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Cleveland Indians (2017 Official Thread of CHOKE)

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As good as a defensive catcher that Yan can be he can be incredibly lazy at times. He tried to pick that strike 3 passed ball instead of blocking it. Then pretty much non chalantly jogged after it after he missed it
 
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buckeyemania11 said:
As good as a defensive catcher that Yan can be he can be incredibly lazy at times. He tried to pick that strike 3 passed ball instead of blocking it. Then pretty much non chalantly jogged after it after he missed it
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I do not know that was a pretty tough pitch for any catcher to handle. I think there was a lot of confusion on that strike three. I do not think that Gomes knew that the first-base ump had made a decisive call that quickly and was not like the ball was right there for him to pick it up and throw the guy out. Shit the guy was halfway down the line before he even knew that it had been called strike three..
 
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LitlBuck said:
I do not know that was a pretty tough pitch for any catcher to handle. I think there was a lot of confusion on that strike three. I do not think that Gomes knew that the first-base ump had made a decisive call that quickly and was not like the ball was right there for him to pick it up and throw the guy out. [Mark May] the guy was halfway down the line before he even knew that it had been called strike three..
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I'm not saying he would had 100% been successful, but that was definitely a pitch that you would block, not try picking. Going for the pick instead of the block was quite a lazy move IMO. There may have been confusion but he was still very nonchalant about retrieving the ball.
 
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Anyhow.

Looking forward to tonights mess. Porcello is on for the Red Sox. He is 4-14 with a 4.55 ERA and 1.38 WHIP.....I think we all know what that means.

Opposing him is Drone Boy. Coming off a 8 inning 1 run gem, Which probably means he is going to get blasted out of the solar system tonight.
 
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Adam Plutko brought up from AAA

He's 5-10 with a 6.71 ERA and 1.54 WHIP there this season :slappy:

He's a starter though so guessing they probably brought him up to be bullpen saving cannon fodder for if Drone Boy gets lit up.
 
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