Mahtook's green light to steal a base

Yes

pretty much, but making the 3rd out at or between 3rd multiple times is pretty unforgivable

I think its okay for certain guys, who are smart & fast on the base paths. But they are few are far between. With these new bats, hopefully its is emphasized a little more.

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josh336
Mahtook's green light to steal a base
Should this be taken away?

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Yes

Getting thrown out stealing 3rd with 2 outs is beyond inexcusable. It is deserving of being benched (obviously you can't bench Mahtook).

And for a guy who leads by example...

Getting caught stealing with 2 outs and 2 strikes on the hitter isn't nearly as bad as if he would have done that same thing with less than two outs. I like aggressiveness on the base paths, and I'm sure he thought he had him read and was just trying to make something out of nothing. I'd like to hope he would have the smarts not to try something like that with less than 2 outs.

It's not like we get a ton of hits with runners in scoring position. That said, i'd rather us hit and run more often in that situation and put the defense out of position.

Yet he leads the team in stolen bases. Like i said nobody should have the green light on the bases.

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possibly the worst base runner

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Yes. No need at all to steal 3rd in that spot yesterday. Stealing 2nd with 2 outs and getting thrown out isn't a big deal, but what he did is an absolute rally killer.

He quite possibly could be the worst baserunner I've seen at LSU in a long while. He gets himself into these situations weekly, it's not an isolated incident.

And before you say anything, let me preface this by saying that just because he is fast doesn't make him a good baserunner. Many players at the major league level are considered great baserunners but only have average speed at best.