The breakthrough to the backcourt has arrived.
Padres star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. caused quite a stir when he drilled a 3-0 lead from Rangers pitcher Juan Nicasio for a grand slam in Monday night’s 14-4 win over Padres. Rangers manager Chris Woodward said his team was upset that Tatis would swing 3-0 with a seven-run lead and even Padres skipper Jayce Tingler fired his player.
However, baseball’s “unwritten rules” are becoming ironic that bumps are blowing up on social media.
“Fernando Tatis stays hard and plays great, it’s a pleasure to see you play, love your success and the Padres come to a winner,” Reggie Jackson wrote. ‘Keep leading the way. It’s not easy to hit Hrs. Keep bringing energy you have to the game, we have players just like you. ”
‘That you take a pitch … now you’re 3-1. Then the pitcher comes back with a great set up pitch … 3-2. Now you are ready to start in a double play. Everyone would have to go 3-0. “Grand Slams are a big state,” he said. Reds legend Johnny Bench wrote on Twitter.
“Swinging in a 3-0 count would not have to go against all the rules, despite the score,” Red Sox pitcher Colin McHugh wrote on Twitter. “For a game I would always look to see what% 3 man swings 3-0. If it’s more than 20%, it means I just can’t grow one. The guys who will never “give a pitch” on the record are the most expensive ABs.
“In this data-driven baseball age, there is nothing to hide. If you have an inclination, it will be exploited. Turning 3-0, to me, is the same as swinging first pitch of an AB. If you do it enough times, a pitcher may not place as well against your plan. ”
‘I’m old enough that I grew up in a game where a lot of older guys had all the power and they’ll tell you how to act, what to do, and you did what they told you to do, because that’s how it was. , ”Said former Mets pitcher Ron Darling on MLB Network in defense of Tatis. “Unwritten rules only work if everyone knows the unwritten rules. By its very definition, no one knows an unwritten rule, so what you have now is that you are trying to make a decision that is a 3-0 count in a seven-run game off-limit. I’m just not in it at all. ”
“Hey @tatis_jr listen to,” Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer wrote on Twitter. “1) Keep weighing 3-0 if you want, no matter what the game situation is, 2) Keep hitting homers, no matter what the situation is, 3) Keep bringing energy and flash to baseball and make it fun, 4) The only thing that you did wrong was apologizing. Stop that. ”
Tatis apologized to him afterwards, saying he missed a take sign before entering the first grand slam of his career.
“A lot of guys talk about unwritten rules of baseball, but you’re in the heat of the moment, you’ll try to get your pitch as a hitter and he does not miss it,” Padres pitcher Zach Davies told reporters after the game.
‘You really can’ t blame him for that, in my opinion. Some guys feel different, but each has their own opinion of it. ”
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