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So while we're killing time, how about Tucker's appeal on his triple yesterday? Do appeals like that ever work?

How can there be a fielder's choice when no one else was on base? Could an error be scored? I haven't seen a video of what happened between the RF jogging back to the fence to get the ball and the pitcher catching what looked like a pretty bad relay, or did the RF throw it all the way? All the videos show Tucker rounding third instead of what happened with the ball.

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It's a FC if the fielder chooses not to throw home. The SS took the relay and just froze. That's all I got.

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So it's a forgone conclusion that Maldy will catch games 1 and 2. Diaz should at least DH one game and let Brantley get the other. When the series shifts on the road, Diaz gets Javier(?) and game 4. That means his bat is in the lineup for 3 of 4 games with a PH opportunity in the other one he doesn't start. This isn't rocket science.

I guess you HAVE to start Dubon in CF for some reason when JV pitches, but I bet the FO says it's Chas. They should as he's completely earned it.

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Did you see how the last week's worth of games (the biggest games of the season) went? Who caught almost all of those games?

Maldy has been catching Javier lately too. And if our 4th is Urquidy, Maldy is catching him.

I don't think we're going to see Diaz behind the dish in the postseason. If we see him, it's most likely going to be as a DH or PH.

You just need to set those expectations now and be pleasantly surprised if he catches any games at all.

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Diaz DH takes another bat out of the order that needs to be there. The only way to maximize our offense is for him to catch. If not then either Uncle Mike or Abreu have to sit and in return you get an automatic 3-4 outs at the plate and a turnstile from first to second for any baserunner.

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Don't have the stats to back it up (someone here does), but I feel like we saw an improved Maldy over the last several weeks. Bat seems better and the last couple games we saw better throws on steal attempts. Not advocating for him but if he's going to play regardless, I'd be happier seeing this level of play throughout the playoffs.

So if a runner tries to steal and the catcher doesn't pay attention to him it's ruled fielder's indifference. Can that be applied to other situations?

McInnis said:

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So if a runner tries to steal and the catcher doesn't pay attention to him it's ruled fielder's indifference. Can that be applied to other situations?

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I kind of think that happened here. Half way from an error to FI. On FI it's not counted as a SB.

"What do all these guys have in common? A lot of Postseason experience."

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— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) October 2, 2023

n_touch said:

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McInnis said:

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So while we're killing time, how about Tucker's appeal on his triple yesterday? Do appeals like that ever work?

How can there be a fielder's choice when no one else was on base? Could an error be scored? I haven't seen a video of what happened between the RF jogging back to the fence to get the ball and the pitcher catching what looked like a pretty bad relay, or did the RF throw it all the way? All the videos show Tucker rounding third instead of what happened with the ball.

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Can't be an error based on the rulebooks according to the crew yesterday on the radio. Should be interesting to see what happens. Would be even more interesting if he has a bonus for 30+ homers. Do the Astros help him get it overturned or not?

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He's still just in his arbitration years so no fun bonuses yet.

All I do is Nguyen said:

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Also, here's something to keep you entertained over the coming days. All of our ALDS highlights from 2017 to now:

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Thanks for posting.

Yordan was HBP a career-high 13 times in 2023

was only hit 6 times last year despite 60 more plate appearances in 2022

not a good trend

n_touch said:

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McInnis said:

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So while we're killing time, how about Tucker's appeal on his triple yesterday? Do appeals like that ever work?

How can there be a fielder's choice when no one else was on base? Could an error be scored? I haven't seen a video of what happened between the RF jogging back to the fence to get the ball and the pitcher catching what looked like a pretty bad relay, or did the RF throw it all the way? All the videos show Tucker rounding third instead of what happened with the ball.

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Can't be an error based on the rulebooks according to the crew yesterday on the radio. Should be interesting to see what happens. Would be even more interesting if he has a bonus for 30+ homers. Do the Astros help him get it overturned or not?

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I guess kind of like an easy pop fly, if it hits a fielder's glove then it's an error. If not it's a hit. Same kind of thing?

Did the SS just assume that Tucker would stop at third? That would be a mental error but I guess they couldn't call it an error so they had to do something else?

And another question - is a run that is scored on fielder's indifference considered an earned run? On a fielder's choice it would be, so I guess Tucker gets an rbi either way?

Baseball really is a whacky game. I've been watching it for over five decades and it still isn't that unusual to see something I've never seen before.

Academy has zero merchandise in stores or online for the playoffs.

Last year it was on sale pretty much the minute we clinched. Odd

tjack16 said:

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Academy has zero merchandise in stores or online for the playoffs.

Last year it was on sale pretty much the minute we clinched. Odd

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It was unlikely we would win the division.

Last year we had the division under wraps with a few weeks to go.

We've knocked 8 different American League teams out of the playoffs over a 6 year stretch.

I'm rooting for the Blue Jays and Rangers. That would give us the chance to make it 10 different teams in 7 years, and would leave just 4 AL teams that we've not beaten in the playoffs during this run. The Angels, Royals, Orioles, and Tigers.

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MLB announced attendance over 70 million this year which is up 9.6% from last year and the biggest year-to-year increase in the last 30 years.

Not bad for a sport I keep hearing is dying.

— Britt Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) October 2, 2023

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If they manage to fix the RSN/blackout issue, it will help set the future of this growth in fandom as well. Particularly with the opening up of the "fun" side of the game and the downstream/youth participation impacts of the giant elephant in the room with football.

FrioAg 00 said:

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Pitch clock absolutely improved the game for the majority of fans. I'm just not convinced it belongs in the playoffs.

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I wish they would ditch it for the playoffs. The players have adjusted. Playoff baseball is different though. A pitcher or hitter taking a few extra seconds in a big spot, isn't that big of a deal.

rangerfan said:

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It ain't far dose durty cheeturs wun duh duhvizion

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