[Mick]

I suppose I understand MLB's overreaction with respect to the Sanchez/Sabol call last night. They're trying to eliminate unnecessary season-ending injuries to Hall of Fame bound catchers like Buster Posey (and other players) by eliminating collisions at the plate. Sanchez could have caught the ball on the right side of the basepath, he chose not to do so. He blocked the path to the plate. Sabol tried to go around him. I can see why former catchers like Bochy and Melvin would get so hot about it, they never played under that rule and they probably still have injuries from those collisions. Pete Rose bowled over Bruce Bochy once.
https://youtu.be/vkAUeFqHb4A

Speaking of Bochy, the Texas GM called Bochy their biggest free agent acquisition of the off-season, and that was after spending $260 million on players. And Texas has the third best record in baseball (Giants are currently sixth best).

As of last night, the Giants officially have the first wild card spot, by 1/2 game. They are 2 1/2 games behind the Diamondbacks and are closing fast, making up five games in the last ten. Reds have won 11 in a row. No American League team have won more than three in a row.

And as for the Giants multiple come-from-behind wins in the ninth inning...since they've been in SF, they've only won 5.3% of those games. They've had four such wins this season after just three all of last season. The 2016 Giants had MLB's best record at the all star break, but didn't have a single 9th inning comeback win all season. The best was actually the 1986 Giants which had NINE wins after trailing at the start of the ninth inning.

[Mick]

I suppose I understand MLB's overreaction with respect to the Sanchez/Sabol call last night. They're trying to eliminate unnecessary season-ending injuries to Hall of Fame bound catchers like Buster Posey (and other players) by eliminating collisions at the plate. Sanchez could have caught the ball on the right side of the basepath, he chose not to do so. He blocked the path to the plate. Sabol tried to go around him. I can see why former catchers like Bochy and Melvin would get so hot about it, they never played under that rule and they probably still have injuries from those collisions. Pete Rose bowled over Bruce Bochy once.
https://youtu.be/vkAUeFqHb4A

Speaking of Bochy, the Texas GM called Bochy their biggest free agent acquisition of the off-season, and that was after spending $260 million on players. And Texas has the third best record in baseball (Giants are currently sixth best).

As of last night, the Giants officially have the first wild card spot, by 1/2 game. They are 2 1/2 games behind the Diamondbacks and are closing fast, making up five games in the last ten. Reds have won 11 in a row. No American League team have won more than three in a row.

And as for the Giants multiple come-from-behind wins in the ninth inning...since they've been in SF, they've only won 5.3% of those games. They've had four such wins this season after just three all of last season. The 2016 Giants had MLB's best record at the all star break, but didn't have a single 9th inning comeback win all season. The best was actually the 1986 Giants which had NINE wins after trailing at the start of the ninth inning.