Pitcher pissed about 2-out bunt against shift w/ 2-run lead, calls it breach of etiquette

Pitcher pissed about 2-out bunt against shift w/ 2-run lead, calls it breach of etiquette

 

Rasmus is an asshole, but come on now. I honestly cannot find fault in what Rasmus did. It wasn't a no hitter he was breaking up, they weren't blowing out the Rangers, it was an insurance run and Rasmus saw an opportunity

Pitcher pissed about 2-out bunt against shift w/ 2-run lead, calls it breach of etiquette

 

STFU. If you give someone an opportunity to do something (opening with an shift) you cannot be pissed that they take advantage of it. That is a joke.

Rasmus did nothing wrong and in fact trying to extend the inning for the next batter in the lineup is how the game is played. Especially with only a two run lead. Grow pair Lewis!

Pitcher pissed about 2-out bunt against shift w/ 2-run lead, calls it breach of etiquette

Tell the opposing team to promise they will not score again and we will not bunt F that guy!

Glad I'm not the only one who thought that was ridiculous. How do you play baseball your whole life and interpret that bunt to be a bush league move?

Pitcher pissed about 2-out bunt against shift w/ 2-run lead, calls it breach of etiquette

 

That is easily the stupidest thing I have ever heard. I already find some unwritten rules annoying, but that is just ridiculous, it makes zero sense.

That is easily the stupidest thing I have ever heard. I already find some unwritten rules annoying, but that is just ridiculous, it makes zero sense.

 

Yes this is ridiculous. Is this truly one of the unwritten rules? If I am a hitter and somebody has a ridiculous shift like that on me, I'd learn how to pop a bunt over toward third and do it every time they shifted on me. Is a hitter supposed to hit into the shift without fighting it at all? What has the regular print media said about this one?

There's nothing more ridiculous than seeing a guy like Dunn make an out right into the shift. If there's nobody on the leftside of the infield, bunt the fricking ball that way every single time.

Despaigne no hitter through 7. 100 pitches, and getting wild.

Lasts 7.2.

Lewis has no right to be upset about that. Deadspin has been taking a more in-depth and critical look at some of the unwritten rules of baseball this year, and while I disagree with some of them - a pitcher has the right to the inside part of the plate and a guy crowding and reaching out needs to watch his rib cage - some of them really are ridiculous. Baseball players are big babies quite a bit of the time.

MLBRosterMoves ‏@MLBRosterMoves 1m

 

The @SFGiants place Matt Cain on 15-day DL (retro to 7/11) with right elbow inflammation; place 1B Brandon Belt on 7-day concussion DL.

Dan Uggla released by Atlanta and picked up by SF.

I had totally forgotten Colby Lewis took a paternity leave. I wonder if anyone told him that it was in the unwritten rules of baseball that baseball>family?

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The average distance of the fly balls pulled by Ryan Braun this season is down 42 feet,from 302 to 260. More about that in the column today.

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 5h

 

The average distance of the fly balls pulled by Ryan Braun this season is down 42 feet,from 302 to 260. More about that in the column today.

Steroids work!

Headley and $1 mil to Yankees for DePaula and Solarte.

Headley and $1 mil to Yankees for DePaula and Solarte.

 

He picked quite the time to start sucking, probably cost the Padres more talent.

Remember when Chase Headley was going to cost your entire minor league system?

 

This is a pretty good example of why you try to trade guys coming off good years while you are relatively non-competitive.

Remember when Chase Headley was going to cost your entire minor league system?

 

This is a pretty good example of why you try to trade guys coming off good years while you are relatively non-competitive.

Trade Sale, trade Q, trade Abreu. Headley was a one year wonder apparently. But constantly trading good players just because you aren't going to win in a year or two usually means you will remain non-competitive for a lot longer than that.

Edited July 22, 201411 yr by Dick Allen

Trade Sale, trade Q, trade Abreu. Headley was a one year wonder apparently. But constantly trading good players just because you aren't going to win in a year or two usually means you will remain non-competitive for a lot longer than that.

I agree; I think you trade good players when they don't fit into your long-term rebuilding plans, not just because they had a good year. You look at your scouting and think, is this a fluke, etc, and can we get peak value now, and what is the horizon of cotending and where will he fit, how will he fit financially, and do they have contracts and seem willing to come back and be around during that horizon. Good franchises I think are smart and know when to trade and who to trade, but also know who to lock up, etc.

Pitcher pissed about 2-out bunt against shift w/ 2-run lead, calls it breach of etiquette

 

Seriously...?

 

I swear, baseball players get offended over the stupidest crap these days.

 

Colby Lewis = sore loser.

Trade Sale, trade Q, trade Abreu. Headley was a one year wonder apparently. But constantly trading good players just because you aren't going to win in a year or two usually means you will remain non-competitive for a lot longer than that.

 

You don't trade guys with team friendly contracts for the next 5 to 6 years. But if a good player is not too far from free agency and doesn't appear to be in your future budget, then you trade him when the iron's hot.

I'm glad our franchise was smart enough not to sell the farm to get Chase Headley. I never wanted any piece of the guy at the price he supposedly commanded

You don't trade guys with team friendly contracts for the next 5 to 6 years. But if a good player is not too far from free agency and doesn't appear to be in your future budget, then you trade him when the iron's hot.

If Headley showed his one year was definitely not a fluke, maybe SD talked big extension with him. I understand trading guys that are going to go away anyway, but a lot of guys like to stay where they are comfortable and years can make up for a million here or there per.

 

It's hard to project performance 4 or 5 years from now. We would like to think Sale, Abreu, Q...will be just as effective as they are now. Maybe they will, maybe they won't. To me, if you want to strike while the iron is hot, it's time to add talent and try to go on a run while these guys are in their prime. Wasting a couple more years, not only closes your window with them at least a little bit, it may close it entirely.

 

I understand stepping back for a season, but I don't think the White Sox are going to do it again next unless a catastrophic injury occurs to Sale or Abreu. You just can't afford to waste their big seasons because you never know how long it will last.

Trade Sale, trade Q, trade Abreu. Headley was a one year wonder apparently. But constantly trading good players just because you aren't going to win in a year or two usually means you will remain non-competitive for a lot longer than that.

 

I'm talking about trading guys like Peavy. It's a case by case basis, but in 3 years, if the Sox have a bad team with no real shot to contend in the next two years, I would advocate trading Sale.

 

I think we've seen as fans that the Sox are fairly close to competitiveness.