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HurricaneDavid

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Garner to Burke?
« on: October 26, 2005, 12:30:46 pm »
Anyone hear of what Garner said when he ran out to Burke at first base in the 9th?  NEVER seen that move before.  I was watching the post-game press conference on ESPN and waiting for a reporter to ask, but no one did.
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Re: Garner to Burke?
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2005, 12:32:33 pm »
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Anyone hear of what Garner said when he ran out to Burke at first base in the 9th?  NEVER seen that move before.  I was watching the post-game press conference on ESPN and waiting for a reporter to ask, but no one did.


I think they were having trouble relaying the play, so he made sure it got there in person.
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Re: Garner to Burke?
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2005, 12:33:55 pm »
You mean you think there was a missed sign earlier?
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« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2005, 12:33:56 pm »
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Anyone hear of what Garner said when he ran out to Burke at first base in the 9th?  NEVER seen that move before.  I was watching the post-game press conference on ESPN and waiting for a reporter to ask, but no one did.



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« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2005, 12:35:20 pm »
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« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2005, 12:35:25 pm »
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"I want you on third in two pitches."



It's a shame his baserunning was wasted.  That was good stuff.
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Re: Garner to Burke?
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2005, 12:37:15 pm »
Bruntlett-esque.
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Re: Garner to Burke?
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2005, 12:38:28 pm »
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You mean you think there was a missed sign earlier?


Nope, but in such an important situation ("must win" apparently) Gar may not have trusted Burke to pick up the signs.  Just my guess.
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« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2005, 12:41:49 pm »
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« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2005, 12:42:30 pm »
I think I saw him mouth "Ok, I want you to come close to getting picked off, then, when you get to second somehow, I want you to steal third.  Got it, kid?"

After he did that, I thought the game was over.  And how perfectly easy it would have been for a high schooler to squeeze him home on those floaters El Duque threw at the end of the Taveras at-bat right across the plate?  But who knew his control was going to return so suddenly after throwing the ball all over the place that inning?  A popup double play or a complete miss was more than a remote possibility up until then.  But I still would have liked to attempt the squeeze, just as I would have liked to see Burke squeeze Taveras home in Game 1.  But I'm a squeeze kind of guy.
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« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2005, 12:45:27 pm »
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But I'm a squeeze kind of guy.



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« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2005, 12:48:27 pm »
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Re: Garner to Burke?
« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2005, 02:01:48 pm »
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Anyone hear of what Garner said when he ran out to Burke at first base in the 9th?  NEVER seen that move before.  



I can't recall seeing that either.
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« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2005, 02:32:23 pm »
I hate to give McCarver credit for anything, but I think he was right.

He was trying to highlight the fact that Burke sil be running.  He wanted The Dookie to be concentrating on Burke instead of the batter.
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Re: Garner to Burke?
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2005, 02:51:11 pm »
He also demonstrated El Dookie's ridiculously high leg kick from the dugout once Burke was on second.  I think he told him to go if he saw the high kick.  

Or he may have said "If we give up a solo shot and walk in a run with two outs in the 14th I'm going to throw my stool."
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« Reply #15 on: October 26, 2005, 02:53:50 pm »
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"If we give up a solo shot and walk in a run with two outs in the 14th I'm going to throw my stool."



Now there's a quote that works on more than one level.
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« Reply #16 on: October 26, 2005, 02:55:00 pm »
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"If we give up a solo shot and walk in a run with two outs in the 14th I'm going to throw my stool."



Now there's a quote that works on more than one level.



Milo, on the radio this morning, says, "this game was a stool".
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