Mendick got 3 meatballs that at bat.  

Mendick looks really locked in.

Who'd a thought that he, Leury and Adam Engel would be leading an offense, let alone at the big league level?

1 minute ago, SouthWallace said:

Mendick lays off the junk and gets a pitch in the zone.  It’s not rocket science 

If you've seen plesacs overlay, without seeing the spin it might as well be impossible to figure out if he's throwing a fastball or curve which is why you saw a swing like mazara in the dirt.

Just now, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

If you've seen plesacs overlay, without seeing the spin it might as well be impossible to figure out if he's throwing a fastball or curve which is why you saw a swing like mazara in the dirt.

oh gimme a break he's thrown some 55 ft breaking balls if you can't pick that up you're just too eager to swing.

Edited August 8, 20205 yr by chitownsportsfan

Just now, chitownsportsfan said:

damnit we cannot fucking hit WITH RISP!  Got a hanger and just flat missed it.

The remarkable thing is that they're still managing to at least tread water with sub - .100 with RISP.   Imagine if they get hot again?

Just now, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

If you've seen plesacs overlay, without seeing the spin it might as well be impossible to figure out if he's throwing a fastball or curve which is why you saw a swing like mazara in the dirt.

I can see why the slider is so tough. It was the 93 mph fastball he was late on to start that AB that doomed him

1 minute ago, chitownsportsfan said:

oh gimme a break he's thrown some 55 ft breaking balls.

If the release point is the exact same, and you can't pick up the spin, that curveball was a fastball to him. That's the only way I can explain it. Usually arm angle or speed or etc is slightly different. Plesac has mastered the deception. Ill try and find the image.

Edited August 8, 20205 yr by Look at Ray Ray Run

great job by foster, he should be used as the opener rest of the way.

Welp, bullpen game. See what these guys can do.

Welp, hoping for two innings out of Anderson without being down four

Luplow's something like 0/20, Taylor a defense-first catcher and DeShields.

Battle of the pitchers so far today.

bad feeling about this inning.

Lets hope they pick up on how Plesac is pitching them...

So many first pitch balls. A good offensive team will destroy you if that keeps happening.

Anderson always got rocked every single time the last two years watched him in ST.

Phillies' reliever, right?

1 minute ago, chitownsportsfan said:

bad feeling about this inning.

Is it because a pitcher with an era over 7  last season is on the mound?

Edited August 8, 20205 yr by ScooterMcGee

 

This guy needs to throw strikes

 

1 minute ago, ScooterMcGee said:

So many first pitch balls. A good offensive team will destroy you if that keeps happening.

luckily that ain't the tribe and agree.

Rob posted one today actually haha, sweet. 

those balls are traveling on the exact same plane from the exact same release point. If your brain identified fastball that's how you swing at a ball that bounces 3 feet in front of the plate. 

He gone!

Wonder who the heck the NEXT reliever up in Schaumurg would be?

Burr still around?

Lail's gone, without even pitching for the Sox.

Frare out of the organization?

Stiever?

Edited August 8, 20205 yr by caulfield12

Just now, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Rob posted one today actually haha, sweet. 

those balls are traveling on the exact same plane from the exact same release point. If your brain identified fastball that's how you swing at a ball that bounces 3 feet in front of the plate. 

well yea that curveball was a beauty, the one Jose and Mazara swung at were garbage.

Foster has been a godsend this week