Toronto Blue Jays @ Oakland Athletics (Game 1 of 3)

[hanton]

hell no

 

LOL I know. Just watch though - I doubt he's going anywhere because he's under team control

[travisinfla]

hit something in the air Kirk

[Jonn]

They need to change that rule. It's always been incredibly bad.

[Omar]

Hope we hit a granny just because of that call.

[el duque]

Time for the Captain to shine

[BlueJays]

hit something in the air Kirk

He did.

[jaysthebest]

LOL Kirk.

[Jonn]

Kirk is just so far from the player he was last year. It's so sad.

[travisinfla]

LOL I know. Just watch though - I doubt he's going anywhere because he's under team control

 

I thought u were serious lol, yeah he's ok utility that's it

[EdwinsParrot]

Guy literally picks it up but they call it back? Dumb

[John_Havok]

Kirk with the bases loaded and 1 out..

 

At least it wasn’t a double play

[el duque]

I like Kirk but the amount of soft pop-ups is concerning

[jaysthebest]

I miss Danny. Kirk is frustrating.

[hanton]

Sure, it’s a factor, it’s just not THE factor that people think it is. Pitcher delivery times vary far more than catcher pop times do.

 

So the way I look at it is a pitcher can be quicker to home simply by slightly changing his delivery, catchers cannot improve pop times - rare.

[Jonn]

Time for the Captain to shine

 

He is not the Captain. Davis Schneider is the Captain now

 

[John_Havok]

Guy literally picks it up but they call it back? Dumb

 

It’s because of the possibility of a bounce off the wall and the guy from 1st being thrown out eliminated. It’s a weak rule

[hanton]

So normally the outfielder needs to put his arm up to signal the ball is stuck.....did he do that? I didn't see

[Omar]

Let's shut this one down. Didn't think we'd need extras against the A's but oh well...

 

edit: welp.

[Jonn]

So normally the outfielder needs to put his arm up to signal the ball is stuck.....did he do that? I didn't see

 

That was the rule when I played little league lol. He played the ball should be in play.

[John_Havok]

So the way I look at it is a pitcher can be quicker to home simply by slightly changing his delivery, catchers cannot improve pop times - rare.

 

And the ajays seem to have a lot of pitchers that take way longer to get to the plate, so let’s put the blame where it belongs, on the pitchers.

 

The fact that nearly all catchers have pop times within 9 hundredths of a second is all the info someone should need to understand the catcher is not the problem.

[travisinfla]

unreal

[Stangstag]

Thank f*** they scored a few

[Jays24]

I like Kirk but the amount of soft pop-ups is concerning

 

Imagine him and Moreno having the same number of HRs and he's supposed to have the "noodle bat"

[Delgalladay]

unreal

 

Anything is believable at this point. That run they called back better not cost us.

[travisinfla]

of course u throw a hanger after 2 fastballs

[jaysthebest]

Romano should stop with that slider.

[dippitybop]

I am so sick of seeing our bullpen throwing these soft ass sliders down the middle. 0-2 slider down the middle lmao

[Stangstag]

It’s because of the possibility of a bounce off the wall and the guy from 1st being thrown out eliminated. It’s a weak rule

 

Dumb because that call rarely gets overturned unless the fielder actually has trouble removing the ball

[John_Havok]

Jfc

[Jonn]

Absolute cement mixer of a slider.