Russell Jaslow
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I have never seen a defensive breakdown like that in my life.
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MLB 2024: robot umps, please
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I have never seen a defensive breakdown like that in my life.
Spartanforlife4
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Three errors, plus not covering first which was ruled a hit that would’ve ended the inning, and then a balk on a third pickoff attempt.
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
And a catcher's interference.
Jimjamesak
Already insane, UAA making it worse
The balls on the umpire to actually make that call.
Spartanforlife4
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That’s one of the errors. The catcher gets an error, although the batter doesn’t get dinged for reaching on an error.
Jimjamesak
Already insane, UAA making it worse
With the Dodgers winning last night Yoshinobu Yamamoto became the first player to win a World Series, World Baseball Classic, and an Olympic Gold Medal. That makes him baseball’s first Triple Gold winner.
state of hockey
He fixes the cable?
It was like watching the Twins during the last month of the season.
Spartanforlife4
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Unless MLB does an Olympic break for LA I’d imagine he’ll be the only one for a while, maybe ever. You’d have to be an amateur/minor leaguer to play in the Olympics, which is already going to be a sporadic tournament (tho LA and Australia will have it), then hit the calendar right with the WBC. On top of having to win the WS, which with expansion likely coming soon will be even more difficult.
Jimjamesak
Already insane, UAA making it worse
Yeah, Yamamoto got really lucky. An almost perfect confluence of events in a three year period. Granted, Yamamoto really helped by being a **** good pitcher (he also won a Japan Series in 2022 with Orix).
Russell Jaslow
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How is it scored then for the batter? It can't possibly be considered an at bat. I got to think it's like a walk -- not an at bat. If so, I don't understand your comment.
I think it's actually counted as an at bat.
Spartanforlife4
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It counts as a plate appearance, but not an at-bat and doesn’t affect OBP.
Someone shared a YouTube link of the entire 5th inning and OMG. What a disaster!! How??? How does Cole not go to first to cover? Even if the first baseman was going to run towards it, you make the effort! And Judge's miscue of that easy fly ball??? How does a player of that skill take his eye off the ball? Volpe's throw to third I could kinda see because he didn't want to hit Hernandez, but still. That was Red Sox-level of defensive incompetence. I'm kind of impressed. That was an epic level disaster.
Jimjamesak
Already insane, UAA making it worse
Proud2baLaker
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Kepler
Cornell Big Red
That video is meticulous. "This is what Cole thinks is gonna happen; this is what Rizzo thinks is gonna happen." What a solid breakdown. I feel like I barely even watch baseball after I see him analyze.
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
It's what we all said in Little League: "make them make the play."
cF[Authentic]
southpaw
He's honestly really good in his breakdowns. Some of them are a bit bro-like, but all of them provide some sort of insight.
He also often reaches out to the players/managers to just double-check that he's not making a random assumption on things.