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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58
Obvious call, enoforced correctly. I understand it sucks to lose a game that way, but it could have been avoided. Hell, both of their shitty throws to third that led to to losses could have been avoided by playing good fundamental baseball.
Game 2 - Salty makes a little league error by not coming off the plate to block Gomes throw, leading to the pitcher being a pitcher, and butchering a play they haven't practiced since March.
Same thing last night. Middlebrooks has to come off the bag to keep that throw from getting by. First priority. Instead, he stretches as if he's playing first base and finishing a force play, and the end result is the ball in left field.
Bad fundamental baseball. They have no one to blame but themselves - much like Detroit had no one to blame but themselves in 2006 when they threw the ball all over the lot.
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It's interesting to look at the reactions. Ninety percent of the Red Sox fans don't know the basic rules of the game because they just started watching in 2004 when it became chic to be a Red Sox fan. The rest are secretly celebrating because they would rather lose so they can wallow in self-pity.
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