June 5Jun 5 3 minutes ago, Chick Mercedes said:NMYeah, it was an awful play. He also won the game for them.
June 5Jun 5 Author 43 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:Yeah, it was an awful play. He also won the game for them.Insane even for baseball that it went like that.
June 5Jun 5 1 minute ago, chitownsportsfan said:Insane even for baseball that it went like that.His bat is coming around. His glove is still cursed by slightly over-the-hill bleached blonde Sox fan who-uhhh. 🤣 Edited June 5Jun 5 by WhiteSox2023
June 5Jun 5 18 hours ago, chitownsportsfan said:OK the Nishida grab in the 4th only had 25% catch probability. Legit great play.I didn't see it live but I saw the replay and the route and the speed and the ground he covered all looked pretty legit. We don't always get to see jump or good angle of the route with edited TV replays though.I assume catch probability establishes some kind of baseline for average amount of ground an average RF covers so anytime a speedy player with a good jump & good route catches a ball at full speed it's likely the catch probability was on the low end. There's a lot of RFers without the speed necessary to make that play. Being a RF is still more about how you need to hit for power and having a plus arm than it is for speed. Jumps and routes count too but it's ultimately the speed that separates the best catches from average ones if routes and jumps are equal at all OF positions. Edited June 5Jun 5 by CaliSoxFanViaSWside
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