Moose Milligan

I think @Filmstudy’s point is that he went into the slide far away from the bag and his momentum had significantly slowed by the time he reached the bag. I think he’s probably correct, that was my takeaway from the replay. IMO it was a perfect storm. Singleton is a big guy, doesn’t seem to move well. IIRC the pitcher was late getting over. Cowser was fast enough to make it close, hustles and makes a great play.

Glad to see you’re on the upswing!

If somehow the internet were a thing in the 60s through 80s and this site existed, you’d absolutely would have had posters on here asking for Earl Weaver to get fired. I’m not saying Hyde is Weaver, that’s not the point. The point is: Weaver lost the ‘69 Series to what was thought of as an inferior team. Weaver lost the ‘71 World Series to the Pirates with the much vaunted and ballyhooed four 20 game winner pitching staff. Can you imagine the outrage on 1971 OH? Then he took 8 additional seasons to get back to the World Series (HE’S WASTING JIM PALMER!) and blew it against the Pirates. Couldn’t get it done in the final weekend of ‘82 against the Brewers. Then JOE ALTOBELLI took the same team all the way in 1983 and I guarantee you’d have people on here saying Altobelli was the better manager and they’d have won more with him all along. I can only imagine what the same posters here who are calling for Hyde’s head would have had to say if they’d gotten the chance to watch all of Earl Weaver’s shortcomings happen in real time. But maybe I’m wrong. Maybe since Weaver got ejected a bunch and “showed a lot of emotion” it wouldn’t have mattered.

I think it worked out just fine. Probably doesn’t work out if he did it another few times but this is the one where it did.

Out of the #1 prospect slot

OHHHHH BUT SHOULD WE REPLACE HYDE?!!!!?!?!?!?!

Ohhhhh BUT HOLLIDAY IS SLUMPING OHHHHHHHH

Maybe the only time sliding into first is a good idea.

Clutch Cowser!!!! Awesome!

This umpire is a moron

Whoa Gunnar did something

45 mins or so

Who is Emmanuel Rivera.

Send him down again! Only way to get him going, it appears.

Several of ours would agree with him lately.

Would have been an inside the parker for anyone faster

No Urias slander tonight

Hopefully that was the shot that gets them going again

Reverse lock here

No doubt in my mind they only come away with one run here

Let’s watch Gunnar come up small here.

Get some runs you dicks.

I am here for this.

They’ll get a run or something but that’ll be it.

Not enough to overturn but that was a hell of a play.