The Defense Thread, 2016

[Aristotelian]

The Davis errors were in the same inning. First botched a grounder, then the O's had the runner picked off and Davis threw it away. Gallardo was able to work around the runner in scoring position to get out of the inning.

[Frobby]

August

A couple of really nifty 5-4-3 DPs in this game that most teams don't make.

JJ made a great backhand stop of a smash on the short hop.

The game arguably turned on the pop fly down the LF line that Manny got a glove on but couldn't catch, eventually ruled a fair ball.

[OFFNY]

o

Going back to Friday's game, in which the Orioles escaped with a 7-5 win:

(vs. WHITE SOX, 8/05)

The Orioles won this game despite committing 4 errors.

The last time that that happened was in 1987.

http://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2016/08/upcoming-starters-alvarez-britton-and-memorable-loss.html

[OFFNY]

o

(vs. ATHLETICS, 8/11)

Jonathan Schoop made an excellent, heads-up play that intially was ruled to be the last out of the game, but was overturned.

With runners on 1st and 2nd base and 2 outs, Ryan Flaherty (the shortstop) snared a ground ball that was a few feet into the outfield grass and flipped it to Schoop at 2nd base. The runner was safe ...... but Schoop noticed that the lead runner had rounded 3rd base, and so he fired the ball to Manny Machado, who applied the tag.

The officials in New York ruled that there was irrefutable evidence that the runner was safe, and so Zach Britton had to get one additional batter out to end the game.

[PaulFolk]

o

(vs. ATHLETICS, 8/11)

Jonathan Schoop made an excellent, heads-up play that intially was ruled to be the last out of the game, but was overturned.

With runners on 1st and 2nd base and 2 outs, Ryan Flaherty (the shortstop) snared a ground ball that was a few feet into the outfield grass and flipped it to Schoop at 2nd base. The runner was safe ...... but Schoop noticed that the lead runner had rounded 3rd base, and so he fired the ball to Manny Machado, who applied the tag.

Wasn't it the other way around? I thought Schoop was the one who gloved the ball in the outfield and flipped to Flaherty, and Flaherty threw to third.

[OFFNY]

Wasn't it the other way around? I thought Schoop was the one who gloved the ball in the outfield and flipped to Flaherty, and Flaherty threw to third.

I think that you're right, Paul.

Thanks for the correction.

[Frobby]

Two great backhand plays by Manny tonight. On the first, he fielded the fall while going into foul territory and threw a strike to second base while falling away. On the second, he took the ball deep behind the bag and fired a one-hopper that Davis corralled for the out on a tough hop.

On the play where the Giants scored their first run, Schoop airmailed a relay throw to the plate. I think a good throw would have nailed the runner.

[Frobby]

Manny made only his second error of the year at 3B last night, in 72 games played there. Meanwhile, Hardy has only made 4 in 73 games at SS. It's amazing what these two bring to the table defensively.

[Frobby]

There was a play last night, I think on Ubaldo's last batter, where the ball was blooped to RCF and landed short of Trumbo and Jones. I can't be sure from the camera angle they showed, but I had the distinct impression that a good RF would have charged that ball and caught it, and that even Jones might have had a shot but he expected Trumbo to go for the catch but ended up watching Trumbo pull up short. Anybody else see it that way? I believe that play either tied the game or put Houston back in the lead.

[El Gordo]

There was a play last night, I think on Ubaldo's last batter, where the ball was blooped to RCF and landed short of Trumbo and Jones. I can't be sure from the camera angle they showed, but I had the distinct impression that a good RF would have charged that ball and caught it, and that even Jones might have had a shot but he expected Trumbo to go for the catch but ended up watching Trumbo pull up short. Anybody else see it that way? I believe that play either tied the game or put Houston back in the lead.

It seems to me that's what Trumbo does. He errs on the side of caution wanting to avoid letting the ball get by him.

[OFFNY]

o

(vs. ASTROS, 8/21)

Manny Machado flubbed a routine ground ball to start the 5th inning.

Chris Davis had a routine line drive hit off of his glove 3 plays later in right field, and what was a close game is now 4-1 in favor of the Astros.

[ReclaimTheCrown]

o

(vs. ASTROS, 8/21)

Manny Machado flubbed a routine ground ball to start the 5th inning.

Chris Davis had a routine line drive hit off of his glove 3 plays later in right field, and what was a close game is now 4-1 in favor of the Astros.

No clue how they are considering the ball Chris missed a double. Need to make that play, which should be an error.

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[webbrick2010]

Another game argualbly lost by poor defense, and again poor RF defense.

and yet the O's don't have even a middling COF prospect in the minors.

What a good GM could have gotten for O'day and Davis at the 2015 trade deadline?

[FlipTheBird]

Another game argualbly lost by poor defense, and again poor RF defense.

and yet the O's don't have even a middling COF prospect in the minors.

What a good GM could have gotten for O'day and Davis at the 2015 trade deadline?

I hope the O's win tomorrow, just so you crawl back into your hole for a couple of days.

[OFFNY]

(vs. ASTROS, 8/21)

Manny Machado flubbed a routine ground ball to start the 5th inning.

Chris Davis had a routine line drive hit off of his glove 3 plays later in right field, and what was a close game is now 4-1 in favor of the Astros.

Showalter stated that Davis lost the line drive off of his glove in the lights.

https://twitter.com/masnRoch/status/767526107482644480