2020 MLB postseason thread

Exactly, having been a 2B and SS for a long time, at 2B you can take your time, unlike 3B and SS. I fortunately only had the fielding yips and never really the throwing yips.

 

I covered the Dodgers when Sax's throwing problems began. I watched him lift and strengthen. He did bulk up to a certain extent. I always felt (without scientific backup) that bulking up gives you less control of your muscles. Like a quarterback who throws frozen ropes when, if he put a little touch on the pass, it would be better. Sax couldn't make the shorter "touch" throws because he had bulked up his muscles and hadn't figured out how to control them yet. A weightlifter could pick up a barbell, but couldn't pick up a feather.

I was an official scorer that year. There was a routine single to right field. The right fielder got the ball and tossed it in. I looked down to fill in my scorebook and might have checked something else in the book for a second or two. When I looked up, the ball was at the backstop and the runner was on second. I had to walk through the press box and ask if anybody saw what happened. Oddly, nobody saw it, until I got to a radio kid in the back row who saw it.

 

The other thing about playing 2B is you rarely throw over the top, unlike SS or 3B. A lot of throws are 3/4 or across the body, and those have a tendency to sail if you don't have the correct grip. I found it especially on plays to my left, because the first baseman has to turn towards you to get the throw.

 

Another example was Garvey. He had Popeye arms. He was strong, but he couldn't throw. He came up as a third baseman and was a liability. They had to find him a new position to get his bat in the lineup.

 

Steve Blass got the pitching yips too. Its never pretty. As I think Darling says, "its the thing."

 

I don’t watch often but MLB Network shows have the most honest unvarnished analysts. Leiter and DeRosa aren’t afraid to criticize. Unlike the NFL and NBAers.

 

Dale Murphy.

 

Garvey was a HORRIBLE thrower. Surprised more teams didn't try to score from third on a ground ball with less than two outs back then, knowing an Olympic shot putter had more accuracy and distance than Garvey to home plate.

 

F*ck that cheater Altuve. I wish he'd get gonorrhea as well as the yips.

 

Are you offering your services in some capacity?

 

Rams already up a touchdown against the Falcons.