I know it was for the platoon advantage but I don't know why you'd give a kid his first major league start after a cross-country flight (after being woken up by his phone repeatedly at 3am no less). If your starting 3B needs two days off in a row because he can't hit righthanders he's not really your starting 3B.
Yeah, I'm happy for Walding that he got to start, but last night maybe wasn't the best choice. Maybe now he's over his first game jitters.
I noticed that Grandal, the Dodger's catcher, was using a QB-like wristband, I presume to call pitches. Is that common nowadays?
I believe Alfaro and Knapp wear one too.
The wrist instruction band seems to be catching on with catchers.
They are all over the softball college world series too. I hope they catch on. I've been happily surprised by how much of a difference the mound visit rule has made.
What info is on it? What pitches/location to throw to which batters?
Sounds like a good feature article for one of the writers or maybe a video report for MLB to post. Tell us what info is on the cards and how the catcher uses the info.
