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Absolutely nobody asked for this, but this is a fun little breakdown of what went through my head as I faced Shohei Ohtani in the WBC
My main thought was āIf he hits a home run, heās supposed to. Heās the bestā¦ but if you get him out, thatās a fun memory to have foreverā š
When we played against him in the minor leagues we had a nickname for him and I said it out loud to myself yesterday and I laughed because it just sounds funny to say.
Itās not mean. Well I donāt think itās mean. Itās just a rhyming nickname.
Iām very pro-technology to get calls right, but there is no way that is the threshold for what is a swing or not.
Front of the plate. Barrel passes the front of the plate and itās a check swing. Not that weird 45Ā° line
The Yandy Diaz strikeout to end Game 2 would not have been close to a swing under the review system they've been testing in the minor leagues
(via @tangotiger)
They need to fix how long these kickers get to kick conversions.
80 seconds is far too long. If every kicker takes up that time, and ten tries are scored. Thatās 13+ minutes of people just kicking a goal.
Stop the clock after the try. Start it again at the kick off
#RLWC26
Leaked audio of Kevin Walters in the shed at half time. Hopefully this turns the team around
#RLWC26
This is easily the worst Australian team Iāve seen in 26 years of watching rugby leagueā¦
They looked lost out there and with Walters as the coach, he canāt figure out a way to clean it up
#RLWC26
āHe picked his head up looking for that runner coming homeā is what Smoltz saysā¦ in reality, his eyes are on the ball the entire time and just makes an error
Love how confidently Smoltz is just wrong all the time
This dude is insufferable
Loves enforcing the āunwritten rulesā but gets mad if an actual rule is enforced.
Pick a struggle
Also, he may end up seeing this, and his response will most likely be him posting a video of him turning a double play where he was either:
A) far off the bag where the neighbourhood play was enforced
Or
B) getting barrelled by the runner and using it as a badge of honour
One of my favourite things about Australia is the laws we have in place to not allow dynamic pricing
I paid $350 to see the NRL Grand final last year. The pinnacle of one of our national sports. If I wanted to resell, I had to do it on the Ticketek website. For no profit.
Team that has won three of the last six World Series doesnāt play winning baseball.
Thatāll do me.
If you win baseball games, you play winning baseball.
BASEBALL MIGHT BE GETTING THE WORLD SERIES IT NEEDS MOST!
At a time when analytics have practically taken over the game and a potential lockout is looming, the Rays and Brewers might be reminding baseball of something weāve forgotten.
HOW TO ACTUALLY PLAY WINNING BASEBALL!
Pitching. Defense. Speed. Contact. Smart baserunning. Timely power. EXECUTION!
Forget chasing superstars just because theyāre superstars. GO FIND SUPERSTARS WHO KNOW HOW TO PLAY THE GAME!
Two organizations proving that sometimes the best way forward is BACK TO BASICS!
Maybe this World Series is bigger than a championship. Maybe itās a reminder of what baseball has been missing.
And for once, I genuinely have NO IDEA who Iām picking!
Rays fans, Brewers fansā¦ SELL ME ON YOUR SQUAD!
Convince me why YOUR team wins it all.
BEST ARGUMENT GETS MY PICK!
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The Rays and Brewers are among baseball's most analytics-driven organizations, using data and tech to identify edges like contact, speed, and small-ball tactics rather than representing a "back to basics" rejection of analytics.
nytimes.com/athletic/76843ā¦
wsj.com/sports/basebalā¦
mlb.com/news/explaininā¦
outkick.com/sports/milwaukā¦
Unbelievable analysis. Turns out all you need to win baseball games is to do most things required to play baseball really well
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- Good pitching
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- Good defence
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- Great base running
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- A little power
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Hey #Milwaukee Iām coming back to my baseball home next week! I would love to schedule something while Iām there feel free to reach out! I look forward to connecting with everyone!
#WinOurWay #thisismycrew
Damn, so 10 years ago, when the radar said my fastball was 97mph, I was actually throwing 100mph?!
But four years ago when I hit 97mph, it was actually only 94mph. That sucks.
The radar gun readings are a bit hotā¦.. Henriquezās fastball doesnāt look 101-103 mph.
Looks like higher 90s
I hate that todayās fans just canāt see or understand that the radar reading is 3 or more mph faster than 10-15 years ago.
When I played we understood that the older guns were slower. Why canāt this generation?
#thisismycrew #dodgers #nlcs