@KenKen69698@WesVeve@swillysports Yes - 2nd could have had a better throw. But a pro level catcher should be able to make that play in his sleep. That's just bad luck and bad defense (hence, an E2 scoring on the play)
@cowden_dalton84@RSkarseth@LTBU_2002 Wrong. If the throw takes you in front of the plate (which it did) then it isn't blocking. It's making a play on the ball. And once he has the ball - he can sit on top of the plate if he wants to. The call was right - unfortunately.
@LTBU_2002 "right there"? They were borderline, fringe, at best. Had they traded Shohei, then maybe they could have made it because they'd have got good talent in return.