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  1. Jocko87
    We are forever telling catchers to get back behind the plate. The coaches are smart and know what we are doing so they tell the catcher to keep moving out as long as we keep calling it. Then inevitably they receive a pitch without moving the glove 6-8 inches off and I get yelled at. We cannot give inside room or they will move that way and kids get hit. Its a cat and mouse game that never ends. I believe it’s also why the MLB umps give the batter benefit of doubt on the avoiding contact. If they didn’t pitchers would be more likely to come in and batters would bail out a fraction earlier. Lose lose situation.
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    I don’t see Rizzo being in the strike zone. Very close and one of the closest you would see but the instance of him actually getting hit by a pitch that’s a strike is still very rare. He should not get first base if that happens. The difference between the textbook zone and called zone probably is the difference. In youth ball we enforce the plate side of the box (it does have 4 sides) to keep it from being enforced by the pitcher but not so much in MLB.
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    It's also a strike and no HBP if the pitch is in the strike zone. Nobody leans that far though.
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    They can do this with umpire enforcement of the current rule. Current enforcement is that basically any movement is interpreted as trying to get out of the way and at 95 plus that mostly makes sense. They are allowed within the current rules to interpret turning to let it hit in a softer place as not trying to get out of the way. That wouldn't make sense either as most of the time they can't get out of the way and have to protect. Its not "The batter makes no attempt to avoid being touched by the ball" as the rule book states but its usually the best they can do in the mirco-second they have. You will occasionally see this called on a slow loopy breaking ball. There are also many instances where sicking the arm out to get hit that need to be called though. It doesn't require a rule change, just enforcement emphasis from the commish.
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    Same, I don't have kids that play but I umpire 8-10 games a week and everyone wears them. Not mandated yet, but two ear flaps are. I see 2-3 helmet beanings a week just for the kids not having control. Fortunately no damage in my games, mostly the kids laugh at the helmet doink noises. Hopefully they aren't getting complacent with the protection. Strike zone is expanded on the outside for the younger kids but NEVER, EVER on the inside lest we have a bean ball bonanza. Point is, the flaps will be everywhere in MLB soon enough. I can still remember hockey without helmets, as insane as that sounds. The flap and protection in general isn't a magic bullet, its to hopefully avoid serious injury. I'm continuously amazed how may times I get hit outside of the gear behind the plate but its almost always glancing blows. When I get squared up on the mask or chest or elsewhere-ahhm I still feel it but little damage. A couple weeks ago I had a 12 yo get hit around the chin flap sliding into second , it squared him up on the collerbone and jaw and made a sickening sound. I was sick to my stomach but somehow he was up in about 30 seconds, ready to go again. There is so much contact with the ball that we never really see unless you are in close.
  6. Jocko87
    This would explain the early exit seems to me. Sheesh.
  7. Jocko87
    oh ****.
  8. Jocko87
    Who would have thought the speed in the lineup comes from the catcher spot 🤣
  9. Jocko87
    Will let the scorers chew on it for a while.
  10. Jocko87
    .500
  11. Jocko87
    Gritty, and griddy. I hate when I confuse those.
  12. Jocko87
    Yes?
  13. Jocko87
    How is Solanos helmet so dirty already?
  14. Jocko87
    Here is your scouting report, good luck. Sheesh.
  15. Jocko87
    Fangraphs has him at $2.3m value already, he might actually make it by mid May! Pretty good.
  16. Jocko87
    One of those might even be sustainable.
  17. Jocko87
    Benditenti had good at bats all night plus it gave the home fans a chance at a nice welcoming ovation for his first home start. Right baseball move, right leadership move.
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    Its an interesting question but I bet its covered in their contracts and the union agreement. Probably on the lines of baseball related injuries are free to discuss, cancer not so much. Just like the NFL has fairly strict reporting requirements for probable, questionable etc. They aren't winging it, there is big gambling money at stake. Dang it, now i have to go do some light reading.
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    If he has a track record of health, he gets $300m plus. From another team. 1/3 is pretty close.
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    How important were they last year? They evaporated quickly. What did the Phillies and the Braves look like down the stretch the last couple years. I guarantee you will enjoy a stretch run more than April cold games. He is my favorite player to watch that I can remember. I just chose to look at it as I'm happy to get what I'm getting with hope for more. I want him to light up October more than anything. It will be electric.
  21. Jocko87
    It will be interesting to see how the league adjusts once the scouting reports catch up. The new velo and the ol' reliable changeup will help the transition.
  22. Jocko87
    You do realize he's getting paid 1/3 of what he would have got if he was healthy and on the field full time? And on another team? Value proposition is pretty solid here. Anything past what we are getting is the upside of dealing with this minor frustration. To answer the original question, my thought is that when Polanco is ready to hit he comes up and takes this role. The DH can rotate daily, weekly or monthly. Polanco can get ABs while working back to full health and helping the big club. Timing will match up well with Buxton to center. It's April, the goal is to have the roster healthy in September and October. Be patient.
  23. Jocko87
    I don't know if you've heard but the Twins have been talking to Mr. Boras quite a bit lately. 😈🤣 Seriously I have been thinking about how he effects the top of the draft. Really interesting to see who he reps.
  24. Jocko87
    No, it will be significant IL time. I may be in the minority but I'm fully onboard with Solano over Julien it all situations. For now.
  25. Jocko87
    I agree that is was encouraging but also agree that we shouldn't exactly be crowning him anytime soon. That start gets you bounced from the playoffs. Going from cruising to down 4-0 on the ninth pitch of the third inning blows up a postseason. We should look at several positives but the 3rd inning needs to be a huge learning experience. It wasn't just a bad pitch, it was the going off the rails quickly that lead to the bad pitch as well. Then a non-competitive middle middle fastball to a top 5ish hitter in baseball with the bases loaded is a problem. I knew it was gone halfway to the plate. For those saying it barely got out, I'm saying it might have gone through the wall if it hit. He may have gotten lucky and got a bullet to a glove too. This way the lesson may stick. I may give a little leeway in April if they were trying something or letting him get himself out but at least make the pitch competitive.
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