22 Philadelphia Phillies (Suárez, R) @ New York Mets (Scherzer)

andyb 2022-08-13 17:50:36 UTC #142

YouTube TV lets you pause anything live. Same with ESPN+. MLB.TV you can pause any time too. They are obviously forcing you to watch the commercials. Sports becomes a less valuable product to them if you can start a half hour late and fast forward through the commercials.

zambonir 2022-08-13 19:20:22 UTC #143

I would think the commercials aren't really the point with Apple though. They want you to have the devices and the app and the subscription. Whereas I would believe it if ESPN didn't let you pause stuff (baseball or other big sports broadcasts) when you are watching the actual network on a streaming service. But technologically, I suppose if it can be DVRed, it can be paused.

I usually only pause if I can't watch the game for a while (and am seriously willing to avoid Twitter and a game thread).

Austinfan 2022-08-13 21:23:40 UTC #144

Suarez has been hot since the Allstar break, didn't get to see this game but it sounds like he's sharpening his command. He's in some ways a LH version of Nola, both pitchers lack top velo, 92-94, depend on location and mixing in a curve and changeup. Nola has the better four seamer, used to have a great two seamer but seems to have moved away from it as his bread and butter pitch. Suarez starting to mix in a cutter.

flyers19rw 2022-08-13 22:22:34 UTC #145

Suarez pitched a tremendous game last night. Nothing sexy but a very workman like job. Kept his pitch count down and got outs. The announcers were all over the great HOF pitcher in Scherzer but Ranger really out pitched him when you looked at runners allowed and hits given up. Little chatter from them about how good RS was last night.