October 14, 20187 yr I gotta say this in another thread apparently, I hated pulling Sale there. Boston doesn't have a dominant bullpen, Sale was on a roll, he was only in the 80s on pitches, retired like the last 7 guys or so, he'd given up 1 g*dd*mn hit, he wasn't walking people any more, he struck out 2 of 3 guys in the last inning he pitched. Unless he asked out himself (somehow I doubt Chris Sale would ever do that barring injury) or he was on a pitch count from the medical staff (no one said so), I'm putting him out there for the 5th. These are 7 game series and it seems like the managers are now managing them all like they're 1-game playin sessions or game 7 sessions. Your starter is on a roll, he's literally the best pitcher on your team, it's the 4th inning, you don't need to go to the bullpen yet just because going to the bullpen is the cool thing to do. If I have to answer in the press conference for why I left the best pitcher on my team in the ballgame for the 5th inning, that's an easy question to answer.
October 15, 20187 yr 4 hours ago, Balta1701 said: I gotta say this in another thread apparently, I hated pulling Sale there. Boston doesn't have a dominant bullpen, Sale was on a roll, he was only in the 80s on pitches, retired like the last 7 guys or so, he'd given up 1 g*dd*mn hit, he wasn't walking people any more, he struck out 2 of 3 guys in the last inning he pitched. Unless he asked out himself (somehow I doubt Chris Sale would ever do that barring injury) or he was on a pitch count from the medical staff (no one said so), I'm putting him out there for the 5th. These are 7 game series and it seems like the managers are now managing them all like they're 1-game playin sessions or game 7 sessions. Your starter is on a roll, he's literally the best pitcher on your team, it's the 4th inning, you don't need to go to the bullpen yet just because going to the bullpen is the cool thing to do. If I have to answer in the press conference for why I left the best pitcher on my team in the ballgame for the 5th inning, that's an easy question to answer. I didn't understand that move either.
October 15, 20187 yr Boston invested a lot of prospects in Sale and a lot of money in Price, two guys who seem to be much worse in September and October, to be their top 2 horses in the playoffs and that seems to not be working out well.
October 15, 20187 yr Price has yet another opportunity to wet the bed in the post-season, they somehow got him back the lead. (One pitcher we know won't be entering here is Workman, haha). Looks like Cora learned his lesson going with Eduardo Nunez at 3B, too. Big at-bat here to see if Price can leave the box score with the lead or not. We can (still) hardly say he's been worth his investment. Edited October 15, 20187 yr by caulfield12
October 17, 20187 yr https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-red-sox-warned-indians-astros-attempting-steal-signs-information-032027336.html
October 18, 20187 yr Terrible call in the Astros game. Since when can fans be called for interference in the stands?
October 18, 20187 yr I have no clue what the rule is I guess what were people supposed to do the ball was over the wall......ah joe west
October 18, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, Harry Chappas said: I have no clue what the rule is I guess what were people supposed to do the ball was over the wall......ah joe west Under baseball Rule 6.01 (e): "No interference shall be allowed when a fielder reaches over a fence, railing, rope or into a stand to catch a ball. He does so at his own risk. However, should a spectator reach out onto the playing field side of such fence, railing or rope, and plainly prevent the fielder from catching the ball, then the batsman should be called out for the spectator's interference." Edited October 18, 20187 yr by southsideirish71
October 18, 20187 yr Between Osuna, that terrible call on Altuve and Joe West, MLB and the baseball gods are conspiring to force feed us Red Sox/Dodgers.
October 18, 20187 yr 10 hours ago, southsideirish71 said: Under baseball Rule 6.01 (e): "No interference shall be allowed when a fielder reaches over a fence, railing, rope or into a stand to catch a ball. He does so at his own risk. However, should a spectator reach out onto the playing field side of such fence, railing or rope, and plainly prevent the fielder from catching the ball, then the batsman should be called out for the spectator's interference." It looked from one replay I saw that showed the point of contact could have been over the field side of the wall.
October 18, 20187 yr IMO it was clear interference but the fans shouldn't be in position to do that anyway, there should be some space between the wall and the front row.
October 19, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, SoxAce said: Chris Sale is in the World Series! Can’t wait to see him in it.
October 20, 20187 yr 17 hours ago, hi8is said: Can’t wait to see him in it. I hope he has a heckuva game.
October 20, 20187 yr 2 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: Turns out Sales illness was from an irritation caused by a belly button ring. He was joking.
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