Pitcher takes his position on the rubber, the batter has to take his in the box. There's only one rubber, so the rules favor him, but in a way that only two pitchers in history have had the ability to exploit.
Well, I imagine he's going to bat this inning. A pitcher gets his third at-bat by the top of the seventh, you'd figure the team had plated at least a few. But nope, one run on a solo homer.
What's going on in that photograph of the shirtless guitar holding feller? A ballplayer is rocking his shit while changing in the clubhouse. Who is he? Johnny Monell. Louis Vutton with the Fuji guitar. Why is he shirtless? Rookie Hazing Day. And what's the deal with the guitar? The Giants thought it would be high-LAR-ious to dress their rookies as nekkid singing cowboys in Times Square.
I think it may be the same glove. I'm not sure why that rule and all it's contingencies are necessary. Not sure what side the ball is coming from, ump? Live in uncertainty.
Ceetar wrote: he'll bounce back. I think Nieuwenhuis would've too. these platoon bench guys work in such limited samples. Most everybody young enough is gonna produce eventually. (Look at Ollie!) The question is how much damage you can afford to let them do while waiting and working. And is another guy a better bet to come around faster? Not a lot of easy math available to make such calculations.
So, did yesterday's game relaunch Mayberry's season or are we still looking at a non-asset here? Added 59 points to his batting average. That has to feel good for him this morning. OPS is suddenly at a defensible .667.