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Might help not to throw on the outside part of the plate when the shift is on so it doesn't encourage the hitter to be fundamental.

Cherry on the top of the season will be a 4-run 9th off of Taylor Rogers. F Rocco and his decisions.

Fire Rocco. I'm done with his bumbling strategies.

Gonna send him, Rocco?

He'd better be going on one of the first 2 pitches.

As pathetic a performance at the plate that I've ever seen by a team not facing a 90s Braves or 90s/2000s Yankees staff. They're letting a ton of no-name pitchers dominate them.

Tim Timmons, turn in your umpiring gear, you POS. Little League World Series umpires don't miss those calls back to back. Must have had a nice 10am mimosa at the hotel.

More cans of corn than a grocery store in Iowa.

We'll never know...

I'm wide awake and I know you don't pull your EFFECTIVE starter so damn early.

I'll agree with you on that. The new crop of umpires are horrendously overmatched and I believe that the umpiring roster is over 50% bad. When that happens, you're going to have umpires like Laz Diaz, DJ Reyburn, and this clown behind the plate today getting big-game assignments when they shouldn't simply because there's no one else to choose.

Nice work, Rocco.

When the ump was pointing at the box and telling him to get back in there, he's most likely also telling Rosie to watch himself. I'd have run him too after the outburst on strike 3.

Eddie got a warning after he did it the first time. As soon as he acted out on strike 3, that was it. Springer only complained on his strike 3 call.

Way to be selfish, Rosie. Guess now we'll see Cave.

Granted. Next request?

This is a fireable offense pulling Berrios so early.

Arraez must have had a horrible jump because even with a crappy throw, he was out by 6 miles. Given that he's had knee and ankle issues, you've gotta know your runner. Real dumb out of the 3B coach.

FINALLY

So freakin passive at the plate. SWING THE GD BATS

Zero aggression out of Jeffers at the plate. You stand there and look at borderline pitches, one of them is gonna get rung up.

Those pats on the shoulder look like he's taking Berrios out. You do that, Rocco, and we'll be calling for your firing.

32 pitches that inning. Probably half of those unnecessary because of all the nibbling that led to the 2 walks.

This is why Berrios will never be better than a #3 guy. Can't start nibbling and totally lose the zone. Same crap that Duffey pulled yesterday. Get 2 outs and then break down.

And now Berrios has lost the generous zone.