6/10 Rockies (Hoffman) at Cubs (Butler) 1:20 p.m. ABC

[Sammy Sofa]

Cubs just still playing horsefeathers the closer, baby.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

We've got them right where we want them.

[weis21]

GREAT. after the heyward K this pitcher doesn't even have a 6.66 devilish ERA and Len can no longer use his joke. sigh

[Transmogrified Tiger]

baseball rules are hard

 

I dunno, in the last couple weeks at softball I've had an infield fly come up twice while on the bases and my instinct was immediately to find an umpire to determine if it was being called. Tapia's an international signing with less than 700 pro games to his credit, maybe he just hasn't found himself in that situation very often or the instinct to use his speed was stronger.

yeah, that's fair. plus this if far more entertaining than actually watching the cubs. infield fly hitting the ground is pretty much never executed (or happens if it's by accident) so I can understand players kind of relying on extincts on that particular rule. I'm just mad bc the cubs will be under .500 again and was being somewhat cruel.

 

It's an interesting thought, sometimes you see arguments about international players having a lower baseball IQ, and I've never really thought about it as specifically as the idea that they never/rarely played organized baseball in a low talent environment. Tapia has probably never seen an infield fly rule drop(intentional or otherwise) while he's the lead runner, while many of us nobodies have because we played with similarly untalented 8 and 12 year olds growing up.

[weis21]

 

I dunno, in the last couple weeks at softball I've had an infield fly come up twice while on the bases and my instinct was immediately to find an umpire to determine if it was being called. Tapia's an international signing with less than 700 pro games to his credit, maybe he just hasn't found himself in that situation very often or the instinct to use his speed was stronger.

yeah, that's fair. plus this if far more entertaining than actually watching the cubs. infield fly hitting the ground is pretty much never executed (or happens if it's by accident) so I can understand players kind of relying on extincts on that particular rule. I'm just mad bc the cubs will be under .500 again and was being somewhat cruel.

 

It's an interesting thought, sometimes you see arguments about international players having a lower baseball IQ, and I've never really thought about it as specifically as the idea that they never/rarely played organized baseball in a low talent environment. Tapia has probably never seen an infield fly rule drop(intentional or otherwise) while he's the lead runner, while many of us nobodies have because we played with similarly untalented 8 and 12 year olds growing up.

exactly. i've long said (to no one in particular) if there are two people on and a bunt is popped up then let it fall. At least get the first runner and you have a good shot of getting the second (and perhaps the third because many times the pitcher/bunter isn't running out of the gate if it's popped up).

 

that's not a direct example of what we are talking about but it's another instance where I would almost guarantee you can get two outs if you let it drop and at worst you have the same outcome (plus the (usually) pitcher running the bases if you only garner one out).

Edited June 10, 2017 by weis21

[Perd]

The Cubs are just bumming me out. Surely this documentary about a dead nun will cheer me up.

[UMFan83]

As much of a massive disappointment as this team has been so far, I don't think the scattering of boos I heard occasionally today were appropriate. I mean they did win the World Series like 8 months ago

[Derwood]

This Rockies team is for real. They are 24-10 on the road (holy horsefeathers).

[Little Slide Rooter]

As much of a massive disappointment as this team has been so far, I don't think the scattering of boos I heard occasionally today were appropriate. I mean they did win the World Series like 8 months ago

 

The boos likely came from individuals who became Cubs fans 10 months ago, and to hell with them.

[dfnowak]

They're playing like horse horsefeathers...they deserve some boos

[CaliforniaRaisin]

This Rockies team is for real. They are 24-10 on the road (holy horsefeathers).

 

The Rockies are damn good but it'll be interesting seeing how they hold up down the stretch with 3-4 rookies in their rotation.

[FlyTheW]

The boos are warranted at this point. I don't need them to be as dominant as they were last year but this team hasn't been watchable so far. 9-17 against over .500 teams is not a good look.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Imagine booing the only living human beings to win a World Series for the Cubs.

[weis21]

as a rule of thumb, just assume that booing in general is dumb. unless it's a rival team (even then it's mostly uncalled for) or there is some horrible thing off the field (domestic violence, for example). but it's never ok to boo your own team - they're trying their best to win. it sucks when they aren't successful but it's not like booing is going to be the "kick in the ass" they deserve and sparks them to start trying. it's an archaic and meatbally mentality and dumb.

[Sammy Sofa]

but it's never ok to boo your own team

 

vs.

 

[Sammy Sofa]

Jesus, he's like the anti-Rizzo; he's got a heaping helping of giantface.

[weis21]

touché

[Bryants Disco Ball]

as a rule of thumb, just assume that booing in general is dumb. unless it's a rival team (even then it's mostly uncalled for) or there is some horrible thing off the field (domestic violence, for example). but it's never ok to boo your own team - they're trying their best to win. it sucks when they aren't successful but it's not like booing is going to be the "kick in the ass" they deserve and sparks them to start trying. it's an archaic and meatbally mentality and dumb.

 

This post reminded me for some reason of that time Hanley Ramirez jogged after a ball when he was with the Marlins. Not sure if there were enough people in the stands to boo, though.