Long Ball vs. Small Ball
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Re: Long Ball vs. Small Ball
[ Author: Christopher | Posted: Sep 8, 2007 10:45 AM
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The only player I've seen who really goes for catchers blocking the plate is Sekimoto. Just recently he went for the Swallows' catcher and was able to dislodge the ball and score.
Re: Long Ball vs. Small Ball
[ Author: Guest: Cheese | Posted: Sep 8, 2007 4:14 PM
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Yep, that was a great play and a great example of aggressive base running. Sekimoto also slides hard into second when trying to break up a double play. Aims for the second baseman but make sure he's within reach of the bag. I guess as a second baseman, he knows what it takes to break up that play (and what he can get away with).
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One concern was Vogelsong, he's been pretty good of late, but I remember when he was at Pittsburgh he was accused of tipping his pitches. With 5 homers tonight and a team leading 10 home runs given up in just 16 starts, I wonder if the Giants' staff have spotted something too. He got punished on one seemingly pretty good pitch, a change up out of the zone that Lee somehow "golfed" into the seats.
A wild one tonight, but a nice victory! Here's to going top tomorrow!