His statistics clearly say otherwise.

 

Morel's hitting .286 with RISP this year. .333 with a man on third. .667 with man on third less than 2 outs.

 

Small sample, but hey, he's excelled in that sample this year.

What happened to Fukudome, picked off 3rd?

 

 

Morel PROBABLY missed the sign on the suicide squeeze and got him picked off.

 

3 runners left or picked off 3rd base that should have scored today.

Morel's hitting .286 with RISP this year. .333 with a man on third. .667 with man on third less than 2 outs.

 

Small sample, but hey, he's excelled in that sample this year.

You know damned well the odds are he was going to whiff.

Morel's hitting .286 with RISP this year. .333 with a man on third. .667 with man on third less than 2 outs.

 

Small sample, but hey, he's excelled in that sample this year.

 

 

But clearly, with how he's been going recently, Ventura had more confidence in the bunt than letting him hit away.

 

2/7 is not a trend, or 1/3 or 2/6 or whatever.

 

 

Against any pitchers throwing 94-97 this year, forget about Morel hitting their fastballs. (See Beckham, see Viciedo for further examples).

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You know damned well the odds are he was going to whiff.

 

In a 2-1 count where it would have been a 3-1 count if he didn't offer at that pitch way outside the zone?

 

I really doubt it.

Another great start for Sale.

I recall at least twice when Morel's singled on the ground with the infield drawn in. ie, not hit the ball any better than normal with man on third, just happened to have the infield drawn in.

Maybe the worst thing to ever happen to us fans with regards to him is his strong finish last year.

Not even close to reading this thread.

Morel's hitting .286 with RISP this year. .333 with a man on third. .667 with man on third less than 2 outs.

 

Small sample, but hey, he's excelled in that sample this year.

 

This is the perfect time to say, every once in a while a blind squirrel finds a nut. That line is a statistical anomaly and will NOT hold up.

You know damned well the odds are he was going to whiff.

 

Which brings up the bigger point of...why is he playing?

He has all the tools, yeah.

 

He's going to K a lot, but he is also going to put up 30+ homers and 80-90 RBI's in that huge mausoleum of a stadium.

 

He could also get 25-35 steals.

 

Declaring him an All-Star has nothing to do with that AB at all.

 

I never said the A's were good, dude.

 

I said about 10 times before this series they shouldn't let Cespedes beat them. Advice not taken or heeded.

He's 3 for 10 with 1 RBI in this series.

 

The "I wish we had young players who are exciting to watch hit" comment was silly. The A's lineup is awful and their one young, exciting bat is due $36 mil over 4 years.

I recall at least twice when Morel's singled on the ground with the infield drawn in. ie, not hit the ball any better than normal with man on third, just happened to have the infield drawn in.

 

Isn't that exactly what you want him to do in that situation?

In a 2-1 count where it would have been a 3-1 count if he didn't offer at that pitch way outside the zone?

 

I really doubt it.

Have you been watching Morel play at all this year?

This is the perfect time to say, every once in a while a blind squirrel finds a nut. That line is a statistical anomaly and will NOT hold up.

 

The only reason I looked those numbers up was because I remember Morel actually driving some guys in when there were RISP. Turns out my memory wasn't horrible.

Reed in next.

 

Let's get a run at least and get Sale off the hook. He doesn't deserve a loss here.

 

 

 

Have you been watching Morel play at all this year?

 

Yes, even the worst major league hitters can hit the ball somewhere if you give them a fastball down the middle in a hitter's count.

Which brings up the bigger point of...why is he playing?

Because the White Sox spent $25 million last year extra going "all in" to try to save their manager's job, their manager quit on them completely and a number of guys did the exact same thing, at which point the White Sox responded by going into rebuilding mode, cutting $25 million in salary, removing or trading 4 key contributors from the previous year, and guaranteeing the youth they did have time to play and develop.

Can Lillibridge play a decent 3rd base?

Nice job Escobar! Don't bunt here with our extra base hit machine

Can Lillibridge play a decent 3rd base?

You can only take so much from it since Omar Vizquel was going to get his playing time, but he's played 6 games at 3b in his entire time in the bigs (26 innings). He's played 5x as much 1b as he has 3b.

Bunting problems continue this inning.

 

That one wasn't alleviated by Ozzie moving on. Runner to 2nd on a the WP.

 

Bunt again? Almost would rather play for the big inning.

Yes, even the worst major league hitters can hit the ball somewhere if you give them a fastball down the middle in a hitter's count.

He is not a major league hitter, as it stands currently.

Why the f*** are we sacrificing when this pitcher is losing control

Please don't be broken.

Why the f*** are we sacrificing when this pitcher is losing control

Because we're down by 1 and getting a runner to 2b with 1 out increases your chances of scoring that single run even if it reduces your chances at a big inning.