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Middle must always be open.

Posted by Things are getting out of hand on April 12, 2022, 9:51 am

I watched a lot of Vegas games and some of Florida. Ressy hit middle so damn much it surprised me. I know Vegas is a really small park. And in fact the pro m is way to much ball for those parks, but after seeing what happened in Florida you have to think it has to be little pay back… in Vegas I seen Briggs, Santana, dodds, marsh, regularly go thru the middle and occasionally Clark, Jones, and even Mack. I know it’s part of the game etc but is Helmer encouraging this, saying nothing just curious what his take on running a team the loves blowing it thru the middle. If it was Clark that got hit in Florida and was seriously hurt man how the story would have changed…. Only prob I have with Saturday nights game is that big John kept running. Bro you just hit a man in the head I know he’s wearing a helmet but still. So makes me think it’s personal.

Re: Middle must always be open.

Posted by middle on April 12, 2022, 12:19 pm, in reply to "Middle must always be open. "

The middle is never closed especially when pitchers and middle men jump around so much. As hitters we want to hit holes and as defenders we want to close those holes so its a dance that pitchers win and lose. The problems come when guys talk sh*t on both ends. If a pitcher snaps you off, shut up and go sit down. If you blow a pitcher up, shut up and keep running. We are using juiced balls and bats hitting at a guy 50 feet away so lets stop gorilla fisting our chest because a guy missed it.

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Posted by DW on April 12, 2022, 12:24 pm, in reply to "Re: Middle must always be open. "

This poster above "middle" understands the game.

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Posted by VOR on April 12, 2022, 5:52 pm, in reply to "Middle must always be open. "

if they hitting middle, STOP THEM!! That's the game!

You have to make adjustments to stop them, why the 5 man came into play in the late 90's.

I see many teams having no idea how to play 5 man, nor how to position themselves. Great defense finds a way to stop good hitting, rather than wait 'till they get themselves out.

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