[Official] Astros @ Athletics

Tell me more.

 

There's your extra runs Greinke.

 

2-out Rally entered the building

 

I thought it was gone off the bat...then I thought he was going to catch it at the wall and make me break things.

Glad that all worked out.

 

He's been one of the 4 or so guys they've been riding early. Came up lame tonight.

2 out rallies by the Stros make baby jesus smile.

 

Realistically can MLB ever ban the shift?

 

A's have always been a good stomping ground for relievers. They develop them well to get a decent payday elsewhere. Luke Gregerson anyone?

 

Yes, they are already testing that in the minors

 

Yeah, and it shouldn't take much on-field testing. You can pretty much go back and simulate what would have happened if you required 2 IF on each side of 2B

 

Retro Greinke is fun to watch

 

How do you enforce that? Like you dictate where certain fielders can be at all times? What happens if the 3B crosses too far into SS/2b territory?

 

Greinke has been All-World and should have enough for 8 innings

 

Zack Greinke: 24 batters faced, 19 first pitch strikes

 

Straw on. Straw not stealing.

Prove me wrong

 

2 IF on each side of 2B (which they're talking about doing in the 2nd half of the AA season) and maybe requiring that they start each pitch on the IF dirt (which they are doing in AA now)

 

There ya go.

 

Oh Tuve

 

They need to just stop screwing with baseball with all of these lame new rules. Batters will adjust.

 

Michael Brantley is a professional hitter

That is all

 

Michael Brantley is [also] a professional hitter.

Straw has quietly had a great approach at the plate twice tonight, with results.