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Anonymous
A couple of things. The Dodgers haven't attempted a stolen base in the Cubs-Dodgers series.
Furcal's still hurt/rusty. He's not going to attempt to steal bases, he'll run on hit and runs, but he'll not do any straight stealing.
Russell Martin has a canon of an arm, the problem is that the fucker been partying way to fucking hard this year, and let some things lapse, plus the fact he played in over 150 games with little rest basically beat the shit out of his body. He's rested and healthy now though.
Part of catching people stealing bases is the fucking pitcher actually doing his job and throwing a pitch fast enough to reach the catcher in time, and FUCKING GETTING OUT OF THE WAY. Half the time Martin allowed a runner to steal was because his pitcher fucked up throwing the ball. Still, Martin should just eat the ball and allow the stolen run if he can't throw the perfect ball most times.
Martin CAN FUCKING HIT THE BALL. You seen what he can do when he's fully rested, he smashes that damn ball, and when he doesn't he walks his ass to first base. Martin has 90 walks this year despite finishing with a .400 Slugging percentage. Pitchers didn't fear him this year, but he has such a good eye of the strike zone he still was able to basically gain a walk every two games. If you're a Dodgers fan, you'll notice that Martin was batting leadoff for the final month, and he had multiple 3-walks games despite being in a 'hitting' slump.
Russell Martin is a fucking TRUE AMERICAN HERO despite being Canadian. FUCK YEAH NORTH AMERICA ALLIANCE.
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