Yikes. Turner's covid test coming back positive and him being pulled in the 6th inning after being around his teammates the entire game and then seeing his teammates with their wives and kids real close celebrating after the game is worrisome.
Yeah, I was wondering why the players were all keeping on their masks suddenly while celebrating and I guess we know the reason why. How does a guy get it now? And how does the result come back at night? So odd.
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As much as you want to get angry at Turner, the others have to take responsibility for their own lives too. Yes turner should be wearing his mask if anything but guys should be staying away from him too. I get being caught up in the moment but they’re grown men, they should be weary of being around him. Pretty dumb move from them.
As much as you want to get angry at Turner, the others have to take responsibility for their own lives too. Yes turner should be wearing his mask if anything but guys should be staying away from him too. I get being caught up in the moment but they’re grown men, they should be weary of being around him. Pretty dumb move from them.
It sounds like the Dodgers insisted Turner be part of the celebration. It's not like he ran out while his teammates and coaches were trying to get him off the field.
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Nice. A super spreader event live on television for all to witness. I get you want to celebrate together but people are making much bigger sacrifices. If you ever needed a reminder why you shouldn't confuse athletes with role models.
Congrats to the Dodgers but I was pulling for the small payroll team. If the Dodgers don't win that game, how many days delay until there would have been a game 7?
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This Justin Turner thing has really left a bad taste in my mouth. I think what is upsetting me most is all of the people that are defending his actions. I understand it's terrible timing for him not to be able to celebrate with the team, but think about the thousands (millions?) of people that are missing out on important gatherings in their life during this pandemic. What make Turner more special than anyone else? It's so grossly selfish, and the epitome of why this pandemic is dragging on like it has.
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The funny thing is the Ken Rosenthal tweet. Manfred has said on the record that they got word of his positive test during the game, which pretty much conflicts with what Rosenthal tweeted. I wonder how he's going to backtrack or squash it now.
This Justin Turner thing has really left a bad taste in my mouth. I think what is upsetting me most is all of the people that are defending his actions. I understand it's terrible timing for him not to be able to celebrate with the team, but think about the thousands (millions?) of people that are missing out on important gatherings in their life during this pandemic. What make Turner more special than anyone else? It's so grossly selfish, and the epitome of why this pandemic is dragging on like it has.
I completely agree. Sure, it's a once in lifetime thing, but I know a lot of 18 yos who missed their graduation last year, and wedding cancelled. I don't know when my mom in Canada will ever see her grandsons again.
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The boring thing about basing a decision purely on analytics is that it gives the athlete no opportunity to display the things that make athletes great, doing completely improbable things on the biggest stage in the biggest moments. Defying the statistics.
If a centerfielder computed the statistical probability of them making a catch before they made a dive for a ball or scaled the wall to rob a home run etc then baseball would start to be pretty damn boring.
A QB throwing a hail mary to the end zone to win a game is highly highly highly improbable that it will succeed, yet they still attempt it, and we love watching it as fans.
Snell was dealing. Nick Anderson throughout the WS and even in the series with Houston was below average. Is Nick Anderson with a 5ish ERA and a high WHIP really a better option than a Snell 3rd time through the order? Didn't seem like it and we will never know because Snell never got the opportunity to show us what makes elite athletes great.
Taking him out seems iffy with the option you had at that time in the pen. But thing is, if your offense is only going to get you one run you have no margin for error. If you wait one batter too long with your starter, you’re sunk.
LOL at MLB investigating Turner. Let’s get Inspector Clouseau on the scene.
As another poster said quite eloquently, it just leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
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Taking him out seems iffy with the option you had at that time in the pen. But thing is, if your offense is only going to get you one run you have no margin for error. If you wait one batter too long with your starter, you’re sunk.
LOL at MLB investigating Turner. Let’s get Inspector Clouseau on the scene.
As another poster said quite eloquently, it just leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
Agree with everything here. Analytics or not, there are plenty of managers roasted over the years for taking out the starter one batter too late and plenty accused of doing it too early.
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