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Re: Willson Contreras Catches Our Hearts Appreciation Thread
« Reply #30 on: June 24, 2016, 10:17:42 PM »
This fucking kid. Damn.

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Re: Willson Contreras Catches Our Hearts Appreciation Thread
« Reply #31 on: June 25, 2016, 12:12:02 AM »
Seriously, fucking hitting gold on all these position playing prospects. They're starting to put it together as a young group. If some of these guys can get hot at the same time it's REALLY going to get ugly.

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Re: Willson Contreras Catches Our Hearts Appreciation Thread
« Reply #32 on: June 25, 2016, 12:14:59 AM »
Also, am I that bad of a person for wanting Montero to get a minor injury to keep his no-hitting ass on the bench, so he can just concentrate on teaching the kid but not hurting the team?

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Re: Willson Contreras Catches Our Hearts Appreciation Thread
« Reply #33 on: June 25, 2016, 08:36:59 AM »
Quote from: WTB...A RING FFS!! on June 25, 2016, 12:14:59 AM
Also, am I that bad of a person for wanting Montero to get a minor injury to keep his no-hitting ass on the bench, so he can just concentrate on teaching the kid but not hurting the team?

I'm betting that Montero is gone within the next 30 days.
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Re: Willson Contreras Catches Our Hearts Appreciation Thread
« Reply #34 on: June 25, 2016, 11:07:08 AM »
Quote from: Canadouche on June 25, 2016, 08:36:59 AM
Quote from: WTB...A RING FFS!! on June 25, 2016, 12:14:59 AM
Also, am I that bad of a person for wanting Montero to get a minor injury to keep his no-hitting ass on the bench, so he can just concentrate on teaching the kid but not hurting the team?

I'm betting that Montero is gone within the next 30 days.

I'd take that action.
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Re: Willson Contreras Catches Our Hearts Appreciation Thread
« Reply #35 on: June 26, 2016, 09:09:58 AM »
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on June 25, 2016, 11:07:08 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on June 25, 2016, 08:36:59 AM
Quote from: WTB...A RING FFS!! on June 25, 2016, 12:14:59 AM
Also, am I that bad of a person for wanting Montero to get a minor injury to keep his no-hitting ass on the bench, so he can just concentrate on teaching the kid but not hurting the team?

I'm betting that Montero is gone within the next 30 days.

I'd take that action.

Uh yeah, that's not gonna happen. At the very least he's Arrieta's personal catcher which is kind of an important job.

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Re: Willson Contreras Catches Our Hearts Appreciation Thread
« Reply #37 on: July 08, 2016, 01:38:28 PM »
I enjoyed Len calling him "A human bottle of Five Hour Energy" last night.
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Re: Willson Contreras Catches Our Hearts Appreciation Thread
« Reply #38 on: July 08, 2016, 02:08:23 PM »
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 08, 2016, 01:38:28 PM
I enjoyed Len calling him "A human bottle of Five Hour Energy" last night.

That was pretty funny but I wonder if all the pitchers enjoy the hyperactivity?
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Re: Willson Contreras Catches Our Hearts Appreciation Thread
« Reply #39 on: July 08, 2016, 03:00:32 PM »
Quote from: flannj on July 08, 2016, 02:08:23 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 08, 2016, 01:38:28 PM
I enjoyed Len calling him "A human bottle of Five Hour Energy" last night.

That was pretty funny but I wonder if all the pitchers enjoy the hyperactivity?

It's gonna be reeeeeeal interesting watching him catch Lester tomorrow.
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Re: Willson Contreras Catches Our Hearts Appreciation Thread
« Reply #40 on: July 19, 2016, 08:21:30 AM »
How was that a ground rule double when I could see the ball from 400 feet away?
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Re: Willson Contreras Catches Our Hearts Appreciation Thread
« Reply #41 on: July 19, 2016, 08:23:10 AM »
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 19, 2016, 08:21:30 AM
How was that a ground rule double when I could see the ball from 400 feet away?

I think you saw the leaves falling, they showed it multiple times with close ups on the TV and you could not see the ball, but a cluster of leaves fell out and that seemed to be what the crowd reacted to.
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Re: Willson Contreras Catches Our Hearts Appreciation Thread
« Reply #42 on: July 19, 2016, 08:49:57 AM »
Quote from: SKO on July 19, 2016, 08:23:10 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 19, 2016, 08:21:30 AM
How was that a ground rule double when I could see the ball from 400 feet away?

I think you saw the leaves falling, they showed it multiple times with close ups on the TV and you could not see the ball, but a cluster of leaves fell out and that seemed to be what the crowd reacted to.

Yup.  I thought the same thing on TV when I saw it the first time but the first replay made it clear it was the back of a bunch of leaves--that sort of looked white-- that fooled everybody.
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Re: Willson Contreras Catches Our Hearts Appreciation Thread
« Reply #43 on: July 19, 2016, 11:50:05 AM »
Quote from: PANK! on July 19, 2016, 08:49:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 19, 2016, 08:23:10 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 19, 2016, 08:21:30 AM
How was that a ground rule double when I could see the ball from 400 feet away?

I think you saw the leaves falling, they showed it multiple times with close ups on the TV and you could not see the ball, but a cluster of leaves fell out and that seemed to be what the crowd reacted to.

Yup.  I thought the same thing on TV when I saw it the first time but the first replay made it clear it was the back of a bunch of leaves--that sort of looked white-- that fooled everybody.

Isn't the ground rule that as long as the ball is in the ivy and the fielder doesn't try to find it then it's a GR double?  For some reason I always remembered a game in early April when the the ivy leaves hadn't come in yet where the ball stuck in the branches and both OFs threw up their hands and got the GR doubled call despite the ball being plainly visible.

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Re: Willson Contreras Catches Our Hearts Appreciation Thread
« Reply #44 on: July 19, 2016, 11:59:30 AM »
Quote from: CT III on July 19, 2016, 11:50:05 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 19, 2016, 08:49:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 19, 2016, 08:23:10 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 19, 2016, 08:21:30 AM
How was that a ground rule double when I could see the ball from 400 feet away?

I think you saw the leaves falling, they showed it multiple times with close ups on the TV and you could not see the ball, but a cluster of leaves fell out and that seemed to be what the crowd reacted to.

Yup.  I thought the same thing on TV when I saw it the first time but the first replay made it clear it was the back of a bunch of leaves--that sort of looked white-- that fooled everybody.

Isn't the ground rule that as long as the ball is in the ivy and the fielder doesn't try to find it then it's a GR double?  For some reason I always remembered a game in early April when the the ivy leaves hadn't come in yet where the ball stuck in the branches and both OFs threw up their hands and got the GR doubled call despite the ball being plainly visible.

The exact rule:
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A fair ball becoming lodged in the ivy on the outfield fence awards two bases to the batter and all runners, if the ball falls out of the ivy, it remains in-play.

It's kind of umpire's discretion what "stuck" is but generally they give it to them if it doesn't fall onto the track or grass. I think the only time I've ever seen them not rule it a ground rule double was a game where I remember Moises reached in and tried to get it out and then stuck it back when he realized he had no chance of throwing out the runner.
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