JotCast | Red Sox-Astros ALDS Game 1 Live Blog

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M. Wolicki

4:29

Gimme some pitching what's going on this year?

The Borg

4:30

Why is Chris Sale now bad?

Surfer Rosa

4:30

Red Sox fans thawing out the green beer they have frozen from St Pat's right about now

Tecumseh

4:30

Just what the Bosox needed, another pitcher who pitches "worse" in the playoffs

Henry

4:30

No!!!! Why Sale? Why???

HankLloydWright

4:30

(i don't mean steroids, I just mean opposite of juicing the ball)

Dave

4:30

What's the award given to the first starter to last 4 innings in a game?

Paul Swydan

4:30

Verlander is now my guess!

Srhkthew2

4:30

What am I missing here, I can't watch?

Paul Swydan

4:30

Back-to-back dongs by Bregman and Altuve.

Danny

4:31

I think you have to let Sale settle down, I think once he does he can give you several innings.

Paul Swydan

4:31

He might, but I'd probably have someone getting loose just in case.

Soxfan

4:31

Would pitchers be a better come postseason with a month off midseason?

Paul Swydan

4:31

I doubt it.

stever20

4:31

Just remarkable about Sale's struggles here late. 11 homers now in his last 29.1 innings pitched.

ChatzMcGee

4:31

The Astros lineup is very good.

Henry

4:32

That was another hard hit ball, warm someone up?

Paul Swydan

4:32

Yeah, I would have someone stretching, at the very least.

AdamZ

4:32

"another well hit ball!" *caught in shallow left*

Paul Swydan

4:32

Yeah, they got fooled by the sound on that one.

weezy

4:33

is "dong" your preferred homer slang?

Paul Swydan

4:33

I like to mix it up.

Steve

4:34

3 consecutive 100+ mph hits? That's not good for sale.

Paul Swydan

4:34

No. No it isn't.

curious

4:34

can i watch this game just with a mlbtv subscription or do i need a cable subscription to one of the listed providers? I only have the former and I cant figure it out

Paul Swydan

4:34

I think you have to buy a separate MLB.tv package for the postseason?

Guest

4:35

hate the redsox but cheering for sale

Paul Swydan

4:35

White Sox fan?

Hunky Dory

4:35

Remember, kids, this isn't a WC game. Burning up the pen will hurt. Your SP needs to last a little longer.

Paul Swydan

4:35

Bringing in Rodriguez or Maddox for 3-4 innings would work if Sale keeps getting lit up. Then you can piece it together from there. Kelly can go 2.

Seth

4:35

Gotta be ready for the rest of the series though, can’t sell out to try and win this game and not be ready to win tomorrow. If Sale can give length, don’t you have to let him go?

Paul Swydan

4:36

I think they're starting Doug Fister in Game 3, and as such can't really afford to get swept in Houston, because they're definitely losing Game 3.

Of course, I doubt Farrell sees it the same way, since he's the one who chose to start Fister.

Danny

4:36

Any fangraphs people at the game today?

Paul Swydan

4:37

I don't think so?

Nelson

4:37

Do beards eventually get un-itchy? Like I cant even look at Archie bradley without scrathcin my face?

Paul Swydan

4:38

I've never reached such a point with my own beard, but I haven't grown it to Bradley length before. I always get impatient and shave it. Also, I'm not a professional athlete, so I can't quite pull off looking like a unabomber.

Hannah Hochevar

4:38

When he describes the hard exterior but intensity within, is Bob Costas describing Sale or M+Ms?

Paul Swydan

4:38

Maybe he means Twix?

4:39

Damnit, now I want a peanut butter Twix. This is all your fault, Hannah!

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