Nick Ashbourne
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14,453 appearances
59 recordings
2 series
first heard Sep 2024
last heard 2d ago
Nick Ashbourne’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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actually that difficult to execute.
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But I think a lot of first baseman in that situation are just thinking, get the out, get the out, get the out, would have had a cursory glance to third and maybe not committed to that play.
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Absolutely.
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And that sequence there where Bobby Wood Junior commits the error, like
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It's really hard to zoom out and imagine, okay, this is how the Jays are gonna win this game.
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They're gonna rely on Bobby Witt Jr.
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blowing an easy play in the field.
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Like that's not normally how you win baseball games.
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This is a truly elite defensive player, one of the best athletes a sport has to offer.
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And so when you are given that rare gift,
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It kind of behooves you to make the most of it.
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And maybe a Blue Jays lineup in April or May wouldn't have been able to do that.
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Okamoto was just he was the right man to have at the plate in that moment.
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He gave them the four hits.
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He gave them their only extra base hits of the entire game.
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He had the one gaffe where he ran to third base and you know, he just doesn't have the speed to run to third base to a ball the left field.
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Even if that ball is kind of misplayed and bobbled like
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As a rule.
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Caz.
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If it goes left field, stay at second base.
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