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Just now, fathom said:

Yeah throw home right away then. Instead it was a play a Little Leaguer would make

But you are going on instincts in that situation. When it’s first hit to you, you think you can get the double play. But as you take steps toward first, you realize the guy is going to score if you don’t throw it, so you gun it home with enough time to get the force. 

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Just now, SoxBlanco said:

But you are going on instincts in that situation. When it’s first hit to you, you think you can get the double play. But as you take steps toward first, you realize the guy is going to score if you don’t throw it, so you gun it home with enough time to get the force. 

He took 3 steps to first. How is anyone defending that play?

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Just now, SoxBlanco said:

But you are going on instincts in that situation. When it’s first hit to you, you think you can get the double play. But as you take steps toward first, you realize the guy is going to score if you don’t throw it, so you gun it home with enough time to get the force. 

I mean that IS what happened, but it's the obvious wrong call. There are literally drills whose point it is to teach that you don't double up on a mental mistake. The discipline to take the sure out after you hesitate on a risk play should be bred into him. It should have been bred into him before Legion ball.

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Just now, Eminor3rd said:

I mean that IS what happened, but it's the obvious wrong call. There are literally drills whose point it is to teach that you don't double up on a mental mistake. The discipline to take the sure out after you hesitate on a risk play should be bred into him. It should have been bred into him before Legion ball.

And it's also not knowing what you're doing with the ball before it's hit

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Just now, Eminor3rd said:

I mean that IS what happened, but it's the obvious wrong call. There are literally drills whose point it is to teach that you don't double up on a mental mistake. The discipline to take the sure out after you hesitate on a risk play should be bred into him. It should have been bred into him before Legion ball.

How is that doubling up on a mental mistake? When it’s hit to you, your first instinct is to get a double play to end the inning. So you start taking steps toward first, which is not a mental mistake. At the exact moment you realize there isn’t enough time for that, you throw home with enough time to get the force. Once again, not a mental mistake. If Omar had his foot on the bag, nobody is questioning that play by Matt. 

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1 minute ago, flavum said:

Helluva day in the rebuild. 

Kinda like my idea of firing Ricky and hiring Shields. Only concern is Shields might not do those god awful segments with Benetti and he might not be able to host cookie segments at SoxFest.

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2 minutes ago, fathom said:

And it's also not knowing what you're doing with the ball before it's hit

You can’t be a robot on the field. Just because you think about what you’re going to do before the pitch doesn’t mean there is only one option. You have to react to how hard the ball is hit and where you field it.

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16 minutes ago, SoxBlanco said:

I don’t think that’s a terrible play by Matt. If he steps on first, there is no chance to get the guy at home. So either way, best case scenario is only getting one out. Throwing home gets the lead guy and nobody scores. 

I understand that they are up by two runs, but it’s not an awful play if Omar knows it’s a force. 

He was going towards first base to tag it so this makes Omar have to change his stance so he can tag the runner if he throws home

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