Hey Christine, You do have to realize...Our loss is also Hairston's fault. He had ample opportunity in the 10th as well. With runners on second and third and only one out...you HAVE to drive in a run somehow. There is ZERO excuse for failing to do so. Then with Hillenbrand coming up...I absolutely love his decision to bunt. I have always been a fan of laying down bunts in the most unexpected of places. Heck...I do it all the time when I play...and I'm not the fastest guy in the world. It was a good idea...he just got the wrong pitch to bunt. I've always wondered why Gonzo never bunts when that shift is on. (particularly the way the Tigers overexaggerate it) If he would lay a solid bunt up the third base line...or even a little push bunt or half swing...he could walk to second base. It's a simple double. He's just expected to hit X amount of homeruns all the time so that's not something Brenly would ever call for. I'm hoping Pedrique will figure that out. And the whole TV thing is a bunch of crap. I love listening to the game on radio. It's awesome, getting your own mental picture of what's happening. BUT...some people don't...and I like watching it on TV even more. And yes...it's harder for us to get to the ballpark here in Tucson. I get to somewhere between 9-12 games a season...but I'd still like to be able to see more on TV. Anyway...I'll be waitin' for you to e-mail me. -Josh
You do have to realize...Our loss is also Hairston's fault. He had ample opportunity in the 10th as well. With runners on second and third and only one out...you HAVE to drive in a run somehow. There is ZERO excuse for failing to do so. Then with Hillenbrand coming up...I absolutely love his decision to bunt. I have always been a fan of laying down bunts in the most unexpected of places. Heck...I do it all the time when I play...and I'm not the fastest guy in the world. It was a good idea...he just got the wrong pitch to bunt. I've always wondered why Gonzo never bunts when that shift is on. (particularly the way the Tigers overexaggerate it) If he would lay a solid bunt up the third base line...or even a little push bunt or half swing...he could walk to second base. It's a simple double. He's just expected to hit X amount of homeruns all the time so that's not something Brenly would ever call for. I'm hoping Pedrique will figure that out. And the whole TV thing is a bunch of crap. I love listening to the game on radio. It's awesome, getting your own mental picture of what's happening. BUT...some people don't...and I like watching it on TV even more. And yes...it's harder for us to get to the ballpark here in Tucson. I get to somewhere between 9-12 games a season...but I'd still like to be able to see more on TV. Anyway...I'll be waitin' for you to e-mail me.
-Josh
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