One thing I think it's safe to say, Brian, you're talking about last game, what we want to see today that we did not see in game one, some runs.
The guards got shut out 3-0 on Saturday, so that's really the top story here today.
In fact, during the regular season, ranked 28th in all of the majors and batting average against left-handed pitchers.
5 p.m. is a really difficult time to play baseball at Progressive Field, especially on a sunny day, and that's exactly what we've got today.
It's definitely a real thing.
You know, it's kind of something I feel like a lot of players joke about throughout the years, like, oh, we're going to get shadows, we're not going to get shadows.
I think when you're in that position, you've got to try to trick your brain as much and you'll see it, you know, the best you've ever seen it, you know, for instance.
But it's a real thing.
I mean, shadows are tough.
I think it shrinks the decision-making.
It kind of shrinks the window of – Spin, I guess you would say you would see like out of a pitcher's hand or you know Obviously you go from like a bright white ball into a dark dark gray.
I would say in that Between the mound and home plate so it definitely makes it tougher But I think the more you think about it and make it a thing the worst it's gonna be so I mean The Sun's not moving.
It's been there been there for a long time.
So I think it's something we come out with we dealt with it We practiced yesterday at around this time and go out there and get the best swings off you can I
One thing I think it's safe to say, Brian, you're talking about last game, what we want to see today that we did not see in game one, some runs.
The guards got shut out 3-0 on Saturday, so that's really the top story here today.
In fact, during the regular season, ranked 28th in all of the majors and batting average against left-handed pitchers.
5 p.m. is a really difficult time to play baseball at Progressive Field, especially on a sunny day, and that's exactly what we've got today.
It's definitely a real thing.
You know, it's kind of something I feel like a lot of players joke about throughout the years, like, oh, we're going to get shadows, we're not going to get shadows.
I think when you're in that position, you've got to try to trick your brain as much and you'll see it, you know, the best you've ever seen it, you know, for instance.
But it's a real thing.
I mean, shadows are tough.
I think it shrinks the decision-making.
It kind of shrinks the window of – Spin, I guess you would say you would see like out of a pitcher's hand or you know Obviously you go from like a bright white ball into a dark dark gray.
I would say in that Between the mound and home plate so it definitely makes it tougher But I think the more you think about it and make it a thing the worst it's gonna be so I mean The Sun's not moving.
It's been there been there for a long time.
So I think it's something we come out with we dealt with it We practiced yesterday at around this time and go out there and get the best swings off you can I
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