I thought that ball was gone off the bat. Avila with some really good ABs tonight.

Me too. I celebrated to early...ya I was that guy

I think he was talking about self confidence as a hitter, not his looks.

 

 

That would make more sense haha

My Rangers fan wife just saw Mark Teixeira and asked if the Yankees were the retirement home of MLB.

 

I told her that, between Tex, Beltran, CC and ARod, they are. Even McCann could probably fit in this category.

 

I like having one old vet like Rollins on the team, but I have no idea how anyone can get excited about a roster with six of them.

Well they got them on gigantic contracts. I'm sure they regret it now.

Well, we might get to see Purke tonight if Chris doesn't go the distance

 

No just no. Not after what happened with Carroll.

I love Sales new approach to more contact less Ks.

Well they got them on gigantic contracts. I'm sure they regret it now.

 

I'm so glad we don't do that.

So efficient. Love it.

Another quick inning for Chris.

I love Sales new approach to more contact less Ks.

 

But strikeouts are sexy

I love Sales new approach to more contact less Ks.

 

I love the efficiency. My only fear is that one of these days, one team is gonna get lucky and get hits off him on those balls in play. But then again, I think Chris can turn it on whenever he wants and throw 96-97 to get the Ks.

But strikeouts are sexy

Those will come. He's nasty in general.

Hawk had to Google Jimmy Rollins to figure out how good he was.

I love the efficiency. My only fear is that one of these days, one team is gonna get lucky and get hits off him on those balls in play. But then again, I think Chris can turn it on whenever he wants and throw 96-97 to get the Ks.

He's not perfect. That will happen. Some team will bomb him. He'll bounce back and continue to roll towards the CY Young.

Chris is pitching to contact because he trusts this defense to make the plays, unlike the other teams he has been on

Hawk had to Google Jimmy Rollins to figure out how good he was.

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I love the efficiency. My only fear is that one of these days, one team is gonna get lucky and get hits off him on those balls in play. But then again, I think Chris can turn it on whenever he wants and throw 96-97 to get the Ks.

That's the thing, as you said, he still has the upper 90s heat when he wants it. If he gets into a man-on-third, one-out situation, he can rear back and get that K.

Hawk had to Google Jimmy Rollins to figure out how good he was.

Yeah I heard that. How do you not know how good Rollins was? Especially as a 70 year old commentator...

Yeah I heard that. How do you not know how good Rollins was? Especially as a 70 year old commentator...

 

He said he doesn't follow the NL. But come on, if you follow baseball you know how good Jimmy Rollins was. He was the NL MVP in 2007.

This game is flying by.

I don't like Starlin Castro.

Lawrie!

Excellent play by play there by Hawk.

Class Hawk pbp right there!

This game is flying by.

 

That's good. I have the Penguins game recording. Switching to that next

Sale's evolution this year reminds me a lot of what Sabathia did to become such a dominant pitcher in 2007. Sabathia used to throw nothing but 94-97 MPH fastballs when he first came up. He was good, but not great. Then he started changing speeds on his fastballs. He'd have different variations, a lot like Chris right now.