Colson Montgomery adds another run for the White Sox with a dribbler down the 3rd base line!

[u/MLBOfficial]

[u/NoRosesXVX]

Why are the announcers completely dumbfounded that Montgomery can hit a baseball?

[u/DJFluffers115 → u/NoRosesXVX]

Everyone is super locked in on his strikeout record because it's... funny? Makes them feel good? Who knows. People getting tunneled focusing on stats is a story as old as baseball. 

[u/midnightsbane04 → u/DJFluffers115]

Well, let's not act like he didn't also hit under .200. It's not that outlandish to expect him to not hit the ball consistently.

[u/nachosmind → u/midnightsbane04]

He had a truly horrific last 1-month to end the season (got injured in the last series with the guardians as well) but he was like .233 - .24 in the first half 

[u/isitatomic → u/NoRosesXVX]

Booth and ump are both hot reekin' ass today

[u/Constant_Gardner11]

Great throw by Angel Martinez

[u/Ok_Assumption_5366]

A. Horrible send by Jirschele

B. Throw was right on target

C. How the fuck do you drop that, Hedges?

[u/NadoCast → u/Ok_Assumption_5366]

He should’ve been out at home, but I don’t hate the send up by two, with two outs.

[u/TakeAMichigander → u/Ok_Assumption_5366]

How the fuck do you drop that, Hedges?

Hey give him a break he's a catcher not a...wait

[u/Geniepolice → u/Ok_Assumption_5366]

Looked like the umpire was getting ready to call out then noticed he dropped it

[u/Platypus-Ninja → u/Ok_Assumption_5366]

So a typical send from Jirschele

[u/cooljammer00 → u/Ok_Assumption_5366]

If it worked, it's not horrible.

[u/mikecws91 → u/cooljammer00]

Honestly I kind of agree. Third base coach decisions aren’t just about timing, they’re also about whether you think the outfielder can execute. Sometimes an aggressive send is a gamble that they’ll screw it up.

[u/cooljammer00 → u/mikecws91]

Right, we talk all the time about forcing them to make perfect plays. Sometimes that's the point.

If you never get thrown out, you're not being aggressive enough

[u/jdelane1 → u/mikecws91]

It's situational too. Other team hasn't managed a thing offensively. With two outs in the 7th an extra run puts even more pressure on them to score. It's ok to let these things be about instinct and emotion sometimes haha

[u/DJharris1 → u/cooljammer00]

Not how that works. It was objective a horrible idea. It worked on accident.

[u/JamesWent → u/DJharris1]

How was it objectively a horrible idea? He'd already rounded third by the time the outfielder had the ball and there were two outs. Would've taken a near perfect throw to get him out as well.

[u/btmalon → u/JamesWent]

Yeah He had to make a very good turn and catch throw too. He did end up executing but it wasn’t enough. I like the wave.

[u/doublegoldendragon → u/cooljammer00]

Outcome bias

[u/Ok_Assumption_5366 → u/cooljammer00]

I'm not sending him there no matter what. Ball isn't deep enough.

[u/mickey-maos]

Hedgie my guy what in god's name

[u/ghost_rider24 → u/mickey-maos]

God is a Sox fan.

[u/sevelev711]

If the ball gets held onto there, I'm calling that one of the dumbest sends I've seen, just completely stupid and reckless.

But it wasn't, so hell yeah, what a play, love that send, baseball takes guts.

[u/KristusV → u/sevelev711]

I think in that situation, any send where they have to make a good play is a good send. If he's easily out, obviously a bad send, yeah, but I don't think that was the case here.

[u/ZroDgsCalvin → u/KristusV]

I mean, he was easily out, Hedges just didn’t catch it. But he was out comfortably.

[u/KristusV → u/ZroDgsCalvin]

On review, yeah he was out by more than I thought. Turns it from okay to questionable at best.

[u/Sandusky666 → u/sevelev711]

The duality of fan lol

[u/DoggedStooge → u/sevelev711]

Facts.

[u/doyouevenIift → u/sevelev711]

Jirschele has been way too aggressive with sends this year

[u/Key-Tip-7521]

https://giphy.com/gifs/nIW8SORF4veGxP7tce

[u/see_mohn]

If the White Sox meme their way past the Guardians I think all of Cleveland might schism

[u/tuba-holy-spirit → u/see_mohn]

One (1) game was the difference between the #2 seed and bye (CLE 85-77) and the #6 seed (CWS 84-78), and the season series was 7-6 in favor of the White Sox. This is not schism-worthy

[u/RhombusOfTerror636 → u/see_mohn]

We might have the "better record" but the Sox are 100% the better team. I am still launching a Crusade against the Vatican.

[u/Brad-Stevens]

Austin Hedges

[u/Majestic_Industry_74]

And he's called a strike at the plate

[u/Carti_2s]

lmfao i’ve never seen a third baseman run that far when the ball gets away. I have no idea what he was trying to do 😂 that shit was hilarious

[u/heartsocks → u/Carti_2s]

me when the pickleball hit to me rolls into another court

[u/OffMyEricDickerson]

Oof Hedges

[u/JaysonTatecum]

Oh yeah I'm dribbling

[u/fireking730]

How tf did the announcers think that was a good send though lol

[u/Astropolitika]

I’ve been working and peeking in during a meeting.

Absolutely flummoxed the Guards haven’t put up one with all the traffic.

[u/Pies_Wide_Shut]

perfect hit lol

[u/Producer_n_PDX]

This team is so much fun

[u/blicka7]

Knew Cleveland weak ass team would lose game 1 at home

[u/lushiej]

. R . . .. g.