intentional wok
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Did anyone else hear what Zaun just said, or did I mishear?
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While I don't doubt the amount of money is probably less than he's letting on, AA going after cheaper SP options could also just be a result of there being very few first- or second-tier SPs who won't leave the team at the end of September (or October). Not sure any one SP, no matter how good, pushes the Jays over the top anyway, so it's probably better to grab a guy who can be and continue to be a piece of a re-tooled rotation for 2016 and on. At this point, anybody who can fill the IP gaps that are going to be left by Buehrle and Dickey is going to be a target (especially Dickey; any good excuse to not exercise his option is fine by me).
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Agreed. The Dodgers' Win Now mode looks pretty unshakeable. I can't think of a (reasonable) deal that would convince them to part with Greinke at this point, even if it were some kind of long term super haul. And then there's their direct rival, the Giants, who make it all look so damn easy.
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MLB replay review. No need for a punchline.
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Again with "Reyes setting up Donaldson's HR last night".
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They've had a pretty significant turnover too, right? Are guys wearing D hats just cursed to be awful in the late innings?
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I'm just not sure what the value of an intentional sacrifice fly is. If you're smacking one into the outfield, aren't you just trying to hit a ball as hard as possible? Is this not what a normal plate appearance should be anyway? The difference is that a bunt is an active deviation from what a hitter is normally trying to do (that is, not swinging at all). There are times and places for bunts, but lifting a ball deep enough for a sac fly is really just a failed home run or a warped line drive. Why settle for less, especially smack in the mid-point of the game? Plus, if it were so easy to just hit to the OF every time, every hitter should be doing it because it automatically negates the six infield defenders ability to make an out. Those balls will eventually drop for doubles at probably no worse a rate than ground balls sneak through the infield for a single.
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If a sac fly attempt happens to drop between OFs, did the batter fail?
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Bunts have their purposes, but I'd argue there's no such thing as an intentional sac fly. If a batter can pop one deep enough to tag a runner up, he can pop one for a clean base hit. A sac fly is no different than a regular fly. If a batter is specifically aiming to fly out (not that he can control the defenders, either) then he needs to be re-taught the game he is playing.
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^ A bunt is far more of a concession than a sac fly is. Colabello's sac fly yesterday, for instance, was 10 feet from being a home run. A sac fly is a legit attempt at driving a runner in. A sac bunt is conceding a whole third of your inning to move a runner to another base. Huge difference in intent, execution, and result. A sac fly and a searing line drive are inches/milliseconds of timing apart, and something a batter can't really control. A bunt requires a deliberate stance, which the defense is probably already prepared for, and, at most, earns you a single base.
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No no, I agree. It just made me laugh. Busting their asses to get a single run across the board, but then a home run comes in for the overkill (and then another one three batters later). And yeah, Reyes was a step away from a hit anyway. Buck and Pat's comment is still off the mark, though.
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My favourite part of this game was when JD took a dump on small ball. Too bad Reyes was asked to get himself out; JD could have had a chance to knock in three! It was made better by the part when Buck and Pat called the sac bunt the thing that "got everything started".
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Ftfy
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Stop policing the All-Star Game thread, okay? Shut up.
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Words spoken on national TV: "Jhonny Peralta is in the MVP conversation"
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Brains too. Need brain.
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This is like the third time you've agreed with an idiotic play because you didn't like the next batter's chances. It's better to try little league footsies than to let a big league hitter swing the bat?
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K on ball four, Goins gets thrown out by two kilometres. What the hell, guys. And the curtain comes down on the first half. Good show.
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Disagree. Jose was in the box and the ump still wasn't at his post with his gear on. Either the dude was waiting to do that or he imposed on the game by not being ready while the players were. Either way, it's an umpshow. Jose still should have bit his tongue for the sake of his team, but the ump invited it like someone trying to get rear-ended and blame the other driver.
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Bautista needed to shut the f*** up there. Like, f*** the ump but these guys don't give a s*** and you have no appeal. Stupid everywhere today.
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Carrera just now was a candidate for worst plate appearance of the season.
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Most of the coaches are American, I think. What do you mean?
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Bitterness makes you crazy.
