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Gil McGregor
Glad to see Heyward step up. Maddon should buy him dinner.
Happ or Zobrist for Zagunis? No problem if they carry 13 position players, but that hasn't happened in a long time. Bote appears to have become a permanent fixture and rightly so. He has been as clutch as anyone on the roster. Caratini or Davis as backup catcher. Injury will probably give Happ another opportunity but he appears to be odd man out for now. Dewess at .354/.459/.532 is making a statement at Iowa as well.
There was absolutely no reason for Joe Maddon to remove Kyle Hendricks from the game. None. Send him to the plate and watch three strikes go by. Return to dugout and prepare to pitch the ninth. Painting the corners with complete command for eight innings. Who in the bullpen can do better? Not a soul. Taking Kyle out did the Marlins a favor and they cashed in. This a reason Maddon's contract has not been extended.
Darvish gives up one hit and one run in four innings using 97 pitches (50 strikes) to accomplish the task. Hard to watch. Playing defense behind him must be tough. Confidence and aggression are lacking. He may need a brain transplant.
Rizzo with a two run blast to extend the lead to 4-1. Montgomery on the mound to eat innings.
Hey, but remember. He's Yu Darvish. He walks people.
If that was the goal he accomplished it with six.
Darvish gives up one hit and one run in four innings using 97 pitches (50 strikes) to accomplish the task. Hard to watch. Playing defense behind him must be tough. Confidence and aggression are lacking. He may need a brain transplant.
Rizzo with a two run blast to extend the lead to 4-1. Montgomery on the mound to eat innings.
DaDeacs, I saw it back in the fifties in the second game of a doubleheader. Immediate flashback when I read your comment. At least one brain cell still works. It was a surprise then and today but made sense to get the match up you want.
Chatwood looks different out of the pen. Velocity up to 95-98 with two and four seam fastball and enhancing his breaking balls. A little wild can be used to his advantage. Great effort today.
Agree on Darvish, but it looks like fear of contact to me. An old vet like Ross would probably be on his ass hard to trust his stuff, which is damn good. Kick ass rather than carry candy.