The Dumbest Play I've Ever Seen

A Full breakdown of the terrible mistake Julio Rodriguez made in the seattle mariners loss to the new york yankees on 9/18/2024

[@sparknado]

The Mariners are the only MLB team in the last 50 years to have the tying run on 3rd with nobody out in the 9th inning or later only to lose the game in the span of 2 batters without putting the ball in play or trying to steal.

[@gamefacesports6704]

Thats absolutely outrageous

[@baseballandmore8654]

ur not the only fan base sadly, as a Braves fan we suck at scoring runs when ppl are on base, laureano hit a triple with nobody out, guess what we didnt score lol

[@kensheck2049]

That is a crazy, amazing fact. Thanks for sharing it.

[@EICHist]

The cubs say hold my beer. This was literally their may and june.......

[@gregoryjones7727]

@@baseballandmore8654 when’s the last time your team won the division? The last time the Mariners did was 2001 23 years ago. Sorry if I don’t feel bad for the braves fan base lol

[@hiker-uy1bi]

My impression is he mistakenly thought the play was dead.

[@cable7152]

Yah he told that story for absolutely no reason, it's simple, he thought is was a dead ball.

[@BudFuddlacker]

@@cable7152 it’s just the guy’s opinion….relax

[@cable7152]

@@BudFuddlacker nice, you got me back, I respect that.

[@victorunger]

It should have been. It is interference. Piss poor job for the umps.

[@TheGr8SageSama]

As a MLB player he should not done that regardless, mainly because if he listened or watch the ball he could have ran home if it was a pass ball and the batter never made contact with the ball. If he never ran so far non of it would happened. Yasiel Puig is not in the MLB partly because of plays like this.

[@MarcoAspaas]

Unfortunately, Julio has repeatedly shown the lack of situational understanding on the bases since he has been in the league. This play was the epitome of it. He has a rec-league attitude. In his exit interview after the season (and any follow ups), the team needs to emphasize the need for him to be mentally focused. He's a world class talent with a nonchalant attitude that's frustrating for fans to witness b/c it doesn't seem that he wants to great. It's something that M's fans, after watching Junior and A-Rod come up, just aren't use to seeing.

[@ScottServais-poet]

Awful take bro

[@Biggballsdance]

J rod is overrated

[@User-b9q2z]

​@@ScottServais-poetStfu you've BEEN fired 😂😂

[@RJTradess]

@@ScottServais-poethow well does🍖🚴’ing pay nowadays?

[@bryanleary]

As a life-long Mariner fan, this is the most Mariner thing I’ve seen in a long time. Yep, situational awareness. It’s fine for Julio to be happy-go-lucky most of the time, and it’s why he’s a fan favorite. But when it’s time to lock in, he needs to f-ing lock in. Griffey’s nickname was The Kid because he had that same kind of style. But he was also an incredibly smart ball player. He was happy-go-lucky and locked in at the same time. Great take, but this is inexcusable.

[@franklindcottrell]

I think the biggest problem for Julio is that there hasn't been enough veteran presence on the team in 23 and 24. In 22 he had Santana to help him find balance. This is what dipito doesn't understand when building a team: Chemistry and leadership.

[@supersupersomething]

Hey look its the season in one play.

[@gregoryjones7727]

This is just so true, it’s laughable and sad at the same time

[@cr0mag732]

Imagine being on first base watching Rufus and Dufus throw the game

[@foxfamily2hi324]

There is no place for chasing butterflies in the professional level

[@soymilkassassin]

Fitting that it was Jazz Chisholm at third base making the heads up play. He's also a big kid playing his favourite game with a big grin on his face, but he keeps his head in the game!!

[@jimbowetmore713]

Yankees fans like me have embraced Jazz in the short time he’s been here because of what you described.

[@RJTradess]

He’s the most overrated player in the league lol why was a .230 15 home run player ever on the cover of the show? Guy is a clown

[@espo221b]

​@RJTradess The clown is the one who got thrown out at third.

[@Dman425]

Julio got his money for life. Just another reason why it’s a dumb idea to sign free agents to long term deals and/or give huge, long extensions to a player

[@YamzYamzAndMoreYamz]

At tonight's game, JP slaps a ball to the left center gap and runs to 3rd base instead of 1st

[@erikhancock98569]

😂

[@heyjim52]

I don't think Julio is particularly bright to begin with, that was an example of it .

[@sparknado]

Unfortunately I've been saying this for the last two years. Julio has enormous talent, he just doesn't seem too bright. How someone can strike out on low and away sliders over and over again for nearly an entire season without any change in approach at the plate is just mind boggling to me

[@Gravelgratious]

I think you’re a bigot to begin with. Did you see that bat fly at him?!

[@Gravelgratious]

@@sparknadoyou are just a bigot

[@condlewis]

I'd be glad for him to prove me wrong, but he does seem like a giant airhead bordering on unintelligent sometimes and it is incredibly frustrating to watch.

[@fasillimerick7394]

He reminds me of wondering why the Dodgers were willing to take on Manny Ramirez. He was a phenomenal natural hitter, but otherwise if you put your ear next to his you can hear the ocean. But then again he, or at least his agent structured a deal where the Roid Sox are going to be paying him 2.5 million dollars a year for the next twenty years. So maybe he's not a complete cement head.

[@gregneedoba3927]

You hit the nail on the head- his style of play, the happy go lucky, always smiling, interacting with everyone around him in a playful way, while it makes the game fun to watch sometimes (and believe me I’m all for players letting their personalities shine on the field because it’s makes them relatable on the human level) there IS A TIME AND A PLACE! This might go down as one of the worst season defining moments in what has been a rough couple of decades here for the Mariners. A season they were supposed to be great, they weren’t, they struggled, their manager got fired, they were still clinging to an outside chance at a wild card and they had a chance to pull out a win here and at least in this circumstance with a runner at third and nobody out had to tie it to keep the game going…..and he gets picked off of third because he is simply not focusing on the game. It can’t happen.

[@stevenlindberg8347]

Hes running away all goofy looking at people with a big smile like oh man did you guys see me dodge that bat it was coming right for me. Now watch me get thrown out at third but hey i dodgend the bat so thats 1 for 2 right. Im batting 500 on this play. Im a superstar.

[@libradragon]

If this Kid was my Kid, he's be grounded for behavior and shown ways to improve it... And I would teach him how to meditate. Visualize. Create. Right now he is a bit distracted by his social fame. He has yet to earn his Baseball fame.

[@imperfectlygreat9530]

When i heard this on the radio (cause I'm not paying a subscription for a regional game thats crazy to me) i thought the bat almost hit him and he took a step or to in order to recover. Seeing it this was the biggest blunder, it was somehow worse than trying to steal home on a 3-0 count.

[@MrThunderMetal]

This term says it all, Million dollar talent and a ten cent head. Was told this 30 years ago about a guy in MLB and it still stands today.

[@Scottshodgepodge]

This play pretty much sums up Mariners history. This is from a neutral observer.

[@darkmario66]

Everyone's talking about the player but nobody is talking about how uncommon this very specific situation is and how this should be a dead play unless he started running towards home. He dodged a bat, he struck out, the plays over unless he started running home. This is an MLB issue. Lay off the player.

[@geneticrex]

There are definitely some players in the league today that need to be transported back to the 70s for an entire season and learn the "hard" way how to play the game like a serious professional. These flippant attitudes wouldn't last 10 seconds, either on the field, or in the clubhouse.

[@mcmeelp20]

I appreciate that you are being tactful with this because I think the very general baseball fan would not see or agree with what you’re saying. But I have been thinking this same thing and even mentioned to my wife on multiple occasions that the way some of these guys play now is very frustrating to watch. You said it very well and I couldn’t agree more. I would take it a step further and say, in my opinion a lot of the fundamentals of the game have gone or diminished in favor of the “show”, the entertainment factor. I watch guys like Randy throw the bat so many times, that along with his other antics tells me that’s just him thinking there are no consequences for those actions. I see our guys getting hit all the time and is there ever any retaliation? No. I need just a little old school mentality brought back into the game to mix with the new school thinking and it can still be entertaining. As someone who played baseball through college and wished I could have made it where these guys are, it frustrates the hell out of me to watch them laugh and high five the other team when we are losing or playing really poor baseball. I’ve invested a lot of real money into this team because I love baseball and I believe they have the ability to go far. They get paid more than I will ever see in my lifetime. And to watch this.. it truly hurts. I want better for my baseball team

[@gamefacesports6704]

Hopefully this all made sense I know it was long winded but I took a different approach this time! Thank you everyone who watches. When the season is officially over I will be doing a full review of the 2024 season so please subscribe and don't miss it!

[@hiker-uy1bi]

This particular Mariners team is the most Mariners team ever.

[@johnf.rivera8046]

J Rod's had a brain fart. His head simple wasn't in the game.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jeremiahhawkins7688]

They paid him too early. Proof is in the stats. I notice his unfocused attitude pretty much every time I watch him play. He actually didn't belong in the All Star game a few years ago. MLB wanted him there because it was in Seattle and they wanted to showcase a young "star". He ended up having a great 2nd half but didn't deserve the nod. It's a shame because he's a super talented, five tool player. He needs to get his head out of his *ss

[@justadudeintheworldman.120]

I get trying to recollect yourself after a bat comes flying at you so I think he does deserve a little leeway for that. With that being said, to have your star players have the bat flying out of their hands every other AB and your other star chasing butterflies…let’s just say that ain’t it. I look at it from an owner or GM perspective, I sign hundreds of thousands of dollars in checks each month to these guys. That is what draws the line. Not paying you to talk to your friends or smell the grass in center field. You can have fun of course, but you need to win. Win and have all the fun you want.

[@kevingraves8655]

I love in your story it was the Right Field player, because it's always the Right Field player.

[@tim12chang]

By the way, I think your comments on Julio Rodriguez is spot on. There was a game earlier in which the Astros' outfielder Trey Cabbage robbed him of a homerun, then did a tuned-down version of his own "no flyzone" gesture. As Rodriguez stopped rounding the bases after he saw Cabbage caught the ball and did that gesture, he was laughing so hard, at first I couldn't understand why would someone be so happy after making an out and getting mocked on. But now I know, thanks to your analysis. I think it's okay to have someone on your team with that kind of "it's just a game, let's have fun" attitude. But if that player is your leader, then your team has a problem. The Mariners have made Rodriguez as the face of their franchise, and they will have to live with the consequences.

[@adlwilliams]

Julios not all there. He got a megadeal as like a 21 year old, without having to prove himself at all, got some hot athlete gf, spends all his time posting vacations and fancy clothes on IG. He seems more interested in being a flashy star with his diamond cleats and his various elbow sleeves than really focusing on baseball. Unfortunately weve seen this before in seattle: Griffey was so naturally gifted he never had to try hard, so near the end of his career he just got fat and got worse, and Russell Wilson getting high off his own farts so bad it alienated his fans and teammates

[@jedijeff2070]

Dude I have been saying this all season long! Julio is so annoying to me. He is always laughing and high fiving the other team like it's no big deal. We should pay him no big salary.

[@philricke8372]

As a Yankee fan, you are correct! There are sooo many players that peacock before and after plays and a lot of times it leads to blunders. It's incredibly frustrating to watch!! The game will catch you if you aren't watching your gameplay.

[@npmeilleur]

Good take. Hopefully this is a learning experience for Julio

[@michaelshohan1785]

Thanks for addressing the Julio problem. He plays like a commodity instead of an athlete because he's encouraged by interests who believe it will profit them. What we've been witnessing this entire season is what that strategy really achieves: systemic failure and collapse, and perhaps the destruction of a genuine talent, a young man in need of real mentors, not thieves.

[@tonious35]

dat contract he signed......it changed things

[@SkyprinceVII]

I don’t understand his mentality. Yes he got paid but they paid him to live up to his potential. I think if you get paid an unbelievable amount of money you honestly show the type of disconnect like Julio does you should owe that money back. It’s like paying for something and it isn’t what it’s advertised to be. So yes they should drop him and demand the money back. But unfortunately mlb doesn’t work like that.

[@Justintime2GrowNetwork]

I think he thought there was a time out or something because of the bat flying. That's all I can think of.

[@Terry-wo3cw]

It made sense. Keep the vids coming

[@Capecodham]

what are vids?

[@ObscureBalls]

I’m a Tiger’s fan, but my heart breaks for Dave Sims, here. I know he cares so much.

[@davidpitchford6510]

C'mon man!!! It was a "foul bat" and therefore there was no live play!

[@lucianosavala6745]

Man you totally hit it on the head!! Julio is a world class talent with the situational awareness of a freshman baseball player. He just doesn't seem to have that level of awareness you need on a championship caliber club. All he really had to do was dive back to the bag and play it safe. As for the rhinestones I'm sorry but there is no place for that in the game. Sport your chains all you want but the rhinestones are way too far.

[@moronsaltable]

The kid got so bored watching you walk every batter he decided to chase butterflies instead. You weren't mad at yourself for walking the bases loaded? Did you really expect a11 year old little league right fielder to catch a fly ball?

[@gamefacesports6704]

Fair point 🤣

[@mikesirman3148]

LMFAO so true

[@SkyprinceVII]

Yes 11 or not the grown ups need to either sit there kid down or not let him play cause yeah your 11 and everything is a game but there needs to be a level of maturity there if your gonna interact with other kids in a game where your teammates might actually want to win. So yes I would have been pissed too. I played little league and t-ball and I remember always wanting to do my best and actually win. And also I remember how idiotic the other kids would be and how bad it would piss me off. I said back then if you idiots don’t want to actually play and win just go home. And I got spoken to and told we’re all here for fun. I was about 12-13 for context. And I didn’t understand at the time because I thought the objective was winning. But all the other kids wanted to mess around and generally not pay attention to the game. It bothered me to no end.

[@moronsaltable]

@SkyprinceVII Would you be pissed when a shitty pitcher walks the bases loaded? With your competitive spirit, I'm surprised you didn't play passed little leauge

[@SkyprinceVII]

@@moronsaltable not if the pitcher genuinely is upset about it. Walking is part of the game. Chasing a butterfly is not. It’s the lack of giving a shit that got me. And yes I would expect an 11 year old to catch a fly ball. It’s kinda something that you drill or should be doing. And I did play passed little league.

[@elliotlong4508]

Julio and Randy are Clark from benchwarmers catching butterflies and hitting cars with bats 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@richardlee9184]

Not even a Mariner’s fan but I enjoyed your video. I was that kid out in left chasing bugs. My bug chasing and baseballs days ended at 1st grade so there’s that 😅

[@biancavaunt999]

There was a guy in every childhood street ball group who was so talented that he tried to make every single play look cool and who got away with it because of talent and charm. That's Julio so far. He's baseball id - pure impulsivity + the desire to look good at all times, which is frustrating after three years when he should be maturing and developing. To make matters worse, his corporate team and local media never call him on his shit, and the M's have gotten rid of the stable leadership vets like Geno Suarez who balance out the butterfly personalities. Instead, they added more impulse guys who try to steal home on a 3-0 count, chase bad balls, step out of the box, etc. Cal Raleigh is one of the few adults in the room now, and in the overhead video of this debacle of a play you can see him standing on first base with his hands on his helmet like a frustrated dad. Perfectly encapsulates this current team.

[@Brady_Corrin]

I started listening to the game last night right before JT got up for his home run. I didn't plan on listening to the game but that home run gave me hope, so I stuck around. And when this shit happened I just got pissed off at JT for giving me hope like that. OBVIOUSLY someone was going to throw their bat at third. And OBVIOUSLY it would cost us the game. I love this clown team though.

[@daviddavis2648]

Signing Julio foot 10 years was a marketing move. It was about money not winning. They thought they had a super star for a bargain basement price who they made the face of the franchise. He was an unproven rookie who occasionally had a month long hot streak. The Julio we’ve seen over this season seems to be the norm. I’m waiting and hoping for him to prove me wrong, but I’ve yet to see him as an intelligent player. He’s pure emotion. He wants to be the hero which leads him to try and murder every pitch he sees rather than putting an appropriate swing on the pitch he’s given. I’m in my 70’s and have reached the unfortunate conclusion that I may never see a World Series in Seattle in my life time. I guess I’m a slow learner…

[@seanhaugen]

i don’t think it has to do w him in the moment or it’s a show to him, i don’t think he knew the rules, i think he thought it was a dead play which is what i thought happenes when the bat is thrown

[@adcommit]

To be fair i would think a flying bat on a strike out equals a dead ball but as a Yankees fan im glad its not lol

[@dmdcreations]

Exactly. This professional may be a whimsical, butterfly chaser but I don’t think it’s far-fetched to imagine umpire discretion in this instance = “Strike Three! Batters Out! TiME!”

[@hoppyandrew]

I AM a true sports sicko haha! Great breakdown. Plays like a kid, he cares about winning but also cares too much about entertaining and image. Russell Wilson Vibes, not as intense and out of touch. However, he needs to prove himself before he can actually think of himself as the J-Rod show.

[@davidwilliams8822]

As a Yankees fan i SUBSCRIBED! This is an intelligent show💯

[@richmarlow5680]

His elbow pad says it all, "J Rod Show". He craves attention and he was doing his look at me stick. I can live with hot dogging when you're tearing it up, he's sadly clueless. Waste of talent.

[@The_Mister]

This isn’t a playoff team. This is a last place team with a great starting rotation. Hopefully in the offseason changes are made.

[@EnjoyerofMiserableMarinersBsbl]

You will be disappointed, they will do nothing.

[@tylerhanson1309]

100%... having fun never comes at the cost of winning. There's a focused intensity, and even a creative playfulness, that can lead to success, but unfocused silliness should be addressed and corrected no matter who the player is.

[@fasillimerick7394]

I don't understand the uproar. This is Seattle "baseball".

[@nflorez6822]

I think you have a solid point, when it’s time to win you have to be locked in with what’s happening.

[@maestromecanico597]

Randy Sandy Rice is an animal which is a two edged sword: he plays with more heart than most and made him fun to watch here in Florida; the other side is stuff like this. On the other hand, kudos to Jazz Jr. and Wells for keeping their heads in the game for the out…tagged out at 3B sliding in from foul territory.

[@JonStaples-c6q]

Well said.

[@Sunnbobb]

You're the best!

[@gamefacesports6704]

Thank you for watching! Hopefully this all made sense 😂

[@Sunnbobb]

@@gamefacesports6704 Don't we all wish we could chase butterflies all day long?

[@libradragon]

Great summation, and a very nice personal story to support it. This gets my 'Most absent-minded play I have seen in memory' award. (Since Day One, my butt in the Kingdome Seats for the loss to the Angels.) A Long Way To Go.

[@tim12chang]

Hmm... As an Astros fan again, I'm almost convinced now the reason we've dominated Seattle over the past several seasons is not due to our own strength.

[@j.e.b.206]

Great take on an unfortunate all too familiar reoccurring theme. The Ohtani's, Betts, Harpers, Bregman's of the league do not do what Julio did last night. Let alone has been doing on the basepaths his entire, albeit short, big-league career. Those types of stars are on a completely different tier mentality wise. On top of the incredible athleticism and talents they possess... The situational awareness. The discipline and professional at bats. Anyways... Maybe next year...

[@kylen6430]

I live in the Midwest. I’m so glad I just decided to go to sleep so I didn’t have to watch this. To be honest, Robles stealing home is way worse than this

[@kensheck2049]

Your pitching story made me LOL for real. What a great picture you painted with your words.

[@seanofpeace]

I think your points are completely valid. For me, it's not about the millions of dollars, random baseball viewers or people in the back office... It's about 1) the fans who pay to see you do well, and 2) your teammates. There are 1,000 times when you can goof off and it won't let your teammates down. But not letting them down just has to take priority.

[@SriJones-eo2er]

The craziest thing is that jazz the biggest kid in the game was the one to make the play... Baseball is the weirdest sport ever

[@Jlundeen]

I really appreciate your take. I get that it's not an excusable lapse of situational awareness, but as a father of a toddler, I feel bad for the guy. When my little one is all smiles and enjoying the moment and I have to reprimand him because he gets into something dangerous it breaks my heart a little when I see his face fall and tears start to come, because I don't want to disrupt his spirit. I LOVE his spirit and his happiness, but he has to learn. A major leaguer has got to be better than a toddler, but I still feel bad for the guy.

[@princeplate9411]

I was at this game and my whole section was just completely confused by Randy’s play, no anger or rage just bewilderment

[@AbleAnderson]

Bro I say this with no ill intent but that little league story was waaaayyy longer than it needed to be. When you’re gonna tell an anecdote and tie it to something else, you need to tell that story a little quicker. It could have just been “it reminds me of a little league game I had when I was pitching, and a kid made contact to right field, and I turned around and the right fielder was completely not paying attention and was chasing a butterfly. I learned that not everyone views the game the same way.” All that background stuff about the bases being loaded and you lobbing the ball, it just was irrelevant to the point and could cause some to tune out

[@vincenthuying98]

Think you’re on point regarding Julio. Don’t really understand he took the foul ball territory to avoid the baseball bat projectile. The trajectory of the flying bat definitely pushing him further away from third base than when he would have chosen the infield territory to avoid the flying lumber. And where I do agree on the butterfly aspect of Julio’s strolling even further, it all started with Arozarena who apparently can’t keep a baseball bat in his darn hands when hitting or missing.

[@nelsonrd33]

Scott servais is having the last laugh after he got fired

[@ObscureBalls]

5:30 That is a classic Right-Fielder’s trope.

[@edroca1976]

I got you Bryce Harper is one of the players most focus and get in the game, Julio is like playing in the school, the only thing is that they're money involved

[@nacoran]

Eh, he was busy watching his life flash before his eyes after that bat came at him. It took him a minute for his brain replay to catch up with real time. I was more prepared to get on his case when I saw the description, but that bat was pretty much right at him. Now, the kid with the butterflies, maybe he needed to be checked for ADHD. My brother used to sit in right field and pick dandelions, and yes, he has ADHD (so do I, but I hyperfocus too... I used to play while calling the game in my brain.)

[@brennanbarnes7628]

I'll preface my comments by saying I'm a Tigers fan who lives out in Seattle so while the Tigers are absolutely who I root for I care about the Mariners but from an outside perspective. I think you're 100% on the money when it comes to Julio and how he approaches the game. There are lots of guys with similar attitudes to Julio, he's certainly not alone but you also just don't see the true 'gamers' ever make mental errors that frequently (or costly). From the outside looking in I didn't think the Mariners had a chance in hell to be an impactful playoff team this season, you can't win games with regularity with that kind roster of position players no matter how talented that young staff is. It's a shame such a pitching staff was wasted and I don't see much offensive help in the system for the future, DiPoto's gotta go.

[@benjaminireland7096]

So many words just to describe iQ differences. That’s what he’s really talking about here.

[@ElpidioArroyo-t4t]

Nah Baez(cubs) against the pirates is the worst mistake ever

[@garywarren6285]

Stupid is what Seattle does. The baseball team too.

[@ibperson7765]

For some reason i initially thought it was fouled-off also. Im thinking runner did too. ❓

[@Er1c_9]

He really hit the nail on the head when describing Julio. He needs to mature more, otherwise there will be consequences and scenarios like the one in the video will keep happening.

[@troublebot]

I was the kid in right field, lol. But I' was in center, watching the older kids play their game on the nex field over. I heard a bat make contact but it happened almost at the same time that the batter on the other side of the fence hit a foul, so I kept watching, but then I noticed...oh everyone on my team is turned towards me and yelling something. So I'm looking at them confused and then hear the unmistakable sound of a popfly landing in the grass a mere 10 feet away from me... But our season was almost over, we'd only won one game (by forfeit), and I wasn't being paid millions per season.

[@Nowayjose255]

Shouldn't that be a dead ball? Would anyone really want him called out for a baserunner specifically dodging a baseball bat? Depending on where it hit him it could have done some serious damage. I'd rather be hit by a ball than a bat. IDK yes he should have gotten back by rule, but I don't like the rule.

[@chrismac5560]

You hit the nail on the head, there's always going to be the type of players to play lose and the type of players to play extremely serious (sometimes almost too serious as taking being overly seriously can ruin your mindset especially when you're struggling), but every player needs to have have some situational aweness .... while this is hands down the stupidest thing I have ever seen on a baseball diamond, had this happened in game 24 at the end of April then whatever, let's laugh it off at how stupid it is and move on, but come the end of September with roughly two weeks left in the season you need to be situationally aware that it's time to lock it down and stay focused .... hell even if this happened in the first inning of the game then maybe we can just laugh it off but when you're the tying run in extra innings it's absolutely inexcusable that you aren't locked in and focused on the game. Julio was 100% chasing butterflies and I hope that teams refuse to give that big dollar long term contract now knowing that he has zero situational awareness

[@skogstokig128]

I actually love this as a mariners baseball fan.. this is peak mariners baseball and I'm here for it.

[@dangerdoom5853]

I just keep trying to tell myself that he’s only 23 and has been leaned on since he was 20. But at some point he has to grow up. I hope this is his “ah ha” moment.

[@Patrickdoyleoutdoors]

I didnt watch the game, but listened to it, it was frusterating to hear the call over the radio, but once you saw it, it was ABSOLUTELY THE WORST MISTAKE I've seen in baseball! Even growing up playing ball, the rule is and will always be Eyes on the ball! While Juilo could of taken a few steps to the right, we still would of tied the game (Likely not winning it), would of been fine! He also wasnt calling time or looking for time from the umps! SO DAMN STUPID! Now they are 2.0 (3.0 Tiebreaker) back in the wildcard and 4 or 5 from the AL West. This cost them to now only need to sweep TEX & HOU but maybe needing to go out with a 10-0 record to finish (I think) but it wont happen!

[@sullywinn4225]

For this to happen 2 games in a row? Coaches need to take a serious account of themselves.

[@tattoomesam]

Did you watch today’s game, 8th inning, runner on 2nd made a blunder trying to advance to third on a ground ball towards the shortstop. They bunted him over to try to add an insurance run only to get called out. Luckily the closer held it down and mariners still won

[@florida1289]

Its real simple... I guarantee Julio's brain told him that it was a baseball off the hitters bat coming at him not a bat because anyone thats played the game knows when you're leading off 3rd base a line drive hitting you is always in the back of your mind. People that played the game will understand this...couch potatoes not so much. The real dummy is the guy who threw the bat which means he was trying to pull the ball..when he should've been looking to drive the other way... terrible at bat

[@waylonouska328]

The way I see it is Julio saw a projectile flying right next to him, he gets out of the way, no duh he forget about the situation, that could've broken his bones or injured him bad.

[@emmitbrown5631]

Here's a serious question. With how Julio is mentally. Is it only a matter of time before he gets in trouble off the field?

[@lukehatcher98]

Bro needs to lock in

[@leekslounge]

Don't worry, Seattle will play that 1995 win against the Yanks all off-season like they have done since, well, 95.

[@m.t.v.7934]

Yea this was a sloppy series for Seattle. The Yankees have been lucky over the past 10 games, they have not been good but other teams have just been worse. J-Rod plays baseball sometimes like he is high as a kite. Just about as bad as the Martian missing routine flyballs in the outfield. Damn Kids!! LOL

[@todoubled7970]

I think you could have easily got your point across in more like 3-4 minutes -vs- 13 minutes. Talk about long-winded!

[@bricehileman8122]

The front office and ownership created this mess with Julio when they gave him a franchise contract in year 1. They rewarded him and told him never to change when he was promoted to the big leagues. They marketed him as a franchise player. If he was in a reputable organization he never would have received a franchise contract in year 1 and would have had veterans around to teach him how to play the game the right way while he was still making the league minimum and earning his worth like the majority of players have to do until they hit free agency. I have had a problem with the way Julio carries himself on the field all season. Often times he would look as if he is staring into space. And I understand the need to smile but smiling when you swing and miss at a pitch is just infuriating. For me Julio and the Mariners front office that enabled him is the biggest disappointment not just this season but in my 35 years of being a Mariners fan. I'm not sure Julio is the type of person who will change or this is the organization that would demand it.

[@Sam-oCole-i5y]

Literally julio was in la la land, wasn't paying attention, just a dumb play

[@cinebonne]

Why are our best players also our worst? What’s up with that?

[@frankzvonec6817]

Some have labeled it as "low baseball IQ"

[@wrsawy]

23 years old, rich, and not very bright.

[@ShakiraTwittersonn]

Ya know he dominican cmon 😂😂

[@barrybjerke9353]

... I'll have to come back for the rest of this dog 🐕 & butterfly 🦋 story... what should I set my sundial to...

[@AngusArtEntertainment]

I swear the Mariners are intentionally throwing games. They know their bats are garbage, and that would make them look foolish in the postseason, so why bother trying?

[@stevenlindberg8347]

Been saying this for months the speed wich they lost that 10 game lead almost couldn't have happened on accident

[@Triton63]

I completely disagree with that, it's plain and simple terrible coaching.

[@stevenlindberg8347]

@@Triton63 yeah but if the coaches are coaching terribly on purpose so they lose wouldnt that be throwing games

[@Triton63]

@@stevenlindberg8347 the entire coaching staff is going to get canned at the end of the season. How does coaching to lose help their career. Your comments are senseless and useless.

[@hectorolivas7122]

i remember watching like damn i really just saw that

[@fullermacadam1675]

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[@y2k029]

Julio ... not a fan of him nor ichiro..I'm a Griffey,Martinez, buhner, big unit, all the old school players fan ... competitive and seriousness.. can't stand "no fly zone " gesture...but assist opposing team a home-run..how's that a no fly zone.. Griffey was unbelievable and amazing to watch in the outfield..