Random Baseball Musings

[Guest]

Unless looking back at the OF for 2 strides somehow cost him about 5 big steps, he still has no chance no matter how he runs.

[Sammy Sofa]

You're basically praying for Bumgarner to throw a wild pitch if you don't send him if he's bookin'. I demand to be entertained. So again I say "meh" and make rude gestures at your emotionless robot face.

[sneakypower]

if Gordon runs that out like he's Pete Rose, sure, he probably scores, but he'll have a long, long time to think about it

[imb]

it would have fucken owned if they had sent him and he got thrown out but posey got hurt on a collision and gordon was called safe on an obstruction call

[Derwood]

What most likely slowed him down initially was that the ball was clearly a single and he wasn't likely hauling ass like he would've been had it been a clear gap double.

 

He hits it, sees it will be a close play (but a single if not caught) so he doesn't round first hard. Then he sees the bobble and starts motoring towards second, and is further slowed by watching the play instead of just running

[jersey cubs fan]

What most likely slowed him down initially was that the ball was clearly a single and he wasn't likely hauling ass like he would've been had it been a clear gap double.

 

He hits it, sees it will be a close play (but a single if not caught) so he doesn't round first hard. Then he sees the bobble and starts motoring towards second, and is further slowed by watching the play instead of just running

You round first hard regardless of whether that is a single or not.

[Derwood]

What most likely slowed him down initially was that the ball was clearly a single and he wasn't likely hauling ass like he would've been had it been a clear gap double.

 

He hits it, sees it will be a close play (but a single if not caught) so he doesn't round first hard. Then he sees the bobble and starts motoring towards second, and is further slowed by watching the play instead of just running

You round first hard regardless of whether that is a single or not.

 

I haven't seen a replay focused on Gordon the whole way around, I'm just spitballing

[Sammy Sofa]

What most likely slowed him down initially was that the ball was clearly a single and he wasn't likely hauling ass like he would've been had it been a clear gap double.

 

He hits it, sees it will be a close play (but a single if not caught) so he doesn't round first hard. Then he sees the bobble and starts motoring towards second, and is further slowed by watching the play instead of just running

You round first hard regardless of whether that is a single or not.

 

I haven't seen a replay focused on Gordon the whole way around, I'm just spitballing

 

You're spitballing that he jogged around 1B on a well-struck single as the final out in the WS?

[mul21]

What most likely slowed him down initially was that the ball was clearly a single and he wasn't likely hauling ass like he would've been had it been a clear gap double.

 

He hits it, sees it will be a close play (but a single if not caught) so he doesn't round first hard. Then he sees the bobble and starts motoring towards second, and is further slowed by watching the play instead of just running

You round first hard regardless of whether that is a single or not.

 

I haven't seen a replay focused on Gordon the whole way around, I'm just spitballing

 

You're spitballing that he jogged around 1B on a well-struck single as the final out in the WS?

 

That's the part that bugs me. If he wasn't hauling ass, he certainly should have been so he could take advantage of any mistake made since he was the [expletive] tying run in game 7 of the freaking world series.

[Gmoney08]

I dont know I'd say there was a 15% chance he scores. There was probably at least a 15% chance Crawford makes a bad throw. 150 feet out he could run the catcher up the line, whip the ball on a bad hop to Posey, etc 1.5 out of every 10 times if not higher. Im curious what the exact statistics are on accuracy from relay throws to the plate, because I see them miss fairly often.

[Gmoney08]

What most likely slowed him down initially was that the ball was clearly a single and he wasn't likely hauling ass like he would've been had it been a clear gap double.

 

He hits it, sees it will be a close play (but a single if not caught) so he doesn't round first hard. Then he sees the bobble and starts motoring towards second, and is further slowed by watching the play instead of just running

You round first hard regardless of whether that is a single or not.

 

I haven't seen a replay focused on Gordon the whole way around, I'm just spitballing

 

You're spitballing that he jogged around 1B on a well-struck single as the final out in the WS?

 

That's the part that bugs me. If he wasn't hauling ass, he certainly should have been so he could take advantage of any mistake made since he was the [expletive] tying run in game 7 of the freaking world series.

 

Could you imagine the Kaplan Krew if Castro pulled that in a WS game.

[Tracer Bullet]

What most likely slowed him down initially was that the ball was clearly a single and he wasn't likely hauling ass like he would've been had it been a clear gap double.

 

He hits it, sees it will be a close play (but a single if not caught) so he doesn't round first hard. Then he sees the bobble and starts motoring towards second, and is further slowed by watching the play instead of just running

You round first hard regardless of whether that is a single or not.

 

I haven't seen a replay focused on Gordon the whole way around, I'm just spitballing

 

You're spitballing that he jogged around 1B on a well-struck single as the final out in the WS?

 

My feelings about Derwood's propensity for talking out of his ass are pretty well known, but he's right.

 

From an article linked in that Fangraphs article TT posted on the last page: http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/heat-index/2014/10/30/alex-gordons-late-start-costs-the-royals-in-9th-inning/18176123/.

 

It took Gordon an uncharacteristically slow 4.66 seconds to reach first base after making contact. According to the major-league scouting system, a 4.6 home-to-first time from a left-handed batter would place Gordon with the lowest possible score of 2.

 

Gordon is not a slow runner, so it's clear that he wasn't running out of the box at full speed. He was able to recover some, hitting a top speed of 18.7 mph according to MLB.com.

[Sammy Sofa]

Hey, score one for Derwood. So not only is Gordon watching the ball between 2B and 3B, he didn't haul ass on a single as the tying run in the WS.

 

So, yes, given that it makes sense not to send him, but they should have been able to send him had he not been running poorly.

[TruffleShuffle]

I dont know I'd say there was a 15% chance he scores. There was probably at least a 15% chance Crawford makes a bad throw. 150 feet out he could run the catcher up the line, whip the ball on a bad hop to Posey, etc 1.5 out of every 10 times if not higher. Im curious what the exact statistics are on accuracy from relay throws to the plate, because I see them miss fairly often.

 

even running the catcher up the line, they'd still get posey out. given where gordon was, the throw pretty much would've had to miss the catcher completely, and i can't believe that a major league shortstop is going to screw up that badly more than 15% of the time.

 

http://joeposnanski.com/joeblogs/sending-gordon/

 

 

i just don't think that the odds are good enough that crawford - a good fielder with an accurate arm - throws it away. and if the throw were accurate, gordon would have been out by a comically large distance. if the third base coach sends gordon and the ball ends up in the catcher's mitt with gordon still 40 feet from home plate, everyone spends the next week making fun of the third base coach and he's probably looking for a new job.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

ESPN's Buster Olney writes that the Phillies are working to trade Ryan Howard.

http://i.imgur.com/LHXDnV8.gif

[SouthSideRyan]

Well the Angels should finally be done paying Vernon Wells now right?

[bukie]

The Mets only have 20 years left on Bobby Bonilla's contract payments.

[XZero771679666304]

Paul Molitor looks like hell.

[Post Count Padder]

Gold Gloves:

 

C Yadier Molina, Cardinals

1B Adrian Gonzalez, Dodgers

2B DJ LeMahieu, Rockies

3B Nolan Arenado, Rockies

SS Andrelton Simmons, Braves

LF Christian Yelich, Marlins

CF Juan Lagares, Mets

RF Jason Heyward, Braves

P Zack Greinke, Dodgers

 

American League

 

C Salvador Perez, Royals

1B Eric Hosmer, Royals

2B Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox

3B Kyle Seager, Mariners

SS J.J. Hardy, Orioles

LF Alex Gordon, Royals

CF Adam Jones, Orioles

RF Nick Markakis, Orioles

P Dallas Keuchel, Astros

 

 

 

Was rather surprised to see DJ win it. Didn't realize he had such a good season with the glove. Also I know the awards are a joke, but Yadier winning again?

[Cubswin11]

Pretty big sham Lucroy didn't win over Molina

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Pretty big sham

describes gold gloves perfectly

[Guest]

@rtheriot7: Wow Dodgers! Nice hire for the GM job.

Hahahahahaha.......Good luck with that!

#moneyballdoesntwork

 

@rtheriot7: Should be a Prerequisite for ALL sports GM jobs that they actually have PLAYED the game. Too much riding on their decisions!

[WrigleyField 22]

Billy Beane played the game lol

 

 

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[Guest]

@rtheriot7: Wow Dodgers! Nice hire for the GM job.

Hahahahahaha.......Good luck with that!

#moneyballdoesntwork

 

@rtheriot7: Should be a Prerequisite for ALL sports GM jobs that they actually have PLAYED the game. Too much riding on their decisions!

wow

[Guest]

@jamfan40: Brian Sabean and John Mozeliak, didn’t play baseball since high school, were the GMs of teams @rtheriot7 won ring(s) on.