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Post by FenwayFanatic on Oct 7, 2013 18:44:54 GMT -5
Why is the strike zone all of a sudden shrinking?
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Post by jmei on Oct 7, 2013 18:46:26 GMT -5
Seriously, **** this third-rate excuse for a stadium.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Oct 7, 2013 18:51:47 GMT -5
Pathetic. Had an out nixed by this dump stadium, and 3 of the 4 balls were actually strikes. Yes they were. Maybe Clay's stuff has too much movement. The one curve dropped in over the outside corner then just kept on falling sharply. |
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Post by huskies15 on Oct 7, 2013 18:54:59 GMT -5
Christ since when did James Loney become Ted Williams?
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Post by ianrs on Oct 7, 2013 18:59:16 GMT -5
TBS guys just compared James Loney to Tony Gwynn. Hah.
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Post by wcp3 on Oct 7, 2013 19:01:16 GMT -5
Buchholz had to throw about 15 extra pitches because the Rays play in a Backyard Baseball stadium.
Tampa shouldn't have a pro sports team ever again.
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Post by rjp313jr on Oct 7, 2013 19:04:18 GMT -5
Buchholz had to throw about 15 extra pitches because the Rays play in a Backyard Baseball stadium. Tampa shouldn't have a pro sports team ever again. And the Red Sox hit 3 or 4 doubles that would've been outs if they weren't in Fenway. Whatever, still can't walk the guy. |
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Post by ericmvan on Oct 7, 2013 19:05:15 GMT -5
It's Farrell and his staff. They've been excellent with that stuff all year.But of course, like 90% of major league managers, he's not perfect in bullpen management, and he didn't immediately bench one of the top 10 shortstops in baseball in favor of a 20-year-old, so he should be fired post haste. Obviously. This really is true. Well, like everything, it's a mix of players and staff, but reading between the lines of a lot of different comments, it's clear that Farrell and staff give a lot of really good, well-prepared information to players who are hungry to put it into use. Solid stuff ... and an underrated reason why this team is so enjoyable. It's just good baseball, really pleasing to watch. What's all the more impressive, and less obvious to appreciate, is that they communicate this information without overwhelming anyone. And that means that the amount and style of info is tailored to each guy's comfort level. A perfect example just now: Clay obviously said to Salty "changeup low and away" and Salty reacted like they were confident that was right, because of what they knew about Joyce. |
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Oct 7, 2013 19:11:29 GMT -5
The TBS announcer just said "irregardless." WOW
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Post by ericmvan on Oct 7, 2013 19:20:48 GMT -5
Series Win Probability: 96.2%.
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Post by wcp3 on Oct 7, 2013 19:22:32 GMT -5
Genius Maddon letting Ortiz hit there was sooo not genius.
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Post by jmei on Oct 7, 2013 19:23:30 GMT -5
Genius Maddon letting Ortiz hit there was sooo not genius. Yeah, I was shocked they pitched to him. |
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Post by wcp3 on Oct 7, 2013 19:23:43 GMT -5
Buchholz had to throw about 15 extra pitches because the Rays play in a Backyard Baseball stadium. Tampa shouldn't have a pro sports team ever again. And the Red Sox hit 3 or 4 doubles that would've been outs if they weren't in Fenway. Whatever, still can't walk the guy. To be fair, he struck him out once or twice. |
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Post by wcp3 on Oct 7, 2013 19:31:06 GMT -5
Atrocious pitch by Clay. Absolutely pathetic response by him.
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Post by jmei on Oct 7, 2013 19:31:10 GMT -5
Goddamnit Buch. Pitch around him!
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Post by brianthetaoist on Oct 7, 2013 19:31:25 GMT -5
Bummer.
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Post by wcp3 on Oct 7, 2013 19:33:41 GMT -5
The only thing more pathetic than that pitch was a curtain call in the 5th inning for a game-tying homer.
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Post by mattpicard on Oct 7, 2013 19:36:04 GMT -5
Farrell is going to leave Buch in too long, isn't he? He needs to come out, like now.
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Post by Guidas on Oct 7, 2013 19:36:18 GMT -5
Longoria is the one guy on this team you can't let beat you. Awful
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Post by jmei on Oct 7, 2013 19:36:58 GMT -5
Come on Buch, hold it together now.
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Post by wcp3 on Oct 7, 2013 19:37:04 GMT -5
Could Clay come up any smaller than he did tonight?
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Post by mattpicard on Oct 7, 2013 19:38:53 GMT -5
Could Clay come up any smaller than he did tonight? He wasn't his sharpest, but that sounds a little harsh. That inning with the catwalk foul and the ump squeezing the hell out of him drove his pitch count up a lot. Just like the Rays shouldn't have pitched to Papi, you gotta question pitching to Longo like that. Right? |
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Post by ianrs on Oct 7, 2013 19:38:59 GMT -5
Could Clay come up any smaller than he did tonight? Yes. He could have melted down when the Rays had the bases loaded earlier. Silly mistake pitch to Longoria, but other than that, not awful. Not that this team has an incredible lineup, but he could have mailed it in more. Tie ballgame in the 5th -- anything can happen. |
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Post by wcp3 on Oct 7, 2013 19:40:03 GMT -5
It wasn't silly - it was incomprehensible.
You don't ever give Longoria something he can crush in that situation. It was dumber than Maddon opting to pitch to Ortiz.
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Post by nationinthesouth on Oct 7, 2013 19:40:53 GMT -5
Could Clay come up any smaller than he did tonight? This was more a strategic failure, you had to make Longoria do what Ortiz did and slap a single the other way at the most and face the lost at the plate Myers. |
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