He hit home runs in his first two postseason at bats, joining Evan Longoria (2008) and former Twin Gary Gaetti (1987).
Good for him! The Giants had Wheeler. They’d drafted him in 2011 (first round) but then in July traded him to the Mets for Carlos Beltrán, a brief rental.
Great comment from someone: “An intentional balk is really an awesome thing because since no one really knows what a balk is there’s like a 80% chance this wouldn’t have worked.”
Not that one. That was a clear balk. And had it not worked, he could always try again. The runner on third should have responded by stealing second. It is against the rules to steal backwards to make a travesty of the game, but this would not have been doing so. But attempting it would have been a huge risk that the umps would declare it so.
Now that’s something I’d like to see! It would certainly surprise the defense.
Wouldn’t using pitchcom be the actual smart move here?
for some reason they were using ptichcom for the first pitch suggestions, but if he shook it off, they’d go to the old way.
I was wondering about that too. Why use old fashioned fingers instead of pitchcom?
Last year I heard they were having trouble hearing the pitchcom when the crowds were large and loud (as sometimes happens at playoff games).
The Nats may have awful broadcasters, but at least on the telecasts they show you who is pitching, who is hitting, and how many on base and what the count is in a legible size. Unlike these playoffs.
Huh? Are you talking about TV or radio? Because the tv score bug I’m looking at has all that.
TV. Everything is in teeny tiny type. Maybe you have a 54" screen, but I don’t.
… and that’s the ballgame. The Rays are eliminated, losing today 7-1. They just couldn’t get anything going yesterday or today.
Heh - I didn’t catch the “legible size” part. I do have a 55”, so I can see how it could be pretty hard on a smaller screen.
I was rewatching the 2014 AL Wild Card game over the weekend, and there wasn’t ANYTHING on the screen for pitcher or batter - it was truly the Stone Age.
That’s a great game to watch. Again and again and again!
Vlad pulls an oopsie.
Growing up, the few televised games per week (generally weekend afternoons) showed runs, hits, and errors for a few seconds before each commercial break. You had to figure out the rest by watching the game.
It’s the most Blue Jays game ever:
- Lots of baserunners and no runs
- A Little League baserunning mistake
- A ridiculous managerial decision that was clearly dictated by the front office
They’re shaping up to be one of the greatest wastes of talent since the Expos of the 80s, or arguably the 90s Braves (who did in a World Series but it sure seems they should have won more.)
What was the managerial decision? Thanks.
I know the current score but that’s about it.
The starter, Berrios, got in a fourth inning jam and the manager pulled him.
ETA: I missed the beginning of the inning. It looks like Berrios walked one guy and got yanked. Kikuchi came in and gave up two runs.