I have a hunch that the reason you are so adament about Crochet being gone is because he went out and pitched the 7th inning Thursday, after a tough 6th inning. If so, you are putting too much emphasis on that 7th inning.
I'm still struggling with his 3 year contract. What in the world made the Houston GM think that was necessary to sign him. This re-convinces me that most GMs are not very bright. Who advised him a year and a half ago?
Kopech had good stuff last night. True, Julio hit one out in the 9th on a 3-2 pitch. He guessed a high fastball, and he guessed right. Good hitter. He still had great stuff.
I saw the Yankee fight Live on TV. Will never forget it, especially Doby's picture left hook. While watching, I never gave racial overtones a thought. Maybe I was naive.