Yankees (Rodon) vs Twins (Paddack): 5/14/24, 6:40pm

[Aggies7]

2 awful throws from the outfield 

[CRF]

DEE-FENSE!

[USAFChief]

OF play is laughable 

[USAFChief]

Martin is simply not a major league outfielder. 

[Aggies7]

One of his hangers is gonna be bangers any minute 

[MMMordabito]

That could have been so much worse. The fielding really needs to tighten up, especially when you're getting BABIP'd.

[Parfigliano]

Outfield D clinic that inning.

[RickOShea]

Just now, MMMordabito said:

That could have been so much worse. The fielding really needs to tighten up, especially when you're getting BABIP'd.

True.

[RickOShea]

Rocco needs to cancel the morning golf round for the guys and hit the field for outfield defense practice.

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Martin is simply not a major league outfielder. 

Little League oufielder maybe

[Schmoeman5]

Martin and Castro have each made a half dozen questionable plays this year. That's a lot considering they're not starting every day. Terrible OF defense on display. 

[Aggies7]

Bottom 3 in our order tonight, good time to run to the bathroom 

[Aggies7]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

Bottom 3 in our order tonight, good time to run to the bathroom 

Or not 

[Aggies7]

Ooof

[Jocko87]

This will be a good game to refer back to when Buxton comes back. Even if he isn't hitting, this stuff will be cleaned up.

[h2oface]

What a sad at bat by Jeffers with Martin on second. Takes the first pitch no movement fastball middle middle, and swings at two consecutive change ups, one way out of zone low, and one the perfect low outside corner. Many would call the first pitch a mistake by the pitcher...... but you have to at least swing at it. 

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

This will be a good game to refer back to when Buxton comes back. Even if he isn't hitting, this stuff will be cleaned up.

Little leaguers know which base to throw to in a situation.  By high school its instinct.  These guys have zero excuses.

[Aggies7]

Too many hangers from the sheriff 

[h2oface]

4 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

This will be a good game to refer back to when Buxton comes back. Even if he isn't hitting, this stuff will be cleaned up.

Ya think? Buxton may be bad luck? The streak was really without him. Maybe it was him, and not the sausage 🤥

[Aggies7]

Just keeps giving hittable pitches in pitcher’s counts

[Danchat]

13 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Martin is simply not a major league outfielder. 

If only Martin would have spent some time focusing on playing outfield, where it was obvious he would wind up playing in the majors... instead, only 81 games in the minors played in the outfield compared to about 160 in the infield. And it was obvious from the scouting report when we acquired him.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Have to be locked in against this team and the Twins simply aren't right now.

[Jocko87]

Just now, Parfigliano said:

Little leaguers know which base to throw to in a situation.  By high school its instinct.  These guys have zero excuses.

It's called playing out of position for a reason. Easy to say from the couch.

Also, you would be amazed the places little leaguers will throw a ball.

[RickOShea]

Why don't any of these power hitters hit the dirt, once in a while.  Pitchers continue to groove pitches or pitch off the plate.  It seems years ago guys like Killebrew, Schmidt, Mantle,etc always had dirty uniforms.

[Aggies7]

6 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

This will be a good game to refer back to when Buxton comes back. Even if he isn't hitting, this stuff will be cleaned up.

We wouldn’t need buxton back to know which base to throw to. Most outfielders above high school know that pretty well 

[stringer bell]

Life of Brian?

[joefish]

Martin is gonna hurt someone in the outfield eventually

 I hope it is only himself, and not someone else too. 

[Jocko87]

3 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

We shouldn’t need buxton back to know which base to throw to. Most outfielders above high school know that pretty well 

Fixed it for you.

Did you not notice we have infielders in the outfield?

[h2oface]

Technically, by rule, almost every pitch Rodon is throwing in the stretch is a balk. He has "happy feet" as they say, and lifts his foot up off the rubber after being set, sometimes twice, before he throws the ball. That, lifting foot off the rubber, is by rule, a balk.

[Aggies7]

2 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

Fixed it for you.

Did you not notice we have infielders in the outfield?

Yeah but like, infielders also know what bases to throw to. Not giving up an extra base is common baseball knowledge at most levels.