Tribe vs. Athletics (Series Thread)

• Laley23

  

  Mr. Clean losing it a bit here in the 4th.
• Terry_Tate

  

  Footwedge;1440449 wrote:13 errors in 3 years in Cincinnati for an outfielder is beyond horrible.

  Last years Gold Glove Centerfielders and Rightfielders errors over the last 3 years:
  
  Andrew McCutchen - 13
  Jason Heyward - 17
  Adam Jones - 23
  Josh Reddick - 13(2011-2013, 2010 barely played, 2011 played half the year)
• Mohican00

  

  load em up.....need something here
• Laley23

  

  Really nice play at 3rd. Barehanded pick and throw home to nail Santana.
  
  Then a DP ball is thrown away and we get 2...lol
• Crimson streak

  

  The ball must be dying out there tonight. I thought swisher had a homerun in the first as well as kipnis last inning.
• Laley23

  

  Crimson streak;1440523 wrote:The ball must be dying out there tonight. I thought swisher had a homerun in the first as well as kipnis last inning.

  Cant tell if its that or Matt Underwood getting overly excited about routine flyballs. lol
• Mohican00

  

  well there ya go
• Mohican00

  

  well there ya go X 2
• Crimson streak

  

  Laley23;1440524 wrote:Cant tell if its that or Matt Underwood getting overly excited about routine flyballs. lol

  
  Well according to hammy there is a pretty good wind blowing in from right field. So that would explain it
• Ironman92

  

  Here is a Stubbs breakdown from someone who has watched him close to 500 games in CF.
  
  His jump has improved over the years and is slightly above average on most balls off the bat.....he is excellent in the gap and this play is far and away his best. On balls in front of him he is about average at reading but also this play I've seen him only make two sliding catches and zero diving catches....zero...and his sliding attempts are just awful. He is pretty good on balls over his head and if the wall isn't involved he can get to as many balls as anyone. On the most difficult OF play where the ball is a line drive where a jump must be made and a wall will be hit......he lets up....but is good when he gets time to jump over the wall.
  
  His arm is above average but he rarely seems to actually throw a runner out.
  
  His speed can make those gappers look easy....but unless he's fully extended....more CFers than not also catch those balls.
  
  His speed is upper echelon but not being able to slide/dive on balls is just utterly ridiculous and IMO allows several guys to be better CFers than him as a whole......but overall Stubbs is a very good CFer...but a little overrated.
• Crimson streak

  

  Ironman92;1440531 wrote:Here is a Stubbs breakdown from someone who has watched him close to 500 games in CF.
  
  His jump has improved over the years and is slightly above average on most balls off the bat.....he is excellent in the gap and this play is far and away his best. On balls in front of him he is about average at reading but also this play I've seen him only make two sliding catches and zero diving catches....zero...and his sliding attempts are just awful. He is pretty good on balls over his head and if the wall isn't involved he can get to as many balls as anyone. On the most difficult OF play where the ball is a line drive where a jump must be made and a wall will be hit......he lets up....but is good when he gets time to jump over the wall.
  
  His arm is above average but he rarely seems to actually throw a runner out.
  
  His speed can make those gappers look easy....but unless he's fully extended....more CFers than not also catch those balls.
  
  His speed is upper echelon but not being able to slide/dive on balls is just utterly ridiculous and IMO allows several guys to be better CFers than him as a whole......but overall Stubbs is a very good CFer...but a little overrated.

  
  Well good thing he plays right field then
• Laley23

  

  I think everone is forgetting he wont be CF for the Tribe. He is a WAYYYYY above average RF just because of the speed alone. Easily, imo, the fastest RF in the game now that Ichiro is over the hill.
  
  EDIT: Crimson beat me to it.
• Sonofanump

  Swisher likes to play the game like it's a game. I think his attitude is infectious.
• Laley23

  

  So did anyone hear the answer to the trivia question.
  
  I know for sure McGwire, Giambi, Tejada, Canseco
  
  Then I guessed Reggie Jackson, Matt Stairs and Eric Chavez. Not sure on any of them.
• Sonofanump

  Kingman.
• Laley23

  

  Thanks.
• Laley23

  

  Fucking Perez. I thought he would fuck us last night. Just a day early.
• Crimson streak

  

  God damnit Perez
• Crimson streak

  

  Lol wow that was a home run
• Sonofanump

  WTF, that hit the railing.
• ts1227

  

  Oakland just got fucked hard
• Laley23

  

  Whats the point of replay?
  
  I love the call, but that was terrible...
• Laley23

  

  Perez will just do it himself.
• Midstate01

  

  Just saw it. Wow. Wonder how they came up with that decision. Seemed pretty obvious. Perez will send them gifts.
• ts1227

  

  Assuming Pure Rage doesn't blow it, do the A's play it under protest? Though that hasn't worked for anyone in 30 years, with replay in place and a slam dunk tape showing the umpire is a dumbass it's not something with a precedent. Might as well at least make MLB kick it around even though they'll deny it.