Scholarship table
From what I've heard on the broadcasts, it seems that the Brewers radio team is doing it remotely, while pat and Ron seem to be traveling.
This whole Tatis grand slam controversy is really, really stupid. Young star thrown under the bus by his manager for an "unwritten rules" violation.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
I agree. I’ve followed baseball for 65 years and have never heard of this “unwritten rule”. I get not stealing a base up big but why can’t a guy swing away at 3 and 0? If he missed the “take” sign and if his manager wants to make a point internally I get it. I don’t get the public shaming, though.
I get not stealing a base up big but why can’t a guy swing away at 3 and 0?
I don't get why either of these is a problem. What is the difference between the two in your eyes? Not trying to be antagonistic. Just curious because I saw this distinction in an SI article today about the "controversy" and it seems like an arbitrary distinction to me.
Thom Brennaman getting canceled?
I think the distinction is that a batter swinging at a pitch is an essential part of the game. No matter what the score, pitchers pitch trying to get outs and hitters hit trying to gets hits. Stealing bases adds an unnecessary dimension.Comparing it to other sports, nobody complains if a back breaks a basic running play for a long TD in a rout, but passing and trick plays would be seen as rubbing it in. And in basketball, nobody says the team way ahead shouldn’t take and try to make shots, but a full court press when up big late is not a good look.
A batter swinging on a 3-0 count with a 7 run lead in the 8th inning as Tatis Jr. did is baseball’s version of running up the score!! Batters know it’s almost a certainty in that situation they’re getting a fastball right in the heart of the strike zone. All he had to do not to be a jacka$$ in that situation is watch the fastball go by and take your hacks the rest of the at bat, when you’re only guessing again at what’s coming. There should be such a thing still as showing a little respect for your opponent when you’re giving them a beat down. It was a very cheap way of padding his stats. He crossed the line. Yes, some unwritten rules of baseball are stupid. But the trifecta of the situation- count, score, and inning, made it a blatant piling on a la the way you embarrass a basketball or football team when you’re just trying to run the score up on them.
This is really dumb. What should he do? Strike out? Just hit a single?
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
If anyone subscribes to Jomboy on Youtube, he has a fair breakdown IMO. This was a young guy who may not know the exact unwritten rules because well, they're unwritten. What's the exact cutoff line? 6 runs, 7, 8? You will also see that he didn't even look at his third base coach or dugout in between the 3rd and 4th pitch so he couldn't have seen the take sign. Also, while the pitch was a strike, it wasn't exactly right down the middle. He later apologized and said he wants to use it as a learning experience. Other than leave the bat on his shoulder, not sure what else he is expected to do. Think there's a lot of overreacting going on. All IMO of course.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaW5B2SEnXg
And what happens if the Rangers scored 7 runs over the remaining two innings? Who's the jacka$$ then?This isn't little league. These are professionals whose bats are capable of heating up at any point and no time limit to stop them. Game is never out of reach. I think hurting the feelings of his opponents is less important than securing the W.