tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post481851732071628043..comments2024-02-19T07:12:32.248-06:00Comments on Baseball Outsider: A game they deserved to loseEdward Thomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769979703606661737noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-73003759478933351022010-06-11T18:04:40.238-05:002010-06-11T18:04:40.238-05:00Do these base running metrics take into account th...Do these base running metrics take into account the continued folly of Punto sliding headfirst into 1st base?<br />Or his lack of hustle last night? Yes his being picked off in the Yankee play-off game was memorable but also symbolic of his penchant for the big gaffe, just like last nights jog.<br /><br />One of Gardenhire’s golden boys did it so it just got a collective mention in the presser…along the lines of, “We made a lot of mistakes out there tonight.”<br /><br />I pity the player such as Harris who would have done the lack of hustle thing with regard to Gardenhire. It would not have gotten the free pass. Why does the foolhardy headfirst slide go un commented on? Is that just Nick battlin’ his tail off out there?bob gorinskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-87212079800683642972010-06-11T17:54:19.086-05:002010-06-11T17:54:19.086-05:00I learned that rule decades ago playing 4H softbal...I learned that rule decades ago playing 4H softball for Rost township in Jackson county!Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-50536019309324928282010-06-11T08:35:14.713-05:002010-06-11T08:35:14.713-05:00It's Span's strong suit as well. Punto and...It's Span's strong suit as well. Punto and Tolbert are good fielders,yet couldn't pick up ground balls behind Crain.<br /><br />Their strengths turned into weaknesses Thursday. Maddening.Edward Thomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769979703606661737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-78688994001178211482010-06-11T05:47:07.351-05:002010-06-11T05:47:07.351-05:00I was shocked to read that some of the players adm...I was shocked to read that some of the players admitted they didn't know the rule involving the runner who scores only if he crosses the plate before the out is recorded. That isn't such an obscure thing. Unbelievable, especially because baserunning is Punto's strong suit, as you mentioned recently.Chrisnoreply@blogger.com