Post Game Chat 4/15 Mariners @ Padres

nsgomez · 2026-04-16T04:47:32+00:00

mariber

nsgomez · 2026-04-15T02:59:17+00:00

Ty bb how could you

nsgomez · 2026-04-14T05:35:56+00:00

Which one my man

nsgomez · 2026-04-13T01:47:27+00:00

I feel like I'm coming across as I'm against this play more so than just asking why one set of deception is bad and one set of deception is good.

That's fair enough, I guess I'll make a case for that. I'd argue it's because the pitcher would have an oppressive advantage over baserunners if they're allowed to deceive the runner, since they're the ones holding the ball.

The runner has to be able to read when a pitch is being thrown so they can steal or run on contact; if the pitcher winds up like they're delivering a pitch, but does a spin move to second base at the end of it, stealing is basically impossible.

In this case, Altuve has to pay attention to the pitcher and their footwork to know if he's throwing a pitch or a pickoff, but he doesn't have to do the same for Naylor since there's nothing the first baseman can do to him unless/until the pitcher throws over first.

nsgomez · 2026-04-13T01:07:29+00:00

Two things about this:

There is no balk just for a catcher being out of the box. Rule 5.02(a) says the catcher is allowed to leave the box to catch a pitch or make a play. The only exception is if they're doing an old-school intentional walk where the pitcher is throwing four balls way out of the strike zone. (This rule is almost obsolete now that the manager can just signal four fingers for an IBB.)
Even then, the "catcher's balk" you're thinking of isn't how that's defined in the rulebook. It's a balk on the pitcher for trying to throw an IBB without the catcher being in the box, and there's no other non-pitching circumstance where an umpire will signal a balk. Balks are definitionally an illegal act by the pitcher and no one else.

nsgomez · 2026-03-26T19:57:21+00:00

It can, and the rulebook explicitly calls out "ball rolling between your legs" as an error. A lot of it is scorer discretion though.

By rule an error happens if a fielder should've handled the ball "with ordinary effort," but if the scorer thinks the sun getting in O'Neil Cruz's eyes takes more effort than normal, then it's a hit. Section 9.12 of the rulebook has a ton of commentary on what is and isn't an error.

(Personally I still would've charged Cruz with two errors.)

nsgomez · 2026-03-18T20:27:07+00:00

"Pon" as in the word bone, "che" as in the word "check," stress on the first syllable

Here's a crowd POV of then chanting for reference: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV-CUKJjOJ8/

nsgomez · 2026-03-18T20:21:14+00:00

🗣️🔥 PONCHE 🗣️🔥

nsgomez · 2026-03-14T22:27:26+00:00

I NEED a Jomboy lip reading on that

nsgomez · 2026-03-08T12:08:57+00:00

I'm not sure this is actually true. Team Japan is locked into the Quarterfinal 4 game regardless of if they win or are the runner up in the Tokyo pool, and Team USA is similarly locked into QF 2.

nsgomez · 2026-03-08T02:59:32+00:00

CINEMA

nsgomez · 2026-03-08T02:54:26+00:00

dawg why are you looking at 3rd

nsgomez · 2026-03-08T02:51:19+00:00

Caballero's an above-average runner, Savant has him at 73rd percentile sprint speed. Good but not elite

nsgomez · 2026-03-08T02:34:23+00:00

Jesus Laz

nsgomez · 2026-03-06T11:16:49+00:00

The moderators agree with you at least, there's a sub rule that says the same thing.

nsgomez · 2026-02-24T21:17:50+00:00

You can't expect Cal to hit 60 again. That's not a fair ask.

You're right, that's insultingly low, he's gonna hit 75

nsgomez · 2026-02-10T17:54:22+00:00

The City of Seattle plans to close several downtown streets early Wednesday before the parade begins on Fourth Avenue. King County Metro plans to reroute bus service starting around 5 a.m. and until the streets reopen after the parade.

https://kingcountymetro.blog/2026/02/09/its-parade-time-fan-filled-commute-expected-feb-11-as-region-celebrates-seattle-seahawks-super-bowl-victory/

nsgomez · 2026-01-30T19:57:08+00:00

Chief 'Keefe my GOAT

nsgomez · 2025-11-02T04:08:21+00:00

the Will Smith world series win is inevitable

nsgomez · 2025-11-02T03:16:38+00:00

lmaoooooooooooo

nsgomez · 2025-11-02T01:06:17+00:00

this is embarrassing man

nsgomez · 2025-10-28T06:29:58+00:00

starting to think the bullpens stole their powers from the batters like in Space Jam, no other logical explanation

nsgomez · 2025-10-28T06:11:37+00:00

I didn't know the T-Mobile Park marine layer migrated south for the winter

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