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timf
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Yeah Mike I read that. I just don't remember you saying that the SS would make the throw home if he was off-balance. I don't remember you even using the words off-balance anywhere in this thread.
1/4/2011 1:08 PM
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Posted by MikeT23 on 1/4/2011 12:59:00 PM (view original):
Our conversation led into how he set his feet to field and throw.   I don't think imperfect feet placement means off-balance nor do I think a strong, accurate throw can only come from perfect feet placement.   He kind of went "off-balance" on his own.

That said, I'd seen some SS make some pretty good throws while jumping over runners.   That's not an ideal throwing position. 
This is why we need more left-handed throwing shortstops!
1/4/2011 2:30 PM
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Posted by isack24 on 1/3/2011 7:31:00 PM (view original):
I'm not trying to be a dick, but have you guys ever played baseball?

No one is ever "tied to 3B" when the third baseman is playing back, which he certainly would be in that situation.

But I guess this answers my question: people who don't really know the game don't seem to have a problem with it, so WIS doesn't seem to, either.

Nevermind, I guess.
All conference 4 straight years in High School as a Catcher and played for the All Army team in 2000....  It DOES happen with a slow runner on third especially in THIS game if you don't have your setting set correctly. Very Aggressive baserunning and hit and run would probably be the top 2 things that you would NEED in order to get what you are wanting minus the fact he isn't fast enough to score hence being thrown out or whatever..
1/4/2011 2:49 PM (edited)
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Posted by isack24 on 1/3/2011 8:02:00 PM (view original):
OK, I was being a dick.

OK, I can't prove a negative, so if someone can show me one time in the history of baseball that a guy didn't score on a groundball to the SHORTSTOP with the infield back, I'll give in.  Just once. 

Why are they conceding that run with a big hitter on deck?  Because there will be two outs and no one on.  It's baseball 101.  The guys at third can get a good secondary because no one is holding him.  Slow or not, he's going on contact because the third baseman is back.  Especially on a ball where the 3B would clearly be moving to his left (and especially especially on a ball so far to his left that he couldn't get to).

Seriously, this is little league-type stuff.
I saw that with Aramis Ramirez on third for the Cubs literally like 5 times last season.
1/4/2011 6:17 PM
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Aramis obviously doesn't know baseball.
1/4/2011 6:19 PM
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Posted by bigal888 on 1/4/2011 6:19:00 PM (view original):
Aramis obviously doesn't know baseball.

You certainly will not get any disagreements from me....

Aramis knows swinging a bat.  Everything else is gravy. 

In fact, he was probably on third, thinking about gravy...

1/4/2011 6:31 PM
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Posted by tropicana on 1/4/2011 6:31:00 PM (view original):
Posted by bigal888 on 1/4/2011 6:19:00 PM (view original):
Aramis obviously doesn't know baseball.

You certainly will not get any disagreements from me....

Aramis knows swinging a bat.  Everything else is gravy. 

In fact, he was probably on third, thinking about gravy...

LOL!
1/4/2011 6:38 PM
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