2 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

 

Terrific....I think Tony is in the camp that 1 run is not going to get it done.

1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said:

 

this is some great news. when he threw that ball to no where yesterday after the injury i got a little concerned.

 

 

 

2 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

when i read things like this, i get a better understanding as to how movies like Paul Blart: Mall Cop have sequels made.

Lighten up

6 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

 

Thank you for your HOF insight your worshipfulness

 

7 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

 

how about loose in the game...with results. . honestly...sick of hearing about batting practice. 

2 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said:

how about loose in the game...with results. . honestly...sick of hearing about batting practice. 

Then log off until game time.

Man everyone is on edge.  I'll let you guys in on something as the board's local degen.  The Sox will win today in thumping fashion.

 

PUT THAT ON THE BOARD!

1 minute ago, pettie4sox said:

Man everyone is on edge.  I'll let you guys in on something as the board's local degen.  The Sox will win today in thumping fashion.

 

PUT THAT ON THE BOARD!

Ok then.   That's sounds fantastic to me.  

Lettuce Wynn

22 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

 

Amazingly lucky.  That pitch pissed me off so GD much.

Astros hitters suck inside.  They hit our best player in the fucking wrist yesterday.  Pitch those fuckers INSIDE the rest of the series.  Maybe hit a guy or two in the process.  I am sick and fucking tired of our best players getting hit and pitched in our their hands, and the Sox not doing the same.  I am not saying to throw at guys.  I am saying bust those cheaters in on their hands where they're at their worst anyway.  IF one gets away, oh well.  We know the feeling.  Maybe that'll get them to throw out over the plate. 

7 minutes ago, KipWellsFan said:

It's most of the league.

It is hard to lay off good sliders on two strike counts. If it was easy everyone would hit .350. Almost by definition, a good slider starts out looking like a fastball that's a strike.

It's everything between that allows you to succeed as a hitter including taking advantage when you do get a good fastball to hit, taking sliders that aren't quite good enough to fool you, and hammering sliders when they hang over the plate.

If a pitcher is throwing perfect sliders, and getting strike calls an inch or two off the plate (like last night) it will always be exceptionally difficult for the hitter.

As I have heard, we will never see a .400 hitter again because of the invention of the slider.

That understood, and also understood that I am hardly an expert hitter myself, but isn't this an issue of our hitters needing to focus more on going the other way with the pitches instead of defaulting to trying to jack everything and causing them to pull off the ball all the time? 

I have a good feeling about today.

11 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

Lettuce Wynn

His uncle Early played for the Sox 

2 hours ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Harold, you still out here claiming Kimbrel should be closing and not Hendriks?

I admire your stubbornness.

He’s not going to give you a response as he ignores anyone who doesn’t bow down to his superior baseball intellect.

If we can get their starter out of the game early today and wear out the pen as much as possible, we have a real good shot at winning this series. This game is CRUCIAL.

promise to keep my negativity to myself today, I can't promise a healthy dose of unbearable shitposting tomorrow if the Sox don't show up today tho

a win changes everything

I should have just flown to Houston and attended the game.

The Sox are 1-0 in the post-season when playing at Houston when I am in attendance (Game 4, 2005).

The Church of Eloy* will rise for this game.

*Madrigal's place in the Church of Eloy is replaced by Kimbrel.

Remember when this team used to be unbeatable against lefties?  I think we see flashes of that today with the Panther leading the charge with a bomb to start off the game.

Can we unban @Jack Parkman for the playoffs?