Real quick explanation if it’s not clear, but Foster calls the runner safe because their path was obstructed when Zack Godley entered the base path to field the ball. Say what you will about Marty Foster making this call – it’s a Bad Vibe call all the way. Most bizarre “error” of the year /oFB81HNMkl On the other side of it, I really wish the umps knew this was just a game sometimes because they take it way too seriously. It’s probably a terrible change to our beloved game, but it’s entertaining and really can’t be worse. In fact, this is objectively better than the man on second rule in extra innings, right? Can we do this? Each team sends a position player to pitch in extras. The sheer joy with which Anthony Rizzo showboats after striking out Freddie Freeman, and the gigantic smile Freeman has as he walks out of the box? No notes. It’s all the more fun when the position player owns the mound when he’s up there. One of the greatest joys of baseball is a position player pitching. He knows he’s a millionaire from hitting a ball with a stick and you just can’t teach that kind of energy. Omg this is the most wholesome baseball content I’ve ever seen 🥺 /nMBvNn9ySVĪnd tell me there’s someone out there right now living a better life than Rafi. A lot of that credit goes to Rafael Devers, a perennial middle schooler who hits moonshots and loves life. They’re just Vibe Titans, out there winning baseball games and loving every second of it. The biggest change, aside from the whole winning games thing, is how much fun they’re having. iaIGwW9bdIĮntering May with the best record in baseball, it’s hard to believe this is the same time that’s just a year removed from a last place divisional finish and a.

The 2021 Boston Red Sox have impeccable, unassailable vibes. All credit to him, he’s a fine pitcher, I just don’t think he’d hack it as Kevin James’ dating coach in mid-2000’s New York. Or if you just put Will Smith from the Atlanta Braves in Hitch. It’s like watching a Will Smith RomCom (fine I’ll just say Hitch ) except Will Smith thinks he’s in Concussion. If it weren’t for that voice, the vibes of the league would be all out of whack. Players having fun, weird stuff happening, all of it comes from the silly place we all keep in the back of our heads when we watch baseball, that little voice that tells you: it’s just a game, bro. That’s not to sound reductive or dismissive, it’s something integral to the good vibes of the whole MLB. This week around the league, there were reminders everywhere that baseball is just a game. So stretch out, light some incense, and let’s check the vibes. Hello! Welcome to Vibe Check, a weekly roundup article where we just sit back, take a deep breath, maybe brew a cup of tea (oolong if you have it) and just kind of take the temperature on what’s going on around Major League Baseball.

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