Kuroda, Dodgers Spoil Home Opener for Fish, 3-7

[Chewford]

Hopefully we can win the next two and prevent the Dodgers from being able to hop off the plan at LAX with their dream and their cardigan.

[MiamiHomer]

Fredi on Pinto from today:

[Fish and Chips]

Examples(that strange Japanese/Swedish techno song thing doesnt count)

Trust me, you have, dont ask me where though

[Omar]

Maybin was atrocious defensively. He takes a step back on every flyball. It must be an OCD thing.

/Festa as Absolute Zero on Absolute Zero's couch

This is Festa.

[Namaste]

Maybin was atrocious defensively. He takes a step back on every flyball. It must be an OCD thing.

/Festa as Absolute Zero on Absolute Zero's couch

This is Festa.

If you use atrocious as an adjective for his play last night then what word(s) do you use to describe players who made costly errors last night?

[Omar]

Shitastic and Pintoesque are interchangable.

/Festa as Absolute Zero on AZ's couch

This is Festa.

I am moderately angry.

[Bobbob1313]

Is it ok if I call Hanley atrocious defensively because he double clutches every single throw?

[MiamiHomer]

Shitastic and Pintoesque are interchangable.

/Festa as Absolute Zero on AZ's couch

This is Festa.

I am moderately angry.

Why wasn't I invited?!

[wanks1212]

Maybin was atrocious defensively. He takes a step back on every flyball. It must be an OCD thing.

Many coaches teach that, when you're in the outfield, your first step should ALWAYS be back, especially when you're in doubt as to whether you're coming in on a ball or going back on a ball, because it's easier to make up ground coming in (if you erroneously step back) than it is to make up ground going back (if you erroneously step in).

No idea how Maybin's been taught, but I wouldn't be surprised if at some point he was taught that his first step should always be back and he's carried that with him through the minors.

[Party]

I would like to publicly apologize to Festa, it appears he was not the one who was calling me a poopiehead at the Marlins game today.

Boo, we lost.

<<<333

[Bobbob1313]

Id rather an outfielder be bad on balls in front of him while defending against XBHs, just as a general rule of thumb.

[Mainge]

Many coaches teach that, when you're in the outfield, your first step should ALWAYS be back, especially when you're in doubt as to whether you're coming in on a ball or going back on a ball, because it's easier to make up ground coming in (if you erroneously step back) than it is to make up ground going back (if you erroneously step in).

No idea how Maybin's been taught, but I wouldn't be surprised if at some point he was taught that his first step should always be back and he's carried that with him through the minors.

This. It's universally taught here.

[Beef]

Yeah, pretty sure it is taught everywhere. In the first two games, the bigger problem was that Maybin wasn't just taking a drop step back with whichever leg was necessary to open up right and get a good jump, but he was taking multiple steps back before coming in. I am not sure whether he can blame it on the wind or he generally has a poor recognition of balls hit in front of him.

[Ramp]

I know it's just 4 games or whatever, but Hanley looks like poo defensively

major step back for me

[Namaste]

He doesn't care