I told all you that said Larry needs to play 2nd base
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There is a high probability anyone could be right about a lot of our players underperforming
This game isn’t on Larry. It’s on our inability to score.
Goat nails it. . . . . .27 runs scored in our last 7 games games. . . . . .
You at least need to shore your defense up late in the game on a close ball game like that leaving him in the lineup was not a good decision. You want your infield to be the best it can be a tie game on the road, late in the game.
At least have Chester in at 2nd.
Lemonis has favorites. He finds ways to get them on the field. Larry is a liability at 2b. He should be the dh.
That’s not as easy play with the runner barreling down on you. Even if he catches it cleanly, he’s got a runner all in his feet to make the throw.
Congratulations. Your participation trophy is in the mail.
The way that they enforce the slide rule you don’t have to worry about the runner barreling down on you.
Agreed not easy… but a capable second baseman has a chance with it…. Larry played it extremely poorly
Of course you don't want to come to that but damn play before he looked like he was just trying to get one. Never in a rush to get ball to 2nd. We haven't been very good at dps all year. He is a very average infielder and that is sadly the truth. My son calls me an old head but I go back to 7th when they scored 2. Ball hit between Larry and Mersch. Play straight up its an out right to Mersch. There is a reason why people have been playing in the same general area on the infield for 130 years. It's called Geometry.
I get what you’re saying. But you never really practice the ole high-chopper at the 2nd base bag with a runner at your legs play.
I guess I’m just more upset at the 73 runners we left stranded.
Yes, let's further handcuff our pitiful lineup by playing a FR hitting .200.
Anyone that thinks we lost because of Larry hasn't watched this team hit all season. Were a joke at the plate. We can't score runs and Lemonis isn't aggressive in his feeble coaching.
We really shouldn't have gotten down to relying our defense. we should have put the ball and play better tonight when we were at bat.
Nailed it. We had plenty of chances. But 4 runs (1 a gift) against a good hitting team won’t win many games at this level.
Pulliam right out of HS would have made that play. Mershy would have made that play. Chester would have made that play.
Disagree. It’s an 8-9 outta 10 on the difficulty scale. Only one we got on our roster that can make that play is Mershon…. However I agree Larry probably had the least chances of making the play. Hell he doesn’t even look comfortable throwing the ball to second
I'd rate it about a 7 maybe in difficulty but if you can't make that play you shouldn't be on the field in the post season. I'm guessing it was ruled an error
I’m adding one other facet to this discussion and that’s Harding. Seems like every time he pitches he’s pitching with runners on base that he’s caused. Very rarely does he pitch a shutout inning. Not blaming him for the loss, but he didn’t help the situation. Lack of productive hitting is blamed for this loss.
Had we had the lead in the bottom of the ninth, we probably see Chester at 2nd. But we didn’t have the lead. None of it matters if we can’t score.
Amani is starting at 2nd again today. Do you honestly think you know baseball/our team better than our coaches?
It’s a flawed roster. We either have to sacrifice offense for defense or vice versa. Obviously we have chosen to sacrifice the defense…. But you can’t really fault the questions about Larry at second. He’s proven to be a liability there
On 2 or 3 throws after cleanly fielding a ground ball, Larry looked to be unsure/uncomfortable making the throw to first base. Has he been doing that all season?
It appeared that Larry would hesitate (or, slow down) his throwing arm motion right before releasing the ball. It looked really strange to me.
Move Larry to eighth in the order. Move everyone else up one spot.
Our SS should be leading off.