That is exactly the reason my coaches always stressed to hustle no matter what, when I played little league ball. The problem is that so many players don't hustle and like to pimp out home runs and the coaches don't do much about it. They need to start taking the stance of benching players that do this crap. I'm sure there are other players ready to take their position that will hustle on every play.
As a Brewer fan, I nearly cried tears of joy when I heard Counsell left. I don't know what the Cubs saw in him, but I sure as hell didn't see it in 9 years.
@@AlexTossingcubs are garbage too one ring 100 more years to go Yankees are coming to town to beat the clowns of baseball scrubs, the lovable losers 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I remember Candelario , the Cubs didn't need him , TWICE ! No matter how good or bad their season's going they always come back to bite the Cubs in the ass . And as far as Amaya goes , aside from his impotent bat he's a bad defensive catcher . Can't throw out runners (on one knee ) passed balls , catchers interference . The guy needed to spend this season in Iowa to work these things out , but Hoyer is just so smart he figured Amaya could learn everything on the job up here . Talk about screwing with the kids confidence !
Amaya is out of minor league options so he hoping Amaya would figure it out rather than dropping him and admitting another failed prospect under his control.
@@-slurmdaddy-8147 They're hoping he figures it out in the starting lineup ? That's so Cubs . How is he out of options when he came up right from AA baseball ? But so what , if he stinks he stinks get rid of him and move on .
I can care less about Amaya but I honestly think that he thought the ball was going foul and that’s why he held on to the bat which is still no excuse bc we’re all taught to run out everything but since he has at least shown good character he deserves the benefit of doubt. He also deserves to be sent down still bc of his performance on the field.
He may not have wanted to hit Stephenson, but his frustrations (not the focus on the game) were intentional. If his command is so bad that it hits a batter in the head after a HR then the ejection is valid. Player safety is important. He needs to get his act together.
As an old-timer, I remember Pete Rose AND Bill Bucker sliding into first base, trying to turn bloopers into base hits. Which they did, sometimes. Amaya can go. So can Happ and Hoerner and Swanson and I wouldn't miss any of them. Yeah, it's good to see Counsell getting over his lobotomy, but he can hit the road too, as far as I'm concerned.
a bounce like that off the bag from a slow roller is incredibly unlikely, and just a couple games ago amaya hustled hard for a bunt single, which he's done a few times now (another time against the dbacks a week prior). today just felt like one of those games where nothing was going the cubs' way, including so many near-homers, and busch's poor throw that missed a double-play opportunity and led to a 2-run bomb. amaya, for all his occasional mishaps behind the plate, has been one of the hottest cubs hitters since his mini-break to change his approach, and he calls games very well behind the plate, given the praise hendricks has had for him. ballesteros needs time to develop-i saw on mlb's prospect rankings that he's projected to be mlb-ready only by 2026. of course they can rush him, but he may be under-developed.
This is exactly why I never played baseball ⚾️…I stuck to a sport, basketball 🏀, where 90+ mph balls aren’t being thrown around your head, or face. I was a chicken when it came to standing in the batter’s box. I never liked ball’s being thrown at my head or face. I didn’t mind my legs or upper arm, but not my head or face.
Today vs. years back, what these players make (salary), clouds the judgement of most managers. In Milwaukee last season, Willy Adames did plenty of loafing to 1st base and was never removed in the same game or benched the next game. It's one of the things that irked the fans of Milwaukee. Others players do the same, they are yanked or benched on the same team. Fans picked up on this right away. I don't believing in purpose pitches and I really don't believe in hitters showing up pitchers no matter what. That's the old school in me...
I I think this team has been playing poor fundamental baseball whole season long. Amaya's decision not to run hard is just one more example. Maybe they could trade omya and get a nice new coffee maker for the clubhouse in exchange for him. 😂
With Greg Councel as coach, what did the Cubs organization expect? The Brewers won in spite of him and so far the Cubs have not achieved the same results yet!
Did Counsell trade for this guy. Why do people think he makes decisions? He's gotta use players his front office gives him... what else is he gonna do? He's not in Milwaukee anymore where they gave him all star starting pitchers, relief pitchers AND closers. That's an easy job. Then again, Milwaukee does have a winning window right now, of course they're gonna have better talent for a manager to use over someone who started a major rebuild within the last 3 years...who btw was supposed to be a World Series team this season it sounds like, but just don't ask me how.
Totally with you Kyle. Counsell has been hiding in the dugout all year while his team flounders. Pierson's first day on the team, he storms out and shows his temper! Hasn't had his team's back all year. They're paying him back with lackluster, no-fire play. Amaya is playing like a man that has demanded a raise but didn’t get one...Fire him! Bush leaguer!!
@@tomkotter1181 in the movie Major League the manager in a New York minute easily urinated on Amaya’s contract and Bobby Cox have a zero tolerance policy for lackadaisical play
@@tomkotter1181 Craig Counsell is ready to enter the penalty box for today’s game if him and Pearson get the suspensions they’re expecting from New York which he may appeal if he got ten days in the cooler which he (figuratively) got clotheslined in the back of the head by the league office of discipline for the taboo sin of throwing directly at the batter’s head
Great recap and analysis. Yes, we need accountability and consequences on this team. These guys are sleepwalking half the time. Send Amaya’s ass down, or at least sit him for a couple games. Enough of this lackadaisical crap.
Correct me if I'm wrong but Amaya does not have minor league options.. he was added to the 40 man in 2019 so he wouldn't be lost due to rule 5 .. I hear Matt Cozi from Locked in Cubs mentioning this as the reason as of why he's out of minor league options... Please clarify?
It was just an accident that he hit him in the head, he was aiming for the ribs. His first game as a Cub is an excuse? Is he a former Australian rules pitcher in his first American baseball game?
Yea, but what you expect the umps to do, looks like and prolly is... but, it's very difficult to hit a batter in the head... still... warnings would of worked
Nice video man well said about the pimping homer i agree. Of course Nate will never say he gona hit someone but in house you know its coming at some point. Makes sense too, to fire em up on his first appearance and even Craig was fired up was nice to see bout time ! Show some heart exactly with the hustle cmon man, just drop the bat and run , thats basically microcosm of the Cubs season , no heart and soul and passion . You watch em and they seem like they are in first place how they are way to chill but no fire and they are in frign last frign place they should be pissed off and embarrassed .. Way to much money to be in last place. I mean the Pirates and Cardinals and Reds too? are ahead of us??!! How is this even possible?? Time to ship out the non hustling contracts and get to that 2016 winning ways again. Sick of this losing stuff..
Great overall analysis, Kyle. And again, thanks so much for going through the effort of including the video instead of just describing it. It makes your channel head and shoulders above most of the rest. As for Amaya: lack of effort is completely unacceptable for any professional ball player. And from what I saw, he does look lazy.
Miguel Amaya isn’t a good catcher. Can’t throw runners out or hit. Cubs ought to get Trevor Bauer to sign for the league minimum and Ricketts needs to defy the unwritten ban of Bauer and being this man up to help the team.
Anyone can sign Bauer if they want. They just don't because of "problems" and IMO because he's more overrated than anybody. The guy hasn't pitched in MLB in years. His career numbers aren't special at all, not this front of the rotation guy people say he is. Wow he did win 2020 Cy Young tho... pitching for 2 months vs the Central divisions, what a king. How appealing is a 3.75-4.00 ERA and with imaginary sword fighting on the mound? Pretty cringe.
He’s about to make the triple crown in Mexico. He’s the only American to be in all three all-stars of MLB, Japan, and Mexico. He’s grown up a lot if you kept up with him.
If the situation was reversed with the Cubs up 7-0 and a beanball followed a HR, how would everyone have reacted? Guessing they would have wanted the pitcher ejected.
If Pearson is suspended for 10 games he got body slammed violently and severely (victims of Jack Tatum’s targeting fouls either get helped off the field by trainers or get carted out on a stretcher)
If Stephenson doesn't cry about it like most hitters today and just takes his base there probably isn't an ejection because it was 100% not intentional. But hitters just can't take their free base anymore without crying first... unless it's James McCann from Baltimore...respect to that guy. Dude wasn't hurt by this, he was fine enough to be chirping, should've been fine enough to keep quiet and take his 90 feet
@@marcparkinson4118 if the Reds retaliate (inhibited by the umpires via a warning or the heads-up report) the catcher or the designated hitter of the Cubs at the proper time first pitch to the chosen target is a 95+ mph fastball directly to the back or behind them
Boog and JD knew Counsel was going to go out and get ejected before it even happened, which I think should be one of those relics of baseball to die with the angry old men who think that's how the game should be played. Dude just thwacked a guy in his forehead...pitcher has to go. Intent or not. You have that little feel for the baseball right now? You gotta go. You're on the wrong side of history when you march out on the field to argue for the pitcher. Especially in a blowout game when you're last in the division. The whole thing was embarrassing. Reminded me of my angry old step-dad, chirping at me in high school "you gonna let that b**** show you up!?"
Yeah I'm a reds fan and I think most people agree that it wasn't intentional. Probably an overstep by the umpires to throw him out but I can see why stephenson would react like that in the moment even if amaya is saying it wasn't on purpose
Next pitch? Yes it was (also a Reds fan), if this happened 3rd or 4th pitch of the at bat, I can agree. Good move by the Umps, to keep this from getting out of hand. Else, may the pitcher does not belong in the bigs.
Amaya should sit for that effort. He's been hitting so well lately, it sucks to see that. Amaya is out of options, so your plan will not work, but I love the idea. Haha.
Cannot say how much bensons ARROGANCE is so childish and annoying. Acting like he’s judge, and like you said, he’s hitting under .200. What a joke of a person
Sad thing is Judge never even acts like this. If anybody can, he deserves to. But he just plays the game and lets the results speak, kinda like a professional
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Watch til the end, then let me know what you want done with Miguel Amaya in the comments.
That is exactly the reason my coaches always stressed to hustle no matter what, when I played little league ball. The problem is that so many players don't hustle and like to pimp out home runs and the coaches don't do much about it. They need to start taking the stance of benching players that do this crap. I'm sure there are other players ready to take their position that will hustle on every play.
Give Amaya his outright release
Send a message to the rest of the team
I'm with you. The fact this is his first app with the Cubs makes the ejection ridiculous...but it is nice to see CC get animated
As a Brewer fan, I nearly cried tears of joy when I heard Counsell left. I don't know what the Cubs saw in him, but I sure as hell didn't see it in 9 years.
There’s a lot of things brewers fans don’t see like a world series title or even appearance in ws 😂😂😂
@@AlexTossingcubs are garbage too one ring 100 more years to go Yankees are coming to town to beat the clowns of baseball scrubs, the lovable losers 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@AlexTossing the Brewers are looking better than you guys you guys are garbage no more World Series until 100 years 😂😂😂😂😂
@@AlexTossing I know. That's why I said I'm glad Counsell is gone. Did you not understand what I wrote?
Know exactly what you wrote, enjoy another first round exit. Dont deny it, you know its coming.😂
Finally Craig at least drops an F bomb
First… again ;)
I remember Candelario , the Cubs didn't need him , TWICE ! No matter how good or bad their season's going they always come back to bite the Cubs in the ass . And as far as Amaya goes , aside from his impotent bat he's a bad defensive catcher . Can't throw out runners (on one knee ) passed balls , catchers interference . The guy needed to spend this season in Iowa to work these things out , but Hoyer is just so smart he figured Amaya could learn everything on the job up here . Talk about screwing with the kids confidence !
Amaya is out of minor league options so he hoping Amaya would figure it out rather than dropping him and admitting another failed prospect under his control.
@@-slurmdaddy-8147 They're hoping he figures it out in the starting lineup ? That's so Cubs . How is he out of options when he came up right from AA baseball ? But so what , if he stinks he stinks get rid of him and move on .
😂😂😂 it's about time we start to just admit that all our prospects are bust bro so tired of hearing about these guys they are all bust period
Well he’s got 17 hrs now
I can care less about Amaya but I honestly think that he thought the ball was going foul and that’s why he held on to the bat which is still no excuse bc we’re all taught to run out everything but since he has at least shown good character he deserves the benefit of doubt. He also deserves to be sent down still bc of his performance on the field.
The thing that I noticed right away is how sweaty he was. He’s soaked. It’s super easy to have the ball slip out when you’re that sweaty.
He may not have wanted to hit Stephenson, but his frustrations (not the focus on the game) were intentional. If his command is so bad that it hits a batter in the head after a HR then the ejection is valid. Player safety is important. He needs to get his act together.
Include amaya in a trade package ?😂 OR GIVE HIM AWAY FOR FREE?
The jinx's lol, happens every time. once the commentators say something it comes true
As an old-timer, I remember Pete Rose AND Bill Bucker sliding into first base, trying to turn bloopers into base hits. Which they did, sometimes.
Amaya can go. So can Happ and Hoerner and Swanson and I wouldn't miss any of them.
Yeah, it's good to see Counsell getting over his lobotomy, but he can hit the road too, as far as I'm concerned.
Council has the emotion of a doorknob
a bounce like that off the bag from a slow roller is incredibly unlikely, and just a couple games ago amaya hustled hard for a bunt single, which he's done a few times now (another time against the dbacks a week prior). today just felt like one of those games where nothing was going the cubs' way, including so many near-homers, and busch's poor throw that missed a double-play opportunity and led to a 2-run bomb. amaya, for all his occasional mishaps behind the plate, has been one of the hottest cubs hitters since his mini-break to change his approach, and he calls games very well behind the plate, given the praise hendricks has had for him. ballesteros needs time to develop-i saw on mlb's prospect rankings that he's projected to be mlb-ready only by 2026. of course they can rush him, but he may be under-developed.
This is exactly why I never played baseball ⚾️…I stuck to a sport, basketball 🏀, where 90+ mph balls aren’t being thrown around your head, or face. I was a chicken when it came to standing in the batter’s box. I never liked ball’s being thrown at my head or face. I didn’t mind my legs or upper arm, but not my head or face.
Counsel leaving MKE revealed the man behind the curtain: Pat Murphy.
It was so humid during game. Pearson covered just covered in sweat. BALL SLIPPED. His arms a dripping with sweat. That's why! Go past surface!
Today vs. years back, what these players make (salary), clouds the judgement of most managers. In Milwaukee last season, Willy Adames did plenty of loafing to 1st base and was never removed in the same game or benched the next game. It's one of the things that irked the fans of Milwaukee. Others players do the same, they are yanked or benched on the same team. Fans picked up on this right away. I don't believing in purpose pitches and I really don't believe in hitters showing up pitchers no matter what. That's the old school in me...
I I think this team has been playing poor fundamental baseball whole season long. Amaya's decision not to run hard is just one more example. Maybe they could trade omya and get a nice new coffee maker for the clubhouse in exchange for him. 😂
I think they should send Amaya down and bring up Ballesteros. Give him a chance to show what he can do.
With Greg Councel as coach, what did the Cubs organization expect? The Brewers won in spite of him and so far the Cubs have not achieved the same results yet!
Did Counsell trade for this guy. Why do people think he makes decisions? He's gotta use players his front office gives him... what else is he gonna do? He's not in Milwaukee anymore where they gave him all star starting pitchers, relief pitchers AND closers. That's an easy job. Then again, Milwaukee does have a winning window right now, of course they're gonna have better talent for a manager to use over someone who started a major rebuild within the last 3 years...who btw was supposed to be a World Series team this season it sounds like, but just don't ask me how.
Amaya also half-a$$ed a passed ball in the same game. He shows absolutely no spark. I hope he goes bye-bye soon.
Totally with you Kyle. Counsell has been hiding in the dugout all year while his team flounders. Pierson's first day on the team, he storms out and shows his temper! Hasn't had his team's back all year. They're paying him back with lackluster, no-fire play.
Amaya is playing like a man that has demanded a raise but didn’t get one...Fire him! Bush leaguer!!
What magic did he use in Milwaukee to get them to win division championships? Or do/did they just have better players for him?
@@tomkotter1181 in the movie Major League the manager in a New York minute easily urinated on Amaya’s contract and Bobby Cox have a zero tolerance policy for lackadaisical play
@@tomkotter1181 Craig Counsell is ready to enter the penalty box for today’s game if him and Pearson get the suspensions they’re expecting from New York which he may appeal if he got ten days in the cooler which he (figuratively) got clotheslined in the back of the head by the league office of discipline for the taboo sin of throwing directly at the batter’s head
Great recap and analysis. Yes, we need accountability and consequences on this team. These guys are sleepwalking half the time. Send Amaya’s ass down, or at least sit him for a couple games. Enough of this lackadaisical crap.
Welcome to the club. His old team is loving this. Huge homer, near decapitation, ejection. This is our guy for "2025 and beyond!" Yeeha.
Correct me if I'm wrong but Amaya does not have minor league options.. he was added to the 40 man in 2019 so he wouldn't be lost due to rule 5 ..
I hear Matt Cozi from Locked in Cubs mentioning this as the reason as of why he's out of minor league options...
Please clarify?
Yeah, that is correct. Spoke before looking it up.
Just assumed he had options given his lack of MLB experience
@SetupManCubs I thought so too and I would like for him to go to AAA but it is what it is right now..
Thanks for clarifying and confirming the info.
It was just an accident that he hit him in the head, he was aiming for the ribs.
His first game as a Cub is an excuse? Is he a former Australian rules pitcher in his first American baseball game?
Exactly they need to send half this team down, just plain lazy
I would have pulled Amaya right then and there and he would be headed back to Iowa today !
Punitive bus ride on interstate 74
Yea, but what you expect the umps to do, looks like and prolly is... but, it's very difficult to hit a batter in the head... still... warnings would of worked
Nice video man well said about the pimping homer i agree. Of course Nate will never say he gona hit someone but in house you know its coming at some point. Makes sense too, to fire em up on his first appearance and even Craig was fired up was nice to see bout time !
Show some heart exactly with the hustle cmon man, just drop the bat and run , thats basically microcosm of the Cubs season , no heart and soul and passion . You watch em and they seem like they are in first place how they are way to chill but no fire and they are in frign last frign place they should be pissed off and embarrassed .. Way to much money to be in last place. I mean the Pirates and Cardinals and Reds too? are ahead of us??!! How is this even possible?? Time to ship out the non hustling contracts and get to that 2016 winning ways again. Sick of this losing stuff..
Boog needs to go back to ESPN. 👎🏻
If Amaya could be sent down he would be at this point...He does not have any options remaining and cannot be sent down without clearing waivers.
Amaya can't be sent down because he has no minor league options left 😂😂😂
Yeah set him down. We haven’t seen any production from the catcher position all season. Super disappointed. Hopefully we get to win the series.
Great overall analysis, Kyle. And again, thanks so much for going through the effort of including the video instead of just describing it. It makes your channel head and shoulders above most of the rest. As for Amaya: lack of effort is completely unacceptable for any professional ball player. And from what I saw, he does look lazy.
Well said on the Amaya take. This is sad...
Give Amaya the hook
That’s a big ten four all the way down old cubbie fan Milton
Miguel Amaya isn’t a good catcher. Can’t throw runners out or hit.
Cubs ought to get Trevor Bauer to sign for the league minimum and Ricketts needs to defy the unwritten ban of Bauer and being this man up to help the team.
Anyone can sign Bauer if they want. They just don't because of "problems" and IMO because he's more overrated than anybody. The guy hasn't pitched in MLB in years. His career numbers aren't special at all, not this front of the rotation guy people say he is. Wow he did win 2020 Cy Young tho... pitching for 2 months vs the Central divisions, what a king. How appealing is a 3.75-4.00 ERA and with imaginary sword fighting on the mound? Pretty cringe.
He’s about to make the triple crown in Mexico. He’s the only American to be in all three all-stars of MLB, Japan, and Mexico.
He’s grown up a lot if you kept up with him.
Agree
Pearson and Michael Kopech have similar stuff hard unpredictable throwers
Love the Jim Edmonds reference. lol he was right
The Next pitch? Wake up and smell the coffee, this was intentional, he should be suspended.
If the situation was reversed with the Cubs up 7-0 and a beanball followed a HR, how would everyone have reacted? Guessing they would have wanted the pitcher ejected.
@@j6t714 I have no issue with the ejection. With that said, no one believes he was throwing at him.
If Pearson is suspended for 10 games he got body slammed violently and severely (victims of Jack Tatum’s targeting fouls either get helped off the field by trainers or get carted out on a stretcher)
If Stephenson doesn't cry about it like most hitters today and just takes his base there probably isn't an ejection because it was 100% not intentional. But hitters just can't take their free base anymore without crying first... unless it's James McCann from Baltimore...respect to that guy. Dude wasn't hurt by this, he was fine enough to be chirping, should've been fine enough to keep quiet and take his 90 feet
@@marcparkinson4118 if the Reds retaliate (inhibited by the umpires via a warning or the heads-up report) the catcher or the designated hitter of the Cubs at the proper time first pitch to the chosen target is a 95+ mph fastball directly to the back or behind them
This is the most embarrassing couch coach homer take I have literally ever heard. Its not too late to delete it. Bad look for the channel.
Boog and JD knew Counsel was going to go out and get ejected before it even happened, which I think should be one of those relics of baseball to die with the angry old men who think that's how the game should be played. Dude just thwacked a guy in his forehead...pitcher has to go. Intent or not. You have that little feel for the baseball right now? You gotta go. You're on the wrong side of history when you march out on the field to argue for the pitcher. Especially in a blowout game when you're last in the division. The whole thing was embarrassing. Reminded me of my angry old step-dad, chirping at me in high school "you gonna let that b**** show you up!?"
What a horrible take. Homer
Mmmm donuts 🍩
Maybe Nate just sucks?
what an isht show
Definitely on purpose. Hope he gets comfortable in the minor leagues. But then again I don't care as much as all you
Yeah I'm a reds fan and I think most people agree that it wasn't intentional. Probably an overstep by the umpires to throw him out but I can see why stephenson would react like that in the moment even if amaya is saying it wasn't on purpose
Next pitch? Yes it was (also a Reds fan), if this happened 3rd or 4th pitch of the at bat, I can agree. Good move by the Umps, to keep this from getting out of hand.
Else, may the pitcher does not belong in the bigs.
@@marcparkinson4118it was an accidental mistake ur a dumbass if you think otherwise
He is not good. Just dfa him
Amaya should sit for that effort. He's been hitting so well lately, it sucks to see that. Amaya is out of options, so your plan will not work, but I love the idea. Haha.
Darn options
Shit like this wouldn't happen as much ifthere was no DH
GO CUBS!!!
Cannot say how much bensons ARROGANCE is so childish and annoying. Acting like he’s judge, and like you said, he’s hitting under .200. What a joke of a person
Sad thing is Judge never even acts like this. If anybody can, he deserves to. But he just plays the game and lets the results speak, kinda like a professional
Taunting now a red card offense in college baseball
What does he mutter before the pitch? That's kind of looks like he followed through on purpose.. he sucks, but some questions there
Just plunk benson tomorrow
STRAIGHT RED CARD
It was obviously intentional. Trying to get in solid with his new teammates. Watch yourselves next game, Cubs
Council c
.is known for this
Send him down with Counsel, who needs to show more fire in general. And whats up w Reds players showboating? What place are they in, in the standings?
It sucks but they can't all be Aaron Judge or Mookie Betts, be the games literal best players and do zero showboating
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We don’t speak Ebonics here
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