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by Edwards Kings » Sat Sep 12, 2015 3:44 pm
I will say this about the game I saw (after a two and half hour rain delay, I will say I only stayed for four innings), Bart was not fooling anyone, but credit to the Mets scouting. Nearly every Braves hard hit ball had a Met barely having to move to catch it. The Braves pushed Conforto to the wall a couple of times, but Cespedes seemed to be camped out and only had to open his glove. I think Colon also deeked Miller on the AB where he got a hit/RBI. He never moved his bat when Miller grooved him a fastball, strike one. Never moved the bat when Miller grooved another fast ball, strike two. Miller grooved another an Bartolo just stuck the bat out there and made contact.
Baseball is a slow, boring, complex, cerebral game that doesn't lend itself to histrionics. You 'take in' a baseball game, something odd to say about a football or basketball game, with the clock running and the bodies flying.
Charles Krauthammer