jagtrader wrote:Taguchi's defense has slipped, but there isn't a corner outfielder on the roster who makes that play.
Considering Taguchi and Schumaker are both CF'ers, I expect both of them to play like CFers at the wall in any OF spot.
But you have to get to the wall. He didn't have time.
It was close enough that he thought he had a shot to get there. If he didn't think he had a shot, he should have pulled up and played the carom.
He was playing fairly shallow (surprisingly shallow, considering who was on, actually) so it was a long way to go and the ball was tailing away. Definitely not a routine play to make...perhaps impossible even...but regardless of all that, Taguchi didn't handle the situation well.
jagtrader wrote:Taguchi's defense has slipped, but there isn't a corner outfielder on the roster who makes that play.
Considering Taguchi and Schumaker are both CF'ers, I expect both of them to play like CFers at the wall in any OF spot.
But you have to get to the wall. He didn't have time.
It was close enough that he thought he had a shot to get there. If he didn't think he had a shot, he should have pulled up and played the carom.
He was playing fairly shallow (surprisingly shallow, considering who was on, actually) so it was a long way to go and the ball was tailing away. Definitely not a routine play to make...perhaps impossible even...but regardless of all that, Taguchi didn't handle the situation well.
jagtrader wrote:I'm spoiled by the 2003 and 2004 teams. When the Cards aren't good offensively, they're not much fun to watch. That includes last year (until the playoffs, of course).
