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Post by 2mileshighillini on Oct 12, 2023 14:49:28 GMT -5
No Harper talk today? Interesting.... How 'bout you say something about him and others can respond? It was awesome though. The stare. Lol. He got that loudmouth back, full bore. |
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Post by 2mileshighillini on Oct 12, 2023 14:56:58 GMT -5
Literally dedicated a page and a half to his base running mistake, that he admitted to LOL I just got an extra chuckle out of it because it was him because I don't like him , but I also was pretty much the only one standing up for his actions in this thread. If the ball is not caught he'd be lauded for his great baserunning on the play , but it was and to me it wasn't as big of a mistake as others were making it out to be. He had a split second to decide and from his angle it probably looked like the ball was going to be off the wall so I can't blame him. I actually like Harper. A lot. But you're wrong here. He didn't have a split second, do or die decision. He had the same amount of time that every base runner has, in that situation. You know why you don't see guys get Doubled off like that, all the time? It's because they don't put their head down and go into full blown overdrive, before the fly ball has a resolution. It was the first time in history that that DP has been pulled off. There's a reason for that. It's because it's basic baserunning to wait for the catch/no catch, before you turn on the afterburners. |
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Post by batman66 on Oct 12, 2023 17:32:42 GMT -5
I just got an extra chuckle out of it because it was him because I don't like him , but I also was pretty much the only one standing up for his actions in this thread. If the ball is not caught he'd be lauded for his great baserunning on the play , but it was and to me it wasn't as big of a mistake as others were making it out to be. He had a split second to decide and from his angle it probably looked like the ball was going to be off the wall so I can't blame him. I actually like Harper. A lot. But you're wrong here. He didn't have a split second, do or die decision. He had the same amount of time that every base runner has, in that situation. You know why you don't see guys get Doubled off like that, all the time? It's because they don't put their head down and go into full blown overdrive, before the fly ball has a resolution. It was the first time in history that that DP has been pulled off. There's a reason for that. It's because it's basic baserunning to wait for the catch/no catch, before you turn on the afterburners. There is also a thing called instinct , some players have it and like I said , I'm no Harper fan but he's one of those guys and I'm sure off the bat he thought that ball was in the gap or off the wall which it would have been with a lot of CF's so him putting his head down and running full bore as the tying run to me was not as big of a baserunning blunder as you are making it out to be. It's not like he got doubled off on some routine catch. If he played it like you wanted him to and you are saying most do and that is wait for the catch or no catch and is standing on or near 2b , he might not score if the ball isn't caught. Like I said , say the catch isn't made , most people are probably lauding him for his baserunning. |
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Post by addisondad on Oct 12, 2023 20:59:47 GMT -5
Disco Stallion just made his point for series MVP with that second moonshot.
Goodnight Spencer
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2023 21:05:02 GMT -5
Disco Stallion just made his point for series MVP with that second moonshot. Goodnight Spencer Maybe we should follow the Phillies model & not the Braves. 😉😉 |
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Post by jpepitone on Oct 12, 2023 21:21:25 GMT -5
Kimbrel trying to blow it.
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Post by jpepitone on Oct 12, 2023 21:25:09 GMT -5
Kimbrel trying to blow it. ….saved by his center fielder. |
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Post by addisondad on Oct 12, 2023 21:47:19 GMT -5
Kimbrel trying to blow it. ….saved by his center fielder. That was an amazing catch. This has been a great series even though it's been one sided. |
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Post by jpepitone on Oct 12, 2023 22:17:13 GMT -5
And the Braves are done….
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Post by addisondad on Oct 12, 2023 22:20:45 GMT -5
And the Braves are done…. It's the same old story for the Braves. Never a bride, always a bridesmaid. No matter how pretty they are. |
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Post by skokiejoe on Oct 12, 2023 22:33:18 GMT -5
100 wins means nothing.
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Post by bryzzobrist on Oct 12, 2023 22:47:46 GMT -5
Atta boy, harper 😉
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Post by trav768 on Oct 13, 2023 1:43:14 GMT -5
good job Harper!
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Post by 2mileshighillini on Oct 13, 2023 7:14:01 GMT -5
There is also a thing called instinct There is also a thing called fundamentals. |
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Post by batman66 on Oct 13, 2023 7:23:56 GMT -5
And the Braves are done…. It's the same old story for the Braves. Never a bride, always a bridesmaid. No matter how pretty they are. Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh they won the world series in 2021 |
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Post by batman66 on Oct 13, 2023 7:30:40 GMT -5
There is also a thing called instinct There is also a thing called fundamentals. True but there are special players that just have the baseball instincts that can over rule fundamentals and Harper is one of them , sometimes instincts can steer you wrong though. I guess Nick didn't want to leave room for error last night and just decided if he hits it over the fence there won't be any issues. |
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Post by batman66 on Oct 13, 2023 7:31:45 GMT -5
The top 5 teams with the best records have gone a combined 1-13 in the playoffs .
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Post by 2mileshighillini on Oct 13, 2023 7:37:05 GMT -5
Other than their series with the Cubs, Atlanta finishes their season by going 12-16.
They scored 3 Runs Total, in their 3 Playoff losses.
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Post by batman66 on Oct 13, 2023 7:40:50 GMT -5
Other than their series with the Cubs, Atlanta finishes their season by going 12-16. They scored 3 Runs Total, in their 3 Playoff losses. Once they clinched they seemed to struggle and I don't think the days off helped either. That doesn't seem like it's an advantage to teams like it's supposed to be. |
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Post by 2mileshighillini on Oct 13, 2023 7:54:43 GMT -5
Harris .000
Pillar .000
Acuna .143
Rosario .143
d'Arnaud .143
Arcia .154
Ozuna .154
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