Wed. 9/18 - It's a Winner Takes All Game 3 for Wisconsin; Sounds Play Double-Header

[wiguy94]

And Rudy with a 5 pitch walk to open the 4th...here comes the spiral

[Joseph Zarr]

I just have to say it again: You are the 'Free Game of the Day'. Your team is playing Game Three of the Championship Round...and you don't even have a batters count on your basic scoring tab in your video feed? It's just silly. That's about the most basic thing you can do as a baseball broadcast. Be better, Lake County. Just, be better. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Rudy walks the lead-off man but gets the fly out to RF. Gets ahead 1-2 in the next count (I think..? I don't have the count!) then gets a swinging K on a slider tailing away. Fantastic recovery. Two down. Let's go, Willl! You got this! And Hedbert butchers another play in LF. Man, how many routine plays has he botched since returning? It's unbelievable. What the heck is going on out there. The out at third base is there if he can just gather a ball cleanly! That's now four absolutely butchered plays on the LF grass by Perez in the past month. Just ridiculous inefficiency out there. AND, I swear to you: he has a cannon.

[Joseph Zarr]

Rudy gets ahead to the next batter. He can work from here. Men on the corners. Two down. He gets the ground out to Pratt who easily steps on 2nd base. FANTASTIC WORK WILL!!!!

[wiguy94]

Rudy gets out of the inning. Definitely a bit shaky though. 

Also I've really started to notice how annoying this Lake County roster is. I swear they have like 5-6 hitters that stand in the box with a deep crouch like they are trying to manipulate the strike zone.

[TURBO]

6 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

I just have to say it again: You are the 'Free Game of the Day'. Your team is playing Game Three of the Championship Round...and you don't even have a batters count on your basic scoring tab in your video feed? It's just silly. That's about the most basic thing you can do as a baseball broadcast. Be better, Lake County. Just, be better. 

Yeah, it's ridiculous.

I know it's asking for the moon, but having the batter's name on the screen would be nice too.

[Joseph Zarr]

 

Just now, wiguy94 said:

Rudy gets out of the inning. Definitely a bit shaky though. 

Also I've really started to notice how annoying this Lake County roster is. I swear they have like 5-6 hitters that stand in the box with a deep crouch like they are trying to manipulate the strike zone.

I just continue to be baffled at Perez's defensive woes. He is mishandling so many routine gathers. It's impacting every chance he has for an OF Assist. He has an absolute cannon out there and yet he can't even scoop and gather at present. Makes me all sorts of sad face. As he goes down looking on four pitches. Sigh. So many sighs. 

[duewizard]

Oh my that K on Perez is something...

He looked awful but the pitch also looked outside to me

[duewizard]

1 minute ago, TURBO said:

Yeah, it's ridiculous.

I know it's asking for the moon, but having the batter's name on the screen would be nice too.

Maybe the bases too

[Joseph Zarr]

Man, the T-Rats bats...they just missed several a hittable hanging off-speed pitch vs DeLucia. That was a very very hittable hanging off-speed pitch Garcia flew out to CF with. They get into the Lake County bullpen, however. That's a small victory? Maybe?

[wiguy94]

2 minutes ago, duewizard said:

Oh my that K on Perez is something...

He looked awful but the pitch also looked outside to me

I assume you meant inside?

[Joseph Zarr]

Really nice AB by Lara. You have a new reliever? Make him force you to swing. He takes the five-pitch walk. Two down. One on. Pratt to the dish. 

[Joseph Zarr]

He swipes 2B. Better throw gets him. Bounced high. He slid under and beneath the tag. Noice! ANOTHER man in scoring position. Come on, Coop!

[duewizard]

OH A GIFT and the Rattlers are winning!

[duewizard]

4 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

I assume you meant inside?

Oops yeah

[Joseph Zarr]

OH MY GOD. Ground out to SS. BUT NO, throw is low and the hop eats the 1B- man and Lara running on contact scores!!!! 1-0 T-Rats. LET'S GO!!!1

[wiguy94]

Lara walks and steals 2nd then Pratt hits a routine grounder to SS that the SS throws in the dirt over to 1B. The 1B can't get the scoop and Lara was busting it the whole play and makes it home without a throw! Well done Luis Lara. Rattlers up 1-0!

[Joseph Zarr]

PLEASE swing your bat Adams. PLEASE. 

[Joseph Zarr]

He swung and fouled off the catcher's cup. SEE, that's also damage done. Noice!

[Joseph Zarr]

Pratt steals 2B on a slider low and outside the zone. ANOTHER T-Rat in scoring position. Come on, LUKE! Let's do it, baby! 

[Joseph Zarr]

Full count. Lays off a filthy belt high slider. The offering. It's yet another high chopper. End of the threat. 1-0 and we're on to the bottom of the fifth. 

[duewizard]

Can't do it :/ Ground out to Bazzana

[wiguy94]

Knew the HR against Rudy was coming. He was giving up too much hard contact to not get beat. Hanging slider gets pulled down the RF line for a HR. 1-1 game.

[Joseph Zarr]

Welp. One swing. 1-1. After a deep oppo fly out to the warning track. Next batter smokes a ball over the RF wall. Sigh. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Just now, wiguy94 said:

Knew the HR against Rudy was coming. He was giving up too much hard contact to not get beat. Hanging slider gets pulled down the RF line for a HR. 1-1 game.

Nice recovery swinging K, however. Still pitching very well but for a few moments.