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DJ's left nut · 10-15-2021, 02:26 PM

Man - watch that AB again.

Taylor's sitting dead red slider. If Reyes executes it it's a grounder to SS and if Molina calls a fastball at best Taylor fights it off but he probably rolls it over to 2b.

I just don't understand why Molina went with another slider there. Especially on a 2-1 count. It wasn't even a putaway pitch. You have essentially a free strike if you get a fastball anywhere near the zone and very probably a grounder to get out of the inning.

If you get that strike maybe you chance another slider there, but even if he executes the 2-1 slider to get to 2-2, now Taylor's protecting fastball with 2 strikes so you either go with a 4th slider in 5 pitchers (shudder), or you throw him a fastball that he's already gearing up for.

It was just really strange pitch selection. I don't get it at all.

jd1020 · 10-15-2021, 05:39 PM

I want to say the last time Lester came out of the pen he promptly bounced a pitch in the dirt that ricocheted off Ross' helmet and scored 2 runs that almost blew game 7 of the WS. Definitely should have brought him in. Definitely.

10-15-2021, 02:26 PM	#1
DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $-640901	Man - watch that AB again. Taylor's sitting dead red slider. If Reyes executes it it's a grounder to SS and if Molina calls a fastball at best Taylor fights it off but he probably rolls it over to 2b. I just don't understand why Molina went with another slider there. Especially on a 2-1 count. It wasn't even a putaway pitch. You have essentially a free strike if you get a fastball anywhere near the zone and very probably a grounder to get out of the inning. If you get that strike maybe you chance another slider there, but even if he executes the 2-1 slider to get to 2-2, now Taylor's protecting fastball with 2 strikes so you either go with a 4th slider in 5 pitchers (shudder), or you throw him a fastball that he's already gearing up for. It was just really strange pitch selection. I don't get it at all. __________________ "If there's a god, he's laughing at us.....and our football team..." "When you look at something through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."
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10-15-2021, 05:39 PM	#2
jd1020 In Search of a Life Join Date: Nov 2010 Casino cash: $7042645	I want to say the last time Lester came out of the pen he promptly bounced a pitch in the dirt that ricocheted off Ross' helmet and scored 2 runs that almost blew game 7 of the WS. Definitely should have brought him in. Definitely.
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