Veteran right-hander sharp in final tune-up as World Baseball Classic standout sparks late rally.<\/p>\n
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What’s up, guys?<\/p>\n
What’s up, guys?<\/p>\n
It’s Tom here with Roundtable, and let’s talk for a second about Sonny Gray’s outing on Sunday.<\/p>\n
It’s Tom here with Roundtable, and let’s talk for a second about Sonny Gray’s outing on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Because honestly, if you’re a Red Sox fan, this has to be the best you have felt about Sonny Gray and that trade since it happened in November.<\/p>\n
Because honestly, if you’re a Red Sox fan, this has to be the best you have felt about Sonny Gray and that trade since it happened in November.<\/p>\n
Because look, there’s been people that have tried to talk themselves into Sonny Gray being better than he is.<\/p>\n
Because look, there’s been people that have tried to talk themselves into Sonny Gray being better than he is.<\/p>\n
I have come around on him being a legit number two, three-ish type starter.<\/p>\n
I have come around on him being a legit number two, three-ish type starter.<\/p>\n
Like, yeah, he’s 36 years old, but I, I think there’s some good baseball left in there.<\/p>\n
Like, yeah, he’s 36 years old, but I, I think there’s some good baseball left in there.<\/p>\n
He’s got a ton of pitches.<\/p>\n
He’s got a ton of pitches.<\/p>\n
He’s been one of these guys that has been consistent over the last four or five years, and his spring has been a little inconsistent here, so the, the doubters were starting to get a little louder.<\/p>\n
He’s been one of these guys that has been consistent over the last four or five years, and his spring has been a little inconsistent here, so the, the doubters were starting to get a little louder.<\/p>\n
And again, spring baseball kinda means nothing.<\/p>\n
And again, spring baseball kinda means nothing.<\/p>\n
But you saw what he did on Sunday, and those are the types of reps that I think you can really cling to and say, especially as the regular season’s getting closer here, that it matters.<\/p>\n
But you saw what he did on Sunday, and those are the types of reps that I think you can really cling to and say, especially as the regular season’s getting closer here, that it matters.<\/p>\n
And he looked really good.<\/p>\n
And he looked really good.<\/p>\n
He was really dominating the Pirates in every way.<\/p>\n
He was really dominating the Pirates in every way.<\/p>\n
He was doing some interesting stuff on the mound, trying out different timing stuff.<\/p>\n
He was doing some interesting stuff on the mound, trying out different timing stuff.<\/p>\n
it was, it was really cool to watch.<\/p>\n
it was, it was really cool to watch.<\/p>\n
In, in post-game, he was talking about how he was getting chills thinking about opening day a-a-around the corner.<\/p>\n
In, in post-game, he was talking about how he was getting chills thinking about opening day a-a-around the corner.<\/p>\n
So the right mentality, always saying the right stuff, Sonny Gray, as well, I’ll give him that.<\/p>\n
So the right mentality, always saying the right stuff, Sonny Gray, as well, I’ll give him that.<\/p>\n
So a really, really impressive showing here in the Grapefruit League, and we’ll see what it looks like in Cincinnati game two.<\/p>\n
So a really, really impressive showing here in the Grapefruit League, and we’ll see what it looks like in Cincinnati game two.<\/p>\n