Reds (Martinez) vs Twins (Woods Richardson): 9/14/24, 6:10pm

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

We are leading 1-0 after three, though the Reds should be leading about 3-0, so we got that going for us. 

[exeoud]

Martinez should be a Twin next year

[sampleSizeOfOne]

2 minutes ago, Bigfork Twins Guy said:

So dumb question… catchers can no longer block the plate. But it’s ok that SWR did?

Not a dumb question at all.

 

What Jocko said. He had to come to the throw.

Are you allowed to block the plate once you have the ball? (I think the answer is yes, but don't actually know)

[Parfigliano]

Just now, UpstateNewYorker said:

Cripes can we take a few pitches.

Nope

[cheeseheadgophfan]

Did Sim have enough time to get a drink?  We are in a streak of games where we take terrible AB after terrible AB leading to such easy innings for the opposing pitchers.

[exeoud]

Orioles up 4-0 now on Tigers

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

2 minutes ago, mrmpls said:

Even with Lee struggling - i would rather see him at 2b  Julien cant get out of his own way

I thought we had seen the last of Julien at 2B when Correa was activated 

[Patzky]

Sim loves a challenge..?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

35 minutes ago, ziggy said:

Achilles

Perhaps?

 

The reference i was making suggests Mel, the cook on Alice?

[Jocko87]

Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Not a dumb question at all.

 

What Jocko said. He had to come to the throw.

Are you allowed to block the plate once you have the ball? (I think the answer is yes, but don't actually know)

You still have to give an opening to get to the base, obstruction otherwise.  In a bang bang play like that it's hard to have obvious intent to block.

[cheeseheadgophfan]

1 minute ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Not a dumb question at all.

 

What Jocko said. He had to come to the throw.

Are you allowed to block the plate once you have the ball? (I think the answer is yes, but don't actually know)

Yes.....you can block the plate with the ball....I believe you can also block the plate if that is where the throw takes you....you can't set-up to block the plate.

[USAFChief]

JHFC. Now we walk the leadoff hitter because we can't get the pitch called in time.

 

 

[2wins87]

3 minutes ago, Bigfork Twins Guy said:

So dumb question… catchers can no longer block the plate. But it’s ok that SWR did?

Catchers can block the plate once they have the ball.

Not sure exactly what the nuances are in that situation, but pretty hard for SWR to avoid ending up in front of the plate with his momentum. Hard to say if he had the ball before he blocked the plate.

Also looked like Fraley veered inside the line a little before reaching home. Probably would have been less contact if he took the outside line.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

I thought we had seen the last of Julien at 2B when Correa was activated 

Who did get reassign to St. Paul?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

1 minute ago, Bigfork Twins Guy said:

SWR curveball is surely working well tonight. He has that pitch dialed in.

Agreed— did not realize that thing was so good 

[ziggy]

my crystal ball says the Reds take the lead this inning.

[exeoud]

Friedl is the next no-name to torch the Twins

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Who did get reassign to St. Paul?

Who was released years ago. Along with What and I don't Know.

 

Kiersey got sent to St Paul in this case.

[Patzky]

Just now, exeoud said:

Friedl is the next no-name to torch the Twins

After last night he has a name..

[cheeseheadgophfan]

I never ever ever thought I would say this, but shouldn't Farmer be starting at 2B???  We have so few hot hitters, and he's on a bit of a tear.....

[NYCTK]

This team is just not fun to watch these days. I'm watching Attitude Era WWF instead. 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

2 minutes ago, 2wins87 said:

Catchers can block the plate once they have the ball.

Not sure exactly what the nuances are in that situation, but pretty hard for SWR to avoid ending up in front of the plate with his momentum. Hard to say if he had the ball before he blocked the plate.

Also looked like Fraley veered inside the line a little before reaching home. Probably would have been less contact if he took the outside line.

I thought Fraley’s biggest crime was breaking for home plate flat-footed, 

[USAFChief]

Uffda

[Patzky]

Needed the out more than the zero

[Parfigliano]

Suprised Lewis didnt shred his knee hitting the spike cleaner behind the mound

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

1 minute ago, cheeseheadgophfan said:

I never ever ever thought I would say this, but shouldn't Farmer be starting at 2B???  We have so few hot hitters, and he's on a bit of a tear.....

💯

I am also a ‘ride the hot hand’ guy

✋

[Patzky]

Hope Louie works out better than Alcala did last night.

[exeoud]

France is one of the slowest guys in the league, that play has to be made. Give him an error.

[OvertheHill]

SWR last 4 starts hasn’t gotten through 5 inning. K’s down, base runners up, clearly hit a wall. Sucks that our BP is gassed. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Just now, Patzky said:

Hope Louie works out better than Alcala did last night.

Would be nice.