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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #840 on: April 22, 2021, 08:50:02 pm »
Cubs 3 up 3 down in very inning thru 6, except for 3-run, 2-hit third inning.

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #841 on: April 22, 2021, 09:32:30 pm »
Marisnick with a lead off triple in the 8th.

Will they waste it?

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #842 on: April 22, 2021, 09:44:11 pm »
yup

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« Reply #843 on: April 22, 2021, 10:00:59 pm »
Bryant leads off with a single in the 9th and then gets caught stealing after Rizzo and Baez whiff.

Hopefully Matt Duffy can get us going in the 10th.

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« Reply #844 on: April 22, 2021, 10:01:58 pm »
They're not letting Kimbrel go a second inning; Winkler is coming in.  And he promptly wild-pitches the ghost runner to third.

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« Reply #845 on: April 22, 2021, 10:20:44 pm »
I was gone for a bit, why wasn't kb put on 2nd?

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #846 on: April 22, 2021, 10:21:54 pm »
IBB to Sogard might be the stupidest managerial move ever.

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« Reply #847 on: April 22, 2021, 10:22:22 pm »
Cubs win!

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« Reply #848 on: April 22, 2021, 10:22:32 pm »
SWEEP!!!!

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« Reply #849 on: April 22, 2021, 10:23:03 pm »
Heyward with a game ending single.

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« Reply #850 on: April 22, 2021, 10:58:30 pm »
IBB to Sogard might be the stupidest managerial move ever.

Think only downside of walking Sogard there is chance of a walk or HBP forcing in winning run.

Otherwise, the key is setting up a force at home instead of a tag out—-which typically is at least five feet of baserunning distance—-or more. And, this is Baez running who has the moves. Maybe the last guy in the NL you want to have to tag at home as the winning run.

And, then there’s setting up chance of a double play too of course, which gets you out of the inning.

Further, Sogard is harder to K than Heyward. If Sogard hits a grounder, you have a tag play of Baez at home—not a force.

Finally, if you can get past Heyward, Happ is up and Happ has been lost at the plate for some time. Mets probably not too worried about Happ getting a hit off 99 with two outs.

If you think Diaz can avoid walk/HBP, Mets played it the right way I think, even if didn’t work out for them.

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #851 on: April 22, 2021, 11:03:00 pm »
And, great job by Bote getting the bunt down.

That was 99% grit and luck on Bote’s part.

If you let him hit, that’s a DP waiting to happen.

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #852 on: April 22, 2021, 11:16:43 pm »
Serious question.  Bryant made the last out in the 9th, right?  So shouldn't he have been the ghost runner, not Javy?

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« Reply #853 on: April 22, 2021, 11:21:56 pm »
Baez was the batter who made the last out.

Otherwise, you could have a routine force play grounder and the guy forced would be the last out. So, it’s the batter that triggers the rule.

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Re: Today's Game - 2021
« Reply #854 on: April 22, 2021, 11:22:04 pm »
Serious question.  Bryant made the last out in the 9th, right?  So shouldn't he have been the ghost runner, not Javy?

It's not the guy who makes the last out. The runner is "the player in the batting order immediately preceding that half-inning’s leadoff hitter" according to the official rules:

https://www.mlb.com/glossary/rules/designated-runner
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