2021 Series #33 | Indians @ Blue Jays | Aug. 2-5

[CATS44]

Dead duck is harsh. That was close. I'm surprised it was challenged.

And Oscar delivers. Alert base running on a horrible throw puts two RISP.

 

[Gson]

Promising start to the third inning.. Straw with a roped single to LF.. Amed with a seeing eye single to the 2B...that he couldn't do anything with.. and a double steal by Straw and Amed.. 2nd and 3rd.. no one out..

...hosey pops out to the SS...

...Franimal walks.. loading the bases..

...Weird Harold comes up to bat.. has seen five pitches.. swung at four of them.. two foul balls..another foul and then a single to RF.. Grichuk comes up throwing.. Straw scores.. but Amed is gunned down.. turf bounce helps the Jays there.. 1-0 good guys will play from in front...

Mercado picks up Amed with a single to left center.. Franimal scores.. two on two out two in..

 

[mopete12]

That throw by the LF for Toronto was an Indians type of defensive decision. Hope we take advantage.

 

[CATS44]

That looked like Harold throwing in left.

 

[CATS44]

No way is Amed to be blamed for that. It was exactly what he was supposed to do.

 

[Gson]

Really seems like Kirk is a bad catcher all and all

agree with this.. Kirk is slow.. his actions and feet are lazy.. he is a defensive liability to any team he dons the tools for..

 

[CATS44]

Kirk is a DH playing catcher.

 

[Gson]

Eli cruises through the third inning.. surrendering a seeing eye four hopper to Amed at SS that he had ZERO chance getting to Owen @ 1B for the out.. Vladdy Daddy squibs one to Clement for the third out.... It looked like Vladdy really (I mean REALLY) saw the Eli FB that he took.. he won't take the next one.. something that Eli/Carl/DeMarlo know or need to..

 

[CATS44]

The strike zone is now down to the shoelaces.

 

[CATS44]

Morgan averaging 11 pitches per inning, but is now into his second time thru the lineup.

 

[Gson]

The strike zone is now down to the shoelaces.

a couple close ones at the bottom of the zone.. if the home plate umpire calls those the same way for Eli..I'd be thrilled.. you should be too..

8 - 9 - 1 go 1-2-3 in the fourth.. 2-0 heading to the bottom half of the inning..

 

[Criznit]

Dead duck is harsh. That was close. I'm surprised it was challenged.

And Oscar delivers. Alert base running on a horrible throw puts two RISP.

It looked a lot closer and definitively challengeable on replay.. Still seemed reckless to send him, or did he run through?

Crunch time for Eli... They'll be looking to swing now..

 

[CATS44]

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It looked a lot closer and definitively challengeable on replay.. Still seemed reckless to send him, or did he run through?

Crunch time for Eli... They'll be looking to swing now..

I send Amed every single time on that play.

The success rate has to be over 90%, and it wasnt like we had Jose-Franmil-Harold-Amed types coming up.

 

[Criznit]

got away with that one...

 

[Criznit]

Very very nice Eli!!!