I agree. Hindsight is 20/20, but trying to take a bag running in a count and situation you don't expect. If he had made it he would have scored on Semien's fly ball. If he had stayed put we'd have Bo up with a runner on and 2 out. Probably not something you want to do on a regular basis or later in the game, but I can stand being aggressive early. Just a great throw and he didn't get the jump he needed.
I tend to agree...sem,bo, teo you could pick it out of a hat. I feel that Bo should be the number 3 hitter and yet I'm glad he's 4th and wouldn't have minded him 5th. A little message to the kid. Quit swinging at garbage. His chase rate is 6th percentile in the league. If he had a bit more plate discipline he'd be an automatic number 3 for me. His bat to ball skills are tremendous, but they are wasted because he can't lay off the garbage.
They are in a tough position. If you trade Ray do you have any chance of resigning him? Sports is about confidence. We're slumping a bit at the wrong time. Trading Ray and Semien would be deflating. The team could tank. We'd get a higher draft pick. We'd have money to spend in the off season. It might be more difficult attracting players to the team in an environment where the Yankees and Red Sox both will exceed the cap again. San Fran has a ton of money to spend. There will be a more competitive environment for free agents this upcoming off season vs last off season.
The thought of losing Semien for nothing is not a great thought, because you will get something valuable for him. The reality if they went the sell route, they wouldn't do it until the last minute. It's in the players hands now. Win 5 of the next 7 and the team will buy.
He should have had at least a walk tonight, so the ump screwed him. His .OPS even without the walk is .794, which is below where you would expect, but hardly bust territory. I mean Lindor has a .702 OPS and he got paid 341 mil, so it could be worse.
I think we've failed to score runs in one other game this year. We score 4 or 5 and give up 6 or 7. We only give up 2 and we score nothing. This team....too frustrating lately.
I already said I meant to say he didn't get a hit 63.4% of the time....so yeah...brain fart. Thanks for noticing. Why are my comments getting more action than the game itself..lol
The great Ty Cobb has the highest career average in baseball history at .366. He failed to reach base 63.4% of the time. You should stop expecting guys to get hits every time they come up.