Rockies vs Tigers, Game thread June 17

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smart to walk Fielder anyway

wha?

 

[cmlfactor]

This team...snatches a goose egg from the jaws of a big inning better than anybody.

 

[theTutor]

wha?

first base open

2 outs

should walk the guy anyway

 

[Thumb]

I wish I knew, he's definitely dropped off some from his last two years.

Ahead 3-0 in the count and still ends up hitting into a soft DP.

Unfathomable.

 

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first base open

2 outs

should walk the guy anyway

Yes, but he was going after him when he hit him.

I guess what you mean is it "would have been" smart to walk Fielder?

 

[cmlfactor]

My question is...Leyland puts two speedsters at the top of the order...they both get on and he never sends them in motion...

 

[theTutor]

This team...snatches a goose egg from the jaws of a big inning better than anybody.

and amazing as that...they still havent laid an egg in a game

 

[theTutor]

Yes, but he was going after him when he hit him.

I guess what you mean is it "would have been" smart to walk Fielder?

um, as sad as I have to explain this but there are intentional walks in MLB these days.

 

[theTutor]

My question is...Leyland puts two speedsters at the top of the order...they both get on and he never sends them in motion...

my guess that they would have went after Jackson. Now you have possibly one out with only one on with one of the best hitters in baseball up.

 

[manchild98]

My question is...Leyland puts two speedsters at the top of the order...they both get on and he never sends them in motion...

Why risk running them if someone is already in scoring position with Miggy and Prince coming up? We'd be bitching if one of them got thrown out.

 

[biggunsbob]

My question is...Leyland puts two speedsters at the top of the order...they both get on and he never sends them in motion...

Jim should have sent the runners on the 3-1 count.. Miguel was going to put the ball in play... I agree use the speed...

 

[theTutor]

Jim should have sent the runners on the 3-1 count.. Miguel was going to put the ball in play... I agree use the speed...

then you risk a triple play on a line shot

 

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um, as sad as I have to explain this but there are intentional walks in MLB these days.

Yes, I get that.

What was confusing was how your phrased the first post "smart to walk Fielder anyways", And my confusion was he was not walked, nor were they trying to walk him, so they really didn't do anything smart.

 

[cmlfactor]

then you risk a triple play on a line shot

One of the rarest plays in baseball.

If that was the case no-one would ever hit and run...

 

[theTutor]

this is the Max and Fister we need to see for the rest of the season

 

[biggunsbob]

Card's might set a record for stolen bases that day.

Cards rank 20th in SB's with 41, and number 19 in SB percent with 72.

Funny the tigers have 28 sb's good for 28th place but are 2nd in the league with 85% success rate!!

 

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Jim should have sent the runners on the 3-1 count.. Miguel was going to put the ball in play... I agree use the speed...

I don't like using hit and run with your best hitter, you force him to swing at a pitch that might not be great.

 

[biggunsbob]

then you risk a triple play on a line shot

What? A triple play...LOL

 

[theTutor]

One of the rarest plays in baseball.

If that was the case no-one would ever hit and run...

it'll be interesting to see a stat if you double steal with your slugger up to bat and no outs.

I mean, what is literally the point? A double scores both either way. A single isn't going score Berry so what literally is the point of double stealing with an all-star slugger?

If Cabby DOESN'T swing, you risk one getting out. If he hits the ball in the air, you risk a double or even triple play.

 

[biggunsbob]

I don't like using hit and run with your best hitter, you force him to swing at a pitch that might not be great.

Maybe a straight steal then... You have the speed you need to use it to stay out of the DP...Tigers have hitting into DP problems..