I couldn’t figure it out. Thanks for the tutorial.
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Should 100% be in the HoF. His and Posey's stat lines are eerily similar.
| WAR | AB | H | HR | BA | R | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | |
| Posey | 44.8 | 4,970 | 1,500 | 158 | 0.302 | 663 | 729 | 23 | 0.372 | 0.46 | 0.831 | 129 |
| Munson | 46.1 | 5,344 | 1,558 | 113 | 0.292 | 696 | 701 | 48 | 0.346 | 0.41 | 0.756 | 116 |
So this was unexpected....I mean losing 12 straight is brutal but Trout and Ohtani going 0-5,00000 is not something a manager can really control.
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Poor Joe. Will always have a soft spot in my heart for him.
There are 2 reasons this could be the correct call:
1. Runner Interference: The runner is not allowed to make contact with the catcher if it can be avoided......but...... the catcher is well up the line AND most importantly does not have the ball when contact is made. Runner should have been safe based on intereference.
2. Failure to touch home plate: The runner must touch home plate prior to being tagged to be considered safe.....but......he touched the plate.
Actual reason he was called out: The dumbfeck umpire as looking at the ball and not the runner when he touched the plate.
I got a kid at 3B in my youth days, faked the throw back to the pitcher and the kid stepped off third - tag, you're out. His coach saw what I did and I heard him saying, "Stay on the base. STAY on the base!" Guess it was just instinct or in the moment but he may not have heard it or registered it.
Clearly interference. Right call, necessary rule. You can see the home plate umpire made the call as is his responsibility.
no it’s not, at least not according to rule 6.01(I). By attempting to slide into the plate directly, and not deviating, the runner had a right to initiate contact, just as the catcher had the right to be in the baseline to field the throw. The runner is not obligate to leave the base path to avoid contact as long as he does not lower his shoulder/leap into/etc.
He wasn't going directly. The runner has to be within the running lane by the last third of the distance to first. He was on the inside when he shouldn't have been.
When contact was made both the catcher and runner were standing on the baseline. I would agree with you had the runner not slid or had aggressively slammed into the catcher. The runner took a normal route to the plate for someone coming around third and did what you are supposed to do, take the shortest path to the plate after making the turn. The catcher came up the line to field the ball after setting up on the plate. Both platers have a right to be where they were, and as long as the runner slides normally. Here is the rule:
Also, under that tweet a guy who claims to be the batter in the play says the ump said afterwards he called the runner out for not touching the plate.
I'm talking about the interference at first base in the running lane. Not sure what you are talking about.
Jazz is gonna be great but Joan Adon needs sending to the moon. Miami were pummeling him all night.
It's not baseball and it's not professional sports, but did anyone else catch at least the highlights of the OU ( @Organic Potatoes ) Softball teams run to the national Title? The most dominant college team I have ever seen in any sport, men or women.
Good summary article here if you didn't catch any of the games
Oklahoma Softball Just Put On an Ass-Kicking Clinic for the Ages - The Ringer
Good summary article here if you didn't catch any of the games
Oklahoma Softball Just Put On an Ass-Kicking Clinic for the Ages - The Ringer
You don’t need to know the full context behind these numbers to see that this lady is off the charts good…[edit: apparently you’ll have to click through to twitter to see them]
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Incredible.
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Not much better than a lazy summer weekend day with baseball on the TV in the background.
Only thing better is Vin Scully on the radio on a lazy summer day.
I don't know which way is up as far as baseball goes, but how come this wasn't a balk?
Was under the impression you had to take a step towards the base you were throwing to.
That’s what I thought too.
There are more baseball erudite posters on here that can clue us in, I’m sure.
My opinion based on being a left handed pitcher 500 years ago and what I was taught:
Woof, this one is super borderline. It’s all about weight transfer once his leg kick hits its apex. In the abstract I think this is a balk as his weight begins falling towards the plate. In reality you would need to compare his weight transfer here vs. when he goes to the plate. If it is the same it is a balk, if not it’s borderline not. The rule boils down to: you can not deceive the runner by aborting a pitching motion to attempt a pickoff.
I could be completely wrong though.
Sounds reasonable. That’s what I had been thinking / taught even longer ago than you, once a deliberate move towards home plate occurs from the top of the kick, a throw to home plate needs to happen else it’s a balk.
I just gave myself a flashback. I distinctly remember a summer Saturday in 86 or 87. We were on the patio, my dad grilling hot dogs and drinking a beer, me standing nearby with an RC cola, listening to Vin calling a Dodgers/Braves game. That man had a way with words….
Truly did.
Go giants!
Really wished I could have watched the game, but any time there is a National game and the Giants are an option the local stations take the other one.
Ah too bad. Really exciting last couple of inningsReally wished I could have watched the game, but any time there is a National game and the Giants are an option the local stations take the other one.
A) why make sad in baseball thread
. Let’s leave it at he had an amazing way with words when painting a picture of the game at hand.B) yeah, I heard that.
Funny FJ story: it is/was not sold in the southeast, but one day I was in Costco in Birmingham and saw FJ thick cut bacon. Now as an LA native I was instantly transported to Sunday morning breakfast as a kid and the wonders of FJ. I snagged a few packs and excitedly called my wife on the way home to regale her with promises of an amazing breakfast in her future. Long story short it was absolute garbage. Stringy and chemically tasting. Threw all of it out. Oh childhood memories, you are a lying SOB.
A) why make sad in baseball thread
B) yeah, I heard that.
Funny FJ story: it is/was not sold in the southeast, but one day I was in Costco in Birmingham and saw FJ thick cut bacon. Now as an LA native I was instantly transported to Sunday morning breakfast as a kid and the wonders of FJ. I snagged a few packs and excitedly called my wife on the way home to regale her with promises of an amazing breakfast in her future. Long story short it was absolute garbage. Stringy and chemically tasting. Threw all of it out. Oh childhood memories, you are a lying SOB.
Nostalgia can be a powerful thing. Never tried their bacon, but I think I've had their sausage links before. Dodger dogs from Dodger Stadium are the only hot dogs I've really liked, the way they're grilled plus the steamed bun is the perfect combo.As for Vinny, who doesn't love him? You gotta be dead inside if you don't. Here's an excerpt that'll cheer you up from an old Olbermann article:
Good game. Still not sure why they couldn’t review the play when it looked like Crawford swung and the ball hit his foot
I don’t know enough about baseball to answer this
Don’t feel bad @Charlie Foley even lifetime fans are confused by all the rule changes in the past couple yearsThis is the best yankees team in a long long time