I saw smoke rising on the far bluff this morning at 10:08 central daylight. I decoded the message's meaning: SaleCut.
Later. Still 179 minutes until baseball!
Betts gets one pretty good, goes the other way with it, but Guyer's right there, 9. Holt now. To the tin—Brantley had it in the end of his glove but as he hit the wall the ball snapped out and the result was a double for Holt. Nuñez, 6-3. Hanley now. Jonny Gomes is in the NESN booth, for Eckersley, for Remy. Gomes sounds alright. The version of him I am seeing is more subdued than I would have guessed. Certainly he is as tatted up as anyone I have seen in a baseball broadcast booth. Ramirez, 8.
As I ventured to Florida I missed runs elsewhere. Cincy is now up 5-1 in Pittsburgh. Cleveland has five on Sale in Boston.
A little later, still at the 'Cut. Vazquez, 5-3. Betts now. Betts singles. Olson is on the mound for Cleveland.
Austin Jackson, leaping into the Red Sox bullpen, ball caught, catch completed. Home run or out? It's an out. Jackie Bradley Jr Jr gets out somehow. Devers now, a walk and a single so far. Jackson jumped pretty high for that ball before coming down. The outfield wall is pretty low there. A 2-and-2 offering is fouled back. FO 5. The Jackson catch was better than the Matt Chapman foul ball catch from Sunday. Because it prevents the home run.
The Jackson catch is still buzzing. The rule is that both of your feet, as fielder, have to be over the playing surface when the catch is made. So as Gomes summarized it well, if the player jumped over the wall, found his feet, and then made the play it would be an illegal catch. Otherwise, it counts.
That would usually have been enough, with Kimbrel coming on in the ninth for Boston, but at 21:14 central daylight I sent you this text:
"Lindor takes Kimbrel deep and the 'Cut is tied at nine in the ninth!"
My dad sent the following text about twenty minutes later:
"Again, I am just NOT impressed with Kimbrel!! This is the 4th time this year he has blown a save by giving up a homer to the first batter up in the 9th!!! Two more hits and a wild pitch and he is now in line for the loss as well!"
About fifteen minutes later, the Red Sox were looking at a 10-9 deficit in the bottom of the ninth. But somehow Christian Vazquez won it by stroking a three-run bomb to just about dead center off of Allen, Sox win 12-10. HotCut!
At 21:49 cdt I sent my dad this simple text:
"Vazquez!"
He replied two minutes later with:
"I saw it and I still can't believe it!! Holy Cow!! (Three baseball emoji)"
Baseball Waiting Room
There are no day games today. It's 13:13 central daylight, or 292 minutes until baseball begins.Later. Still 179 minutes until baseball!
Taillon Trouble
Pittsburgh is back home, Taillon deals to Hamilton, baseball resumes in America. Taillon gave up nine earned in his last start, the worst showing of his nascent career. It's 18:10 central daylight. Hamilton hits a low liner that eats Mr. Dred Jaso alive in right center. Hamilton's helmet flew off before he had even rounded second base. He might've thought for a second about four bases but he's happy with his leadoff triple. What is Jaso doing on this Pirates team, in right field on a ball like that? Taillon runs the count full on Jesse Winker, recently recalled. Winker, BB. Now it's Votto. Fastball, away. Votto is in his crouch, scruffy of beard, choking up a little. He fouls one back. Fastball in the dirt, away. Fastball low but over the plate, Votto just slaps at it, FC 4-6. Hamilton scores. Votto got the run in and he beat out the throw from second but Votto is a storm cloud stewing at first, you know it. A curve for a strike, 2-and-2 to Duvall. He grounds to third, FC 5-4. Hardly wartime consigliere work there from Duvall. Gennett got out so quickly I can't even tell you how. Bottom line: after finding himself in immediate trouble Taillon is through one. The Phillips 66 commercial returns!
Sale Egg
In Boston Sale is laying a rare egg in the first half inning of the HotCut. Carlos Santana banged one off of the scoreboard portion of the wall. NESN broadcaster Dave O'Brien described that ball as hitting off of the "tin". It plated two runs and Cleveland is up 3-0. Jackson (Austin), K. End, top 1.Betts gets one pretty good, goes the other way with it, but Guyer's right there, 9. Holt now. To the tin—Brantley had it in the end of his glove but as he hit the wall the ball snapped out and the result was a double for Holt. Nuñez, 6-3. Hanley now. Jonny Gomes is in the NESN booth, for Eckersley, for Remy. Gomes sounds alright. The version of him I am seeing is more subdued than I would have guessed. Certainly he is as tatted up as anyone I have seen in a baseball broadcast booth. Ramirez, 8.
Dateline Miami.
ScherZer loses one. It is his first career home run. He got the silent treatment in the dugout. He mimed giving a bunch of high fives, then he got company. He had feigned a bunt, then went butcher boy. Chris O'Grady, Marlins pitcher, finds himself down 4-0, top 2, one out, facing Howie Kendrick. There is hardly anyone in the stands in Miami. Kendrick homers. This is sad. Hanging change. Harper, 4-3. Zimmermann, K.As I ventured to Florida I missed runs elsewhere. Cincy is now up 5-1 in Pittsburgh. Cleveland has five on Sale in Boston.
Red Sox Bail Sale
Later. Boston ties it at 5. Mitch Moreland hit a three-run bomb and Carrasco is chased. The Boston Globe put out this headline: "Sox Lift Sale from Hook in 'Cut".A little later, still at the 'Cut. Vazquez, 5-3. Betts now. Betts singles. Olson is on the mound for Cleveland.
Austin Jackson, leaping into the Red Sox bullpen, ball caught, catch completed. Home run or out? It's an out. Jackie Bradley Jr Jr gets out somehow. Devers now, a walk and a single so far. Jackson jumped pretty high for that ball before coming down. The outfield wall is pretty low there. A 2-and-2 offering is fouled back. FO 5. The Jackson catch was better than the Matt Chapman foul ball catch from Sunday. Because it prevents the home run.
The Jackson catch is still buzzing. The rule is that both of your feet, as fielder, have to be over the playing surface when the catch is made. So as Gomes summarized it well, if the player jumped over the wall, found his feet, and then made the play it would be an illegal catch. Otherwise, it counts.
Boston, Cleveland Go Epic
Off of Addison Reed in the top of the eighth, Santana homers and cuts into the lead, 9-8 Boston.That would usually have been enough, with Kimbrel coming on in the ninth for Boston, but at 21:14 central daylight I sent you this text:
"Lindor takes Kimbrel deep and the 'Cut is tied at nine in the ninth!"
My dad sent the following text about twenty minutes later:
"Again, I am just NOT impressed with Kimbrel!! This is the 4th time this year he has blown a save by giving up a homer to the first batter up in the 9th!!! Two more hits and a wild pitch and he is now in line for the loss as well!"
About fifteen minutes later, the Red Sox were looking at a 10-9 deficit in the bottom of the ninth. But somehow Christian Vazquez won it by stroking a three-run bomb to just about dead center off of Allen, Sox win 12-10. HotCut!
At 21:49 cdt I sent my dad this simple text:
"Vazquez!"
He replied two minutes later with:
"I saw it and I still can't believe it!! Holy Cow!! (Three baseball emoji)"
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