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  1. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Look at it this way. The 4-6-3 double play has evolved into something like a ballet. The throw is coming from the direction of first base to second, where the shortstop sweeps past the bag, catching the throw and transferring, and returning the throw to first in one motion, the runner hitting the dirt during the performance. The play is moving fast. Both the fielder and the runner have the same objective: second base. In order to get the throw to first as quickly as possible, the shortstop takes liberties with tagging the second base bag. The runner will usually lose the race to the second base, and is looking for his own advantage. Here is my test..imagine there is no double play situation, no shortstop, no other player on the field except the base runner sliding into second. Does the slide look legit? In the case of Coughlan sliding into Kang, I would say yes, it was a good slide.
  2. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I'm not an old byto guy, I don't know what's going on, but I like it
  3. Hosken Bombo Disco
    No.
  4. Hosken Bombo Disco
    But the intent is not to maim the infielder, so no.
  5. Hosken Bombo Disco
    even though the new rule---a written rule, by the way----speaks specifically to the runners ability to touch the bag.
  6. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I have a hard time believing that every slide is either clean or dirty, black or white. For people who believe the Coughlan slide into Kang was dirty, can you post some videos of some clean slides or slides which you are not sure about?
  7. Hosken Bombo Disco
    "A good two feet" isn't that far and the runner still maintained possession of the bag easily with his hand. There are much more egregious examples of bad slides, such as the Utley one, which is what this rule is in place to eliminate.
  8. Hosken Bombo Disco
    The only thing I would disagree with you on is the coaches coaching up Nishioka. That spring I heard that Tom Kelly worked countless hours with Nishioka on relearning how to make that play.
  9. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I think the runner is already into his slide and the play happens a little too fast for the runner to make an adjustment if the ball was to be dropped.
  10. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I know you take a harder stand against hard slides than most. I think the new rule is trying to remove context. If there's a throw coming in from left field to the short inside of part of the bag on a player trying to leg out a double, you might see that very same slide that took out Kang. I didn't see anything malicious in the slide that took out Kang and the runner would have been able to maintain contact with the bag. JMO
  11. Hosken Bombo Disco
    this is my opinion too.
  12. Hosken Bombo Disco
    The rule says (dangerous to paraphrase a written rule, but...) but basically I think the rule says if by completing your slide you can still maintain contact with the bag by hand or foot, then it's a good slide.
  13. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Not sure I understand your response. The Utley slide into Tejada seems completely different from the slide into Kang, with the Swisher slide into Nishioka somewhere in the middle.
  14. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Just curious, but what is everyone's opinion of the slide that took out Kang? http://m.mlb.com/video/v485731983
  15. Hosken Bombo Disco
    What killed Nishioka was the take out slide at second.
  16. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Well I like Sano's effort as a third baseman.
  17. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Radcliffe said it's going to be a long time before Sano gets anywhere near league average. So why would you say that?
  18. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Yeah it's SSS but it's not irrelevant. In those 9 games you saw Sano lay out for a ball. Plouffe almost never gives up his body for a ball to his right. http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/29387502/v316475183/sea-min-sano-makes-a-diving-stop-to-rob-gutierrez
  19. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Yes, lost in all of this is that Plouffe is a pretty good third baseman.
  20. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Let me know if anyone follows up with you on this question!
  21. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Do we have data on which pitches in the count Rosario swung at? I have a recollection of him falling behind 1-2, then showing a fairly good batting eye while working the count to 3-2, but then on 3-2 he seemed to panic and was determined to swing no matter what, and of course the pitcher knew this and Rosario struck out. Is there something to that, or did I just make something up based on a few plate appearances I saw? Great article work as usual.
  22. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I agree. I wonder if Molitor is as unhappy about this as many posters are here. Again like you said, why else would he come out and say it in such a way at this time? ugh
  23. Hosken Bombo Disco
    How would you handle the Kepler angle?
  24. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I don't disbelieve you, but they seem like completely different skills. I would love to see links of analysis or opinion on this but wouldn't know where to look (Bill James?)
  25. Hosken Bombo Disco
    True, neither you or the team have said that, but plenty of posters on here are saying that.
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