Good, pulling him with 82 pitches with 1 on and 1 out would've been dumb.

Ricky goes out and is going to let Gio try to keep going.  Good for him.  he has earned a chance at a win this point.

The wind seems pretty extreme, yikes. And yes, I still think he should've been kept in. 

Damn.  Bomb.

That blows.  Ricky should have taken him out

God he falls apart easily.  What a meatball.

welp.

Dadgummit. Line looks worse than he pitched today. 

Just now, chitownsportsfan said:

God he falls apart easily.  What a meatball.

Honestly i have to agree, seems like after the HR he came apart mentally.

Edited May 2, 20187 yr by TheTruth05

might be because hes 22, not sure, but Gio just looks soft 

 

Ricky going out there at 82 pitches means he probably is

Just now, TheTruth05 said:

Honestly i have to agree, seems like after the HR he mentally came apart.

You could see it in the Fowler AB.  It's easy to compare and contrast his demeanor with Lopez's and he doesn't look good in the comparison.  Reading a lot into it but meh.  Pitch better and I won't worry about body language.

damn Moncada is smooth as fuck

what a play.

Moncada with a good game even with no hits yet.

Lol @ the David Kaplan shade there by Jason 

Just now, TheTruth05 said:

Moncada with a good game even with no hits yet.

Truly a special talent. Helps you win one way or another each day

1 minute ago, Jose Abreu said:

Lol @ the David Kaplan shade there by Jason 

Missed it. Care to elaborate?

I've been one of the biggest Giolito fans out there, but if he doesn't get back to throwing mid-90s he's meat. His fastball isn't good enough to miss bats at 90-93. Eventually, his breaking stuff won't matter because hitters will just wait for a fastball in the zone and launch it. 

Edited May 2, 20187 yr by Jack Parkman

Just now, Blackout Friday said:

Missed it. Care to elaborate?

First said he wished Kaplan caught the Moncada defensive play since he doesn't like Yoan's defense for whatever reason.

Then strongly implied that his facial hair is ugly and that he needs to shave, although this was definitely more playful 

It's been fun watching the Sox on the bases this year.

2 minutes ago, Jose Abreu said:

First said he wished Kaplan caught the Moncada defensive play since he doesn't like Yoan's defense for whatever reason.

Then strongly implied that his facial hair is ugly and that he needs to shave, although this was definitely more playful 

Thanks. I think it was Kiley at FG that wasn’t crazy about his defense either. 

Nice steal by Anderson.

Surprised it’s not Lyons in to turn Moncada around. 

3 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

I've been one of the biggest Giolito fans out there, but if he doesn't get back to throwing mid-90s he's meat. His fastball isn't good enough to miss bats at 90-93. Eventually, his breaking stuff won't matter because hitters will just wait for a fastball in the zone and launch it. 

I disagree. If he can hone his offspeed and locate it, velocity won't matter. Plenty of historically dominant pitchers with no velocity. 

Let's also not freak out about his meltdown. He's only 22...plenty to learn.

5 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

I've been one of the biggest Giolito fans out there, but if he doesn't get back to throwing mid-90s he's meat. His fastball isn't good enough to miss bats at 90-93. Eventually, his breaking stuff won't matter because hitters will just wait for a fastball in the zone and launch it. 

I didn't watch the same game you just did then.  Dude was locating like a beast until the solo homer got him out of rhythm.