Jake

Chris Murphy for the save, just as we all hoped and predicted

Don't think our hitters are seeing the ball very well

Let us not forget Eric Plunk

My impressions of Leasure from when I went to Spring Training this year: He stood out as an unusually sweet guy and I was surprised by what a beefcake he was physically

I can report that Seranthony hasn't gone 3 days in a row in the past couple years so I would guess that's not on the menu here especially since he racked up some pitches in one of the two games he pitched in this series.

Several of our pitchers are leaning harder on sinkers in the early part of the season. Might be the first discernible imprint of the new pitching coach.

I don't know what he has done historically, but I hope a five-figure contract buys you 3 days in a row from your closer

A lot of pitchers are beginning to use high breaking balls because hitters rarely swing at them early in the count since they look like they will miss high. And somewhat surprisingly, hitters tend not to hit them super well when they do swing (as long as the pitch is actually high rather than middle height). I wonder whether hitters might adjust as it becomes more common though.

Failure to challenge earlier fooled Quero into thinking the strike zone is a lot taller than it is

I guess bringing Leasure in here means Seranthony is ready to go 3 days in a row

If he can just get the ball in the air a little bit I think he's a solid everyday player. If not, he's kind of a Leury Garcia type which isn't the worst thing.

Sox continue to be the better-managed, more fundamental team. Get used to it folks!

Ump is screwing us but too afraid to take challenges away from our pitchers

I saw him in ST

Really need to give teams three challenges

Tanner in his UC-Davis days :D

This lineup is just too deep to keep quiet for long

Mune has done really well on tough hops at 1B so far.

Tanner!

Which one of these teams is the defending AL champion?

Over multiple regimes we have tended to immediately give a start guys who have been called up, especially if it's their MLB debut. I assume this must be a relatively common practice but I don't follow any other team closely enough to say for sure.

IDK about official comms, but he's calling UFC events right now

If he was good enough to deserve 1-1 with last year's production, then IMO no not necessarily. I expect some regression to the mean with the clubhouse leader prospects (although that's partly because the top guy a year out is often overrated). If he can resist the regression that's probably a good sign.

Sox again the more fundamental team!

Sox the more fundamental team once again