GophersInIowa
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Farmer has been hitting balls hard lately.
Taking advantage of the low hanging fruit there.Farmer has been hitting balls hard lately.
If I were the Twins, I would appeal the ruling on Farmer's LL HR.
He was almost to 3rd when the first relay throw was made. It would have taken 2 perfect throws to get him.
Yes, yes and yes.watching the play, I said "triple & and an error" right away. but considering how official scorers avoid giving out errors any more, I was somewhat surprised that it was scored as an error. these days, you really have to butcher a ball to get charged with an error. it's almost at the level of HS baseball - if the ball is reasonably hard-hit, they score it a hit. my standard (and I believe this is what it says in the rule book) has always been "with reasonable effort." as in, a major league player should be able to make the play with reasonable effort. if the fielder is diving or leaping for a ball, that goes beyond reasonable effort. (another version I've seen is that "an average fielder" should be able to make the play. but who decides what an "average fielder" is? that seems more murky to me)
when I was covering HS baseball in my radio days, I would mark a play down as an error, and about half the time, when I would talk to the coach after the game, he would say "we scored that a hit." in my book, if you get your glove on it, and then boot it, it should be an error. but others don't see it that way.
Yeah it was a triple and an error. If the CF picks it up right away there's no way Farmer scores.watching the play, I said "triple & and an error" right away. but considering how official scorers avoid giving out errors any more, I was somewhat surprised that it was scored as an error. these days, you really have to butcher a ball to get charged with an error. it's almost at the level of HS baseball - if the ball is reasonably hard-hit, they score it a hit. my standard (and I believe this is what it says in the rule book) has always been "with reasonable effort." as in, a major league player should be able to make the play with reasonable effort. if the fielder is diving or leaping for a ball, that goes beyond reasonable effort. (another version I've seen is that "an average fielder" should be able to make the play. but who decides what an "average fielder" is? that seems more murky to me)
when I was covering HS baseball in my radio days, I would mark a play down as an error, and about half the time, when I would talk to the coach after the game, he would say "we scored that a hit." in my book, if you get your glove on it, and then boot it, it should be an error. but others don't see it that way.
Minnesota native Wes Westrum was the catcher on the cover of the first issue of Sports Illustrated, published 70 years ago today.
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If I were the Twins, I would appeal the ruling on Farmer's LL HR.
He was almost to 3rd when the first relay throw was made. It would have taken 2 perfect throws to get him.
My guess is Eddie Mathews.name the player at bat - without Googling it.......
Beat me to itMy guess is Eddie Mathews.
Looked like a pretty obvious Error to me, ball went right between the OF's legs once he caught up to it on the ricochet then needed several steps to corral it again. He literally booted it.
Minnesota Sports Gods: "OK. Fine. But only once. Then someone's knee must explode."By the end of the season, I’m hoping to see this lineup at least once. PLEASE
2B Castro
SS Correa
3B Lewis
LF Wallner
CF Buxton
RF Kepler
DH Miranda
1B Santana
C Jeffers/Vazquez
The final bobble was pretty bad and deserved an error. Everything before it could be blamed on the ballpark/weird bounces.If the OF fields cleanly, does Farmer make 3rd base?
That's why I questioned the ruling triple & error. Also the weird bounce off the wall had more to do with the fielding problem, then anything else.
Minnesota Sports Gods: "OK. Fine. But only once. Then someone's knee must explode."
If the OF fields cleanly, does Farmer make 3rd base?
That's why I questioned the ruling triple & error. Also the weird bounce off the wall had more to do with the fielding problem, then anything else.
Castro is out of the lineup tonight for like the second time all year...
Those outs were crushed, especially the last two - I’ll be surprised if Heaney makes it past the 416 pitches
1 pitch
1 pitch
What an odd inning. Was some loud contact so hopefully those become hits later in the game.
That’s one for the Canadian. Can’t make loud outs or get hits if you don’t swing.Those outs were crushed, especially the last two - I’ll be surprised if Heaney makes it past the 4
Mourneau copying my analysis again?That’s one for the Canadian. Can’t make loud outs or get hits if you don’t swing.
Jeffers shutting up his critics inChristian Vazquez is better than Ryan Jeffers right now.
??? He's never won one MVP...Cory Seager future HOF?
5X Times MVP
2X Times WS Champ
2X Times WS MVP