6/17 Pirates (Liriano) @ Cubs (Arrieta) 1:20PM CDT ABC7, MLBN

[UMFan83]

Weird play not sure what Rizzo was doing there.

 

Running the bases

[Ski]

Why the hell was Rizzo running through the bag? To avoid a tag and allow the run to score? It was a force play anyway.

[Andy]

I need details please

Almora grounded to Mercer, Mercer flipped to Harrison at second, for some reason Rizzo was coming into the bag at full steam and ran into him. Harrison incidentally tagged him while they were in the midst of the collision

[Aaron_Kennelly]

That was... strange.

[NOLA]

Why the hell was Rizzo running through the bag? To avoid a tag and allow the run to score? It was a force play anyway.

Dumb. He essentially overran the bag at 2B and was tagged out. No idea what he was thinking.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

What could they possibly call interference on given that he was tagged for the 3rd out of the inning?

 

well Harrison's glove probably didn't touch him until well after Rizzo started trucking him, but that's probably a dubious interference call. It's not like Rizzo is obligated to get out of his way.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Rizzo is plenty weird sometimes

[Andy]

Why the hell was Rizzo running through the bag? To avoid a tag and allow the run to score? It was a force play anyway.

I guess to get there as fast as he could, but it did seem odd.

[Omar]

Did Maddon just jump Rizzo's ass and tell him to get his head in the game? Because he should have, and it looked like it.

2 walks, 2 HBP, been on base 4 times, and scored a run.

 

get your head in the game, Rizzo.

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

Weird play not sure what Rizzo was doing there.

 

Running the bases

 

Not well at least.

[davell]

Why the hell was Rizzo running through the bag? To avoid a tag and allow the run to score? It was a force play anyway.

 

He was heading to 3B and didn't expect the flip to 2B is how it looked to me.

[UMFan83]

Why the hell was Rizzo running through the bag? To avoid a tag and allow the run to score? It was a force play anyway.

 

The first time I saw it (in real time) I was perplexed. The replay to me showed he was turning the corner and running to third, saw Harrison and tried to change his route and slow up but instead collided.

[Andy]

That replay sure looked like Fowler hadn't scored yet. Pretty poor job by him but he got away with it.

[Ski]

Eh, we got a run out of it and Rizzo isn't hurt.

[17 Seconds]

pretty weird, rizzo

[NOLA]

Did Maddon just jump Rizzo's ass and tell him to get his head in the game? Because he should have, and it looked like it.

2 walks, 2 HBP, been on base 4 times, and scored a run.

 

get your head in the game, Rizzo.

I don't care if he's early 2000s Barry Bonds. That was an absent minded play from Rizzo.

[badger]

Our defense is so horsefeathering sexy.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Damn, Addi.

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

I kind of hope he was just pissed about getting hit twice and was trying to truck someone. This team needs a spark! ...or not.

 

Do I root for Clayton to give up 2 or 3 so it can speed his dfa in this situation?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Did Maddon just jump Rizzo's ass and tell him to get his head in the game? Because he should have, and it looked like it.

2 walks, 2 HBP, been on base 4 times, and scored a run.

 

get your head in the game, Rizzo.

I don't care if he's early 2000s Barry Bonds. That was an absent minded play from Rizzo.

 

Not sure if you have the TV broadcast, but Len made the point that Rizzo may have been intentionally doing that so he could be as fast as possible to the 2nd base bag and have the run count. My first guess was he put his head down too early(thinking the ball got past Mercer or that Mercer was going to 1B), but in watching the replays I can see the case for it.

[chuckywang]

Did Maddon just jump Rizzo's ass and tell him to get his head in the game? Because he should have, and it looked like it.

2 walks, 2 HBP, been on base 4 times, and scored a run.

 

get your head in the game, Rizzo.

I don't care if he's early 2000s Barry Bonds. That was an absent minded play from Rizzo.

 

It's reasonable to think that if Rizzo didn't run that hard to 2nd, Mercer would have taken more time with his throw and gotten Rizzo easily.

Edited June 17, 2016 by chuckywang

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Rizzo has done that multiple times, he tried to beat the throw to get the run to count.

 

The throw was off that made the collision happen.

[bukie]

Man, I'd hate to be Sean Rodriguez's water cooler tonight.

[Agony and Ivy]

On a serious note is anyone getting this Oakley commercial on MLB.tv? They literally could not have picked two people that look more like they've never played baseball

[bukie]

What are the odds Hurdle thinks that's retaliation for something? 120%?