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Me too.My goodness, I certainly hope so.
I don’t mind the block C but think the crooked one is pretty cool
Me too.My goodness, I certainly hope so.
Me too.
I don’t mind the block C but think the crooked one is pretty cool
I have always maintained that the crooked C should be the primary logo instead of the block C. Don’t forget that Cuyahoga translates to “crooked river.”
It's been 27 AB's for Bobby Bradley.....
I don't think he's ready, either. I even said it when everybody was pounding the table about bringing him up. But now that he's up, he needs time to get acclimated. His development is going to be learning on the job now-- for better or for worse-- no different than Oscar Mercado or Jake Bauers. As long as he continues to flash some potential, he's headed in the right direction.
I don't understand why fans have this mentality in Cleveland that as soon as a young player struggles, we have to send him down or get rid of him. Makes no sense to me.
There's certainly validity to what you're saying. If we were a sub-.500 team with no chance of making the playoffs, I don't think there would be any argument to be had for sending Bradley down so quickly. However, we're trying to win games to stay in the hunt for the division. There has to be a balancing act between what's best for the present and what's best for the future.
The 7th inning of the 7/4 ball game is an example of how not to bunt and how to bunt.
Naquin can never bunt again ever especially late in the ball game! He doesn't know what the heck he is doing. Was the timing of the bunt good? Yes, can he execute the bunt? no! So I never want to see him try that again.
Later in the inning, Mercado bunted, he has good speed, which caused the rushed throw and a throwing error. That was an effective bunt since even if he was thrown out, the runner would have been at 3rd with 1 out and a sac fly would have gotten him home.
Bunting can be good at the right time, but who is doing it matters since if you have bad bunting habits and form, I never want to see them try in a game!
I strongly disagree that the decision to sac bunt Mercado was a good one.
The only time a sac bunt makes sense is if you’re playing for exactly 1 run.
And the only way to defend the bunting during the regular season is if you want your players practiced and ready to make that bunt in the playoffs if you're playing for exactly one run.
The playoffs started for the Tribe about a month ago....
I'm not defending the call whatsoever.
I'm stating that, as far as I can see, that's the only way someone could even make the argument that the call isn't awful.
I'm ready for Tito to just be the ego/personality manager, and let someone else make tactical calls.
I think your stance on bunting is wrong. Even analytically.
I'd be interested to hear what you think my stance is, and why it's wrong.