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Originally Posted by ateamstupid
It's an indefensible call. Maybe Aybar should've gotten contact (it was inside), but regardless, the call was indefensible.
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The reason I wouldn't have gone with the suicide squeeze is because the team hadn't been executing well all series. That's the type of play you want to call when your ballclub is going well. I don't like this player's guts, either. That being said, he could reach it. If you can reach it, then you have to atleast touch the top, bottom, or side of that ball. You have to give the guy at 3rd a chance of scoring, or the opportunity to be on 3rd again. If he hits the top or side of it, then it's a foul ball. If he gets the bottom of it, then it's gunna probably be popped up, and who knows if the guy can get back to 3rd in time? Probably not, but that poor execution, combined with the poor execution by Hunter/ Kendrick in game 3, is enough for me to say they were simply too tight. KROD simply hung a pitch to get beat by Drew in Anaheim. That was a very poor change-up. Those are 3 reasons they don't deserve to get to the 2nd round. Francona gave them an opportunity to win this game(he never brought POPABUN into this game.) They had their chances.