GDT 7/31/19: Deadline day pairs Soroka and Skillet Hands

[Super]

Soroka is a very unreliable bunter fwiw.

Trying to squeeze there would've risked him missing the bunt (which he has plenty) and then leading to there being 2 outs.

He'd have been better off just holding on to the bat and heading to the dugout.

trying to bunt is a dumb idea.
Soroka needs to stand there and take 3 strikes. let Acuña come up. this isn't rocket science, complicated, or special. it's common sense. why on earth is a pitcher swinging the bat in any way, shape, or form there?

 

[msstate7]

Acuna double... no one on

 

[Enscheff]

Tied after 2. Season over. Time to sell.

Braves are soooo stupid.

 

[nsacpi]

Acuna double... no one on

The new neck

 

[Enscheff]

This team is special. Soooo good.

100+ wins very likely!!

 

[Super]

boy that would've been nice with the bases loaded.
good thing Soroka was swinging.
it's just so incredibly stupid. i do not understand it.

 

[jpx7]

Remember when we criticized AA for not non-tendering Duvall?

No, because I always thought tendering him was a good idea.

 

[thewupk]

boy that would've been nice with the bases loaded.
good thing Soroka was swinging.
it's just so incredibly stupid. i do not understand it.

soroka had a mental mistake. nothing that needs overthinking

 

[thewupk]

virginiabrave was right

 

[Carp]

soroka had a mental mistake. nothing that needs overthinking

That's possible. I also imagine it's hard for any major leaguer to just stand there and strike out on purpose. But still, Snit should have been on top of that and reminded him of the situation before he went up to bat.

 

[msstate7]

We gonna be kicking ourselves later over these 2 innings

 

[jpack1]

Dirty Sanchez is pretty dam good.

 

[thewupk]

We gonna be kicking ourselves later over these 2 innings

are we?

 

[nsacpi]

Who wants to start a Duvall regression thread

 

[msstate7]

are we?

Hope not

 

[Super]

are we?

if you lose by a run or two, sure.

 

[Tapate50]

Flowers dropped another one

 

[Super]

man, that is a nasty pitch.

 

[CJ9]

Paul Byrd has to go. When will this experiment end?

 

[salmagundy]

Paul Byrd has to go. When will this experiment end?

Why limit it to just Bird?? Chip isn't any better.