Reading into everything. I never said otherwise. It indeed was a great AB by PCA. It just sucks that Uribe had to work so much and now there’s traffic on the bases in a 4-1 game. Thus, non-ideal start to the inning. Not everything is intended to be a slight to the Brewers.
As the guy criticizing Collins batting 2nd earlier in his slump , I need to tip my cap and say what a massive basehit by Collins in a key situation.
That’s ROTY material right there.
Agreed. Hated it. Base runners are at a premium, you’re up 3-0 against a guy who is at 100 pitches and has suddenly lost the zone. You’re one pitch away from 1st and 2nd with one out and you green light a guy with limited power on a day that the wind is blowing in. Just not a great call.
Just not a good idea to green light a guy there 3-0 especially with the wind blowing in. Yeah, I know he made great contact. It’s still an out. Take your chances 3-1 with the exhausted starter.
I’ve seen it legitimately thrown around as a suggestion lately, because that’s what some people go right to when a guy gets hot and they have no other suggestion to turn to.
I remember the Cubs whining about Eric Thames a few years ago and some Cubs coach throwing out a baseles accusation. I think it was Chris Bosio.
I don’t deny that EV matters, and that a hard hit ball is obviously better than a pop fly. But launch angle is part of the equation, too. An elevated line drive at 105 is different than 105 on the ground.
Thank you. The reporting of EV on every single contact that we make isn’t all that telling. Hitting a ball 100 MPH with no launch isn’t a great result and we don’t need to act like every 100+ EV ball should have wound up in the outfield gap if it weren’t for the darned bad luck.