07-30-2009, 01:26 PM
<!--quoteo(post=53672:date=Jul 30 2009, 12:05 PM:name=Coach)-->QUOTE (Coach @ Jul 30 2009, 12:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->You cant always play by the rules, Butchie.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That's fine. But pick a better spot to do something unconventional.
Again -- Valverde was all over the place. He had walked the bases loaded. He was very wild. On a suicide squeeze, you are committed to whichever pitch you choose to execute it on -- the runner is off. Yes, Valverde's pitch happened to be a strike, but GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES DURING THAT INNING, it was just as likely to be a foot above Fontenot's head. Why take such an extreme risk when there were better options available?
That's fine. But pick a better spot to do something unconventional.
Again -- Valverde was all over the place. He had walked the bases loaded. He was very wild. On a suicide squeeze, you are committed to whichever pitch you choose to execute it on -- the runner is off. Yes, Valverde's pitch happened to be a strike, but GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES DURING THAT INNING, it was just as likely to be a foot above Fontenot's head. Why take such an extreme risk when there were better options available?