Game 3 - Miami Marlins (Zambrano) @ Cincinnati Reds (Arroyo)

• mhs95_06

  Dusty played traditional baseball that inning! Not having a reliever ready for the pinch hitter when the first two reached(didn't want to diminish the confidence of the starter), and playing for the tie at home(infield back for Reyes, and in for Bonifacio, both of which resulted in RBIs).
• Midstate01

  

  Harris has had 2 at bats and both of them have been awful.
• Ironman92

  

  Chapman in down by a run. Dusty is tremendous at all facets of coaching.
• Ironman92

  

  Midstate01;1139490 wrote:Harris has had 2 at bats and both of them have been awful.

  
  Keep swinging at the first pitch and it'll be fine.
• mhs95_06

  Ironman92;1139492 wrote:Chapman in down by a run. Dusty is tremendous at all facets of coaching.

  Especially as they are playing a bunch of days in a row without an off day!
• mhs95_06

  Now have to beat Heath Bell or lose the series!
• Midstate01

  

  mhs95_06;1139507 wrote:Now have to beat Heath Bell or lose the series!

  
  Yep, all but over. Looked like the same old reds this series. Attack early, then nothing in the middle. With this rotation, that can't happen.
• Midstate01

  

  Chapman pitching 2 innings.... Wtf dusty
• SportsAndLady

  

  Chapman still in? lol
• Midstate01

  

  Damn Reyes is fast. Looked like chapman and Reyes had another exchange, friendly kind. Reyes probably saying, I gotcha this time.
• Midstate01

  

  Holy shit!!! Bruuuce !!
• SportsAndLady

  

  BRUUUUUUUUUU
• mhs95_06

  Hit and run on the first pitch to Rolen please.
• Midstate01

  

  Just hit it out there Rolen
• Midstate01

  

  mhs95_06;1139527 wrote:Hit and run on the first pitch to Rolen please.

  
  Huh why??
• osu45804

  

  REDS WIN!
• mhs95_06

  Was that last play a hit, an error, or a FC. I vote FC.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Awesome!!
• mhs95_06

  Midstate01;1139532 wrote:Huh why??

  I take that back if they're going to play the infield in!
• SportsAndLady

  

  mhs95_06;1139537 wrote:I take that back if their going to play the infield in!

  You meant a suicide squeeze? Not a hit and run?
• mhs95_06

  SportsAndLady;1139538 wrote:You meant a suicide squeeze? Not a hit and run?

  Hit and run, just tap an infield grounder to the right side with the runner on first moving on the pitch and the runner on 3rd not but going on contact, but with the infield in DP depth only, not playing in. I think its a lot easier to tap an infield grounder than to bunt.
• SportsAndLady

  

  mhs95_06;1139563 wrote:Hit and run, just tap an infield grounder to the right side with the runner on first moving on the pitch and the runner on 3rd not but going on contact, but with the infield in DP depth only, not playing in. I think its a lot easier to tap an infield grounder than to bunt.

  What if you hit it in the air? Double play
• mhs95_06

  mhs95_06;1139535 wrote:Was that last play a hit, an error, or a FC. I vote FC.

  The scoring it of a hit is pretty unfair call to the pitcher. If it wasn't a game ending play, once Hanley realized he couldn't go home would have tried for the out at first and would have been charged an error if he didn't get an out. To me it was a fielders choice, could have gotten an out at first, but didn't need an out at first. Same thing if Rolen hit a routine fly to CF and the Cf just runs into the dugout, leaving the ball to fall to the turf. Do you score it a hit or a FC and SF?
• mhs95_06

  SportsAndLady;1139565 wrote:What if you hit it in the air? Double play

  That is why you do it with a hitter who can control his swing, like Rolen. What happens if you pop up a suicide squeeze? I just think its safer than a suicide squeeze, but again only if the infield is not playing in, then they'll just throw home to get the lead runner. I figured they'd be playing in DP depth.
• thavoice

  mhs95_06;1139569 wrote:The scoring it of a hit is pretty unfair call to the pitcher. If it wasn't a game ending play, once Hanley realized he couldn't go home would have tried for the out at first and would have been charged an error if he didn't get an out. To me it was a fielders choice, could have gotten an out at first, but didn't need an out at first. Same thing if Rolen hit a routine fly to CF and the Cf just runs into the dugout, leaving the ball to fall to the turf. Do you score it a hit or a FC and SF?

  Dont know what they would call if the outfielder did that. Either a sac fly or a 1B.