No, in fact after the foul shot into the 3rd deck and the screamer it took Bradley's best play to catch, they didn't seem to want any part of him. And to get that kind of respect from the opposition has to be a big win for Spencer's confidence.
Sometime it takes a lot of matches to start a fire. Belgorod probably isn't that match, but it's the kind of micro-fracture in the edifice of Putin's control that can add to the possibility that people begin to believe fire is possible.
I do think CV was a big part of it. He missed so many strikes all the pitchers were frustrated. And of course it was perfect since Monroe opened the game talking about how Buckner always called a big K zone....
Both BPs have pitched well. I thought they had a shot when they pushed Aroldis to nearly 20 pitches because sometimes he runs out of gas but he still had plenty in the tank against Tork.
and he gave an extra base back on the questionable route on the Lopez triple. He's kind of Russian Roulette outfielder. Not in the Ryenne Reybourne class but just a little bit erratic.
But he's hitting tonight.