Big Series
by scott longert on 08/03/17The Yankees are in town for a four game series which should tell a lot about the Indians and the rest of the season. The Tribe lost two games in Boston, one in spectacular fashion. Both Boston and New York are certain to be in the post-season and the Indians must show they are for real. They need to at the very worst split the series with the Yankees or take three out of four.
The pitching staff has lost Andrew Miller on the 10 day DL and Josh Tomlin for about six weeks. Now is a real test for the guys to step up and fill in until they are back to full strength. Losing Miller for any length of time is a major problem
I was at the Indians- Angels game last Thursday. Trevor Bauer pitched well, being in command for eight innings. It was a fun game to watch with 28,000 people in attendance for an afternoon game. It may have been because the team was giving away beach towels.
One of my favorite things to watch is the number of balls thrown out for a new ball. Any pitch that the catcher drops, even if it barely touches the ground is removed for a new ball. In the fifth or sixth inning the Angels pitcher finished his warm-ups and the catcher threw down to second base. The ball was flipped to the third baseman who dropped the ball. He picked it up, walked towards third and lobbed the ball into the stands. The home umpire threw a new ball to the pitcher.
Maybe there is a rule about this, but the ball barely touched the ground and had to be removed. I don't think I have ever seen that before!
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