Ah I never factored in that a strikeout and a groundout kills all the momentum as well. perhaps homeruns are good after all
At least 2 losses guaranteed.
I hope we don't hit a homerun anytime soon in this inning. Would completely kill the momentum and stop the line moving
There's only one thing that doesn't kill momentum: sacrifice bunts.
And Joe Panik. So two things actually.
What is this discussion even about? Ok so the runner ran out of the baseline to try to mess with the throw. How does that matter? He was out anyway which is the penalty for doing that so no change, and it wouldn't suddenly make the hitter out.
I think the argument would have been that it affected Guerrero's throw (having to kind of lob it over Frazier instead of firing it straight to the base) and their ability to quickly get the ball to first.
Still annoys me that Montoyo threw away at least 4-5 wins earlier this season. We'd be right there with Tampa Bay (actually ahead of them because 2 of those games were against the Rays) if it wasn't for his poor managing.
Yeah but you're never going to get the hitter as an awarded out because the runner disrupted the throw to 2nd base. Seemed pretty pointless. The umpires almost went to the review on something which also didn't make sense if that was the discussion.
4-5 wins? You're vastly overestimating the impact of even the best/worst managers.
Just follow the starters with boss arms and it’s all good. Short leash is cool with me.I agree with Buck. Stretch out Hatch and/or Merryweather.
I swear I've seen the DP awarded on plays like that before. Maybe only if the ball contacts the runner.