JotCast | Red Sox-Astros ALDS Game 1 Live Blog

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Paul Swydan

4:10

Why can't MLB Network just give us the straight-on view?

Tommy

4:11

I am a Red Sox season ticket holder. I'm just hoping to get to see two games from my seats this postseason.

Paul Swydan

4:11

Those are my expectations.

Soxfan90

4:11

Can't really understand why Fister is tabbed to start Game 3.

Paul Swydan

4:11

No one can.

Pine Marten

4:11

With the Twins and the Rockies eliminated, are there any underdogs left in the playoffs to root for?

Paul Swydan

4:11

Nationals?

Dbacks?

AdamZ

4:12

Paul, do you like Xander as a leadoff hitter? He seems way more comfortable there than in the middle of the order.

Paul Swydan

4:12

Oh WHAT A SHOCK NUNEZ IS STILL INJURED.

4:13

UN-BE-LIEVABLE.

This was so completely predictable.

Instead of leaving him off of the roster and giving him some more time to get ready for the ALCS, now he's out until the World Series, if that.

Tommy

4:14

Good thing they have hanely

AdamZ

4:14

How is he cleared to play if he can't even make it down the line?

Paul Swydan

4:14

Because John Farrell told him to rub some dirt on it.

Danny

4:15

What did he hurt? I'm tracking on gameday at work!

Paul Swydan

4:15

His knee.

It's been hurt since Sept. 9.

He tried to play last Monday, but his knee buckled on a swing in the third inning.

It was crystal clear then that he needed way more rehab time.

4:16

But he either talked his way back in the lineup, or Farrell shoehorned him in.

Either way, he's now out for this series and the ALCS.

Unless they're too stubborn to replace him and want to play with 24 guys.

He hobbled after one step today, in case you're not watching.

One. Step.

Mattingly's Sideburns

4:16

John Farrell gonna find a way to play Holt now.

Paul Swydan

4:17

Luckily Nunez was DH today, so you can play Hanley. But yes, I'm sure Holt will get some PT.

4:18

As I wrote two days ago, Holt is basically the worst Red Sox 2B in their playoff history. https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2017/10/03/who-should-be-...

stever20

4:18

Did you guys see Arizona may have gotten busted for someone wearing a watch similar to what happened with Boston earlier vs the Yankees? What's interesting to me is that Arizona actually took advantage of that compared to the Yankees in their games......

Paul Swydan

4:18

I didn't. That's funny.

4:18

How do you spend $200mm on payroll and trade away virtually all of your best prospects and still have to start Doug Fister in a playoff game?

Paul Swydan

4:18

That's a great question.

Mattingly's Sideburns

4:18

So now Young will be added to the roster and be in the lineup tomorrow batting 2nd because Farrell

Paul Swydan

4:18

Maybe they'll put Sam Travis on the roster.

Pine Marten

4:19

Nunez is probably only going to miss three games, so there's that. #Astroswillsweep

Matt

4:19

Did he not try to run even once before the game? If you can't make it even one step without limping, that's ugly

Paul Swydan

4:19

Yeah, well, apparently he was fine during workout day, because the media was there for that. But this was an event that was easily predictable.

Peter

4:19

A playoff game 1 at 3local time is kinda ridiculous

Cowdisciple

4:20

There have been several folks arguing against a bullpen strategy because it increases your chance of hitting a reliever who's "off" that day. I don't think reliever outcomes are distributed like that, but I can't prove it. Does this argument have any merit?

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