Actually Dick, the Steve Bartman situation was exactly like what just happened with Robinson. Had Bartman reached out in the field of play, fan interference would have been called and Bartman would never have become infamous.
You can see the whole segment below if you want (it's about sports stadiums in America), but here is the Twins angle. Apparently in 1997, the Twins showed an ad of Marty Cordova visiting a kid being treated for cancer at a hospital in Willmar. And the ad had the tagline "If the Twins leave Minnesota, an 8 year old from Willmar undergoing chemotherapy will never get a visit from Marty Cordova." Two thoughts went through my mind when I heard that. 1. That is a horrible and shameless thing to do. 2. Holy crap, I forgot just how terrible we were in the mid to late '90s, especially when Marty Cordova was the best we could offer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcwJt4bcnXs
28 PA, 2 R, 10 H, 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 6 BB, 6 K, .455 AVG, .571 OBP, .682 SLG, 1.253 OPS And his WAR hasn't updated yet, but it was 0.4 as of this morning.
I've always believed that when you're in a situation where one run ends the game and there's a runner on third, you make sure there is a force on every base.
Best part about having Dozier batting second is that when the leadoff hitter gets on base, our guy batting second isn't instinctively looking the p Best part about having Dozier batting second is that when the leadoff hitter gets on base, our guy batting second isn't instinctively looking to bunt.