Toronto Blue Jays (58-46) @ Minnesota Twins (55-49) - August 4-7

SharoneWright · Post #321 » by **SharoneWright** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 9:48 pm

Kepler running like Gurriel

SharoneWright · Post #322 » by **SharoneWright** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 9:49 pm

LBJKB24MJ23 wrote:
Madvillainy2004 wrote:Lourdes is an idiot lol

was that on him or base coach?

Him fo sho

SharoneWright · Post #323 » by **SharoneWright** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 9:52 pm

Mildly embarrassing win.

Romano choked in the 9th

Catcher not allowed to catch and tag. woot.

Madvillainy2004 · Post #324 » by **Madvillainy2004** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 9:52 pm

I'll take a split on the road tbh lol

Parataxis · Post #325 » by **Parataxis** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 9:53 pm

WOW. Great series all around.

Let's MLB!

Madvillainy2004 · Post #326 » by **Madvillainy2004** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 9:53 pm

Romano getting the win there is hilarious.

TOStateofMind · Post #327 » by **TOStateofMind** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 9:54 pm

Thank f*** lol. Would’ve been rough to lose this one.

SharoneWright · Post #328 » by **SharoneWright** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 9:54 pm

I guess the catcher was supposed to spread his legs to allow for a lane while he’s catching the ball? What a farce.

Mehar · Post #329 » by **Mehar** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 9:56 pm

These Minnesota Twins fans screaming in protest evidently do not know the rules. That was the correct call on Sanchez. If the roles were reversed, I would agree with the decision if Kirk or Jansen did the same.

LBJKB24MJ23 · Post #330 » by **LBJKB24MJ23** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 9:56 pm

SharoneWright wrote:I guess the catcher was supposed to spread his legs to allow for a lane while he’s catching the ball? What a farce.

did he already block the runner before the getting the ball i didn't see the replay.

SharoneWright · Post #331 » by **SharoneWright** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 9:59 pm

LBJKB24MJ23 wrote:
SharoneWright wrote:I guess the catcher was supposed to spread his legs to allow for a lane while he’s catching the ball? What a farce.

did he already block the runner before the getting the ball i didn't see the replay.

He stood on home plate, assuming a good throw from his outfielder. I guess you’re not allowed to assume a good throw anymore. Vladdy should stand 2 paces off of first base before the ball is thrown? Same treatment at all bases that way.

Post #332 » by **Schad** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 10:03 pm

SharoneWright wrote:He stood on home plate, assuming a good throw from his outfielder. I guess you’re not allowed to assume a good throw anymore. Vladdy should stand 2 paces off of first base before the ball is thrown? Same treatment at all bases that way.

On the field-side edge of the plate is totally fine, but he had his foot planted on the foul-side. If Vlad did that at 1B, he'd be called for interference as well. There's a reason that first basemen go with the 'leap sideways and attempt a sweep tag' maneuver on wide throws...the batter/runner is entitled to the baseline.

Parataxis · Post #333 » by **Parataxis** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 10:03 pm

LBJKB24MJ23 wrote:
SharoneWright wrote:I guess the catcher was supposed to spread his legs to allow for a lane while he’s catching the ball? What a farce.

did he already block the runner before the getting the ball i didn't see the replay.

He dropped his knee to block the complete path to the plate, is how I saw it.

SharoneWright · Post #334 » by **SharoneWright** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 10:04 pm

And BTW, you can block the base on non-force plays around the diamond. I jammed my cleats in there as a barrier many times at 2nd. Or even your knee. Or even your whole body if you’ve got the runner by a mile and you choose to walk up to him. It’s interference if you don’t have the ball. If you do have the ball it’s all good.

Raider917 · Post #335 » by **Raider917** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 10:05 pm

i never thought the catcher wasnt allowed to block the plate. i thought they always were. i always think of rose-fosse in the all star game.

xAIRNESSx · Post #336 » by **xAIRNESSx** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 10:06 pm

LBJKB24MJ23 wrote:
SharoneWright wrote:I guess the catcher was supposed to spread his legs to allow for a lane while he’s catching the ball? What a farce.

did he already block the runner before the getting the ball i didn't see the replay.

Catcher was blocking home plate the entire way but then also dropped his knee to block Merrifield's foot on the slide before tagging him.

Raps in 4 · Post #337 » by **Raps in 4** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 10:15 pm

Raider917 wrote:i never thought the catcher wasnt allowed to block the plate. i thought they always were. i always think of rose-fosse in the all star game.

They're allowed to block after they've caught the ball. Sanchez dropped his knee before he caught it. You could argue it was part of the catching motion, but it looked to me like he was blocking preemptively so he can get the tag in once he catches the ball.

vaff87 · Post #338 » by **vaff87** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 10:19 pm

The catcher was Gary Sanchez, let’s just assume what he was doing was wrong.

Parataxis · Post #339 » by **Parataxis** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 10:31 pm

Raider917 wrote:i never thought the catcher wasnt allowed to block the plate. i thought they always were. i always think of rose-fosse in the all star game.

They used to, back then. But it also lead to a lot of full-force collisions, as the runner pretty much only had the hope of knocking the ball out of the glove of the catcher. And that was dangerous for everybody.

So they changed the rule in an effort to avoid having large men run at each other at speed. Runners aren't allowed to body-check the catcher to get them to drop the ball and, in return, catchers need to give the runners a path to the plate.

xAIRNESSx · Post #340 » by **xAIRNESSx** » Sun Aug 7, 2022 10:42 pm

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