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I for one hope that the Sox do not trade Peavy if they continue to play poorly. Pitching is very hard to find, and having Sale and Peavy gives them plenty to build on. Getting prospects doesn't guarantee anything, and the Sox haven't done all that great in evaluating talent over the last several years.
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For whatever it's worth, Hawk and Stone did not think Flowers tagged Morneau and complimented the umpire for being in a great position to see everything. In any case, Rios' perfect throw was there in plenty of time...until Flowers failed in Catching Fundamentals 101. Even Stone, a former pitcher, knew a catcher should dive at the runner in that situation. Second of all, Dunn's error was a season lowlight. It's pathetic that a Major League player does not take the field with a glove that works. So, yes, a new low. |
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As for the play at the plate, Flowers had the plate blocked, which is what many catchers are taught to do. There really is no one fundamental way to approach plays at the plate anymore because of recent collisions. But the runner can't score if the plate is blocked. Flowers had the plate blocked until after he appeared to tag Morneau and looks at the umpire for the out call. Usually when umpires appear to miss that call, it's because the fielder makes further attempts to tag the runner. Watch the replay on mlb.com with the Twins announcers. It seems very clearly a missed call. That also is what the MLB Network crew believed tonight as well when they discussed the play. And even if those two plays did constitute exquisitely bad baseball, I don't think they bring the White Sox close to a baseball equivalent of Plan Nine from Outer Space. There was worse baseball being played in the majors tonight by the Giants in the first in Toronto, and they had the second best record in the National League coming into the game. And there was far worse baseball being played Friday and Saturday in Chicago against the Angels, if you want to talk about low points. |
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Actually, Morneau was tagged twice. Flowers brushed him on the shoulder when Morneau was past the plate and then brushed him again when Morneau scrambled back to the plate.
That doesn't mean that Flowers shouldn't have made sure of the tag instead of looking at the ump for the call.... just saying. Hardly a case for new low defensively... we've had much worse plays. |
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Nice to see them win. Hope they get something going and go on a roll.
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Flowers is still not a great major league baseball player, but you're wrong here. |
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But again, blown call. Fortunately, it didn't cost the Sox the game.
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Good job all around in that only Keppinger didn't have at least 1 hit.
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I'm seriously missing the part where the glove malfunction is Dunn's fault, really.
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Rule 15.18a(b) clearly states that players are only allowed to use gloves they have personally crafted
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What a horrid pickup thus far. If Beckham wasn't on the shelf, he would be Sunday lineup fodder.
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I'm having Juan Pierre flashbacks with all of his groundouts and weak pop ups. This guy was a career .282 hitter before coming here. One can only hope the "back of the baseball card" comes in to play and evens things out. However, as you pointed out, he likely is headed to the bench as soon as Beckham gets healthy.
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