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Post by Guidas on May 4, 2014 15:33:47 GMT -5
That was not a high-percentage play, even if the Red Sox were unlikely to score anyways. Farrell's insistence on "putting pressure on the defense" hurts more than it helps, especially since the current Red Sox roster lacks the sort of basestealers and hit-and-run contact hitters needed to implement that strategy effectively. Exactly. No outs and men on second and third and he pisses away an out for nothing. Then this nonsense. Just fugly. Let the players play the game.
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Post by jimed14 on May 4, 2014 15:34:33 GMT -5
Good to see Uehara back up to 88-89 after 86 yesterday.
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Post by Guidas on May 4, 2014 15:35:29 GMT -5
Gotta pinch hit Napoli for Pierzynski next inning. That's the only managing that should be going on here.
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Post by jimed14 on May 4, 2014 15:35:50 GMT -5
Gotta pinch hit Napoli for Pierzynski next inning. That's the only managing that should be going on here. He's playing 1B now.
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Post by jimed14 on May 4, 2014 15:37:01 GMT -5
Can't wait to see the strike zones for this game.
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Post by jmei on May 4, 2014 15:37:33 GMT -5
Good to see Uehara back up to 88-89 after 86 yesterday. I'm pretty sure yesterday was just because he had to get warmed up in literally two minutes. Admittedly, his command has been a little worse this year than last. He barely even got to a three-ball count last year. Part of it is just hitters being patient and Koji missing out on some borderline strikes, though.
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Post by moonstone2 on May 4, 2014 15:40:06 GMT -5
That was not a high-percentage play, even if the Red Sox were unlikely to score anyways. Farrell's insistence on "putting pressure on the defense" hurts more than it helps, especially since the current Red Sox roster lacks the sort of basestealers and hit-and-run contact hitters needed to implement that strategy effectively. If you buy that on 0 2 they are likely out of the inning anyways it makes sense. What doesn't make sense to me is letting A.J. have that AB in the first place. Your best bench player is now due up 9th in the next inning. You need to have him hitting versus Doolittle there if not then, then leading off the 9th.
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Post by jimed14 on May 4, 2014 15:40:06 GMT -5
Good to see Uehara back up to 88-89 after 86 yesterday. I'm pretty sure yesterday was just because he had to get warmed up in literally two minutes. Admittedly, his command has been a little worse this year than last. He barely even got to a three-ball count last year. Part of it is just hitters being patient and Koji missing out on some borderline strikes, though. Yeah I figured, but thought it would have risen by the end of the inning.
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Post by mgoetze on May 4, 2014 15:42:57 GMT -5
24 pitches. That would have been good for 3 IP last year, not 0.1.
Seems he is not getting his usual movement on his splitter?
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Post by jmei on May 4, 2014 15:44:45 GMT -5
A lot of fastballs in this outing from Uehara, not many splitters. He also missed high pretty regularly, with both the fastball and the few splitters he did throw. It's hard to expect Koji to be as good as he was last year, but this is something to watch.
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Post by jimed14 on May 4, 2014 15:44:46 GMT -5
24 pitches. That would have been good for 3 IP last year, not 0.1. Seems he is not getting his usual movement on his splitter? He's not throwing it much.
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Post by godot on May 4, 2014 15:46:09 GMT -5
Got lucky there. Crappy feed by the baby kid at short, and Reddick seemed to pull up. Enjoy your memories of Kiji last year and give him your gratitude. Come on X-boy and do something with the bat in the ninth
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Post by mgoetze on May 4, 2014 15:47:21 GMT -5
Good bunt... if you can run.
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Post by templeusox on May 4, 2014 15:47:29 GMT -5
Everyone bunt!
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Post by wcp3 on May 4, 2014 15:47:52 GMT -5
Not a good decision by AJ.
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Post by templeusox on May 4, 2014 15:48:12 GMT -5
24 pitches. That would have been good for 3 IP last year, not 0.1. Seems he is not getting his usual movement on his splitter? He's not throwing it much. Yea he is. He's just hanging it in the strike zone. It's definitely nowhere as crisp as it was last year.
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Post by jimed14 on May 4, 2014 15:48:46 GMT -5
Here comes another bunt by Gomes. Or maybe a hit and run.
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Post by mgoetze on May 4, 2014 15:49:12 GMT -5
A's commentators remark that X always seems to be content with a single, not running hard out of the box.
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Post by pedey on May 4, 2014 15:50:07 GMT -5
Talk about giving the other team outs! Bradley doing a safety squeeze with 1B open and Xander at 3rd with one out?! Herrera stealing with AJ up?! You don't win games when you give the other team outs. The Red Sox have GIVEN 3 KEY OUTS to the A's today. AJ bunting was the 3rd. Just terrible
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Post by mgoetze on May 4, 2014 15:51:06 GMT -5
Yea he is. He's just hanging it in the strike zone. It's definitely nowhere as crisp as it was last year. Yeah even one or two of those "high fastballs" looked like hanging splitters to me, but I'm not an expert.
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Post by jmei on May 4, 2014 15:53:28 GMT -5
Pierzynski's bunt wasn't a terrible idea. Donaldson was playing really deep and the pitcher was a lefty (which means that he would have had to spin awkwardly to make the throw to first). Plenty of folks want hitters who are shifted on to bunt all the time, and this was basically the same scenario. His bunt was just a little too soft, but it still required a solid defensive play from Norris.
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Post by jimed14 on May 4, 2014 15:55:47 GMT -5
He's not throwing it much. Yea he is. He's just hanging it in the strike zone. It's definitely nowhere as crisp as it was last year. He's throwing it way less. 48.3% - 37.4%
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Post by mgoetze on May 4, 2014 15:59:23 GMT -5
Breaking news: Capuano still knows how to pitch.
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Post by mattpicard on May 4, 2014 16:00:34 GMT -5
You really wouldn't think Josh Donaldson played only 93 of his 495 ML games in the infield. What a remarkable transition from catching to third base. He's certainly a tier below Arenado and Machado, but he's solid as a rock over there.
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Post by Guidas on May 4, 2014 16:03:51 GMT -5
Breaking news: Capuano still knows how to pitch. You really need to stop this.
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