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* Pretty good ballgame last night. Go Sox.

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 8:48 am

Comments

Missed it by a toe

Comment by Frank talks Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 8:49 am
The Toe-Hitter was balm for a rocky start to the season.

Comment by ChicagoVinny Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 8:50 am
Something happen last night on the south side? We Cardinal fans have heard rumors.

Comment by Give Me A Break Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 8:52 am
Last two have been really good in fact.

Comment by Henry Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 8:52 am
Yesterday’s Sox & Cubs games are a snapshot of how the season looks for both. Great for Sox! Oh boy what a mess for Cubs.

Comment by Fan Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 8:54 am
Rodon no hitter. Cubs embarrassed.

“Is this Heaven?”
“No, it’s Chicago.”

Comment by lake county democrat Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 8:55 am
Great fun last night. It was inspirational.

I’m still angry about the runner-on-2d rule for the tenth inning. The game Tuesday night was a travesty.

Comment by Keyrock Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 8:57 am
What a great performance by Rodon;

114 pitches, with 7 strikeouts, pretty doggone efficient.

Fastest pitches of the night were in the 8th and 9th.

Tough to see the perfecto go to the wayside but a crisply pitched no-no.

That backstory, his comeback, then last night… how can you *not* be romantic about baseball?

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 9:02 am
It was a toe tapping good night. Almost a perfect night…. Mercedes does it again (you know because the game before the genius manager sat his hottest hitter against the best pitcher in baseball which makes a lot of sense, right?). That high fastball, sweeping slider, and that low inside change up that looked like it was dancing on the way to the plate was just too much for anyone. What a great game.

Comment by Ducky LaMoore Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 9:02 am
Cubs fan, but that was an amazing performance. Can’t believe he missed perfection by a foot. Still, a remarkable game in which he got stronger entering the 8th and 9th.

Comment by Chicago Cynic Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 9:04 am
“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it’s a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good and that could be again.”

Comment by SoxFan Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 9:11 am
Watching last night, I cringed when Jason Benetti started giving stats about perfect games. And we all know: you don’t talk about it, Jason (banned punctuation). Two pitches later, he nails Perez in the foot. Call me superstitious…

Comment by Notorious RBG Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 9:19 am
Last night was almost perfect. Glad I watched the game. To top it off, the Blues lost (was watching that game too).

Comment by Grandson of Man Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 9:26 am
You know you are a fan, when you are already ready to throw in the towel. Come on, Cards! What are you thinking?

Comment by H-W Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 9:29 am
Perez never moved! Next hitter same pitch-same location and? He moved. Hope Perez gets one in the ribs next game

Comment by 10th Ward Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 9:31 am
Man, Rodon looks like he earned that 5th spot. Been pitching better than Dallas right now

Comment by Gohawks123 Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 9:33 am
RodoNoNo And co starring Jose Abreu (MVPito) as DeWayne Wise.

Comment by Amalia Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 9:34 am
When the Sox let Carlos go during the offseason, I thought a fresh start somewhere else would be the best thing for him to find his way. Naturally, I was surprised they brought him back, but what do I know? Evidently he’s another who has really responded well to Ethan Katz.

Comment by Father Ted Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 9:42 am
I buy the MLB package to watch my team. As far as I am concerned, last night’s game was worth the full $129 that I paid for the entire season all by itself.

Comment by Stones Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 10:05 am
Watching the performance of the Sox pitching staff overall so far this season, I think Ethan Katz was the right person at the right time to replace Coop.
Another star last night in addition to Carlos and Abreu and Yermin was Zack Collins whose game calling was exemplary. The young man has caught only 16 major league games in his career –and now has a no hitter on his resume. To reinforce how rare and special that is, Yadier Molina caught his 2000th MLB game last night and has never caught a no hitter.

Comment by Responsa Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 10:26 am
That Yermin Mercedes homer in the first… Man, what did that ball ever do to him.

Unrelated. Benetti & Stone, man these are good times to be a Sox fan.

Comment by OneMan Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 10:26 am
Congrats Carlos - and happy Jackie Robinson day

Comment by doofusguy Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 11:15 am
also a good watch, the after game commentary with Ozzie, the Big Hurt and Garfein. just so hilarious. and, Yerminator is at it again. what a great story.

Comment by Amalia Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 11:23 am