Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?
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Ask the San Francisco Giants how well huge leads hold up, Tatis was fine swinging away.
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I am all for old school unwritten rules, but seriously, i don't get the outrage for this one.
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I'm going to start sending messages to my opponents asking them not to swing at 3-0 pitches when I'm down 8-0 with the bases loaded. Maybe they'll rage quit.
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Nope. I was a pitcher that took offense with stealing up big, but never understood this whole "dont swing 3-0" garbage. I never just grooved one believing they shouldnt swing.
I'm old school in some of my beliefs, but this is plain stupid.
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Only issue is that he should have listened to his coach.
Otherwise, if you serve up a meatball, it is going to get eaten.
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Copy pasted from my last post.
Swing the [censored] bat. If he hits it and blasts it out, he did better than you. He executed his ability to put the bat on the ball. If you complain about your guy getting showed up on a 3-0 pitch, you're soft as [censored]. Its a [censored] Major League game, this isn't little league with 6 year olds where we want all the kids to have a good time and just learn the game. This is a competitive player trying to make his contract bigger, trying to make his team a contender, trying to get his name in the record books.
If you have a problem with any of that, go back to coaching little league where you can tell all your boys they did great out there regardless of the score. You can sit down with the kids and enjoy a juice box.
Tatis [censored] owned that pitcher.
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I don’t have a problem with it at all. You gotta think though this is the same organization that started a fight over a bat flip in the previous season after making 3 errors in a row that caused said bat flip to happen in the first place. I have no sympathy for the rangers whatsoever. Speaking of rangers fans why do you all hate Cruz so much for 1 error when he single handedly beat Detroit the previous series?
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If you watch the replay, from one angle you can see Machado in the on-deck circle and he has this defeated, “are you kidding me?” look because he already knows he’s about to wear one.
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Every at bat is an opportunity to show why you're worth the bag of money.
I don't care what the score is, if I'm up and the pitcher can't throw me a strike and leaves one hanging, you better believe I'm swinging out of my shoes in an attempt to hit it to Jupiter. I'll take those 4 RBI, increase on my OPS and SLG because it matters once my contract comes up. I couldn't care less about these "unwritten rules" and your feelings.It would be different if you're breaking up a no hitter late game by laying down a bunt. That's also an unwritten rule, one that I personally respect. But even if that happens, that's fine and move on. Not an official rule, no harm no foul.
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@raesONE said in Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?:
Every at bat is an opportunity to show why you're worth the bag of money.
I don't care what the score is, if I'm up and the pitcher can't throw me a strike and leaves one hanging, you better believe I'm swinging out of my shoes in an attempt to hit it to Jupiter. I'll take those 4 RBI, increase on my OPS and SLG because it matters once my contract comes up. I couldn't care less about these "unwritten rules" and your feelings.It would be different if you're breaking up a no hitter late game by laying down a bunt. That's also an unwritten rule, one that I personally respect. But even if that happens, that's fine and move on. Not an official rule, no harm no foul.
That's another one I completely disagree with. A batters job is to get on base any way they can. I dont see why hitters should only be allowed to swing for gaps or HRs just because they haven't had one fall in yet.
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@formallyforearms said in Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?:
@raesONE said in Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?:
Every at bat is an opportunity to show why you're worth the bag of money.
I don't care what the score is, if I'm up and the pitcher can't throw me a strike and leaves one hanging, you better believe I'm swinging out of my shoes in an attempt to hit it to Jupiter. I'll take those 4 RBI, increase on my OPS and SLG because it matters once my contract comes up. I couldn't care less about these "unwritten rules" and your feelings.It would be different if you're breaking up a no hitter late game by laying down a bunt. That's also an unwritten rule, one that I personally respect. But even if that happens, that's fine and move on. Not an official rule, no harm no foul.
That's another one I completely disagree with. A batters job is to get on base any way they can. I dont see why hitters should only be allowed to swing for gaps or HRs just because they haven't had one fall in yet.
Well like I said, it's one that I personally respect but wouldn't get upset over if it does happen.
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@SchnauzerFace said in Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?:
If you watch the replay, from one angle you can see Machado in the on-deck circle and he has this defeated, “are you kidding me?” look because he already knows he’s about to wear one.
Lol I know right? I saw that too.
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@CRGDVD said in Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?:
@SchnauzerFace said in Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?:
If you watch the replay, from one angle you can see Machado in the on-deck circle and he has this defeated, “are you kidding me?” look because he already knows he’s about to wear one.
Lol I know right? I saw that too.
Total [censored] move btw
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@Ikasnu said in Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?:
@CRGDVD said in Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?:
@SchnauzerFace said in Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?:
If you watch the replay, from one angle you can see Machado in the on-deck circle and he has this defeated, “are you kidding me?” look because he already knows he’s about to wear one.
Lol I know right? I saw that too.
Total [censored] move btw
What? Plunking Machado?
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@CRGDVD said in Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?:
@Ikasnu said in Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?:
@CRGDVD said in Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?:
@SchnauzerFace said in Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?:
If you watch the replay, from one angle you can see Machado in the on-deck circle and he has this defeated, “are you kidding me?” look because he already knows he’s about to wear one.
Lol I know right? I saw that too.
Total [censored] move btw
What? Machado?
Yeah plunking him just because you gave up the slam.
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@Ikasnu said in Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?:
@CRGDVD said in Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?:
@Ikasnu said in Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?:
@CRGDVD said in Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?:
@SchnauzerFace said in Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?:
If you watch the replay, from one angle you can see Machado in the on-deck circle and he has this defeated, “are you kidding me?” look because he already knows he’s about to wear one.
Lol I know right? I saw that too.
Total [censored] move btw
What? Machado?
Yeah plunking him just because you gave up the slam.
Yeah, I don't think that should've happened either. Mainly because Tatis is young and as an opposing manager you have to give him a little more leeway when Tatis was doing something that didn't have any malice behind it.
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Hey if you get a 3-0 cookie take it yard. Trout also had a 3-0 dinger this year. First time he did that in his 10 year career. No one complained about that.
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Some "unwritten rules" I agree with. Like trying to bunt to break up a No Hitter is straight garbage IMO.
Swinging 3-0 with bases loaded while up 7??? That's on the pitcher for getting himself in that hole to be honest. It's ensuring there won't be a comeback. Just my thoughts...
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This is much ado about nothing, Tatis ignored the take sign or missed it all together and got a pitch to hit and did his job. It’s not like he stepped out of the box and pointed to the left centerfield bleachers and called his shot (although that would’ve been hilarious and awesome and arrogant all at the same time). He put a good swing on the ball and it happened to go out. So what. If you had a problem with this than you need to reassess your life!!
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@MINISTRO787 said in Problem with Tatis grand slam while up big?:
Some "unwritten rules" I agree with. Like trying to bunt to break up a No Hitter is straight garbage IMO.
Why exactly? It's a perfectly valid way of getting on base. If it's part of someone's skill set, they should use it. Why take that away? Should pitchers only throw fastballs when their team is up big?
