Im not sure you can ever excuse a big league group for screwing up a rundown, but I expect if its gon na take place, its probably gon na happen when youre way outta practice. That still feels like an excuse.
If you missed it the other day, in the 2nd inning, the Cubs had Lorenzo Cain toast coming off of second base, however made a minimum of one a lot of throws– particularly the kind where youve not narrowed the runners space, and youre offering him all kinds of running room– and Cain took benefit:
To be sure, it was ALSO a major screw up not to have someone manning very first base, which would have permitted the Cubs to just stroll the ball to second base for an out. I have no idea why Kipnis didnt assist capture in on Cain after Báez and Bryant had successfully narrowed his area * OR ALTERNATIVELY * why Bryant didnt just keep pressing Cain back to second. That opened the door to what followed, consisting of no one hanging at first base.
Doesnt imply this play turned the video game– it probably didnt. It just suggests you cant know the full expense for sure, and you can know that it definitely harmed.
The Cubs are going to brand-new levels to keep everyone safe. #ThisIsMyCrew pic.twitter.com/qiTtaQcwlp
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) July 25, 2020
And the ultimate embarrassment? This wasnt the very first time this specific thing has occurred to the Cubs versus the Brewers, who made suitable fun of the situation 2 years ago:
Abbott and Costello have nothing on Yelich and Cain. pic.twitter.com/u759Bx2lae
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) June 13, 2018
On that one, the early throws didnt help, however also, why do you end up with four Cubs at 2nd base and not a single one at first base? How can that be the right alignment, with several gamers at home (again)?
The Cubs manager had only shallow public discuss the circumstance, which I believe is most likely reasonable when its the second video game of the season:
Heres hoping there was a bit more in-depth discussion with the training staff and the players to ensure theyre on the same page in the future so this doesnt occur for a third time versus the Brewers …
Im not sure you can ever excuse a big league group for screwing up a rundown, however I suppose if its gon na occur, its most likely gon na happen when youre method outta practice. That still feels like an excuse. To be sure, it was ALSO a significant screw up not to have somebody manning very first base, which would have enabled the Cubs to just stroll the ball to 2nd base for an out. I have no idea why Kipnis didnt assist squeeze in on Cain after Báez and Bryant had actually effectively narrowed his area * OR ALTERNATIVELY * why Bryant didnt simply keep pressing Cain back to second. It just implies you cant know the full expense for sure, and you can understand that it certainly harmed.
Ross, on the messed up run-down in the second inning:
” Weve got to handle that better, no doubt about that. Weve got to manage that situation much better.
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) July 25, 2020
