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Everything posted by wsnydes

  1. wsnydes
    This just means that the bats can't go silent for the rest of the game again.
  2. wsnydes
    Not sure I trust the pen to hold it together for 5+ innings either.
  3. wsnydes
    Yes.
  4. wsnydes
    Perhaps you should be looking for shoes too! Winter is coming, you don't want them to freeze their paws off do you?
  5. wsnydes
    I'd like it to be higher, but I'm not going to complain much about it. It is 2019 after all.
  6. wsnydes
    On the other hand, I don't enjoy games where we score runs and then give them right back...
  7. wsnydes
    I'd call it the second deck. That little section below the upper concourse.
  8. wsnydes
    I enjoy games where my leadoff hitter bats twice in the first.
  9. wsnydes
    I'm a wizard on the weekends.
  10. wsnydes
    Close enough.
  11. wsnydes
    I have a craving for one of those 3rd deck Sano shots...
  12. wsnydes
    Did he just have his shoulder popped back into place?!
  13. wsnydes
    1B was open too. Should have run just to force a throw.
  14. wsnydes
    Even for a bloop, that was kind of a weird play.
  15. wsnydes
    *sigh again*
  16. wsnydes
    *sigh*
  17. wsnydes
    Didn't watch last night, eh?
  18. wsnydes
    Good AB from Merrifield. Too bad he's wearing the wrong shade of blue.
  19. wsnydes
    That's probably true, but that's what he should have done. And he wouldn't have been out. That's really the issue here. He was out because of his lack of hustle. I'm also sure there would be plenty that call him out for not hustling immediately turning that double into a triple in a key spot too. We're a fickle bunch, sports fans.
  20. wsnydes
    In this case, the CF is backing up the play as he should be. He correctly read that the RF was going to the wall to try to catch it and he was shallow to back him up if the ball bounces off of the wall. The CF played it perfectly and that was made possible because he was where he was supposed to be. That's not atypical, that's basic fundamental defense. It was still a great play, but it was based on sound fundamental defense. If you look at the dugout view of Kirby's catch along the plexiglass from Game 6 of the '91 WS, you'll notice Dan Gladden doing the same thing. He was in position to play the carom.
  21. wsnydes
    I get a good "one one-thousand, two one-thousand" count before he starts moving up the line. And then he's jogging to 1B. The ball is in the RF corner, so the play is behind him after he rounds 1B. The link shows him looking over his shoulder several times before rounding 2B never even looking at the 3B coach. I haven't seen an angle that shows the 3B coach, but it's moot since Rosario never looked at him anyway. If you haven't already, Chief posted a link of the play in a post upthread that you should take a look at. Is it a full-on pose? No, it isn't. He certainly lingers at the plate instead of charging out of the box. And then doubles down by jogging to 1B. That's the point people are making. And those two factors are what turned a triple into an out late in a close game. Those two factors alone should have caused him to stop at 2B.
  22. wsnydes
    Cool idea! No idea how frequently it'll be, but I'm in as time allows.
  23. wsnydes
    If this were April, bench him. This is September however, so now really isn't the time. Like Chief said, I've grown tired of his schtick and wouldn't mind an off-season trade for pitching. What probably disgusts me the most is that he comes off as someone that doesn't care right now. If you don't care about important baseball at this point in the season, especially where the sit in the standings, then when is it that you care? That's troublesome and very concerning.
  24. wsnydes
    Yup, that was my issue too. I definitely abide by the "never make the last out at 3B" policy (especially in a close game like that), but there were two factors there that kind of override that in this case. One is preventable and the other requires a tip of the cap. I definitely appreciate how well the outfield played and executed that play. Defense played correctly is fun to watch in my opinion. Little things like that are what the Twins need to be better at to beat the Astros and Yankees.
  25. wsnydes
    Beat me to the link! On the White Sox broadcast, Steve Stone raked him over the coals for it too, and he's right. That lack of hustle coming out of the box is what produced an out instead of a triple. And the line about not seeing the CF coming over is BS. The play is behind him, so he should be picking up his 3B coach to tell him what's going on.
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