Friday, July 21: Showdown in St Pete continues

[Greg Pappas]

Just got home, turned the game on, see O'Hearn get a hit, and against a righthander, here comes Ryan Mountcastle.  Against RHP, this year, here are RM's stats:

174 AB's,  7 BB's,  53 K's,  .190 BA,  .223 OBP,  .310 SLG,  .533 OPS.

I see he doubled before that strikeout, but why is he playing?
 

[Mooreisbetter27]

Oh are you kidding me right now. That’s some straight BS.

[justD]

Damnit, baseball gods. Geesh. 

[Mooreisbetter27]

Least we got out with only one more pitch. 

[HandsomeQuack]

Thank gosh

[Billy F-Face3]

I think we have just been spoiled by having Cedric Mullins and his elite skills playing center field, so anyone slower playing CF looks awkward and inferior by comparison.

[NCRaven]

1 minute ago, Greg Pappas said:

I see he doubled before that strikeout, but why is he playing?
 

Re-read the first part and I think you’ll answer your own question.

[Malike]

Just now, Billy F-Face3 said:

I think we have just been spoiled by having Cedric Mullins and his elite skills playing center field, so anyone slower playing CF looks awkward and inferior by comparison.

It isn't his lack of speed that makes him look awkward, it's his reads and routes.

[oriolediehard]

We miss Cedric's bat.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Greg Pappas said:

Just got home, turned the game on, see O'Hearn get a hit, and against a righthander, here comes Ryan Mountcastle.  Against RHP, this year, here are RM's stats:

174 AB's,  7 BB's,  53 K's,  .190 BA,  .223 OBP,  .310 SLG,  .533 OPS.

I see he doubled before that strikeout, but why is he playing?
 

Because guys don't normally develop platoon splits this late into their career so it's probably not a sustainable phenomenon.

But I'm sure you know that.

[Uli2001]

Bradish is a pitching well enough to win, no support.

[Mooreisbetter27]

With Mullins going down, it would be nice if Hays started getting hot but he’s been terrible since the AS break.

[Roy Firestone]

not taking any hutches...this guy could go 9  with his pitch count...lots of easy outs from our bats...

[Roy Firestone]

Grayson vs Mcclanahan tomorrow...we need to win tonight...we wont win tomorrow...

[Uli2001]

Cowser looking lost at the plate?