Keuchel showing that gold glove defense. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>It's an Opening Day sellout at Minute Maid Park: 43,753 -- sixth-highest crowd in MMP history (largest since April 5, 2010).</p>— Brian McTaggart ⚾️ (@brianmctaggart) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/585243806708142080">April 7, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Keuchel showing why he won the Gold Glove last season. A lot of pitchers don't get that ball or throw it away.
So Kuechel at 103 pitches... most likely won't get a shot at the complete game shut-out unless he has an ultra-efficient 8th. Time to see Hinch actually get to do some "managing". Its the only time of the year where he will have a bullpen at absolute full strength. Bring in Sipp for a few pitches... and then Qualls mid-batter to really mess with him!
Yep, he finishes in great fielding position and gets of the mound quickly. Doesn't rush the play at all either. Just quality stuff. Let's see how our new 8/9 inning pen looks.
Oh, absolutely... you can't lose Sipp... even if it costs you two players in the process. :grin: They'll be writing articles about that move for years! Managing gold!