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Really? Picked Off At 1st Base With The Big Guy At The Plate. Really - Isn't Base-Running Your Specialty.
Posted by: RotoHockeyYTD2013 (a.k.a RotoHockey2013MainPort) on Oct 27, 20:57
Really? Picked Off At 1st Base With The Big Guy At The Plate. Really - Isn't Base-Running Your Specialty.
RotoHockeyYTD2013
Oct 27, 20:57
Obstruction ! no? Pushing your teammate into the line? No .Oh yes...a fight between an Islander and a Flyer. That's the ticket
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mrbinns
Oct 28, 06:17
No, he's a rookie 2B prospect who's specialty are hitting and fielding.
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Antibody
Oct 28, 08:58
Uh no.. From a St Louis person they put him in for running speed. But he's a rookie who probably shouldn't have been on a WS roster
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JDolphin
Oct 28, 12:32
oops hit enter instead of tab - he's definitely not there for the hitting and Kozma is better fielder. One of our youngsters was bound to
JDolphin
Oct 28, 12:35
Because Allen Craig has been hampered by injury. Wong is not known for his SBs. He was drafted for his hitting.
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Antibody
Oct 28, 12:39
STL did not need a SB - they just needed a fast Base Runner, just like JDolphin (and Mike Matheny) said.
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RotoHockeyYTD2013
Oct 28, 12:49
He is faster than an injured Craig but that doesn't make base-running his specialty.
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Antibody
Oct 28, 12:52
It supposedly was for the Bottom of the 9th - that's why Mike Matheny put him in there.
RotoHockeyYTD2013
Oct 28, 13:07
Again, because Wong runs faster than the injured Craig. He made a rookie mistake, simply as that.
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Antibody
Oct 28, 13:14
...and in the end, the highest rated show last night was the Redskins-Broncos overrun at 7PM. NFL beat the WS in 18-49 share.
mrbinns
Oct 28, 13:32
And unlike Kolten Wong, Peyton Manning being Picked-Off didn't cost them the game.
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RotoHockeyYTD2013
Oct 28, 13:44
He may have been drafted for his hitting (which is crap this season) but that's not why he's on the WS roster. He's on the roster as a
JDolphin
Oct 28, 15:35
People misunderstand that play. If you are upset with Kolten, you have it wrong. Instead, you should be happy for the Boston scouts.
PRodQuanta
Oct 28, 14:59