Game Thread: Twins v Cleveland, 6/2 @ 3:10pm CT

[Nine of twelve]

Rule 5.09b

Section 1.

[Mill1634]

DOZIER!!

 

Never seen the ball bounce that far in 

[USAFChief]

Dozier-zee!!

[Nine of twelve]

I'll take that--a double misplayed into a triple. Now the Eddies need to get him in from third.

[Nine of twelve]

I'll take that--a double misplayed into a triple. Now the Eddies need to get him in from third.

I'll take that too.

[Brock Beauchamp]

That was some serious hittin’ by Dozier there.

[Mill1634]

EDDIE THE STICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

GET THAT MAN IN THE ALL STAR GAME!! WOOOOOO

[USAFChief]

ROSARIO-ZEE-OH-ZEE!!!!!

[Squirrel]

ROSIE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Brock Beauchamp]

Eddie hit ball high. Eddie watch ball go far.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Rosario isn't too shabby a hitter, eh?

[USAFChief]

Started with a walk to Adrianza.

 

Fine his ass.

[Squirrel]

I wouldn't have challenged this....

But I’m glad they did ... now they can’t challenge something they really should challenge. That’ll teach ‘em.

[USAFChief]

Ok, Lance. Bring it home.

[Mill1634]

FS1 miss the first 2 pitches like every inning?

[FattCrapps]

That wasn't even close on Esco's 3rd strike.  Lynn better get those calls.

[Mill1634]

[Nine of twelve]

Replay of the pitch Rosario hit out shows it was a good 6" inside. There are plenty of good hitters who take almost every pitch outside the zone but bad ball hitters swing at any pitch they think they can hit.

[Nine of twelve]

That wasn't even close on Esco's 3rd strike.  Lynn better get those calls.

That ruling by the first base ump was a Maybelline call. That will "makeup" for the call that went against Esco.

[Mill1634]

Just the inning we needed from Lance!

[Nine of twelve]

Just the inning we needed from Lance!

Could use 2 or 3 more like that.

[Nine of twelve]

OK boys, good start to the inning, now let's pile on a little.

[jimmer]

Horrible baserunnung

[Mill1634]

Horrible hitting (and baserunning) No reason to swing at a ball low in the zone with zero strikes. Get something you can elevate

[USAFChief]

 

Horrible baserunnung

It's called the "contact play."

 

All teams do it. Nothing wrong with it.

 

I do agree with Milldaddy though, Garver didn't do a very good job of making contact.

[USAFChief]

Never a doubt...

[Mill1634]

Who would have thought Lance would be up 3-1 with 2 hits allowed after the 5th. 

 

Hold it down from here bullpen

[USAFChief]

If Molitor sends Lynn out for the 6th he should be arrested.

 

Fired first, then arrested.

[jimmer]

Horrible hitting (and baserunning) No reason to swing at a ball low in the zone with zero strikes. Get something you can elevate

yeah it was a light hit right to the third baseman. Play is right in front of him. With only one out, you have to make sure the ball gets through.

[Dantes929]

 

The runner has to be more than three feet away from the base path to be called out. Allen only missed the plate by a few inches so clearly he was within the rules.

 

Rule 5.09b

I wasn't saying he should have been called out based on the rules.   I'm saying the rule should be revisited.   The rules regarding blocking the plate have changed  whereby the catcher has to position himself inside the foul lines making that reaching tag so much harder.    A revised rule saying the runner has to be able to reach home plate with his slide just makes sense to me.  Most runners can still have their feet be at least 6 feet outside the line and still reach home.  That seems enough.

 

I just took another look at the play on MLB.   Yes, when he slid he missed by inches but he followed the baseline all the say until near Garver and then went outside three feet and then slid back toward the plate and was unable to touch the plate so I think even by the current rules he could have been called out.