I knew the White Sox would have that one in their back pocket in case they lose the series. I'm surprised they didn't wait until after the Astros finished the job.
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I mean, if your partner has a history of gambling and you suddenly see a decrease in spending when moving to an area with no casinos it doesn't mean they were gambling before, but it might make you wonder a bit.
That Astros controversy was so blown out of proportion. Not sure why it was such a big deal
Honest question and not trying to be an ass. Have you played baseball at a decent (high end high school or college) level before? Hitting a baseball is one of the hardest, if not the hardest things to do in sports. Part of that is the uncertainty of what pitch is coming. I played against a guy who was drafted by the dodgers. Threw mid 90's and had a knuckle curve that came in at the low 80's. The speed difference just can't be described, let alone the trajectory differences.
Point taken but it's kind of a convenient thing to always have in your back pocket in case you lose to the Astros. Not sure how many from the 2017 team are even still there in Houston, 3 maybe 4 players?
I happen to agree with you that I doubt they are doing sign stealing. If they were caught again I think the consequences would be severe.
Yeah, we agree. I was just annoyed at Tepera's insinuation. Could just be gamesmanship though. There's already been a robust response from Dusty Baker.
Plus since we're insinuating things, the Astros aren't the only team in this series who looked different on the road compared to the home game? Makes you wonder, eh White Sox?
Yeah, we agree. I was just annoyed at Tepera's insinuation. Could just be gamesmanship though. There's already been a robust response from Dusty Baker.
Plus since we're insinuating things, the Astros aren't the only team in this series who looked different on the road compared to the home game? Makes you wonder, eh White Sox?
Houston in shock, never seen before, "not as good on the road as at home" moment. Click to find out more.
I am not denying that knowing what pitch is coming is very helpful but I think it was a team just trying to use every inch to get an advantage. Other teams should be doing the same
Unbelievable development. I mean did you see the swings and misses?
Yep. My quibble is the pulling back the run. I thought that if the runner was en route from first that a GR double allows the run to stand? Does the runner have to be past second base for the run to count? Or am I completely wrong here?
Not really.
Don't want to jinx it but the Braves are up 3-0 here and looking good.
Except what they were doing was illegal.
Nope. On a GRD it does not matter where the runner is. It is a dead ball event and therefore the application of the advancement rules is based on where the players were when the pitch was thrown.
Yeah and that's why GRD's suck if you've got a runner on 1st destined for home plate. Them's the rules though
My favorite thing about coaching HS baseball was hearing all the insane ground rules for each field we played at. I remember this one field where the football field/track was part of the outfield. Since it was still track season they had no put the fences up yet so anything hit past the dirt track was a GRD as it had a elevated cement curb around it and it would be dangerous for kids with spikes to run over that. One of my kids, a freshman who was later drafter by the Rockies and made it to AAA, hit a 400+ foot bomb to right field, over the track, over the football field and into the parking lot. It was a double.
Edit: That was the second furthest ball I ever saw hit. Later that year I saw Delmon Young (who was the #1 pick that year I think) hit a ball 500 feet. We measured it and we might have been under it. That dude with a metal bat was a cheat code.
I don't have anything to add but I enjoyed that story
Thanks!
Just went into google Maps and measured Youngs HR again (there was no google maps in 2002, we did it with a tape measure
). It landed on top of the weight room, the front of which is 518 feet from home plate, so...yeah.There's a great Youtube video with nothing but fields with obstructions in the outfield. I'll try to find it.
Another decent Rays / Sox game.
Great throw by Kiermaier.
Ugh. The strike zone has not been consistently called tonight. Scherzer getting about 2 inches wide and up more than Wood. Good pitching match up regardless.
You’d figure Wood would get a few more inches, who knew?
Well done.
Thank you
LONGORIA!!!!!!!!!!
He got every bit of that ball
He needed to tonight. The wind is almost Candlestickian
LONGORIA!
Scherzer is consistently getting that pitch 3 inches off the plate. Infuriating.
Thank you Mookie Betts for being a lazy ass.
I love Mookie to death for his time with the Sox… but I’d have lost my shit when he got back to the dugout.
Off the bat I was sure that was going to be really close at first. I think Crawford was shocked too.
Damnit! That's the second ball this inning that is a HR the other 364 days of the year.
Giants bullpen is nails when trying to protect a lead. And they mixed it up bringing in Rogers in earlier.
Shows how well Longoria's ball was hit and it still wasn't a complete no doubter.
I just heard my high school pitching coach screaming across the country.
You never, ever, throw to first from the mound. That is how you launch one into the stands.