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Post by templeusox on Apr 4, 2014 13:42:01 GMT -5
Keep blaming Carp guys. He's not the one allowing rockets to every hitter in the lineup.
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Post by jmei on Apr 4, 2014 13:43:20 GMT -5
How is that play not reviewable?
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 4, 2014 13:43:28 GMT -5
I predict a longer outing for Workman today than yesterday.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 4, 2014 13:44:42 GMT -5
That was a bullett...
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 4, 2014 13:52:09 GMT -5
Keep blaming Carp guys. He's not the one allowing rockets to every hitter in the lineup. Yeah, if only we had pitchers that didn't need a defense behind him.
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Post by templeusox on Apr 4, 2014 13:54:35 GMT -5
Neither of the runs have anything to do with Carp's defense so far. He also didn't necessarily misplay the first ball. It's a tough read with the jutting corner in left. You have to give credit to Segura.
Also, LOL at Xander not in the first four hitters of the lineup.
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Post by James Dunne on Apr 4, 2014 13:56:20 GMT -5
What runs would Carp have prevented? Peavy pitched around the triple, and Davis would have had a double even if Carp had fielded that cleanly off the wall.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 4, 2014 13:57:31 GMT -5
I vote we immediately replace Remy with this guy.
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 4, 2014 13:58:56 GMT -5
What runs would Carp have prevented? Peavy pitched around the triple, and Davis would have had a double even if Carp had fielded that cleanly off the wall. Peavy saved Carp on the triple. A fly ball would have brought him home. Over the course of a season, that defense costs a lot of runs.
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Post by templeusox on Apr 4, 2014 13:59:07 GMT -5
Sizemore got lucky at third. He should have left it at that.
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Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 4, 2014 13:59:42 GMT -5
I vote we immediately replace Remy with this guy. Add: ...nice try. They'll get Estrada out of there sooner, rather than later.
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 4, 2014 13:59:43 GMT -5
Going for it on that flyball shows us what Sizemore thinks of AJP's hitting skillz...
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Post by James Dunne on Apr 4, 2014 14:00:48 GMT -5
Sizemore got lucky at third. He should have left it at that. Pierzynski was on deck. If there's ever a time to take that sort of risk, it was then.
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Post by templeusox on Apr 4, 2014 14:00:57 GMT -5
What runs would Carp have prevented? Peavy pitched around the triple, and Davis would have had a double even if Carp had fielded that cleanly off the wall. Peavy saved Carp on the triple. A fly ball would have brought him home. Over the course of a season, that defense costs a lot of runs. Maybe, but Carp is a part time player. I'm more concerned about Peavy's ineffective fastball and slop secondary stuff.
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Post by iakovos11 on Apr 4, 2014 14:01:35 GMT -5
Going for it on that flyball shows us what Sizemore thinks of AJP's hitting skillz... Pretty sure he didn't have to think about that. He was just being aggressive.
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Post by jmei on Apr 4, 2014 14:04:55 GMT -5
Carp totally misplayed the first ball. He thought he could cut it off before it got to the wall, but he took a bad angle (headed in towards the diamond rather than back towards the wall) and didn't have the footspeed to get there. This meant that he had to chase after it, which combined with a weak throw (and admitted hustling from Segura) added an extra base. If the ball hits off the jutting corner in foul territory, the SS and/or the CF is responsible for the carom, as we saw later in the game when Xander fielded a ball down the left-field line that bounced off that part of the wall in foul territory.
It didn't cost Peavy a run, but it was a bad defensive play. It's worth calling out, as Carp looks like he's going to get a fair amount of time in LF (he's started there both times a righty has been on the mound and Sizemore has been in the lineup).
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 4, 2014 14:06:53 GMT -5
Going for it on that flyball shows us what Sizemore thinks of AJP's hitting skillz... Pretty sure he didn't have to think about that. He was just being aggressive. Or he had Butterfield in his ear telling him what to do.
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Post by iakovos11 on Apr 4, 2014 14:07:21 GMT -5
Well, maybe plays like this will help Farrell change his mind (Ben might help, too)
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Post by mgoetze on Apr 4, 2014 14:10:36 GMT -5
Carp looks like he's going to get a fair amount of time in LF (he's started there both times a righty has been on the mound and Sizemore has been in the lineup). If we're lucky and Grady and Shane stay healthy, we should see a lot of Nava/Sizemore/Victorino. That's a big if, though.
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Post by Guidas on Apr 4, 2014 14:10:50 GMT -5
MIDDLEBROOKS IS A GOD!!
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Post by jmei on Apr 4, 2014 14:11:00 GMT -5
Man, I love watching Middlebrooks just unload on one.
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 4, 2014 14:11:14 GMT -5
Carp looks like he's going to get a fair amount of time in LF (he's started there both times a righty has been on the mound and Sizemore has been in the lineup). If we're lucky and Grady and Shane stay healthy, we should see a lot of Nava/Sizemore/Victorino. That's a big if, though. Or even better - Sizemore/JBJ/Victorino
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Post by jimed14 on Apr 4, 2014 14:12:04 GMT -5
There is no one I'm more hopeful for this year than WMB.
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Post by brianthetaoist on Apr 4, 2014 14:14:43 GMT -5
Eye care
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Post by James Dunne on Apr 4, 2014 14:16:29 GMT -5
Carp totally misplayed the first ball. He thought he could cut it off before it got to the wall, but he took a bad angle (headed in towards the diamond rather than back towards the wall) and didn't have the footspeed to get there. This meant that he had to chase after it, which combined with a weak throw (and admitted hustling from Segura) added an extra base. If the ball hits off the jutting corner in foul territory, the SS and/or the CF is responsible for the carom, as we saw later in the game when Xander fielded a ball down the left-field line that bounced off that part of the wall in foul territory. It didn't cost Peavy a run, but it was a bad defensive play. It's worth calling out, as Carp looks like he's going to get a fair amount of time in LF (he's started there both times a righty has been on the mound and Sizemore has been in the lineup). Right, nobody is arguing that Carp isn't a bad outfielder. The question is whether his offense outweighs his defense - I'd argue that it does. It'd be nice to see Bradley getting consistent ABs, but Farrell thinking that Carp gives them a better chance to win despite his defensive shortcomings is totally defensible. He's a really bad defensive outfielder though. It's hard to stress that enough. He stinks out there.
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