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Knowing What's Going OnGreat game all around today, a little cruddy with RISP, and Mesa got smacked pretty well considering he didn't give up a hit. After the error in the ninth I was about to proclaim the fates against us, but we pulled it through.I want to mention something sort of off topic, but relevant to me as a baseball fan. A lot has been made about fans and going for balls especially after Steve Bartman in the 2003 NLCS. Every baseball announcer or analyst was on this guys defense, saying it's the heat of the game, any other fan would do the same. By now it's not anything people blink an eye at. Even last night, Red Sox fans were getting in the way of a Freddy Sanchez pop up that Trot Nixon could have been caught. Freddy would go on to single and almost drive in a run. Personally, I think that these fans need to get their head in the game. There's no excuse for costing your team an out. Especially in an intense situation. I personally would think that I'd keep my composure, put my arms out and lean back trying to keep people away and then say something like "stay back" or anything to let people no what we should do. But people who argue against me can just say that I've never been in that situation and who knows what I would do, and they'd be right. I have no proof of anyone being capable of being that smart in that situation until today. Casey Blake made an amazing catch in Cleveland (check it out yourself, they're featuring it in the video section of mlb.com right now), climbing over the tarp and reaching into the stands. One person (a girl) put her hands up, but she ducked and everyone else leaned away. This is Cleveland people, the town we supposedly hate, for reasons that go so far back I don't know what they are. They just showed up us and everyone else in Major League Baseball, they're good sports fans. For me, that's hard to swallow. So if you find yourself with a kick ass seat, just like a player you need to know what you do when the ball comes you're way. I'm not suggestion you rear back and try to catch someone napping off of third, but let your guy have a chance to make an amazing play. posted by Rory at 11:14 PM | |
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