Astros-Sox - 8/29

[SemperFidelisSox]

Even the server was disgusted by Yoshida.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Even the server was disgusted by Yoshida.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTDuQKpdxnI

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

I think my favorite thing about turning a 3-6-1 double play is . . .

Not sure actually.

I guess getting two outs. That's the best part. For sure.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Duvall not getting anything with velo. Duvall was expecting pitches with velo.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Oh, goodie! Story is up.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Casa > Devers

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Casas may have the best strike zone recognition of any young hitter I've seen. Its insane how disciplined he is.

 

[Ale Xander]

“My MIL”

Aka Mrs. Brady

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Bowl of Dung > Story

 

[InsideTheParker]

Story Still Stinks.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

That was hideous.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Love McGuire efficiently ending that half. Didn't waste any time.

 

[strek1]

Story Still Stinks.

He swings at such bad stuff.

 

[normstalls]

Story and Masa are elite rally killers.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Love McGuire efficiently ending that half. Didn't waste any time.

The old Tek "let's just get this over with" at-bat

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

74 PAs for Story now since the rehab. Not sure at what point that drops out as an excuse. 100? Maybe?

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Yikes!

 

[strek1]

74 PAs for Story now since the rehab. Not sure at what point that drops out as an excuse. 100? Maybe?

Most vets have a better feeling for the strike zone on the first day of ST than he has had.

Raffy - OOf

 

[barclay]

Frightening

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

My avatar sucks

 

[InsideTheParker]

Devers could still have thrown a better throw, no?

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Well, Raffy leads the league in something, anyway.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Pretty good at bat for a number 8 hitter. Even without the error, he puts 8 extra pitches on Bello and gives himself a chance by putting it in play.

That's how you win ballgames.

 

[dhappy42]

Looked like Casas could have caught that.

 

[ngruz25]

Casas didn’t do Raffy any favors. He was in between a stretch and a jump.

 

[Petagine in a Bottle]

Raffy being Raffy

 

[E5 Yaz]

As much of a cluster as this team seems like at times ... at least we're not the Angels

 

[strek1]

Well, Raffy leads the league in something, anyway.

For sure. I wish some people here would stop saying he's an average fielder.

 

[reggiecleveland]

That shows how bad both those guys are. Terrible throw, but Casa commits too soon.

 

[ngruz25]

McGuire looked like a punter selling that contact.

 

[strek1]

Casas didn’t do Raffy any favors. He was in between a stretch and a jump.

No, if you can't hit someone as tall as Casas it's a BAD throw.

 

[reggiecleveland]

No, if you can't hit someone as tall as Casas it's a BAD throw.

He shoud stay back. No reason to be on his front foot there.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

14 pitches to the bottom of two in the lineup. Ouch.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Devers giving Houston an extra out seems ungood

 

[E5 Yaz]

14 pitches to the bottom of two in the lineup. Ouch.

Pena's a PITA

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Casas didn’t do Raffy any favors.

He never does. Our corner infielders are butchers out there.

 

[E5 Yaz]

He never does. Our corner infielders are butchers out there.

Well, they are the meat of the order

 

[E5 Yaz]

Now, getting squeezed

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Difference between Devers and Casas is that Devers has played 800 games at third and he's not getting better. Casas has played less than a season in the majors and so there's hope that he can work on things in the off season and potentially get better. He might never, but he is a rookie.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

I’m confused. Why are the Astros hitters fouling off pitches and not swinging at crap out of the zone? That is not baseball.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

boiled ass -- have to have it.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

ROBOTS!

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Ring him up, Blue, you coward.

 

[dhappy42]

Well, they are the meat of the order

And the corner infielders for the foreseeable future.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Blizz blew it.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Whew -- Altuve gave us a gift there by swinging.

 

[barclay]

Dear Lord

 

[mauidano]

Red Sox baseball...throwing it all over the place.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

The Sox fielding is so bad it deked Dubon out because he didnt expect them to screw up.

 

[YTF]

Casas has to come off the bag there doesn't he?