"He cheated!"

Both these teams are pretty awful in the field.

That was a tailor made double play if I ever saw one.

My initial reaction on that play was that I was impressed he even read the ball well enough to be in the area. That ball had some crazy top spin. It was a hard catch to make.

 

The top spin would have made it easier for Viciedo to get to. It hit his glove and he didn't have to jump for it = should be caught

Pujols moves like he's 45. All those roids are catching up to him. That's a scary contract.

Well, on a hit to first.

Pujols getting ripped by Angel TV guys.

The top spin would have made it easier for Viciedo to get to. It hit his glove and he didn't have to jump for it = should be caught

If you think spin on a ball makes a catch easier for an OF, especially a LF, you haven't actually caught a ball in the OF.

If you think spin on a ball makes a catch easier for an OF, especially a LF, you haven't actually caught a ball in the OF.

 

No, I said it made it easier for him to get to since it didn't go as far as it appeared it would off the bat.

Hawk sounded dejected when he said Keppinger was up

I'll take it!

 

Clutch pleaseeee

Whatever, Kepp. I don't even care how you're doing it at this point.

No, I said it made it easier for him to get to since it didn't go as far as it appeared it would off the bat.

It looked like he got jammed off the bat. I'll drop it, but dude, that was not an easy catch.

Angels have now tied us for errors.

It looked like he got jammed off the bat. I'll drop it, but dude, that was not an easy catch.

 

I thought it was gone off the bat

Not even close. 0-6 with RISP tonight.

That was a case of the 2-2 pitch being a reasonable one to swing at, it was a great pitch, but he shouldn't have had two strikes because the others he swung at weren't close.

For a catcher, Flowers has little clue at the plate about the opposition setting him up for a particular pitch.

That was a case of the 2-2 pitch being a reasonable one to swing at, it was a great pitch, but he shouldn't have had two strikes because the others he swung at weren't close.

 

Until he learns to stop taking strikes and swinging at balls, he's going to struggle to hit over .200 in the majors.

Flowers seemingly can only homer but never hit with RISP in clutch situations.

Flowers seemingly can only homer but never hit with RISP in clutch situations.

 

Besides two games ago

 

Flowers seemingly can only homer but never hit with RISP in clutch situations.

Uh, yeah.

 

 

He has no plan at the plate. That first breaking ball was hung, but he was taking all the way. Then, he swings at a ball in the dirt. He's just out of sorts.

The top spin would have made it easier for Viciedo to get to. It hit his glove and he didn't have to jump for it = should be caught

 

 

FWIW, the Angels' announcers said he did a good job just to get to the ball.

 

From their perspective, at the time of the play....it was a double, but a play that would be made about 30-40% of the time, at least my interpretation.

I'm glad they ran Quintana back out there. He needs to learn how to get deep in games.

Besides two games ago

 

 

But still, overall, he's something like 3/25 with RISP, yes?

 

Just guessing...maybe he has 4 hits.