Him running to first base on ball 3 reminds me of a crafty coach I once knew. When he had a runner on first and the count got to 2-0, they had a signal that if it got to ball 3, the batter would run down to first like it was a walk, and the runner from first would to the same thing going to second.W said:
Diaz gave it a ride
helloimustbegoing said:
Yao Ming says that pitch was too high, Chas.
Pretty sure I saw this happen and the umpire called dead ball due to the batter intentionally delaying play. Not sure what the correct call is or what the rule is though. Any umpires in the house?helloimustbegoing said:Him running to first base on ball 3 reminds me of a crafty coach I once knew. When he had a runner on first and the count got to 2-0, they had a signal that if it got to ball 3, the batter would run down to first like it was a walk, and the runner from first would to the same thing going to second.W said:
Diaz gave it a ride
Non-smart teams would wait for the umpire to clear up that it was just 3-0, not a walk and the batter would come back home. That was about the time the team in the field would realize the runner on first had just stolen second without a throw.
Just an Ag said:
Has the time come to get more serious about the electronic strike zone?
Astros closer Ryan Pressly has thrown the equivalent to a perfect game by retiring 27 consecutive batters from June 25-today. He ties Dave Guisti (1965) for the club record for consecutive batters retired by a reliever.
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 17, 2022
Same coach had another trick up his sleeve for the dumb teams where if the other squad had a runner on third, he'd have the catcher fake pickoff throw down there. Third baseman would jump like it was over their head, shortstop would take off running after it, turning their back to the infield to give the illusion they were chasing the ball down, and left fielder would come sprinting in to affect the same thing. 2 of the 3 times I saw it in action, runner on third dove back, got up and sprinted home to get tagged out by the catcher.Harry Dunne said:Pretty sure I saw this happen and the umpire called dead ball due to the batter intentionally delaying play. Not sure what the correct call is or what the rule is though. Any umpires in the house?helloimustbegoing said:Him running to first base on ball 3 reminds me of a crafty coach I once knew. When he had a runner on first and the count got to 2-0, they had a signal that if it got to ball 3, the batter would run down to first like it was a walk, and the runner from first would to the same thing going to second.W said:
Diaz gave it a ride
Non-smart teams would wait for the umpire to clear up that it was just 3-0, not a walk and the batter would come back home. That was about the time the team in the field would realize the runner on first had just stolen second without a throw.
yep, the series in Seattle after the break...continues to quietly gain in importancegambochaman said:
Meanwhile the mariners are going to win yet again
EastCoastAgNc said:
Dusty pinch hit for a guy hitting 0.167 with a guy hitting 0.150. JJ is AJ Reed 2.0
