RHP - Nathan Eovaldi, (6-2 4.95 ERA) VS. RHP - Vince Velasquez, (0-0 4.15 ERA) Lineups to follow.... CF - Gardner 3B - Headley 1B - Teixeira C - McCann DH - Beltran RF - Jones LF - Young SS - Gregorius 2B - Drew
I'd like to see Eovaldi throw a modest brushback pitch to the first two or three batters just for good measure...and I wouldn't mind a dust-off. And the rest of the Astros' hitters in the dugout will also take note and file it in their heads. Batters are just too darn comfortable facing Eovaldi and his "97 mph fastball".
I'd like to see Eovaldi pull down his pants and take a giant crap right on the rubber. It would be the most exciting part of his night.
Questions: Will these Yankees solve 'stros rookie pitcher? Will infield play errorless baseball? Can Eovaldi pitch a strong seven innings? If 'yes' to all three, Yankees win! If Eovaldi f'ks up, Yankees lose....
...after getting beat in the first game, the last thing the Yanx need to do is get their starting pitcher ejected for throwing at batters and thereby taxing the BP more than it already is....the best way for Eovaldi to help his team is to do the job he's paid to do, which is to get batters out.
Interesting, and it could be therapeutic.... maybe it'll loosen up the jerky air-head and give him more confidence to be a TOUGH, "nasty" pitcher. He gives me the impression of being a carefree soft competitor.....and he obviously can't be too bright as he continues to do the same bad things over and over on the mound.
Not "throwing at batters"....but pitching inside a bit more often and possibly being just conveniently wild. Keep them honest and protect the outer side of the plate. The Umps , as bad as some of them are, recognize when a pitcher is merely a little off on his control trying to hit inside corners. I'm not talking about headhunting or plunking batters squarely on their backs or rear-ends.
With Eovaldi pitching its shaky, best hope for better results from Tank and Pineda in games 3-4. Much as no one likes Boston best see them take care of business with Tampa Bay.
Hell, the entire Team should do as much, when Eovaldi does his dump, after His warm up throws, right when the 1st batter enters the box, a entire Team, taking a dump..........
well, we Fans can't throw Reggie Bars anymore, so this would be the next best thing...... If it looks like shit, and smells like shit, don't taste it, cuz it IS Shit.....
