Picked-up pieces while lending some perspective to this “greatest ever” Red Sox season . . .
■ Anybody else worried about Chris Sale? While the Sox were reaching all of their offensive milestones in Wednesday’s 19-3 rout of the putrid Orioles (Mookie stole his 30th! Xander knocked in his 100th! Whee!), the true takeaway from the day-night doubleheader was the state of Sale and the Sox bullpen.
Sale had a great two-thirds of a season, but the Sox go into the playoffs banking on a guy who pitched only 17 innings after July 27. His velocity is way down. Sale was in the low 90s in his final start Wednesday, and the Orioles cuffed him around for three runs on four hits, a walk, and two hit batsmen in 4⅔ uneven innings in which he threw 92 pitches.
Sale will be working on eight days’ rest when he gets the ball at Fenway for Game 1 of the ALDS Oct. 5. He said he’ll try to figure some things out in the bullpen between now and then. Sale has thrown 158 innings this season and has a history of fizzling in September.
Friday, September 28, 2018
DHL Dan - LXXV
Just another bag of Red Sox criticism, dripping with sarcasm, take a small dump on Bob Kraft, etc.:
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Dan doesn't let facts get in the way of a good rant.
He says that the 108 win O's let up in 1969 (lost 5 of last 6) and Earl Weaver regretted that after losing the World Series to the Mets.
However, he omits that the Orioles were so flat that they (a) went out and swept the Twins in the ALCS and (b) won the first game of the WS. So when the Mets took 4 straight from them it was after the O's had WON 4 straight.
Dan doesn't let facts get in the way of an agenda. You should know that by now what a phony he is.
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