@jim_devinney@bence_jeff@ghostofthemurph@AJCassavell The wince/injury has nothing to do with it. If he's laying out for the ball he won't make the play at 3rd unless song runs straight back to second like he did. He didn't read anything, he just went straight back.
@bence_jeff@ghostofthemurph@AJCassavell You have to be aware of where the SS is playing and how far he has to travel for that ball. Even if he doesn't hurt himself it would take the most amazing play ever to get a fast runner at 3rd when you have to full extension dive.
I absolutely hated Shildt for a number of reasons, but they did the little things right. Under Stammen this team is consistently stupid as fuck. They lose more games on the edges than anyone I've ever seen.
Completely unacceptable baserunning by Song. Too conservative on tatis hit, which bichette had to dive for, then too aggressive on the steal. Terrible baseball.
That's 2/5 batters striking out looking at a fastball right down the middle. 100% an approach issue. Team isn't properly prepared for the starter. Never are.
@armchairalex@DSzymborski Manny likes to stir shit up. My money is on him understanding a lot of commonly used analytics, he's a smart dude. He knows he isn't doing well by any metric.