He’s definitely standing still at the beginning of the shot before Holt crashes into the wall. And the ball does sit at the wall for a long time before he finally ambles back on camera.
I don’t think he had a shot at preventing the home run. But I can see why anyone would say he didn’t exactly hustle...
Ok. I had my questions because my calculator also believes in Bigfoot, a slew of Illuminati conspiracy theories, and everything it sees on “Ancient Aliens.”
It might be time for a new calculator....
Even in Little League, you try to teach kids they should be moving on every play, either to the ball or to a position to back someone up. They don’t, of course, because they’re kids. But you do try to instill it in them...
One thing to consider with Cora’s bullpen management is that he doesn’t have the guns to go to like he did last year. It’s easy to call for a pitcher to be removed from the game, but when your best options right now are Workman and Hembree, it’s easy to forget these were the #5 and #6 options less than a year ago...
He was absolutely standing still while Holt charged, but that’s not surprising on a ball hit down the RF line. By the time the ball rolled past Holt to the wall, Pence was already around 2b. Even if Mookie went full tilt and ran the 150 feet or so to get the ball and throw it in, he wasn’t going to get the ball back in time for any play on Pence...