Post by dd50 on Apr 15, 2022 18:32:54 GMT -5
when or if I find the courage to do so. as it has been an irreplaceable part of my life since the age of 6(46 years)and I continue to simp(as the Young uns say)for the business(NOT A SPORT)of MLB-NFL etc. read the following if inclined and share your opinion of its content. it will not bother in the least. as I am STEADFAST in disagreeing with Mr. Kapler. who my Media contact confirmed what many have thought and he has shown for years. he is one weird quirky human!
It seems that the Giants have shunned some of, and intend to shun all of, of baseball’s “unwritten rules.” Exhibit A comes from the Giants’ game on April 12 against the Padres. In that game, San Francisco held a nine-run lead in the sixth inning, when Mauricio Dubon bunted for a base hit. Later in the game, Steven Duggar stole a base with a 10-run lead. These were not the rogue acts of two players, rather they were reflections of Kapler’s belief on how the game should be played.
In an article in The Athletic by Ken Rosenthal, Kapler said this:
“Major League Baseball for individual players is a game of survival. And Mauricio Dubón is depending upon his ability to be successful over a long period of time. He needs to use every tool at his disposal to be successful to stick at the major-league level, to demonstrate his value, to hone his craft. That doesn’t ebb and flow with the score. And it’s not just Mauricio. It’s Steven Duggar on the bases. It’s the pitcher on the mound. Everyone is competing on the baseball field. It doesn’t make any sense to have one part of the field stop competing and the other part keep competing.”
It’s 2022, so Kapler’s approach should be fine with current-day players, correct? Well, maybe not. Wil Myers of the Padres took notice of the disregard for baseball’s traditions. From the article referenced above:
“I think it’s something the whole league needs to take note on, to understand that this is an organization that now does not play by those rules.”
It seems that the Giants have shunned some of, and intend to shun all of, of baseball’s “unwritten rules.” Exhibit A comes from the Giants’ game on April 12 against the Padres. In that game, San Francisco held a nine-run lead in the sixth inning, when Mauricio Dubon bunted for a base hit. Later in the game, Steven Duggar stole a base with a 10-run lead. These were not the rogue acts of two players, rather they were reflections of Kapler’s belief on how the game should be played.
In an article in The Athletic by Ken Rosenthal, Kapler said this:
“Major League Baseball for individual players is a game of survival. And Mauricio Dubón is depending upon his ability to be successful over a long period of time. He needs to use every tool at his disposal to be successful to stick at the major-league level, to demonstrate his value, to hone his craft. That doesn’t ebb and flow with the score. And it’s not just Mauricio. It’s Steven Duggar on the bases. It’s the pitcher on the mound. Everyone is competing on the baseball field. It doesn’t make any sense to have one part of the field stop competing and the other part keep competing.”
It’s 2022, so Kapler’s approach should be fine with current-day players, correct? Well, maybe not. Wil Myers of the Padres took notice of the disregard for baseball’s traditions. From the article referenced above:
“I think it’s something the whole league needs to take note on, to understand that this is an organization that now does not play by those rules.”