On Manoah's ace-like performance, a joke of a seventh inning, umpires, Vlad, blunders, the bullpen, a heartwarming moment for a Yankees fan, Dexter Fowler, Derek Holland, prospects, and more!
Manoah was fantastic. I kept thinking that if he hadn't thrown a lot of pitches in the first, he probably would have come out in the 7th. Still, he was only on 91 pitches and sometimes I wonder just how rigid teams have to be with pitch counts. On the other hand, pitchers arms are so fragile. Great story with that young fan - I wonder if to top it off, somebody arranges for him to meet Judge. That would be the best!
Manoah was fantastic. I kept thinking that if he hadn't thrown a lot of pitches in the first, he probably would have come out in the 7th. Still, he was only on 91 pitches and sometimes I wonder just how rigid teams have to be with pitch counts. On the other hand, pitchers arms are so fragile. Great story with that young fan - I wonder if to top it off, somebody arranges for him to meet Judge. That would be the best!