vs. WHITE SOX, 6/15

[LookitsPuck]

2 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

I think sometimes you have to trust your hitters. 

What rapport/respect did Tejada earn there to swing away?

[Il BuonO]

I would have liked Kim there, not a good match up w Rickard and the Sox lefty wasn't ready yet.

[eddie83]

Just now, LookitsPuck said:

What rapport/respect did Tejada earn there to swing away?

Pitcher tiring. Tillman not sharp. Looking for bigger inning.  Tejada singled first at bat.  

[eddie83]

Rickard killed that. 

[LookitsPuck]

Terrible.

And can we stop the Rule V experiment? Please?

[O's84]

And we get nothing else.

[OFFNY]

o

 

Schoop had a big smile on his face while sitting in the dugout, immediately after scoring the tying run.

They may suck, but they haven't packed it in.

 

o

[O's84]

Buck is stubborn, Kim is obviously the choice to go there.

[eddie83]

1 minute ago, Il BuonO said:

I would have liked Kim there, not a good match up w Rickard and the Sox lefty wasn't ready yet.

Another issue Smith is hurt. Buck didn't want to burn anyone this early. 

[eddie83]

Just now, O's84 said:

Buck is stubborn, Kim is obviously the choice to go there.

No Smith. 

[O's84]

Just now, eddie83 said:

Another issue Smith is hurt. Buck didn't want to burn anyone this early. 

Probably not going to have a bigger situation in this game than that.  I'd roll with the best hitter.

[LookitsPuck]

Just now, eddie83 said:

Another issue Smith is hurt. Buck didn't want to burn anyone this early. 

 

Just now, eddie83 said:

No Smith. 

Call somebody up, then. 

[Sessh]

1 minute ago, eddie83 said:

Another issue Smith is hurt. Buck didn't want to burn anyone this early. 

You have a chance to score a run there, though. Kim over Rickard all day long in that situation bench be damned.

[weams]

2 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

Rickard killed that. 

Yass

[Uli2001]

8 minutes ago, Il BuonO said:

Control is throwing strikes, command is accuracy with the zone to different quadrants. So, while Tillman is throwing more strikes he can often miss his target within the zone because of poor command.

I had never heard this before. It looks to me that control without command, in your definition, is useless. The bottomline is that the pitcher must be able to hit the catcher's mitt.