JotCast | Red Sox-Astros ALDS Game 1 Live Blog

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Kevin

6:19

How does it work if there’s an injury during a playoff series? Can a team replace the injured player?

Paul Swydan

6:19

Yes but they lose that player for the next series.

Beastie Boys

6:19

“And I’ve got mad hits like I was Rod Carew”

That Guy

6:19

Is there any concrete explanation for the Red Sox power outage this season?

Paul Swydan

6:20

They don't have any real home run hitters in the lineup, and the Green Monster and Triangle dampen the effects of the juiced ball?

weezy

6:20

Is Verlander a HOFer to you? The Hall has a blockade against modern pitchers, it seems

Paul Swydan

6:20

He'll probably get there, ya.

Don

6:21

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AdamZ

6:21

Is there a way to find out which teams have the most 1-2-3 innings as batters?

Paul Swydan

6:21

Not that I'm aware of, no.

Concrete melts off me

6:22

Get Sale off there.

Soxfan

6:22

With Sale back out there if the Red Sox get a swept can I at least count on Farrell getting fired?

Paul Swydan

6:22

I hope so.

6:23

I'm all for "saving the bullpen" or whatever.. but Sale is near 100. It's not like he's been taking it easy in September.. WHAT THE HECK???

Paul Swydan

6:23

It's just a bad decision. There's no justification for it.

There's no need to "save" the bullpen, since they haven't pitched in three days.

There's no justification for this whatsoever.

Farrell whiffed, and he whiffed badly.

6:24

And now there's two runners and no one out, and this game is close to slipping away.

All because Farrell is stubborn.

Mattingly's Sideburns

6:24

Can we all have a moment of silence for the Red Sox bullpen since they all apparently died before the game?

Paul Swydan

6:24

RIP

AdamZ

6:24

The John Farrell special: Let the starter put the game out of reach, then bring in a reliever.

Concrete melts off me

6:24

Farellis throwing this game away.

Nick

6:24

Good info Paul, the unit just doesn't impress/scare me like some other teams reliever corps. They are better on paper then they look though. How many batters too many now?

Seth

6:25

Who would you want to replace Farrell? Would Cora be an option?

Paul Swydan

6:25

That'd be marvelous.

Hannah Hochevar

6:25

6-of-9 hits XBH

Paul Swydan

6:25

And so many other hard hit balls.

Like Reddick's single

Seth

6:26

I thought Sale was joking when he said he would pitch until his arm falls off, but now I am not sure

Conner from AZ

6:26

https://imgur.com/a/VLe0b

Mongo

6:26

Wait, now he gets the hook?

Oddball Herrera

6:26

You don't think the hall is going to get snooty with current pitchers about win benchmarks?

Paul Swydan

6:27

No, people like me will be voting by then.

Brad Lipton

6:27

For those who do not know Phil Collins, Ask Alexa to play "Illegal Alien" by Genesis. You will get an education.

Soxfan

6:28

This bullpen management does not give me comfort about a potential Fister start

Paul Swydan

6:28

Nor should it.

weezy

6:28

I mean, in a vacuum this bullpen management is dumb, but is it somewhat justified if he bullpens 2 & 3 *hard* (yes, bullpenning is now a verb)?

Paul Swydan

6:28

Yeah, but he's not going to.

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