Rooting for the Red Sox all the way. Personally I can't stand the Yankees so whenever they are ousted from the playoffs is a good day here. Of course I do want the American League to win the series. Maybe I will continue to pull for the Sox.
On 10/7/2021 12:59 AM, Richard Grew wrote:
Rooting for the Red Sox all the way. Personally I can't stand the
Yankees so whenever they are ousted from the playoffs is a good day
here. Of course I do want the American League to win the series. Maybe I
will continue to pull for the Sox.
They're up against an excellent team in the Rays. I don't expect the
Sox to pull it off but give them a lot of credit for fighting their
way back to this point .... including beating the Yankees for the opportunity.
On 10/7/2021 12:59 AM, Richard Grew wrote:
Rooting for the Red Sox all the way. Personally I can't stand the Yankees so whenever they are ousted from the playoffs is a good day here. Of course I do want the American League to win the series. Maybe I will continue to pull for the Sox.
They're up against an excellent team in the Rays. I don't expect the
Sox to pull it off but give them a lot of credit for fighting their
way back to this point .... including beating the Yankees for the >opportunity.
On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 06:19:49 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com>
wrote:
On 10/7/2021 12:59 AM, Richard Grew wrote:
Rooting for the Red Sox all the way. Personally I can't stand the Yankees so whenever they are ousted from the playoffs is a good day here. Of course I do want the American League to win the series. Maybe I will continue to pull for the Sox.
They're up against an excellent team in the Rays. I don't expect the
Sox to pull it off but give them a lot of credit for fighting their
way back to this point .... including beating the Yankees for the
opportunity.
Boston in general has had a bad couple of weeks playing Tampa teams
;-)
On 10/7/2021 10:40 PM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:> On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 06:19:49 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com>> wrote:> >> On 10/7/2021 12:59 AM, Richard Grew wrote:>>>>> Rooting for the Red Sox all the way. Personally I can't stand the Yankeesso whenever they are ousted from the playoffs is a good day here. Of course I do want the American League to win the series. Maybe I will continue to pull for the Sox.>>>>>>> They're up against an excellent team in the Rays. I don't expect the>> Sox to
On 10/7/2021 10:40 PM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 06:19:49 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com>
wrote:
On 10/7/2021 12:59 AM, Richard Grew wrote:
Rooting for the Red Sox all the way. Personally I can't stand the Yankees so whenever they are ousted from the playoffs is a good day here. Of course I do want the American League to win the series. Maybe I will continue to pull for the Sox.
They're up against an excellent team in the Rays. I don't expect the
Sox to pull it off but give them a lot of credit for fighting their
way back to this point .... including beating the Yankees for the
opportunity.
Boston in general has had a bad couple of weeks playing Tampa teams
;-)
I can accept defeat to the Rays. They have been an excellent ball team
both last year and this year. The Sox have done well just to be in the >running.
As for the Bucks vs Patriots, the Bucks got lucky by an inch or two.
All in all, the Pats played a better game led by a rookie quarterback.
Can't believe Gronkowski. He got hit hard in the Rams game and went
out for x-rays. He then returned to the game and continued to play.
Turns out, the x-rays didn't immediately show that he had four fractured >ribs, one broken rib and a punctured lung. Tough dude.
On Fri, 8 Oct 2021 07:12:06 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com>
wrote:
On 10/7/2021 10:40 PM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 06:19:49 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com>
wrote:
On 10/7/2021 12:59 AM, Richard Grew wrote:
Rooting for the Red Sox all the way. Personally I can't stand the Yankees so whenever they are ousted from the playoffs is a good day here. Of course I do want the American League to win the series. Maybe I will continue to pull for the Sox.
They're up against an excellent team in the Rays. I don't expect the
Sox to pull it off but give them a lot of credit for fighting their
way back to this point .... including beating the Yankees for the
opportunity.
Boston in general has had a bad couple of weeks playing Tampa teams
;-)
I can accept defeat to the Rays. They have been an excellent ball team
both last year and this year. The Sox have done well just to be in the
running.
As for the Bucks vs Patriots, the Bucks got lucky by an inch or two.
All in all, the Pats played a better game led by a rookie quarterback.
Can't believe Gronkowski. He got hit hard in the Rams game and went
out for x-rays. He then returned to the game and continued to play.
Turns out, the x-rays didn't immediately show that he had four fractured
ribs, one broken rib and a punctured lung. Tough dude.
Brady didn't have any receivers at all last Sunday. Even he was
shaking his head at some of the passes they missed. I really don't pay
much attention to football but all the hype had my wife watching. It
was pretty sad when that guy was hit in the back of the head by a pass
he should have caught. There were several other where the receiver
seemed surprised at where the ball was. These guys were just not
running their routes and being where they were supposed to be. I am
guessing they hadn't practiced with Brady enough to understand the
rhythm.. I bet they are working on that a lot right now.
I agree for a rookie, the other guy was playing very well.
"Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com> Wrote in message:rYankees so whenever they are ousted from the playoffs is a good day here. Of course I do want the American League to win the series. Maybe I will continue to pull for the Sox.>>>>>>> They're up against an excellent team in the Rays. I don't expect the>>
On 10/7/2021 10:40 PM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:> On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 06:19:49 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com>> wrote:> >> On 10/7/2021 12:59 AM, Richard Grew wrote:>>>>> Rooting for the Red Sox all the way. Personally I can't stand the
a rookie quarterback.Can't believe Gronkowski. He got hit hard in the Rams game and wentout for x-rays. He then returned to the game and continued to play.Turns out, the x-rays didn't immediately show that he had four fractured ribs, one broken riband a punctured lung. Tough dude.-- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG.https://www.avg.com
Fear not. The Patriots will probably be back in the game soon.:-).
Yes, the Bucks sure are lucky to have Brady and the defense does
a pretty good job protecting their investment. How many sacks did
Jones suffer.
On 10/8/2021 5:12 PM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
On Fri, 8 Oct 2021 07:12:06 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com>
wrote:
On 10/7/2021 10:40 PM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 06:19:49 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com>
wrote:
On 10/7/2021 12:59 AM, Richard Grew wrote:
Rooting for the Red Sox all the way. Personally I can't stand the
Yankees so whenever they are ousted from the playoffs is a good day >>>>>> here. Of course I do want the American League to win the series.
Maybe I will continue to pull for the Sox.
They're up against an excellent team in the Rays. I don't expect the >>>>> Sox to pull it off but give them a lot of credit for fighting their
way back to this point .... including beating the Yankees for the
opportunity.
Boston in general has had a bad couple of weeks playing Tampa teams
;-)
I can accept defeat to the Rays. They have been an excellent ball team
both last year and this year. The Sox have done well just to be in the
running.
As for the Bucks vs Patriots, the Bucks got lucky by an inch or two.
All in all, the Pats played a better game led by a rookie quarterback.
Can't believe Gronkowski. He got hit hard in the Rams game and went
out for x-rays. He then returned to the game and continued to play.
Turns out, the x-rays didn't immediately show that he had four fractured >>> ribs, one broken rib and a punctured lung. Tough dude.
Brady didn't have any receivers at all last Sunday. Even he was
shaking his head at some of the passes they missed. I really don't pay
much attention to football but all the hype had my wife watching. It
was pretty sad when that guy was hit in the back of the head by a pass
he should have caught. There were several other where the receiver
seemed surprised at where the ball was. These guys were just not
running their routes and being where they were supposed to be. I am
guessing they hadn't practiced with Brady enough to understand the
rhythm.. I bet they are working on that a lot right now.
I agree for a rookie, the other guy was playing very well.
Ok. Now, back to baseball:
Red Sox turned it on last night. Scored two runs in the bottom
of the first inning but the Rays responded with 5 runs in the
bottom of the first. The Rays were hitting Boston's star pitcher
Chris Sales badly and he got yanked.
Game went on to the fifth and it looked like it was heading for
another win by the Rays but then the Sox came alive.
Final score: Red Sox 14. Tampa Bay 6.
Mr. Luddite <nothere@noland.com> wrote:
On 10/8/2021 5:12 PM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
On Fri, 8 Oct 2021 07:12:06 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com>
wrote:
On 10/7/2021 10:40 PM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 06:19:49 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com> >>>>> wrote:
On 10/7/2021 12:59 AM, Richard Grew wrote:
Rooting for the Red Sox all the way. Personally I can't stand the >>>>>>> Yankees so whenever they are ousted from the playoffs is a good day >>>>>>> here. Of course I do want the American League to win the series. >>>>>>> Maybe I will continue to pull for the Sox.
They're up against an excellent team in the Rays. I don't expect the >>>>>> Sox to pull it off but give them a lot of credit for fighting their >>>>>> way back to this point .... including beating the Yankees for the
opportunity.
Boston in general has had a bad couple of weeks playing Tampa teams
;-)
I can accept defeat to the Rays. They have been an excellent ball team >>>> both last year and this year. The Sox have done well just to be in the >>>> running.
As for the Bucks vs Patriots, the Bucks got lucky by an inch or two.
All in all, the Pats played a better game led by a rookie quarterback. >>>>
Can't believe Gronkowski. He got hit hard in the Rams game and went
out for x-rays. He then returned to the game and continued to play.
Turns out, the x-rays didn't immediately show that he had four fractured >>>> ribs, one broken rib and a punctured lung. Tough dude.
Brady didn't have any receivers at all last Sunday. Even he was
shaking his head at some of the passes they missed. I really don't pay
much attention to football but all the hype had my wife watching. It
was pretty sad when that guy was hit in the back of the head by a pass
he should have caught. There were several other where the receiver
seemed surprised at where the ball was. These guys were just not
running their routes and being where they were supposed to be. I am
guessing they hadn't practiced with Brady enough to understand the
rhythm.. I bet they are working on that a lot right now.
I agree for a rookie, the other guy was playing very well.
Ok. Now, back to baseball:
Red Sox turned it on last night. Scored two runs in the bottom
of the first inning but the Rays responded with 5 runs in the
bottom of the first. The Rays were hitting Boston's star pitcher
Chris Sales badly and he got yanked.
Game went on to the fifth and it looked like it was heading for
another win by the Rays but then the Sox came alive.
Final score: Red Sox 14. Tampa Bay 6.
Defense?
On 10/9/2021 12:11 PM, Bill wrote:
Mr. Luddite <nothere@noland.com> wrote:
On 10/8/2021 5:12 PM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
On Fri, 8 Oct 2021 07:12:06 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com>
wrote:
On 10/7/2021 10:40 PM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 06:19:49 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com> >>>>>> wrote:
On 10/7/2021 12:59 AM, Richard Grew wrote:
Rooting for the Red Sox all the way. Personally I can't stand the >>>>>>>> Yankees so whenever they are ousted from the playoffs is a good day >>>>>>>> here. Of course I do want the American League to win the series. >>>>>>>> Maybe I will continue to pull for the Sox.
They're up against an excellent team in the Rays. I don't expect the >>>>>>> Sox to pull it off but give them a lot of credit for fighting their >>>>>>> way back to this point .... including beating the Yankees for the >>>>>>> opportunity.
Boston in general has had a bad couple of weeks playing Tampa teams >>>>>> ;-)
I can accept defeat to the Rays. They have been an excellent ball team >>>>> both last year and this year. The Sox have done well just to be in the >>>>> running.
As for the Bucks vs Patriots, the Bucks got lucky by an inch or two. >>>>> All in all, the Pats played a better game led by a rookie quarterback. >>>>>
Can't believe Gronkowski. He got hit hard in the Rams game and went >>>>> out for x-rays. He then returned to the game and continued to play. >>>>> Turns out, the x-rays didn't immediately show that he had four fractured >>>>> ribs, one broken rib and a punctured lung. Tough dude.
Brady didn't have any receivers at all last Sunday. Even he was
shaking his head at some of the passes they missed. I really don't pay >>>> much attention to football but all the hype had my wife watching. It
was pretty sad when that guy was hit in the back of the head by a pass >>>> he should have caught. There were several other where the receiver
seemed surprised at where the ball was. These guys were just not
running their routes and being where they were supposed to be. I am
guessing they hadn't practiced with Brady enough to understand the
rhythm.. I bet they are working on that a lot right now.
I agree for a rookie, the other guy was playing very well.
Ok. Now, back to baseball:
Red Sox turned it on last night. Scored two runs in the bottom
of the first inning but the Rays responded with 5 runs in the
bottom of the first. The Rays were hitting Boston's star pitcher
Chris Sales badly and he got yanked.
Game went on to the fifth and it looked like it was heading for
another win by the Rays but then the Sox came alive.
Final score: Red Sox 14. Tampa Bay 6.
Defense?
A lot of offense with hot bats.
One thing about baseball today that bugs me though.
The pitching staff is recruited based on ERA averages,
number of different pitches, fast ball speed and
number of K's during high school, college or minor
league play.
This results in almost every MLB pitcher trying to
win games unilaterally by strike out. They tend to
try to dazzle the hitters, forgetting that there are
8 other players on the field playing defense.
I think they should not worry so much about the "perfect"
strike-out pitch and concentrate more on throwing pitches
that are more likely than not to be grounders or pop ups
and let the rest of the team do their jobs.
On Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 2:27:11 PM UTC-4, Bill wrote:
Mr. Luddite <not...@noland.com> wrote:
On 10/9/2021 12:11 PM, Bill wrote:The guy who goes for strikeouts, is going to be short lived career wise.
Mr. Luddite <not...@noland.com> wrote:
On 10/8/2021 5:12 PM, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
On Fri, 8 Oct 2021 07:12:06 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <not...@noland.com> >>>>>> wrote:
On 10/7/2021 10:40 PM, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 06:19:49 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <not...@noland.com> >>>>>>>> wrote:
On 10/7/2021 12:59 AM, Richard Grew wrote:
Rooting for the Red Sox all the way. Personally I can't stand the >>>>>>>>>> Yankees so whenever they are ousted from the playoffs is a good day >>>>>>>>>> here. Of course I do want the American League to win the series. >>>>>>>>>> Maybe I will continue to pull for the Sox.
They're up against an excellent team in the Rays. I don't expect the >>>>>>>>> Sox to pull it off but give them a lot of credit for fighting their >>>>>>>>> way back to this point .... including beating the Yankees for the >>>>>>>>> opportunity.
Boston in general has had a bad couple of weeks playing Tampa teams >>>>>>>> ;-)
I can accept defeat to the Rays. They have been an excellent ball team >>>>>>> both last year and this year. The Sox have done well just to be in the >>>>>>> running.
As for the Bucks vs Patriots, the Bucks got lucky by an inch or two. >>>>>>> All in all, the Pats played a better game led by a rookie quarterback. >>>>>>>
Can't believe Gronkowski. He got hit hard in the Rams game and went >>>>>>> out for x-rays. He then returned to the game and continued to play. >>>>>>> Turns out, the x-rays didn't immediately show that he had four fractured
ribs, one broken rib and a punctured lung. Tough dude.
Brady didn't have any receivers at all last Sunday. Even he was
shaking his head at some of the passes they missed. I really don't pay >>>>>> much attention to football but all the hype had my wife watching. It >>>>>> was pretty sad when that guy was hit in the back of the head by a pass >>>>>> he should have caught. There were several other where the receiver >>>>>> seemed surprised at where the ball was. These guys were just not
running their routes and being where they were supposed to be. I am >>>>>> guessing they hadn't practiced with Brady enough to understand the >>>>>> rhythm.. I bet they are working on that a lot right now.
I agree for a rookie, the other guy was playing very well.
Ok. Now, back to baseball:
Red Sox turned it on last night. Scored two runs in the bottom
of the first inning but the Rays responded with 5 runs in the
bottom of the first. The Rays were hitting Boston's star pitcher
Chris Sales badly and he got yanked.
Game went on to the fifth and it looked like it was heading for
another win by the Rays but then the Sox came alive.
Final score: Red Sox 14. Tampa Bay 6.
Defense?
A lot of offense with hot bats.
One thing about baseball today that bugs me though.
The pitching staff is recruited based on ERA averages,
number of different pitches, fast ball speed and
number of K's during high school, college or minor
league play.
This results in almost every MLB pitcher trying to
win games unilaterally by strike out. They tend to
try to dazzle the hitters, forgetting that there are
8 other players on the field playing defense.
I think they should not worry so much about the "perfect"
strike-out pitch and concentrate more on throwing pitches
that are more likely than not to be grounders or pop ups
and let the rest of the team do their jobs.
Look at a pitcher who throws balls the are hit as pop ups, or grounders.
He does not throw 25 pitches an inning. Going way back, I went to the same >> high school and Ernie Broglio. He threw knuckle balls predominately. I
tried to hit him once when he was near the end of his career. That ball
never went more than 3 in the same direction. He had a long career, as
he did not wear out his arm.
==
Nolan Ryan is the exception to that. He played for 27 seasons and set all-time records for no-hitters (seven) and strikeouts (5,714). We saw
him pitch several times when he was with the Mets in New York. You could hear his fast ball hit the catcher's mitt from hundreds of feet away.
Mr. Luddite <not...@noland.com> wrote:
On 10/9/2021 12:11 PM, Bill wrote:
Mr. Luddite <not...@noland.com> wrote:
On 10/8/2021 5:12 PM, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
On Fri, 8 Oct 2021 07:12:06 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <not...@noland.com> >>>> wrote:
On 10/7/2021 10:40 PM, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 06:19:49 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <not...@noland.com> >>>>>> wrote:
On 10/7/2021 12:59 AM, Richard Grew wrote:
Rooting for the Red Sox all the way. Personally I can't stand the >>>>>>>> Yankees so whenever they are ousted from the playoffs is a good day >>>>>>>> here. Of course I do want the American League to win the series. >>>>>>>> Maybe I will continue to pull for the Sox.
They're up against an excellent team in the Rays. I don't expect the >>>>>>> Sox to pull it off but give them a lot of credit for fighting their >>>>>>> way back to this point .... including beating the Yankees for the >>>>>>> opportunity.
Boston in general has had a bad couple of weeks playing Tampa teams >>>>>> ;-)
I can accept defeat to the Rays. They have been an excellent ball team >>>>> both last year and this year. The Sox have done well just to be in the >>>>> running.
As for the Bucks vs Patriots, the Bucks got lucky by an inch or two. >>>>> All in all, the Pats played a better game led by a rookie quarterback. >>>>>
Can't believe Gronkowski. He got hit hard in the Rams game and went >>>>> out for x-rays. He then returned to the game and continued to play. >>>>> Turns out, the x-rays didn't immediately show that he had four fractured
ribs, one broken rib and a punctured lung. Tough dude.
Brady didn't have any receivers at all last Sunday. Even he was
shaking his head at some of the passes they missed. I really don't pay >>>> much attention to football but all the hype had my wife watching. It >>>> was pretty sad when that guy was hit in the back of the head by a pass >>>> he should have caught. There were several other where the receiver
seemed surprised at where the ball was. These guys were just not
running their routes and being where they were supposed to be. I am >>>> guessing they hadn't practiced with Brady enough to understand the
rhythm.. I bet they are working on that a lot right now.
I agree for a rookie, the other guy was playing very well.
Ok. Now, back to baseball:
Red Sox turned it on last night. Scored two runs in the bottom
of the first inning but the Rays responded with 5 runs in the
bottom of the first. The Rays were hitting Boston's star pitcher
Chris Sales badly and he got yanked.
Game went on to the fifth and it looked like it was heading for
another win by the Rays but then the Sox came alive.
Final score: Red Sox 14. Tampa Bay 6.
Defense?
A lot of offense with hot bats.
One thing about baseball today that bugs me though.
The pitching staff is recruited based on ERA averages,
number of different pitches, fast ball speed and
number of K's during high school, college or minor
league play.
This results in almost every MLB pitcher trying to
win games unilaterally by strike out. They tend to
try to dazzle the hitters, forgetting that there are
8 other players on the field playing defense.
I think they should not worry so much about the "perfect"
strike-out pitch and concentrate more on throwing pitches
that are more likely than not to be grounders or pop ups
and let the rest of the team do their jobs.
The guy who goes for strikeouts, is going to be short lived career wise. Look at a pitcher who throws balls the are hit as pop ups, or grounders.
He does not throw 25 pitches an inning. Going way back, I went to the same high school and Ernie Broglio. He threw knuckle balls predominately. I
tried to hit him once when he was near the end of his career. That ball never went more than 3” in the same direction. He had a long career, as
he did not wear out his arm.
Mr. Luddite <nothere@noland.com> wrote:
On 10/9/2021 12:11 PM, Bill wrote:The guy who goes for strikeouts, is going to be short lived career wise.
Mr. Luddite <nothere@noland.com> wrote:
On 10/8/2021 5:12 PM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
On Fri, 8 Oct 2021 07:12:06 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com> >>>>> wrote:
On 10/7/2021 10:40 PM, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 06:19:49 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <nothere@noland.com> >>>>>>> wrote:
On 10/7/2021 12:59 AM, Richard Grew wrote:
Rooting for the Red Sox all the way. Personally I can't stand the >>>>>>>>> Yankees so whenever they are ousted from the playoffs is a good day >>>>>>>>> here. Of course I do want the American League to win the series. >>>>>>>>> Maybe I will continue to pull for the Sox.
They're up against an excellent team in the Rays. I don't expect the >>>>>>>> Sox to pull it off but give them a lot of credit for fighting their >>>>>>>> way back to this point .... including beating the Yankees for the >>>>>>>> opportunity.
Boston in general has had a bad couple of weeks playing Tampa teams >>>>>>> ;-)
I can accept defeat to the Rays. They have been an excellent ball team >>>>>> both last year and this year. The Sox have done well just to be in the >>>>>> running.
As for the Bucks vs Patriots, the Bucks got lucky by an inch or two. >>>>>> All in all, the Pats played a better game led by a rookie quarterback. >>>>>>
Can't believe Gronkowski. He got hit hard in the Rams game and went >>>>>> out for x-rays. He then returned to the game and continued to play. >>>>>> Turns out, the x-rays didn't immediately show that he had four fractured >>>>>> ribs, one broken rib and a punctured lung. Tough dude.
Brady didn't have any receivers at all last Sunday. Even he was
shaking his head at some of the passes they missed. I really don't pay >>>>> much attention to football but all the hype had my wife watching. It >>>>> was pretty sad when that guy was hit in the back of the head by a pass >>>>> he should have caught. There were several other where the receiver
seemed surprised at where the ball was. These guys were just not
running their routes and being where they were supposed to be. I am
guessing they hadn't practiced with Brady enough to understand the
rhythm.. I bet they are working on that a lot right now.
I agree for a rookie, the other guy was playing very well.
Ok. Now, back to baseball:
Red Sox turned it on last night. Scored two runs in the bottom
of the first inning but the Rays responded with 5 runs in the
bottom of the first. The Rays were hitting Boston's star pitcher
Chris Sales badly and he got yanked.
Game went on to the fifth and it looked like it was heading for
another win by the Rays but then the Sox came alive.
Final score: Red Sox 14. Tampa Bay 6.
Defense?
A lot of offense with hot bats.
One thing about baseball today that bugs me though.
The pitching staff is recruited based on ERA averages,
number of different pitches, fast ball speed and
number of K's during high school, college or minor
league play.
This results in almost every MLB pitcher trying to
win games unilaterally by strike out. They tend to
try to dazzle the hitters, forgetting that there are
8 other players on the field playing defense.
I think they should not worry so much about the "perfect"
strike-out pitch and concentrate more on throwing pitches
that are more likely than not to be grounders or pop ups
and let the rest of the team do their jobs.
Look at a pitcher who throws balls the are hit as pop ups, or grounders.
He does not throw 25 pitches an inning. Going way back, I went to the same high school and Ernie Broglio. He threw knuckle balls predominately. I tried to hit him once when he was near the end of his career. That ball never went more than 3” in the same direction. He had a long career, as he did not wear out his arm.
waynebatrecdotboats@hotmail.com <wayne.beardsley@gmail.com> wrote:
On Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 2:27:11 PM UTC-4, Bill wrote:
Mr. Luddite <not...@noland.com> wrote:
On 10/9/2021 12:11 PM, Bill wrote:The guy who goes for strikeouts, is going to be short lived career wise. >>> Look at a pitcher who throws balls the are hit as pop ups, or grounders. >>> He does not throw 25 pitches an inning. Going way back, I went to the same >>> high school and Ernie Broglio. He threw knuckle balls predominately. I
Mr. Luddite <not...@noland.com> wrote:
On 10/8/2021 5:12 PM, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
On Fri, 8 Oct 2021 07:12:06 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <not...@noland.com> >>>>>>> wrote:
On 10/7/2021 10:40 PM, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 06:19:49 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <not...@noland.com> >>>>>>>>> wrote:
On 10/7/2021 12:59 AM, Richard Grew wrote:
Rooting for the Red Sox all the way. Personally I can't stand the >>>>>>>>>>> Yankees so whenever they are ousted from the playoffs is a good day >>>>>>>>>>> here. Of course I do want the American League to win the series. >>>>>>>>>>> Maybe I will continue to pull for the Sox.
They're up against an excellent team in the Rays. I don't expect the >>>>>>>>>> Sox to pull it off but give them a lot of credit for fighting their >>>>>>>>>> way back to this point .... including beating the Yankees for the >>>>>>>>>> opportunity.
Boston in general has had a bad couple of weeks playing Tampa teams >>>>>>>>> ;-)
I can accept defeat to the Rays. They have been an excellent ball team >>>>>>>> both last year and this year. The Sox have done well just to be in the >>>>>>>> running.
As for the Bucks vs Patriots, the Bucks got lucky by an inch or two. >>>>>>>> All in all, the Pats played a better game led by a rookie quarterback. >>>>>>>>
Can't believe Gronkowski. He got hit hard in the Rams game and went >>>>>>>> out for x-rays. He then returned to the game and continued to play. >>>>>>>> Turns out, the x-rays didn't immediately show that he had four fractured
ribs, one broken rib and a punctured lung. Tough dude.
Brady didn't have any receivers at all last Sunday. Even he was
shaking his head at some of the passes they missed. I really don't pay >>>>>>> much attention to football but all the hype had my wife watching. It >>>>>>> was pretty sad when that guy was hit in the back of the head by a pass >>>>>>> he should have caught. There were several other where the receiver >>>>>>> seemed surprised at where the ball was. These guys were just not >>>>>>> running their routes and being where they were supposed to be. I am >>>>>>> guessing they hadn't practiced with Brady enough to understand the >>>>>>> rhythm.. I bet they are working on that a lot right now.
I agree for a rookie, the other guy was playing very well.
Ok. Now, back to baseball:
Red Sox turned it on last night. Scored two runs in the bottom
of the first inning but the Rays responded with 5 runs in the
bottom of the first. The Rays were hitting Boston's star pitcher
Chris Sales badly and he got yanked.
Game went on to the fifth and it looked like it was heading for
another win by the Rays but then the Sox came alive.
Final score: Red Sox 14. Tampa Bay 6.
Defense?
A lot of offense with hot bats.
One thing about baseball today that bugs me though.
The pitching staff is recruited based on ERA averages,
number of different pitches, fast ball speed and
number of K's during high school, college or minor
league play.
This results in almost every MLB pitcher trying to
win games unilaterally by strike out. They tend to
try to dazzle the hitters, forgetting that there are
8 other players on the field playing defense.
I think they should not worry so much about the "perfect"
strike-out pitch and concentrate more on throwing pitches
that are more likely than not to be grounders or pop ups
and let the rest of the team do their jobs.
tried to hit him once when he was near the end of his career. That ball
never went more than 3 in the same direction. He had a long career, as
he did not wear out his arm.
==
Nolan Ryan is the exception to that. He played for 27 seasons and set
all-time records for no-hitters (seven) and strikeouts (5,714). We saw
him pitch several times when he was with the Mets in New York. You could
hear his fast ball hit the catcher's mitt from hundreds of feet away.
True, but he was an exception.
On Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 2:27:11 PM UTC-4, Bill wrote:catcher's mitt from hundreds of feet away.
Mr. Luddite <not...@noland.com> wrote:
On 10/9/2021 12:11 PM, Bill wrote:The guy who goes for strikeouts, is going to be short lived career wise.
Mr. Luddite <not...@noland.com> wrote:
On 10/8/2021 5:12 PM, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
On Fri, 8 Oct 2021 07:12:06 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <not...@noland.com> >>>>>> wrote:
On 10/7/2021 10:40 PM, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 06:19:49 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" <not...@noland.com> >>>>>>>> wrote:
On 10/7/2021 12:59 AM, Richard Grew wrote:
Rooting for the Red Sox all the way. Personally I can't stand the >>>>>>>>>> Yankees so whenever they are ousted from the playoffs is a good day >>>>>>>>>> here. Of course I do want the American League to win the series. >>>>>>>>>> Maybe I will continue to pull for the Sox.
They're up against an excellent team in the Rays. I don't expect the >>>>>>>>> Sox to pull it off but give them a lot of credit for fighting their >>>>>>>>> way back to this point .... including beating the Yankees for the >>>>>>>>> opportunity.
Boston in general has had a bad couple of weeks playing Tampa teams >>>>>>>> ;-)
I can accept defeat to the Rays. They have been an excellent ball team >>>>>>> both last year and this year. The Sox have done well just to be in the >>>>>>> running.
As for the Bucks vs Patriots, the Bucks got lucky by an inch or two. >>>>>>> All in all, the Pats played a better game led by a rookie quarterback. >>>>>>>
Can't believe Gronkowski. He got hit hard in the Rams game and went >>>>>>> out for x-rays. He then returned to the game and continued to play. >>>>>>> Turns out, the x-rays didn't immediately show that he had four fractured
ribs, one broken rib and a punctured lung. Tough dude.
Brady didn't have any receivers at all last Sunday. Even he was
shaking his head at some of the passes they missed. I really don't pay >>>>>> much attention to football but all the hype had my wife watching. It >>>>>> was pretty sad when that guy was hit in the back of the head by a pass >>>>>> he should have caught. There were several other where the receiver >>>>>> seemed surprised at where the ball was. These guys were just not
running their routes and being where they were supposed to be. I am >>>>>> guessing they hadn't practiced with Brady enough to understand the >>>>>> rhythm.. I bet they are working on that a lot right now.
I agree for a rookie, the other guy was playing very well.
Ok. Now, back to baseball:
Red Sox turned it on last night. Scored two runs in the bottom
of the first inning but the Rays responded with 5 runs in the
bottom of the first. The Rays were hitting Boston's star pitcher
Chris Sales badly and he got yanked.
Game went on to the fifth and it looked like it was heading for
another win by the Rays but then the Sox came alive.
Final score: Red Sox 14. Tampa Bay 6.
Defense?
A lot of offense with hot bats.
One thing about baseball today that bugs me though.
The pitching staff is recruited based on ERA averages,
number of different pitches, fast ball speed and
number of K's during high school, college or minor
league play.
This results in almost every MLB pitcher trying to
win games unilaterally by strike out. They tend to
try to dazzle the hitters, forgetting that there are
8 other players on the field playing defense.
I think they should not worry so much about the "perfect"
strike-out pitch and concentrate more on throwing pitches
that are more likely than not to be grounders or pop ups
and let the rest of the team do their jobs.
Look at a pitcher who throws balls the are hit as pop ups, or grounders.
He does not throw 25 pitches an inning. Going way back, I went to the same >> high school and Ernie Broglio. He threw knuckle balls predominately. I
tried to hit him once when he was near the end of his career. That ball
never went more than 3” in the same direction. He had a long career, as
he did not wear out his arm.
===
Nolan Ryan is the exception to that. He played for 27 seasons and set all-time records for no-hitters (seven) and strikeouts (5,714). We saw him pitch several times when he was with the Mets in New York. You could hear his fast ball hit the
Congratulations Red Sox moving on to the ALCS. Good luck Sox.
On 10/12/2021 3:15 AM, Richard Grew wrote:
Congratulations Red Sox moving on to the ALCS. Good luck Sox.
:-)
Been a bumpy ride for them this season and it's amazing they
have progressed so far.
Alex Cora deserves a lot of the credit.
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On Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 6:55:58 AM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 10/12/2021 3:15 AM, Richard Grew wrote:
Congratulations Red Sox moving on to the ALCS. Good luck Sox.:-)
Been a bumpy ride for them this season and it's amazing they
have progressed so far.
Alex Cora deserves a lot of the credit.
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Meanwhile the Braves won their series last night in a tight game. Freeman's homer really capped the game!
On 10/13/2021 9:49 AM, 345...@gmail.com wrote:
On Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 6:55:58 AM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 10/12/2021 3:15 AM, Richard Grew wrote:
Congratulations Red Sox moving on to the ALCS. Good luck Sox.:-)
Been a bumpy ride for them this season and it's amazing they
have progressed so far.
Alex Cora deserves a lot of the credit.
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Meanwhile the Braves won their series last night in a tight game. Freeman's homer really capped the game!
That's because the Atlanta Braves have Red Sox DNA. Originally the Red
Sox were the "Boston Braves" (starting in 1871). They were in the
National Baseball Association which became the National League.
The American League Red Sox franchise started in 1901 and many players
from the Braves moved to the Red Sox because the team was better
financed and could pay players more.
The National League Braves lost fan attendance and interest so the
owner of the Braves moved the team to Milwaukee in 1953. In 1966
the team moved to Atlanta.
The history of baseball teams and franchises is confusing.
There was a team called the "Cincinnati Red Stockings" and
Boston's AL team became the "Boston Red Stockings". They were
also called the "Boston Americans".
On 10/13/2021 9:49 AM, 345...@gmail.com wrote:
On Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 6:55:58 AM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 10/12/2021 3:15 AM, Richard Grew wrote:
Congratulations Red Sox moving on to the ALCS. Good luck Sox.:-)
Been a bumpy ride for them this season and it's amazing they
have progressed so far.
Alex Cora deserves a lot of the credit.
--
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Meanwhile the Braves won their series last night in a tight game. Freeman's homer really capped the game!
That's because the Atlanta Braves have Red Sox DNA. Originally the Red
Sox were the "Boston Braves" (starting in 1871). They were in the
National Baseball Association which became the National League.
The American League Red Sox franchise started in 1901 and many players
from the Braves moved to the Red Sox because the team was better
financed and could pay players more.
The National League Braves lost fan attendance and interest so the
owner of the Braves moved the team to Milwaukee in 1953. In 1966
the team moved to Atlanta.
The history of baseball teams and franchises is confusing.
There was a team called the "Cincinnati Red Stockings" and
Boston's AL team became the "Boston Red Stockings". They were
also called the "Boston Americans".
On Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 1:12:39 PM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 10/13/2021 9:49 AM, 345...@gmail.com wrote:
On Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 6:55:58 AM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 10/12/2021 3:15 AM, Richard Grew wrote:
Congratulations Red Sox moving on to the ALCS. Good luck Sox.:-)
Been a bumpy ride for them this season and it's amazing they
have progressed so far.
Alex Cora deserves a lot of the credit.
--
This email has been checked for viruses by AVG.
https://www.avg.com
Meanwhile the Braves won their series last night in a tight game. Freeman's homer really capped the game!That's because the Atlanta Braves have Red Sox DNA. Originally the Red
Sox were the "Boston Braves" (starting in 1871). They were in the
National Baseball Association which became the National League.
The American League Red Sox franchise started in 1901 and many players
from the Braves moved to the Red Sox because the team was better
financed and could pay players more.
The National League Braves lost fan attendance and interest so the
owner of the Braves moved the team to Milwaukee in 1953. In 1966
the team moved to Atlanta.
The history of baseball teams and franchises is confusing.
There was a team called the "Cincinnati Red Stockings" and
Boston's AL team became the "Boston Red Stockings". They were
also called the "Boston Americans".
Growing up in the south, I remember going to Braves games and seeing
Chief "Knock-a-Homer" come out of his teepee and doing the dance
when a homer was hit. A different time.
My mom worked as an electronic assembler for a guy that started his
company in his basement. The same guy that I worked for and retired
from a little while back.
Anyway, she was a huge Braves fan. When she finally retired he bought her and my dad Delta seats to Atlanta, put them up in a hotel, gave them seats
to a Braves game along with limo service for the trip. She was more than excited.
:)
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