After our runners repeatedly cowered at the arm of Jeff Francoeur, Angel Pagan decided to tray and take 3rd with 0 outs on a catcher with 14 letters in his last name. It was a close play, but he appeared to be out. However, Sweet Lou blew his lid just for the sake of it, and hilarity ensued. He proceeded to break out the dirt kick and the ump hat swipe. The fans were hoping for a base toss, but had to settle for tossing their commemorative mugs on the field.
I know it's easy to second guess, but base running mistakes can occur even when you don't get thrown out. Earlier in the game, Ramirez failed to take third on a slow single through the infield and Pagan should have already been at third after roping ball into the corner. Having watched a few Marlins and Twins games this past week, it's upsetting how much better some organizations are at training ball players through the system.
At any rate, it won't be too long before the levee breaks. A move probably would have already been made if the NL Central wasn't so damned bad.
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I called it! I knew he would get tossed from a game soon. I missed today's game, but our fundamentals have been horrible. Base running, catching the ball, cut-off men, etc.
You mentioned the levee breaking... What do you think needs to happen?
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