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Yea he was very effective using the high fastball before.

That was on the 1st pitch right ?Just as I said would happen.

So he starts off Lindor with a curve . I'll give him some credit. He's a battler , has an idea how to pitch , he just doesn't have the command or stuff to use that knowledge yet.

thats why i deleted it so quick u just had to catch it lol

Yolmer the league leader in triples !

I think Cleveland pounds him in the 3rd. He's just laying the 1st pitch fastball right in there to get ahead in the count. Maybe look for some 1st pitch swings from the Indians .

Way to work the count Tilly

damn im hot tonight with the DP and stolen base calls

Good hitting Tim. Now steal 2nd.

Palkamania

Maybe Melky can deliver with the DP ball like he did a couple times yesterday.

1-0 Indians 3 batters in Brantley single Ramirez double and now an Encarncion single . This could get ugly fast.

I also like Dustin Garneau because his name rhymes with Justin Morneau . It's really all I can grasp at after last nights debacle.

Maybe Narvaez and Gonzalez are both sent down and Smith and Garneau come up. Right now it should be more about catching the damn ball over worrying about a lefty/righty hitting platoon.

I think you make valid arguments . It's not in the post I quoted but you are right about Sox management having to be smarter. That's the part that worries me most. Their depth consists of mostly 1B/DH types who have almost no ability to play the field at all. Look at Delmonico, Davidson Gillaspie, Skole and Palka and you might realize thede guys might all be auditioning for Abreu's role and maybe that's what Hahn had in mind all along. But even in the minors you can possibly add guys like Collins , Burger even Jimenez to the list of all hit no field guys . I know some of that is to be determined . The Sox also seem to be more adverse to the versatility ( brought up in the ESPN article) issue that needs to be addressed soon. Yolmer is the only one currently who can play multiple positions . If the Sox were more open to say trying Anderson in CF or Moncada at third it makes the Sox more versatile which is essential in having a short bench with all the relief pitchers necessary in todays game. If the Sox truly want to help their young starters they need to start getting better fielders and more versatile athletes and stop worrying about babying the ones they have. Versatility helps a team in so many ways.

Could probably add the Dodgers too if the Rockies want him. Keep Bellinger in CF and it opens a spot for Abreu. Maybe look at catcher Will Smith as one of the pieces to get back.

So now the other plays which has nothing to do with the ones we were discussing matter ? Nothing worse than a failed ex jock thinking because of his limited experiemce he is an expert and his opinion matters more. Not a prick just unforgiving of others . Never coach little league please.

So let me get this straight. A 1st baseman who can't catch a short hop from a long throw from deep in the hole isn't to be blamed but a catcher who can't block a wild pitch is to blame when its a pitched ball with movement from a much shorter distance. Yes a lot of bad baseball but assigning blame to one when clearly 2 parties made mistakes seems like an agenda.

It is a conversation when you aren't the one catching that pitch in those situations. It's really easy to judge others mistakes when you're in your easy chair. There are many many catchers who may have blocked those balls and many other who don't. Your opinion just as mine is just an opinion neitther roght nor wrongand thinking you are correct and its not worth discussing is just arrogance.

Not sure I'd take Covey out now. I'd let him face Encarnacion. Sink or swim has got a few DP's and righty vs. righty matchup.

I tend to listen more to a ML pitcher who probably threw to 50 ML catchers in his career than blame a catcher trying to catch ML stuff. Juco players don't catch for ML pitchers.

SO not blocking a really bad pitch is unforgivable. OK

Timmy oppo power !!

If you listened to Sutcliffe he said you can't blame a catcher when a pitcher spikes a fastball in that situation because he's looking to frame the low strike.