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Originally Posted by Jiggy_12
Had to leave halfway through the game. Got home, read the rest of this thread and then went and found the Barger highlight (running error).
I can’t believe how harsh everyone was on him. From his perspective and where he was standing it’s pretty hard to pick up the speed of the ball and how close it was to the pitcher. He certainly isn’t watching IKF to see if he’s waving his arms at him (that never happens).
He’s also a rookie. Sheesh. Cut him some slack. He’s playing in damn game 4 of the ALCS, had a huge night defensively, a double, and has already hit two homers this post season.
He belongs low in the order and he belongs in RF (not 3B). But that was not some unforgivable baserunning mistake it’s been made out to be. It’s fairly forgivable in my eyes.
Edit: sorry, he has 1 homer. I’m thinking of the clinch game against the Rays
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Agreed. I was way more pissed at him staring at 3 strikes with the bases loaded in the third