2018 ALCS - Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox

Verlander and Maldonado are just not working well together.

pitch framing much more valued than blocking pitches these days, it seems

Thought Verlander caught a break on those last two strikes to Benintendi.

that was ball four to benintendi

You're all outta here.

yeah, dumbfuck Bregman, they wanted you to hit you leading off

go Sox

Bregman the new Pedroia

is Angel Hernandez behind the plate?

Joe Kelly seems like someone who would punch a loaf of bread for not being fluffy enough

— Jeff Sullivan (@based_ball) October 14, 2018

Joe West obvs on Sawx payroll

lol Joe West got drilled at second base.

Joe West with dead cat like reflexes pic.twitter.com/KOwwGI5K28

— The Sports Quotient (@SportsQuotient) October 14, 2018

thought it might just vanish into his body like a black hole

<3 tony kemp

Astros looking good

that was just a weird ass game

Will Price make it through three innings?

that's one

Terrific game through 8 but yeah, it was weird. Two aces who had nightmare innings. The difference was at third - Bregman is just on a different level from Nunez (or Raffy, had he been playing). Until the ninth of course, but somehow it felt over before then.

I like David Price, so I hate seeing this.

we're edging towards last year's template: every ace gets shellacked

Altuve with zero hits against the Red Sox so far... if he was hitting true to form, they'd be winning right now.

Maldonado is a pretty blatant Achille’s heel.

had no idea superteams could have crap catching

I suppose the best catcher left is Grandal.

Someone knows why Stassi is not in the active roster?

TBS a much better broadcast team than the rest.

O_O

Yet another great game!

good game. porcello's 8th was everything i like about him.

Kimbrel really is bringing the Chapman 2016 postseason shivers.

Sale's stomach

https://nypost.com/2018/10/15/chris-sale-hospitalized-with-illness-as-red-sox-earn-split/

this game may go six hours

these fuckin games

Ron darling is about 100% more insightful than the regular suspects at NESN

Hit it to third.

maybe we can do a shift where bogaerts moves over to back up third on every play

Darling seems more natural/at ease/regular season-like with Anderson than he did with...was it Joe Simpson?

Who is the guy in the booth who just said there's never been a player in the history of the game who lied about whether or not he'd been hit by a pitch?

There's a pretty tasteless Osuna joke just waiting there for anyone who wants to make it.

Might as well finish the game, pal.

Lol yeah why pull him there

Darling has been below-par in past years compared to his Mets work.

and that was former Mets great Joe Smith yielding the gopher a few innings ago to Pearce.

Osuna was struck regularly in the 8th, like a gong

(Noel Coward ref that wouldn't fly now)

stealing signs seems a little different from felonious hacking into a rival's computer system and being jailed for it, but do go on

Guess who isn’t surprised?

— Chris Correa (@chriscorrea) October 17, 2018

What a great play by Gonzalez.

that was a dinger

or maybe not

That would have been the catch of the post-season

Good call--and I don't even care if Betts was a foot into the stands. If that's not interference, nothing is. Now they can follow up by showing that idiot the door.

i agree with the call, but the fan is innocent. he didn't reach into play and i think it's reasonable to put your hand in the way rather than letting the ball hit you in the stomach

Good we need drama.

Lol @ VHS

It's hard to repeat in baseball. I did think they would but not to be

Gotta say I'm just glad we get to see Mookie for another series.

Very happy for Price. He's had too good a career to be treated like a running joke.

weird to see the red sox celebrate somewhere that isn't yankee stadium

Not seeing Red Sox play all that much, got to say their outfield defense looked amazing in the series.

BoSox starting to lay claim to the 21st century in the AL...

may they be swept next week

^^

If it's the Brewers, that's who I'll root for. If it's the Dodgers, I'll root for BOS.

Same. Would be fully behindbghe dodgers if not for machado. *spits*

yeah if there's one more thing Boston fans need is another title

root vs the (M)ass Evil

do fuck off, Morbs, thanks so much

Yeah, jealousy is nagl.

Just for ha-ha's I looked for tickets: $500+ for standing room only. Guess I'm not going to the World Series.

But definitely going to the parade after the Sox win!

so weird to have a great Sox team that's actually pretty likeable

sorry, no, RSN is a pox upon the land

haha jealousy

so weird to have a great Sox team that's actually pretty likeable

this is the "likeable Yankees" mistake of 2017 all over again

but no big deal if you don't share my feelings. Hell, some of you still like Saturday Night Live.

Jay Jaffe:

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/david-price-sheds-an-albatross/

Who's the greatest defender who was ever asked to make a major position change for the World Series in the DH era?

https://www.mlb.com/news/red-sox-could-use-mookie-betts-at-2b-in-ws/c-299383740