
  4. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    36 were in Little League and High School. He made his bones in chemistry class, dissecting frozen amphibians.
  5. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    And the two best times to go fishing is when it's raining, and when it's not.
  6. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Sox starting pitchers never have a good start in the ALDS this year, but Boston always comes back to win half the time. How's that for pessimism?
  7. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    It's like trying to rationalize with adults who actually choose to spend hours of their lives, every day and night, cheering and booing young men in colorful pajamas playing a kid's game for kajillion dollars.
  8. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Rasmussen has owned the Sox this year. But he's another rookie pitching with playoff pressure, and this time in enemy territory. And just as I figured one of the Rays' rookie starters would falter in the first two games, it seems bound to happen again in one of the next two in Fenway... if Tampa starts Rasmussen and yet a fourth rook, Patino. But I'm realistic, and we shouldn't be surprised if maybe Whitlock has the jitters, too, in a tight spot. Chances are this series will come down to a Game Five... in a final showdown between the two best rookies: McClanahan and Houck.
  9. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    E-O, E-O, E-O... everything little he does is magic
  10. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Some deer aren't afraid to move, they're just stubborn... domesticated, even.
  11. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The Rays constantly have good pitching prospects, but it's a myth they churn them out in some pitching machine warehouse that runs nonstop daily shifts. What Tampa does is stockpile young arms via trades, because budget restraints lead to annual deals of roster turnover. The Rays' business plan probably includes a giant board of minor league pitchers they target and monitor throughout each season, while considering trade partners each deadline. It very well could be similar to the boards teams refer to on draft day -- but with pitchers that got away, and still on their most-wanted list someday. Tampa did draft Shane McClanahan in 2018, five picks after the Red Sox took Triston Casas. But it should be noted that 11 other pitchers were picked before Shane went #31 (including another pitcher the Rays took #16 overall, who they swapped for Arozarena). And though McClanahan looks like a stud now, it shouldn't surprise if he's pitching for another club by the time Casas is starring in the big leagues.
  12. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Good point. Stoic is the preferred approach for pros. Mike Yaz from SF was just comparing growing up as a fan of Boston, with playing for the Giants; fans ride the emotional ups and downs, while the pros seek to never get too high or too low. It's natural fans are attracted to players who "look like" they care as much as they do, because we don't really know what guys like ERod are thinking inside. To be absolutely contrary, I have more confidence in Houck when he never changes his expressions than Ottavino, who wears his hangers on his frowns.
  13. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Odd that most are talking about Game 4 before Game 3 is even played. But in Game 4, it's a fact that one team gets a chance to win the series, while another faces elimination. And it probably won't matter what Nate Eovaldi does Sunday when it comes to who starts Monday... ... it has to be ERod. He can be maddeningly inconsistent, and come up small in key spots -- after errors, bad calls, cheap hits, when it's time for a shutdown inning -- but there's really no better alternative. Pivetta threw more pitches Thursday, and Sale looks done. Sale said he worked on his change-up all week, but he still couldn't find it in Game 2. Otherwise, he would've thrown it on the 0-2 pitch that turned into a grand slam. The fact it was a high fastball above the zone is even more cause for concern. Pre-TJ, could any .202 batter -- or hitter on the planet -- go yard on a Sale high heater? ERod can be inconsistent, but that also means he's a better bet to bounce back. Sale may be an option out of the bullpen to face a lefty with two outs.
  14. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    The turning point in the game was when Houck struck out Arozarena so badly that he threw his bat across the infield. And it wasn't because his fingers were greased with butter from the popcorn. Sitting that guy down in such a confounding way deflated the Rays' instant offense and suddenly shifted the confidence from one dugout to the other. The turning point in the series or even postseason may be the Martinez home run. Not because he's incapable of a game-winning blast, but because of how he did it. First, JD looked at a low-and-away slider that was called a borderline strike. That put him in a 1-2 hole. Next, Whisler followed directions from every pitcher's book on the two-strike section of the JD Martinez page: throw another slider, only slightly off the plate. But JD took it. Did a sore ankle prevent JD from lunging, thus forcing him to be more selective? Next pitch was a hanger he did not miss... and maybe a new approach.
  15. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Partially. But after Thursday's shutout, the Rays probably thought anyone on their staff had pretty much had their way with Boston the second half of the season. Bottom line is Cash knows Sunday is a bullpen game -- starting Rasmussen, another rookie and twice-thru-the-order guy -- and wanted to save his best relievers, Kittredge and Fairbanks. It should be a must-win for Tampa, because if they face elimination at Fenway on Monday, all they have left is yet another rookie, Patino, or Flemming, who the Sox bombed for 10 runs in August when they hung a 20-spot on the Rays.
  16. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That's the first hit Houck has given up in at least four games -- and to the best player in the AL right now. It'll be ok. And he should be allowed to get the weaker bottom of the order out one more time.
  17. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Hah, JD! The Rays are so smart that instead of bringing in one of their 14 relievers that throw 96 mph, they bring in a junkballer to hang one.
  18. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    New game, and Houck has gone three perfect innings -- so that's ONE time through the order. If my math is right, he can throw three more perfect innings before he gets to THIRD TIME ORDER issues. The Sox can score at least one more by then and steal this one.
  19. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    That two-pitch mix looks lethal though, even to cocky popcorn-eaters who have never won a ring before.
  20. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Rays are like, "Faaack -- Sox are throwing a playoff pitcher..." The Incredible Houck.
  21. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Highlight for me so far in the series has to be Houck striking out Arozarena so badly he threw his bat across the infield. Not only does a Sox pitcher finally retire the best player in the postseason, he does it convincingly. Could be the turning point...
  22. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I hope it's not too Goose Gossage to say I'm always suspicious of baseball crowds that feel compelled to wave colored hankies given to them by park employees or Tommy John surgeons.
  23. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    I wonder if his coaches and teammates feel he is solid, while the CBO cares more about the analytics (along with the bottom-line dollars and years). Another consideration, of course, is how popular a homegrown hero is with the fans -- just kidding! Well, Bloom did extend Barnes... kidding again.
  24. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    Don't forget that fine-fielding first-sacker "Scoop Dawgy-Dawg".
  25. 5GoldGlovesOF,75
    When I wrote as much yesterday before the game, I wasn't talking about steals, but charging around the bases like he did when scoring from first on a line drive over shortstop. The Sox just don't have anyone in the bigs that can do that.
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