THAT Stanek has a late inning role in any bullpen. Hope we can get that Stanek more often down the stretch.
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Agreed. Stanekās stuff is not in question. Itās his ability to consistently command it.
Itās gonna be a while before I trust that guy. Tonight was a step in that direction, though.
Man what a game. That was funā¦ I think. I enjoyed the ending thatās for sure. I also enjoyed Lance and Graveman and Taylor and Stanek bitch slapping the Dodgers all night. Great pitching and just enough offense makes for a good game in my book
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See yāall tomorrow night! Gonna be a bit tougher against Scherzer, methinks. And with Odorizzi starting, I hope the bullpen gets plenty of rest tonightā¦
It really comes down to confidence. The difference between good and great is can sometimes be a simple as, the good guy knows he has the stuff, the great guy KNOWS he has the stuff and attacks
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You could actually see that when Betts stepped in to bat. Stank threw two out of the zone and Maldy came out there and talked him in off the ledge.
I think Stankās problems are 100% between his earsā¦
Yep. See the at bat with Betts. He went from commanding the zone with ease against McKinney to falling behind 2-0 and not really being close with either pitch. It felt like he was giving Betts too much respect and thought he had to be more perfect with his pitches instead of continuing to do what got him two quick outs.
Because of mlbās inane blackout rules, I had to watch the game on local cable with the dojers telecast (their announcers arenāt that bad and orel hershiser is pretty good, admittedly), but man, what a struggle.
Living amongst dojer fans now in SoCal reaffirms my lifelong seething, deep, profound disdain and loathing of the dojers and, of course, their self-righteous, arrogant, ignorant and classless fan base (ask any gints fan). The dojers are the Evil Empire/yanks of the west and their fans have as much self-awareness as a dog licking its own butthole in public.
Imho, that was the best win of the season for the good guys.
Letās hope for a sweep tomorrow, but not holding my breath.
Slurp shit, dojers.
Letās go Astros.
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He doesnāt trust his stuff?
Apparently they were throwing full beers at Astros fans last night. Frankly, I wouldnāt visit that stadium again.
Iām flattered that youād suggest you ever need me.
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Sometimes he does, and you get last night. Dotting up 99 and looking like a top shelf reliever
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That might have been Lanceās best outing ever.
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From the bullpen last night.
āIt was kind of wild,ā said reliever Ryne Stanek, who got the save. āIt was maybe the sixth or seventh inning, things got a little bit hectic in the bullpen. People started throwing stuff at Astros fans and stuff and for a few minutes you basically sat there and watched people throw full beers at people for half an inning. ā¦ It was kind of a bonkers atmosphere to play, for sure.ā
Iāve been saying for a while now that if Stanek could throw strikes consistently, heās a top-notch closer. Would sure like to see him get there.
They once were my teamā¦in Brooklyn but never were in LA. I am with you today.
STFU with crap thrown at the 26th man.
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Look at it. LOOK AT IT!!!
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Gattis seemed to be into the game last night, for sure:
https://twitter.com/BulldogBeing/status/1422784548841078785
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