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MLB 2021 Season
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I'm not angry about these losses. I saw this series as a test to see how the Giants stack up to the "Best Team Ever". So far they have a negative 4 run differential. We know the Offense can be anemic at times and the Dodgers have a hell of a pitching staff. I still will think this series was a success if the Giants pull out a win tomorrow. If not, it's not a big deal. I'm actually enjoying the fact that when push comes to shove, the Giants can stay close to the Dodgers and it's Baseball on a Saturday Night. I wish it was Saturday Afternoon but I'm always glad Every Sunday unless it's on ESPN, will be a day game. I like Day Baseball.
For the most part, I agree. But when a coach gives a sign, you have to respect it. Now obviously the outcome was good so he shouldn’t have gone overboard with his reaction like he did, but I can understand him being frustrated at a player completely ignoring a sign.
Wild play of the century (or of all time):
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Tim Kirchen said it was the worst play he has ever seen, at any level of baseball. Steve Levy said someone should should be fired.
Craig (Pitt 1B) is really the only player who didn't attempt to make the play he needed to make. The slow jog chasing Baez back to home is the incomprehensible part. Having not taken the easy way (stepping on the bag) he should have made the tag as quickly as possible.
The second most incomprehensible part was Contreras running toward home as the catcher stood over the plate, and Craig was advancing towards home with the ball. It only worked out well for the Cubs because Craig had a major brain freeze.
Báez, Contreras combine for insane baserunning | 05/27/2021
Javier Báez gets into a pickle between home and first, allowing Willson Contreras to come home and steal a run for the Cubs
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Tim Kirchen said it was the worst play he has ever seen, at any level of baseball. Steve Levy said someone should should be fired.
Craig (Pitt 1B) is really the only player who didn't attempt to make the play he needed to make. The slow jog chasing Baez back to home is the incomprehensible part. Having not taken the easy way (stepping on the bag) he should have made the tag as quickly as possible.
The second most incomprehensible part was Contreras running toward home as the catcher stood over the plate, and Craig was advancing towards home with the ball. It only worked out well for the Cubs because Craig had a major brain freeze.
I'd love to see baseball return to Montréal. The Expos were a wonderful franchise.
As a longtime Giants fan, I have to feel the irony of the Tampa Bay team threatening to move. The Giants themselves were 95% sold to an ownership group with the intention of moving them to Tampa in 1992. The end of that year was quite a whirlwind of emotions, from resignation that our team was leaving, to MLB stepping in and vetoing the move, to a new, SF-based ownership group being quickly cobbled together, to the new ownership's blockbuster and unexpected signing of Barry Bonds. I hope Rays fans can also have a happy ending in all of this.
Since you are talking theoretical it could be 1. With the 2017 rule allowing intentional walks being done by a signal from the manager (intentional walk rules) you could intentionally walk each player and then pick them off first base. Rinse/Repeat by both sides. Then the first batter in the bottom of the ninth hits homer on first pitch.
There is also the fact that a complete game can be less than 9 innings due to weather.
So many questions. Why didn’t he step on first? Why was he approaching Baez so slowly during the rundown? Why wasn’t the second baseman covering first? Why can’t anyone on the Pirates make a decent throw?Wild play of the century (or of all time):
Báez, Contreras combine for insane baserunning | 05/27/2021
Javier Báez gets into a pickle between home and first, allowing Willson Contreras to come home and steal a run for the Cubs
Tim Kirchen said it was the worst play he has ever seen, at any level of baseball. Steve Levy said someone should should be fired.
Craig (Pitt 1B) is really the only player who didn't attempt to make the play he needed to make. The slow jog chasing Baez back to home is the incomprehensible part. Having not taken the easy way (stepping on the bag) he should have made the tag as quickly as possible.
The second most incomprehensible part was Contreras running toward home as the catcher stood over the plate, and Craig was advancing towards home with the ball. It only worked out well for the Cubs because Craig had a major brain freeze.
by the way Baez giving the safe call at home plate before running back first was hilarious 😂
...why wasn't the second baseman yelling at his teammate, "Step on the bag!"? Why wasn't the catcher yelling at his teammate to "Just tag him!"? Plus, I think the Pirates' dugout is on the third base side (at home) but still close enough for someone to be heard on the field.
So Baez gets on via a fielder's choice, the catcher gets a throwing error allowing Baez to go to second. Meanwhile, the first baseman gets off scot free on scoring, even though he made the worst mental error(s) of all time on the play. He's got to be so embarrassed. I feel sorry for him, and I'm a Cubs fan. So, yes, I was watching the game.
The Giants didn't play in Brooklyn, sooooo...
Still, it must have been a gut punch for a city to lose *two* teams in the same year, even if the remaining team was in the middle of a prolonged dynasty.
Ya, my bad. The Dodgers wanted the Giants to move with them.
The walking-wounded Cubs are on a 6-game winning streak. Go figure. Lost another infielder (Bote) to injury in the Saturday game against the Reds. They've had to call up reinforcements from the minors, as many teams have.
Only 10 on the IL? Let me know when they get to 17. Yes, SEVENTEEN Mets were on the IL at one point (16 still there) and they're STILL in first place in the division and the only team over .500 in the division was was projected to be the most contested. They have four outfielders on the 40-man, two were with the team or in the minors with the team on opening day, and one of them is really a first baseman more than an outfielder! What's worse - the Mets are using their $10 million/year catcher at 1B instead and he'd never played 1B professionally until a week ago!
WOW! The Cubs have several players who can play 2 or more positions. Bryant has played all three outfield positions plus 1st and his “normal” 3rd base. Ross has moved guys around a lot, as other teams have had to do as well. It can make things interesting.
It sure did, though McCann played a decent 1B. Thankfully we get Alonso back today, in addition to Pillar (dude's an ANIMAL, took 94 to the nose 2 weeks ago and is coming back to the field) and Lugo...
2 weeks after taking a fastball to his nose (and his nose being broken in 3 places), Pillar returned. He didn't start but he pinch-hit and got a knock. Mega respect for him. Pete Alonso expressed his feelings on that in his post-game interview. The respect shown to Pillar by the fans and his own bench was immense...
Arizona has not been playing well, I think there were more Mets fans in the park than D-Backs fans...
Arizona has not been playing well, I think there were more Mets fans in the park than D-Backs fans...
It used to be a treat for fans.
Kinda sucks that now we know we annoy players by liking them .... I love them still. I don't mind the 7 inning games. But they should count as complete games and MadBum deserves the "perfect game".
Giants in first as of June 5th... what a pleasant surprise...
Giants have the best record in baseball, and the next two teams play in the same division. Based on how things are going, I think the 2 wild cards are coming out of the west this year, which makes playing that wild card game kind of not fair.
mmm...
Brooklyn lost the Dodgers....
Manhattan lost the Giants.
oops. Sorry someone already corrected ...
There was also a pretty big push from then owner, circa 1991, of the Nashville Sounds, Larry Schmittou, to buy them and move them to Nashville. I was friends with the family back then and had a little inside scoop. After that deal fell through I'd heard that the Giants might also move to Toronto.
Recently here in Mid TN the rumors have been the Indians and /or the Rays might be headed this way.