I mean, I agree...ballpark box be damned, but...you can't groove that on 0-2.

just a bad pitch selection

Just now, Jack Parkman said:

That was a meatball. Lucas missed his spot. 

agreed after watching the replay

5 minutes ago, reiks12 said:

Grandal catching and terrible pitch calling go hand in hand.

The changeup call there was fine.  It's normally a wipeout pitch for Gio.  He just chucked a meatball up there, belt high, out over the plate.

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Welp...let's hope Gio calms down soon.

Don't give us a dud here Lucas

I don't get an 0-2 change up call when the guy took two fastball strikes without swinging the bat. 

Just terrible pitch selection. 

29 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

Well, that is what happens when your 1st, 2nd and 3rd string LF get hurt, your 4th string is AAAA player that goes 0fer and the other guy getting LF reps is a 1B that hasn't played LF since middle school and looks totally overmatched at the plate.

Engel will be back soon enough.  I too was bitching about Vaughn not playing everyday a week or so ago, but man, he is overmatched right now.  I am OK with Leury playing some LF every few days.  

Yea your stance on Vaughn kind of shocked me. Normally we think a lot alike. I was really surprised so many wanted him to play every day  and thought he was going to get an extension before the season started. I was pummeled on here for going the opposite way on both.

Command looks shaky at best so far.

Lucas should stop giving up missiles.

Grandal could learn a thing or two from how Verdugo beat that shift. I think he needs to just also the bat out there and get a cheap single, get him out of a funk.

Gio missing his spots badly

This Red Sox team is gonna give a lot of pitchers fits. They have studs up and down their lineup.

Just now, SoxFanForever said:

Command looks shaky at best so far.

Yeah I'm not sure I can get behind all the Grandal shit I see in this thread.....Gio is all over the place right now. 

lucas isn't a morning pitcher

LGINAA

So his velocity sucks again

OK, well, going to be that kind of game from Gio, it seems.

Hes just throwing shit down the middle, what the hell

nice start Lucas, smh.  they're all over his changeup like flies on shit.  that's on Grandal

Lucas can't locate

Just now, fathom said:

So his velocity sucks again

And zero command early it seems. 

Just now, joesaiditstrue said:

nice start Lucas, smh.  they're all over his changeup like flies on shit.  that's on Grandal

I wouldn't blame Grandal when his velocity is down and he is missing all of his spots so far.

1 minute ago, ChiHawks10 said:

The changeup call there was fine.  It's a wipeout pitch for Gio.  He just chucked a meatball up there belt high out over the plate.

Belt high changeups is what Giollito gets outs on. However, the guy had not taken the bat off his shoulders on two fastballs down the middle.  Go with a high fastball there and make him try to catch up to it. 

 

Just now, Tony said:

And zero command early it seems. 

At some point he’s going to need a third pitch.