8/23/23 - Boston at Houston

[strek1]

Devers should have murdered that.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

A 2-0 middle middle fastball right down broadway at like 94 MPH against a mediocre righty and Rafi's got nothing.

 

[patinorange]

He's throwing pretty much all 93/94 fastballs.

 

[JOBU]

This ump can eat my ass

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

SMASH ONE THE FUCK ON OUT OF HERE, TRISTON!

 

[mauidano]

SMASH ONE THE FUCK OUT OF HERE...

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

SMASH ONE THE FUCK OUT OF HERE...

I'll take it!

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Triston Casas forever

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

RBI opportunity for the resurgent Adam Duvall.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

I went over to bref to see how bad Urquidy is against lefties in order to pile on to Devers. It actually turns out that Urquidy has a very pronounced reverse platoon split -- Righties are OPSing 173 points higher against him than lefties. Who knew?

 

[derekson]

Well, I was half-right

As usual

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

The resurgent ADAM DUVALL!

 

[mauidano]

Story Time!

 

[JOBU]

Do not swing at the slider Trev.

 

[InsideTheParker]

Stranderama.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Do not swing at the slider Trev.

Didn't matter. (OK, it was a changeup.)

 

[mauidano]

Mini squander...can't leave 'em loaded like that.

 

[LesterFan]

Urquidy's first strikeout of the game shockingly comes with Story up and bases loaded.

 

[Van Everyman]

Who will be the first poster to immediately say how fast Sale will give the runs back?

 

[E5 Yaz]

So, back in the game. Now we just need to stop the Astors from continuing their pace to 36 runs here, and we can take the lead next half-inning

 

[donutogre]

Glad we got a few runs but still... painful to leave them loaded.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Who will be the first poster to immediately say how fast Sale will give the runs back?

Sale will give runs back. There. Done.

Now lets see the Sox win this damn game.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Who will be the first poster to immediately say how fast Sale will give the runs back?

You know you wanted to, but tried to back your way into doing so

 

[DeadlySplitter]

It's that time again, the squeeze time

 

[JOBU]

Fuck off

 

[E5 Yaz]

Pissed off Sale is good Sale

 

[InsideTheParker]

Pissed off Sale is good Sale

Just not good enough.

 

[donutogre]

Man, he's getting it together and then they go down and get a pitch that was really well done. Sigh.

 

[patinorange]

That's good hitting. Wish Story could do that.

 

[JOBU]

Come the fuck on

 

[LesterFan]

Getting killed by the corpses of Abreu and Maldonado

 

[AB in DC]

Man, he's getting it together and then they go down and get a pitch that was really well done. Sigh.

And again. That was a pretty good pitch.

 

[patinorange]

Not missing too many bats.

 

[catomatic]

Getting killed by the corpses of Abreu and Maldonado

I'd add the 2-2 count (Bregman) cubically transformed by Blue to 4-0, as well.

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

Vintage Sale tonight

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Won the inning 2-1... it's the little things.

 

[E5 Yaz]

I'd add the 2-2 count (Bregman) cubically transformed by Blue to 4-0, as well.

Fallacy of the Predetermined Outcome. Had the count been 2-1 on Bregman, he might not have taken the fourth pitch, resulting in something that happened only in the dimension in which @DeJesus Built My Hotrod lives.

Plus, it was a five-pitch walk, not four.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Okay Raffy, turn one around

 

[E5 Yaz]

Rats

 

[patinorange]

Okay Raffy, turn one around

Someday.

 

[mr_smith02]

Damn, Raffy is struggling.

 

[mauidano]

Raffy is the epitome of streaky.

 

[Salem's Lot]

Damn, Raffy is struggling.

Trying to hit everything 500 feet.

 

[catomatic]

Fallacy of the Predetermined Outcome. Had the count been 2-1 on Bregman, he might not have taken the fourth pitch, resulting in something that happened only in the dimension in which @DeJesus Built My Hotrod lives.

Plus, it was a five-pitch walk, not four.

There is still the matter of two strikes (according to Gameday) called balls. It's a real good way to rattle a pitcher, intentionally or no. Umps are bailing on low strikes this year more than any in recent memory. Junior Valentine couldn't be bothered to stay with these offerings either.

Edit; Ball 1 to Maldonado? Jesu Christo.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Jacob B. Meyers grounds out

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Does anyone know what Maldonado is batting? I feel like its relevant to him hitting HRs for some reason.

 

[soxhop411]

I feel like Devers needs a few days off to clear his head.

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

Damn, Raffy is struggling.

1237 OPS last 7 days
992 last 15
923 last 30
985 in august
1057 in July

 

[JOBU]

It took me 6 years to realize that Devers throws right handed. Crazy. I should pay more attention.

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

I feel like Devers needs a few days off to clear his head.

yeah, but you hate raffy.