Sox (17-17) @ Seattle (14-23) 9:10 PM

[fathom]

Yea...this kid Lowe isn't a bum. He's got a helluva arm. If we get a run here, we'll be fortunate.

 

I believe he used to throw even harder prior to being injured last season.

[fathom]

Swisher made some solid contact today. That's encouraging.

 

He just missed that.

[lostfan]

Ugh, I hope PK wasn't expecting a 3-2 fastball. The advanced scouting has got to say that Sox hitters look 3-2 fastball 100 pct of the time.

Looked like he was. The pitch was low and out of the zone but Paulie can hit that. He got fooled. But if I'm Lowe I want no part of a 3-2 fastball to somebody like Konerko.

[YASNY]

He just missed that.

 

s***. I thought he got it.

[YASNY]

Looked like he was. The pitch was low and out of the zone but Paulie can hit that. He got fooled. But if I'm Lowe I want no part of a 3-2 fastball to somebody like Konerko.

 

When a pitcher throws 96, you have be looking for heat with 2 strikes.

[fathom]

Looked like he was. The pitch was low and out of the zone but Paulie can hit that. He got fooled. But if I'm Lowe I want no part of a 3-2 fastball to somebody like Konerko.

 

To a power hitter with an open base, the only team I've seen throw a Sox hitter a 3-2 fastball is Tampa (and Thome made them pay).

[fathom]

No walks Dotel.

[G&T]

That was a strike?

[southsideirish71]

When a pitcher throws 96, you have be looking for heat with 2 strikes.

 

In a hitting count, or with 3-2 count our 3-4-5 crew have been fed a steady diet of changeups.

 

 

 

[fathom]

That was a strike?

 

Ha, where was the replay?

[lostfan]

When a pitcher throws 96, you have be looking for heat with 2 strikes.

And the pitcher is thinking the same thing.

[fathom]

Oh boy, here we go again. As Hawk said, the Mariners have the momentum big time right now.

[YASNY]

In a hitting count, or with 3-2 count our 3-4-5 crew have been fed a steady diet of changeups.

 

You can't hit a fastball if you are looking offspeed. You may foul it off if you are looking heat and get offspeed.

[G&T]

Ump is giving a couple inches up and in.

[fathom]

Ump is giving a couple inches up and in.

 

That's what she said.

[YASNY]

Cairo was looking offspeed there. lol

[G&T]

That's what she said.

 

I suppose.

[southsideirish71]

You can't hit a fastball if you are looking offspeed. You may foul it off if you are looking heat and get offspeed.

 

I understand that, however there are certain traditional counts in baseball ( 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2 ) where you expect a fastball. In those counts this year, I have seen a steady diet of changeups few to our 3-4-5.

[Frankensteiner]

Man, I have no idea how Dotel's velocity is that good. It seems so slow coming out of his hand... mid 80's and then I look at the radar and it's 92-93.

[G&T]

Can't turn the DP on Ichiro. 2 out.

[lostfan]

It's pretty hard to get Ichiro out on a DP.

 

I love me some Ichiro btw.

[fathom]

I understand that, however there are certain traditional counts in baseball ( 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2 ) where you expect a fastball. In those counts this year, I have seen a steady diet of changeups few to our 3-4-5.

 

Especially with a RISP and first base is open.

[G&T]

Ichiro steals 2nd.

[YASNY]

I understand that, however there are certain traditional counts in baseball ( 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2 ) where you expect a fastball. In those counts this year, I have seen a steady diet of changeups few to our 3-4-5.

 

I understand that as well, but if they start looking for the junk, they'll get the heat.

[Heads22]

Juuuuuust a bit short.