Jason Motte and two more relievers couldn’t protect the Cardinals’ 1-0 lead in the ninth, as the Rangers scored twice on two sacrifice flies and ultimately beat St. Louis 2-1 to draw even in the World Series.
World Series Game 2: Josh Hamilton Praises Rangers Fight, Brushes Off Health Questions
If you ask Josh Hamilton, he’s fine and his injury is just part of the rigors of a lengthy season. It is, after all, the World Series, and a silly groin injury is unlikely to keep him off the field. And on Thursday Hamilton drove in a run, helping the Rangers come back to down the St. Louis Cardinals and even the World Series at one game apiece.
When asked about his clearly hurting groin after the game, Hamilton bristled while brushing the question aside.
Read Article >World Series Game 2: Umpire Scouting Report
Over at BBTiA, Joey Matschulat’s got an interesting look at plate umpire Greg Gibson, relative to the average plate umpire. I won’t insert the graphics here; you should take a look. But here’s the executive summary...
Like most umpires, Gibson is better with pitches up in the zone with pitches down in the zone; this happens naturally, as the higher pitches are simply easier for the umpire to judge. However, Gibson also seems to be particularly weak on pitches that are high and inside -- but still within the strike zone -- and especially to left-handed batters.
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