Revisiting the Posey Play OR Getting the Umpire out of his Comfort Zone!
This article was written by Ronni Redmond from the blog, “Garlic Fries and Baseball: Baseball Odds and Ends” and was originally posted there on 2/23/2012. The only reason I’m bringing this up again is because Calcaterra over at Hardball Talk said Posey was told to “stop” blocking the plate. This implies that Posey “was” blocking the […]
One Fan’s Take on Posey & the Giants
Injuries are just part of baseball. They are part of what makes it so difficult for a good team to repeat the success of their prior year. I do think that most ballplayers expect to either play hurt or be injured at some point in their professional career. I do think that this is an […]
Oh No Don’t Hit My Catcher: GM’s Changing Their Tune on Blocking the Plate
My, oh my, how times have changed. Twenty years ago if the baseball world could have heard the conversations over the past week about whether or not catchers should block the plate, many would have thought the baseball people just got soft. That being said, probably the worst reason not to change […]
