Tribe vs Red Sox (Series Thread)

• Laley23

  

  What a great AB by Chiz. Mightve single handily gotten Peavy out of the game after this inning...
• Laley23

  

  That was quick.
• vball10set

  This. Is. Not. Good.
• iclfan2

  

  Quicker throw by Murphy and better throw by Chiz would have had him gunned at the plate. Ugh not a good start to the 7th
• Laley23

  

  Atchison looks awful. Shaw is probably unavailable as is Allen, I would assume...
• Laley23

  

  Why dont infielders ever drop the ball on the infield fly and see if the runners are dumb enough to run?
• vball10set

  Hagadone? Oh no...
• TBone14

  

  Achtison has been struggling of late. Three runs in the first was never going to hold up.
  
  Does Hagadone work out of this one?
• TBone14

  

  Laley23;1622349 wrote:Why dont infielders ever drop the ball on the infield fly and see if the runners are dumb enough to run?

  Furthermore, with a speedy runner on 1st and say a catcher up and a pop to the middle infield. They never let it drop to get the force at 2nd base. By they, I mean any professional baseball players.
• TBone14

  

  Hagadone gets it done. Need some damn runs.
• Con_Alma

  2 on nobody out. Please, please move the runners over.
• Con_Alma

  That was pitiful.
• Laley23

  

  Bunting continues to be the worst play, statistically, in baseball.
• Laley23

  

  TBone14;1622353 wrote:Furthermore, with a speedy runner on 1st and say a catcher up and a pop to the middle infield. They never let it drop to get the force at 2nd base. By they, I mean any professional baseball players.

  Another good one...
  
  Although, on that, I would be somewhat worried that the ball might have crazy spin and shit. But on the infield fly, you already have the out for sure.
• Laley23

  

  Holy Shit, Andrew Miller is still in the MLB?
• TBone14

  

  Laley23;1622359 wrote:Another good one...
  
  Although, on that, I would be somewhat worried that the ball might have crazy spin and shit. But on the infield fly, you already have the out for sure.

  On an infield fly it is no doubt. Why bother even catching it?
  
  You open yourself up for disaster in my scenario but they can just deflect the ball towards 2nd...pick it up and make the toss or step on the bag. Don't just let it drop...control the missed catch.
• vball10set

  Bourn!
• iclfan2

  

  Hell yes Bourn. Aviles was on Gomes butt!
• Laley23

  

  Michael Bourn is white hot the last month. What is he batting since the start of May?
• Con_Alma

  come on. Get another here.
• Laley23

  

  TBone14;1622362 wrote:On an infield fly it is no doubt. Why bother even catching it?
  
  You open yourself up for disaster in my scenario but they can just deflect the ball towards 2nd...pick it up and make the toss or step on the bag. Don't just let it drop...control the missed catch.

  Gotcha.
  
  Didnt they outlaw that play on soft liners? I wonder if they would do the same in your scenario.
• vball10set

  iclfan2;1622364 wrote:Hell yes Bourn. Aviles was on Gomes butt!

  He had to redeem himself after that lousy bunt...and he did!
• TBone14

  

  Laley23;1622367 wrote:Gotcha.
  
  Didnt they outlaw that play on soft liners? I wonder if they would do the same in your scenario.

  I wouldn't know. I have never even seen anybody try it.
• Laley23

  

  TBone14;1622372 wrote:I wouldn't know. I have never even seen anybody try it.

  On a pop-up I never have. But we had some guys try to catch-drop liners that were hit soft enough to do so to try to turn 2 or 3. MLB gave the umpires discretion on a ruling that would allow them to essentially use the infield fly on those plays, even with only 1 on.
• BRF

  

  Laley23;1622349 wrote:Why dont infielders ever drop the ball on the infield fly and see if the runners are dumb enough to run?

  I agree.