Walking a batter with the bases loaded goes against everything we’ve learned about baseball. It’s kind of like letting a poisinous snake bite you, and then betting on your immune system to bail you out.
Los Angeles Angels manager, Joe Maddon, let the snake bite him last night, mostly in the terms of Corey Seager of the Texas Rangers, but his team won anyways 9-6.
But not before social media got their jokes in.
LA #Angels Joe Maddon becomes the first manager to order an intentional walk with the bases loaded while trailing in a game since Jim O'Rourke of the Buffalo Bisons on Aug. 2, 1881.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) April 16, 2022
I feel Like Joe Maddon is by far the most overrated manager in baseball. Like dude you aren't outsmarting the other team by intentionally walking in a run while you're losing
— Gabe (@PlayoffTanaka_) April 16, 2022
Mike Trout's face wondering what the hell Joe Maddon is doing here is incredible https://t.co/Eb88c1SfN6
— Brandon Wile (@Brandon_N_Wile) April 16, 2022
Joe Maddon walked the run in to piss off his players and motivate them and I and many others just didn’t see the genius pic.twitter.com/3l9W4qsobJ
— King Perry (@CantHitWRISP) April 16, 2022
Joe Maddon what the hell??
— Jeremy Frank (@MLBRandomStats) April 16, 2022
Now that the Angels have won the game, I can say that Joe Maddon's decision was sound and totally backed up by real analytics
— haloszn (@haloSZN) April 16, 2022
"Is Joe Maddon smart or does he just wear glasses" – the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate, https://t.co/0V6x4w8sRs
— Grant Brisbee (@GrantBrisbee) April 16, 2022
Joe Maddon just went into genius mode, intentionally walking Corey Seager with bases loaded. Wow. What in the name of Buck Showalter and Barry Bonds happened
— Evan Grant (@Evan_P_Grant) April 16, 2022
Is Joe Maddon’s dumbassery what the offense needed to wake up? pic.twitter.com/n3QOSQyCPS
— . (@Detmers_) April 16, 2022
Joe Maddon postgame
pic.twitter.com/CIjwpK2Omw— Tristan (@FletchWRLD) April 16, 2022
Joe Maddon the first ever baseball player to develop CTE https://t.co/gjeqsYj8uP
— johnny 🗣🇹🇴 (@johnny_pale) April 16, 2022
By request, Trout trying to figure out what Joe Maddon is doing pic.twitter.com/FeMmEsBcRm
— Javi G Stan Account (@NicoleRedness) April 16, 2022
All of us tonight to Joe Maddon pic.twitter.com/CFNXVEgN1j
— King Perry (@CantHitWRISP) April 16, 2022
Only Joe Maddon…. https://t.co/pz1arpJqmg
— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) April 16, 2022
Okay obviously Seager is a really solid hitter but what the HELL are we doing joe maddon??? lmao he isn't bonds https://t.co/J17zde6Eie
— Evan (@OhChev) April 16, 2022
Remember when we all had to pretend that Joe Maddon was the best manager on the planet
— Nick Stellini (@StelliniTweets) April 16, 2022
Joe Maddon 🤝 Dave Roberts pic.twitter.com/hXB0PtkJft
— Extroverted Introvert (@AaThorpo) April 16, 2022
Joe Maddon pic.twitter.com/qfT4g7l35G
— Kurt Suzuki RBW (@angelspIswin) April 16, 2022
All those cats were wrong. But it was fun to watch.
What did you think of Maddon’s decision? Were you one of the naysayers? Let me know in the comments below…
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