fathom Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 2:09 AM, chitownsportsfan said: this team is fucking awful. you can only laugh. Expand Thankfully they bunted last inning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttommarello823 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Why not just go for the 3-6-3 double play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxBlanco Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 2:10 AM, fathom said: Yeah throw home right away then. Instead it was a play a Little Leaguer would make Expand 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 2:12 AM, ttommarello823 said: Why not just go for the 3-6-3 double play? Expand Ball was going away from him. Really should have just taken out at first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 2:11 AM, fathom said: Thankfully they bunted last inning. Expand Your classic 1-out, runners on the corners, non-squeeze bunt. Right out of the ol' book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 2:12 AM, 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. Expand He took 3 steps to first. How is anyone defending that play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 2:13 AM, Eminor3rd said: Your classic 1-out, runners on the corners, non-squeeze bunt. Right out of the ol' book. Expand While also not letting Timmy steal 2nd with ease before you bunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) Haha you suck Ricky. He makes Ventura look like Bochy. Edited July 3, 2018 by fathom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxBlanco Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 2:13 AM, fathom said: He took 3 steps to first. How is anyone defending that play? Expand Did you read anything in the post you quoted? I explained exactly why he took three steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 This is what you get for having Volstad pitch in this position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Replacement Level Poster Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 This is one of the more creative tank losses thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 2:12 AM, 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. Expand 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 2:16 AM, 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. Expand And it's also not knowing what you're doing with the ball before it's hit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Also don't forget that Jace likely isn't available because Rondon was so bad on Saturday they needed to bring him in. What a waste of your best reliever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxBlanco Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 2:16 AM, 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. Expand 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insp Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Leave it to Renteria to put in our worst pitchers in the game and leave them in there so he can guarantee that we lose even more games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Davidson was inept. Coach him up. Or, DH him. Abreu would have known what to do. Volstad should be DFA'd. Same with Rick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Helluva day in the rebuild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I know I overreact, but I typically check twitter after Ricky does something bad. Usually there's a few posts criticizing him. Tonight there are a ton of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttommarello823 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Did anyone catch the Cincy broadcast tonight? They showed a stat in which the White Sox pitchers lead the League in walks with 350, and the next closest team, Baltimore, has 298...that is just ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 2:21 AM, flavum said: Helluva day in the rebuild. Expand There is no re-build. That word is just a figment of your newton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 2:21 AM, flavum said: Helluva day in the rebuild. Expand 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxBlanco Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 2:17 AM, fathom said: And it's also not knowing what you're doing with the ball before it's hit Expand 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 2:07 AM, 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. Expand 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorStSox Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Am I the only person in "fun-bad" mode this season? I haven't been upset about a single play. It's all hilarious. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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