Even Raffi’s catch on J.P. Crawford’s popup near the third base dugout (5th inning) was made flawlessly with no drama. Not a web gem but a good mlb play. Maybe Cora has somehow installed them with an attitude of “hey guys, defense is not thaaat hard.”
Cora did say during ST that he thought Story's presence would enable Devers to cheat a bit towards the line.
Defense is incredibly hard, only nowhere near as hard as Chaim’s Calamity made it look last season.
Everybody Loves When Jacoby Ellsbury Almost Falls Flat On His Face When Stealing Home
He's a work in progress. I think the "floor" of that work is a net positive, and it's really only a question of how much he can build on it.
Welp. He was quite consistent. If Crawford walks to lead off, that could have gone very differently. Might be 2-0 Mariners. At least it was a near miss, not like 3 inches outside.
I remarked, to no one as everyone else in the house was asleep, that I liked his zone and that he was consistent all night. All we can really ask for from a home plate ump.
Nice. We were in the upper deck, 3B side, and couldn't tell at all how his zone was except for the occasional disagreement.
