POZO v Gorman/Noot

[Goldfan]

man on 2nd, just about ANY hit to OF scores him.
Gorman/Noot are up there taking their typical Big League Chew rips…..both pop up to 3b

POZO WITH 2 OUTS….reaches out and pokes a dunker to RF…..wins the game

This is a great example of situational awareness absent on this team for years…..if they did more of this instead of all the usual suspects attempting to hit the ball through the arch MANY more runs would cross the plate

[Honky Tonk Man]

They are what they are Joey Gallo light

[renostl]

man on 2nd, just about ANY hit to OF scores him.
Gorman/Noot are up there taking their typical Big League Chew rips…..both pop up to 3b

POZO WITH 2 OUTS….reaches out and pokes a dunker to RF…..wins the game

This is a great example of situational awareness absent on this team for years…..if they did more of this instead of all the usual suspects attempting to hit the ball through the arch MANY more runs would cross the plate

Bases loaded zero outs in the 10th. Winn, Burleson, WC could be added to your
list.

[Goldfan]

They are what they are Joey Gallo light

Noots not as bad as Gorman, but the side by side with an actual fella who can control his bat and knows exactly what he need to do is overwhelming.
Looks like Gorman’s stance has opened back up……he’s a softball league one trick pony. Time to trade to a “we can fix him” team and get what you can get

[Goldfan]

man on 2nd, just about ANY hit to OF scores him.
Gorman/Noot are up there taking their typical Big League Chew rips…..both pop up to 3b

POZO WITH 2 OUTS….reaches out and pokes a dunker to RF…..wins the game

This is a great example of situational awareness absent on this team for years…..if they did more of this instead of all the usual suspects attempting to hit the ball through the arch MANY more runs would cross the plate

Bases loaded zero outs in the 10th. Winn, Burleson, WC could be added to your
list.

Exactly…..learn to play the game…..ANY normal fly ball scores a run……a ML hitter can’t hit a fly to the OF??? Seems almost unbelievable….

[renostl]

man on 2nd, just about ANY hit to OF scores him.
Gorman/Noot are up there taking their typical Big League Chew rips…..both pop up to 3b

POZO WITH 2 OUTS….reaches out and pokes a dunker to RF…..wins the game

This is a great example of situational awareness absent on this team for years…..if they did more of this instead of all the usual suspects attempting to hit the ball through the arch MANY more runs would cross the plate

Bases loaded zero outs in the 10th. Winn, Burleson, WC could be added to your
list.

Exactly…..learn to play the game…..ANY normal fly ball scores a run……a ML hitter can’t hit a fly to the OF??? Seems almost unbelievable….

We're on the same page and it isn't entirely about the results since
what Pozo did isn't an automatic, nor are fly balls to the OF. The approach though, that measures the
EV of being >100 MPH as an accomplishment all while being ground ball outs.
IMO, you make yourself easier to pitch to.

[rightthinker4]

The Nolan Gorman “let’s see what he can do” experiment is over.

[Ozziesfan41]

The Nolan Gorman “let’s see what he can do” experiment is over.

Hey if he keeps it up he may get his ops up to a light hitting middle infielders or close to Nootbaars maybe

[illiniriles]

Goldfan, You nailed it. You're a good baseball man. And although I'm thrilled we ended up winning this game, it doesn't mean we should ignore the fact that we were terrible at situational hitting. Very fortunate to win the game. Against the very best teams, it's probably an L.
GO REDBIRDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND GOD BLESS AMERICA!

[Absolut]

man on 2nd, just about ANY hit to OF scores him.
Gorman/Noot are up there taking their typical Big League Chew rips…..both pop up to 3b

POZO WITH 2 OUTS….reaches out and pokes a dunker to RF…..wins the game

This is a great example of situational awareness absent on this team for years…..if they did more of this instead of all the usual suspects attempting to hit the ball through the arch MANY more runs would cross the plate

Bases loaded zero outs in the 10th. Winn, Burleson, WC could be added to your
list.

Didn’t Burleson scorch one at a fielder, or am I misremembering?

[Goldfan]

man on 2nd, just about ANY hit to OF scores him.
Gorman/Noot are up there taking their typical Big League Chew rips…..both pop up to 3b

POZO WITH 2 OUTS….reaches out and pokes a dunker to RF…..wins the game

This is a great example of situational awareness absent on this team for years…..if they did more of this instead of all the usual suspects attempting to hit the ball through the arch MANY more runs would cross the plate

Bases loaded zero outs in the 10th. Winn, Burleson, WC could be added to your
list.

Didn’t Burleson scorch one at a fielder, or am I misremembering?

I’d have the boys take “hit the fly to OF” in BP……..bat meet ball……don’t need to swing to hit it to E. Stl…..
How is it that portly catchers, Yadi POZO, have an understanding and ability to reach out and dink a ball to right side…..when that’s all that is required for the W? The entire Cards ‘80’s lineup, Rose, Carew, Gwynn….more every player NOT produced the last 15yrs or so in ML could make contact with the ball and somehow get it the OF. Barry Bonds used to choke up on the bat. POZO everyday and twice on Sunday if a man on 3rd needs to come home. I’m sure Gorman/Noot look really impressive in the cage hooked up to all the measureable sensors

[CCard]

man on 2nd, just about ANY hit to OF scores him.
Gorman/Noot are up there taking their typical Big League Chew rips…..both pop up to 3b

POZO WITH 2 OUTS….reaches out and pokes a dunker to RF…..wins the game

This is a great example of situational awareness absent on this team for years…..if they did more of this instead of all the usual suspects attempting to hit the ball through the arch MANY more runs would cross the plate

Kind of. I think the bigger problem is the attempt to hit a ball to the moon every single at bat. Like you say, in that situation you don't have to hit a homer just get the winning run in. This team could certainly stand to slap some more "dunkers" to the opposite field.

[sportskill]

The runner was on 2nd base when Gorman and Noot came up, so a flyball can only advance the runner if it is deep enough. Pop-ups didn't help. Pozo'(poop) was with Walker on 2nd, not from 3rd. So you're reasoning is like the runner was on 3rd.

[Goldfan]

The runner was on 2nd base when Gorman and Noot came up, so a flyball can only advance the runner if it is deep enough. Pop-ups didn't help. Pozo'(poop) was with Walker on 2nd, not from 3rd. So you're reasoning is like the runner was on 3rd.

My original post details Walker on 2nd and only needing a hit. Another poster brought up bases loaded and there are comments about scoring on a fly ball. In both cases situational awareness with runners in scoring position should be the Primary thought when in the batters box