VIDEO: Ryan Braun Ignores Your Stop Sign

by Kyle Lobner on Apr 21, 2011 9:21 AM CDT in Milwaukee Brewers News

I'm still working on this morning's Mug, but I wanted to get this video up so you can see it before MLB inevitably takes it down:

(thanks to Dave Brown of Yahoo for the tip)

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the look on Sedar's face is priceless

by Uhhhhdel on Apr 21, 2011 9:27 AM CDT reply actions

Fantastic play by Braun

That he shouldn’t have made.

by nullacct on Apr 21, 2011 9:40 AM CDT reply actions

Right

If he ran out that pop fly, he would’ve been on second and scored easily on Fielder’s double.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Apr 21, 2011 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions

I think that's exactly why he ran through it

knowing that he screwed up on the last play, trying to make up for it.

by friendo on Apr 21, 2011 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions

Who actually gets to second on pop ups?

Of course the player ends up at first. Is any hitter every thinking that ball is going to drop? They see that same play made over and over again maybe hundreds of times with no incident.

by mladwig0 on Apr 21, 2011 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Morgan is probably on 3B on that pop up.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Apr 21, 2011 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions

Sedar's been sending everybody this year

I wonder why he wanted to hold Braun up on that one

Get a ife broseph

by Supertramp on Apr 21, 2011 9:46 AM CDT reply actions

Because Braun only looks fast

The reason he goes from 1st to 3rd on a single so often is because they’re actually doubles hit by Fielder and McGehee who run with pants full of wet cement.

by nullacct on Apr 21, 2011 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions

Braun's actually pretty fast

But I don’t know why Braun looking fast would be a reason for Sedar to hold him up.

Get a ife broseph

by Supertramp on Apr 21, 2011 9:54 AM CDT up reply actions

He was holding him up because Braun probably should have been out

the throw beat him but was just a little off and braun made a good slide

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by Jeo on Apr 21, 2011 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions

Right

But he’s been sending everybody this year, even Prince and McGehee when they were long shots to score, that’s why I was wondering.

The throw was pretty good, but it would have needed to be perfect to beat him, I don’t know if that means Braun “should” have been out.

Get a ife broseph

by Supertramp on Apr 21, 2011 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions

Maybe RR didn't like all the close plays at home

Particularly since it resulted in Plush getting dinged up.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Apr 21, 2011 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions

I really hope not

My faith in RR would dip a little bit if he didn’t realize close plays at the plate could result in injuries when the season started.

Get a ife broseph

by Supertramp on Apr 21, 2011 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions

Don't know about that.

I think it was a really good slide that kept Ryan safe. It looks like the throw clearly beats him, he was just aware enough to slide in underneath it on the infield side of the plate.

by mpbMKE on Apr 21, 2011 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions

Eye of the beholder of course

I thought the throw was nearly perfect, just a foot off and Braun still beat it (you factor in Brauns athletic ability and agility with the slide when sending him).

If the only way a runner is out is with an absolutely perfect throw, I think that’s a good risk to take. Especially in Braun’s case where the bottom of the order was coming up.

Get a ife broseph

by Supertramp on Apr 21, 2011 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions

I think the catcher was out of position

if he were more in front of the plate to receive the ball I think he could have gotten a better tag down.

Of course like you said eye of the beholder and what not

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by Jeo on Apr 21, 2011 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions

He was out of position because of the throw

When the catcher first appears in the video, he’s actually in a position to block the plate, but the throw causes him to move to his left.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Apr 21, 2011 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions

I think it's a horse apiece.

I don’t disagree with you, I just disagree with you, haha.

by mpbMKE on Apr 21, 2011 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions

It was a very pretty slide.

by nullacct on Apr 21, 2011 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions

I think he was a overaggressive in implementing the new aggressive baserunning mentality to the tune of several ill-advised outs. I think he’s consciously trying to draw it back now. Either way, that was a no-brainer stop sign to put up. If the guy wants to run through it, let him, but you can’t send him when the play’s going to be that close.

by mpbMKE on Apr 21, 2011 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions

*a little overaggressive

by mpbMKE on Apr 21, 2011 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions

I had just assumed

that Sedar was universally considered the worst 3b coach in the league at judging when to hold/pass the runners. Doesn’t everybody else feel that way? Perhaps it’s just me, but I hope more brewers take Braunie’s lead in disregarding him.

by balldeagle on Apr 21, 2011 10:01 AM CDT reply actions

Everybody says that

whenever their 3B coach sends a guy that gets thrown out. He’s been a 3B coach for all of, what, three weeks? Hardly enough time to assign “universal consideration.”

by mpbMKE on Apr 21, 2011 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

Plus

Isn’t that distinction (worst 3B coach) currently being held by Dave Anderson? At least Rangers fans thinks so.

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by sjlee on Apr 21, 2011 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions

I think it's still Dale Sveum.

At least if you’re from Boston.

by mpbMKE on Apr 21, 2011 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions

Is there ever a good 3B coach?

They’re like umpires. If they’re good, you don’t notice them. The only time you notice them is when they do something that pisses you off.

My goodness.

by BrewHaHeather on Apr 21, 2011 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions

The Deputy does what he wants.

My goodness.

by BrewHaHeather on Apr 21, 2011 10:21 AM CDT reply actions

This needs to be .gif-ified.

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by SRB on Apr 21, 2011 10:23 AM CDT reply actions

I think Sedar was just pissed

because he didn’t get a chance to try out that new fist bump he’s been working on for Braun.

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by sjlee on Apr 21, 2011 10:31 AM CDT reply actions

I’m not a lip reader: What was Sedar saying?

by grant76 on Apr 21, 2011 10:34 AM CDT reply actions

I think it was

“Ryan, I believe the chances of you being thrown out at home in this situation require me to insist that you stop at third base. Oh, nevermind. Good luck on your attempt at home.”
I may have missed something though

by friendo on Apr 21, 2011 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs

IN YOUR FACE GARGAMEL!!!

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by Hyatt on Apr 21, 2011 11:15 AM CDT reply actions

You can't have Gargamel without Gamel!

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Apr 21, 2011 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions

Ryan Braun running through third base to get home happens all the time

We’ve just never seen it during a baseball game

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by Michael M on Apr 21, 2011 11:23 AM CDT reply actions

I always forget what all the bases are

I guess I just like to hit dingers.

wait…that came out wrong

by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 21, 2011 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions

Just a thought

was it a bluff? Look at where Braun it at :07, it looks like he’s touching the bag or just beyond it. Even at :10, Sedar could’ve kept yelling and brought him back, but he put his hands down and let Braun go. Maybe he realized Braun had a shot to score and changed his mind in those seconds, but it wouldn’t be surprising for this team to mix up the signs.

by mladwig0 on Apr 21, 2011 1:07 PM CDT reply actions

Point of no return

There’s a point well before you get the the base where even if you try to stop, you’ll over-run the bag and have to scramble back. If Ryan’s running top-speed, Sedar can see that he’s planning on running right through the stop sign. Braun might not have even been looking at him because he’d already made up his own mind. Whether or not he thought Ryan had a chance to score, the more immediate realization Sedar had was that nothing he said was going to change Braun’s mind.

by mpbMKE on Apr 21, 2011 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions

Is Braun even looking at him at that point?

If Braun isn’t paying attention to him, why would he continue yelling?

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Apr 21, 2011 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions

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