Yadier Molina knows what the other team is going to do, a breakdown
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Jomboy likes to say doo doo. 4:11.
I was operating the center field tight camera for this! I was the one that zoomed in on Yadi, knowing this was going to be a serious play. It was only my fifth MLB game behind a camera of my career.
Keep up the good work!!
Dope
Praise the cameraman
Awesome instincts my guy this is amazing footage
That's awesome! Question time:
Do you work for the team, or the broadcast company, or freelance? It is the same field for your games or do you go to different fields/stadiums? Are you able to enjoy the game or is it just a blur while you're working? Do you know when your camera is on the feed and when it is a different angle?
Classic showdown of the interlooping S’s
Oh hey Cinci Picker 👋🏼
THAT A GOOD PICK
Battle for the ages
San Diego has entered the chat (and maybe the Chicago White Sox?)
They getting married?
Remember this. The original purpose of Yadi standing up so early wasn't to get Joc at 2nd, but to let the runner on 3rd base know that he is fully aware of what play is coming, so when the steal attempt happens, the runner on 3rd thinks twice about rushing to home plate on a throw to 2nd.
The main goal is preventing runners from advancing, whether if it's by throwing runners out or by preventing them from attempting to steal.
FANTASTIC point! Not a force, so if the runner at third comes home on a double-steal, he could beat a rundown tag-out from second and score the run.
They were so stunned and frozen in their tracks when Yadi stood up that they thought maybe he was calling time. Instead, he called a pitch out and made the runner and the managers look stupid for calling that steal. Yadi nodded at Goldy because he knew exactly what was going on, and he probably already warned them about it on the mound visit, too. Goldy gestured with his own nod to go ahead and throw it. He didn't shrug confused, he tilted his head right as if to say, "Ok, go ahead, bring it this way!" Goldy was going to go with whatever Yadi wanted to do, because it's Yadi.
There's not many guys in history who had the baseball IQ and awareness that Yadi had.
He even proved it his rookie year in the 04 World Series when he caught Manny Ramirez trying to steal signs. Yadi backed down from nothing!
He was a defensive genius, had a rocket arm on pick off throws, and could hit well, too. He even stole a few bases despite being the slowest guy in the league. He just knew when to catch them sleeping. One of the greatest ever behind the plate, no question!
You sir, you know baseball
Very cool. An obvious action that communicates 'I see what you're trying to do, don't do it because I'm ready'. This also is apparently done by some prey animals like the Pronghorn and the American Woodcock, they do a very strange and distinct movement when they see a predator nearby to forestall their attack, trying to tell them that it's not worth attacking because they're alerted to their presence and the attack will fail.
Also Yadi likes to throw pick offs at first and I think he was thinking he’d catch Joc at first, but he went to second anyway so it was just an easy out
Yadi: doesn't want to stand up too early
Also Yadi: stands up for a literal hour
🤣
This was the pitcher's fault. Yadi doesn't know when he is going to come home. When he stands up, it means he is ready to receive the pitch. Given the situation, the pitcher has to come home immediately. It's a pitch out, so he doesn't need to concentrate on location or the runner. Throw the ball to Yadi right away, dummy.
The batter was screening the runner's view of Yadi. Doesn't explain why no one else on their team didn't call off the steal, though.
Yadi in his prime would have thrown him out from his knees but now he’s a bit older his knees are hurting a bit more so he need the pitchers to start speeding up after he calls the pitch 😂
@@tannhauser7584 they didn’t call off the steal because they are predictable didn’t you see the part where they always say run in that situation lol
Wow a literal hour? That's a long time
Showing the importance of a good catcher. He did stand up a little early but it still worked out.
I think that’s because they wanted the rundown to score the run. So if he stands up halfway, he can mess up the whole plan because obviously he knows. The runner is now in no man’s land, with the shortstop charging at him.
Why isn't this akin to stealing signs? Why do players get super upset if pitch signs are stolen but yadi is praised for this?
@@h3kno he's not cheating to do it. he's using his eyes and his brain. not cameras and buzzers
@@h3kno I have no problem with players on the field "stealing/reading" signs. I do have problems with teams using electronic means to steal signs.
@@h3kno You can steal signs all day, if all you use is your brain. Its when you use cameras or spies in the stands with binoculars that there is a problem. Watch what happens when there is a runner on 2nd. The catcher changes signs or talked to the pitcher and they agree to the pitches before hand so there are no signs.
Even in his final season, Yadi shows why he is one of the greatest minds to ever play on the diamond.
His cannon is still a military grade auto-tuning LASER. IMO still the best in baseball, probably would of got Joc at 2nd off a changeup in the dirt. If the Giants don't make it to the promise land this year I'm pulling hard for the Cards.
@@johnoster4098 Same here. Nats are tanking and Mariners are back to form, unfortunately. If the Halos don't do well, Ill root for the Cards.
Yes he made this look like me playing Triple Play 2002 hitting r2 instead of r1 on the basepath
Oh he's retiring? SWEET
Johnny Bench for the modern crowd
Yadi is one of the greatest catchers just smart and athletically gifted. Cardinals got another HOFer with him.
Plus I bet he's got a huge mural of a tattoo on his penis. I can see it now....
This is why Yadi is a 1st ballot HoF. He’s clutch defensively and offensively. So smart. Wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up as St. Louis’s manager one day. That staff needs him
Not a huge baseball fan here. What is 1st ballot HoF?
@@aminyusop2212 so essentially HOF eligible players have 10 years (ballots) to make the baseball hall of fame, if they don't make it in 10 years then they're excluded from it forever. A first ballot HOFer is essentially a player that gets elected on their first year, usually reserved to the greatest players of their generation or ever.
@@XxRainbowLionXx wow is he the best at that position ?
@@onizuka255 Of his generation? Arguably so. Not all time tho
@@edwardtoderescu-stavila6674Whos the best of all time?
I could see Yadi being a hell of a coach when his playing days are done.
He could follow in the footsteps of his mentor, Mike Matheny, but I'll bet he'd be even better at coaching, too
Ollie Marmol is just a placeholder and a yes man to mozeliak until Yadi decides he wants to manage the Cardinals. I know it’s a bit of a premature call, but that’s my gut feeling unless Ollie Marmol wins the the World Series, I see it as an inevitable outcome.
@@tyronebiggums1213 Honestly...I have to agree with this...from what i have seen Ollie has made a lot of mistakes in managing so far and it isnt even june
@@Aris262 also as much as Yadi was born to be an elite catcher, he’s also a natural teacher and leader so for someone with Yadi’s pedigree it seems like a natural progression for a guy like him. The question is how many years does Yadi take off before he starts managing?
@@tyronebiggums1213 His brain won't let him take too long off lol. His wife and kids will have to tie him to the rocking chair before he gets up and starts playing again lol
The research that Jimmy put into this breakdown is astronomical for a 6 minute breakdown. The hero baseball needs, not the one it deserves
I think we deserve Jomboy...
Ive chosen to watch some baseball for the first time in my 27 yr life. I actually really enjoy it after learning so much from Jomboy and the context to make each aspect of pitching, hitting, and catching intriguing. Plus the surrounding storylines and dramas and umpires makes baseball a very complex yet subtle enterprise. It reminds me of chess but with the competitive aspect of football that im used to. Maybe even more competitive. The psychology of baseball players is still a mystery to me and unlike any other sport ive seen. Maybe its just the coverage of the sport or the time between plays when you watch them but also interviews ive seen of ex baseball players becoming world class endurance athletes from the competitive mindset of baseball. Jason caldwell for example only played college baseball then got injured and picked uo rowing. Almost made the Olympics after only 3 yrs then went on to set the world record team boat crossing of the atlantic and Pacific. Sorry for the rambling just been watching football yrs completely ignorant of the elite level of baseball players hmm
"astronomical" common man..
Yeah, like finding those clips of the Giants running with runners on 1st and 3rd. Great work.
Look at you guys, all simping for your Jomboy
Would love to see a “best of” Molina compilation. Dude is a beast..
Just RUclips search Yadi Molina highlights. There are already a bunch of videos .
@@Dan-cj9yg but it’s Jomboy’s commentary that makes highlights so much more entertaining.
His pick off plays with Pujols were things of legend.
@@dieselhrt5492 Jomboy doesn’t do those.
It would be a 2 hour long video. I’ll bring the snacks lol
It feels like Molina also took advantage of the Lefty Batter as a sight line blocker to kind of shield his popping up from the view of Joc out at first.
My God, this is masters-level stuff. Not just the way Yadier reads everything, but the scouting! Jimmy going back and finding all those situations! I can't believe this site is free.
Don’t tempt youtube…
Please stop saying stuff like this before RUclips starts charging us
Yeah youtube is a shitty site but there are still plenty of amazing creators that make watching 50 ads a day worth it
Master level stuff, he just did his homework instead of waiting for baseball to change more rules and ban running with runners on the corners and two strikes.
😂 but seriously, love or hate the guy, he’s badass at what he does. Definitely expecting to see him coaching in the future.
@@Kadota I'm 70 years old. I've been watching commercials on tv all my life. You get tv/online vids, you watch ads. No big deal. Charge for Jomboy, sorry but I'll be out. My budget won't tolerate it. I watch antenna tv. No cable, no streaming. Gimme my ads, gimme my Jomboy! Advertisers, keep supporting Jomboy! 👍
Yadi was an amazingly smart catcher a decade ago. Now that he has continued that legacy for this long puts him in the conversation for one of the greatest baseball minds of all time.
Just a great baseball IQ. Reads the field the other team and executes. The only other player I saw do this with such dominance was Keith Hernandez
he "knows the weather" on the field better than anybody
He's the best defensive Catcher ever.
posey was better sadly
@@daltonred7774 at hitting
There's a reason yadi has been doing this forever, he's one of the smartest/best defensive catchers to ever play the game
Yadi's love of the game and ability to read the situations is what makes him so great. Love the analysis of the non-verbal communication too. One thing I want to point out, is that Yadi for away with standing up so early because he used the left handed batter to block his stance. Being limited to seeing Yadi's feet rubber thought he was good to go.... He just d didn't know it was only 10 feet before the 2nd baseman already had the ball. Lol
I'm a diehard fan for the Cardiac Cardinals, but it has been so awesome to watch Yadi, Wainwright, and Puljols over the years. They have natural abilities for the game and will be sorely missed.
Speaking of the cardinals, I need a pitching analysis of Albert Pujols during the cardinal blowout against the giants. Honestly a breakdown of Yadi, Pujols, and Wainright having a blast this season would be great.
I second this! Does the motion carry, Jomboys?
PLEASE^^^^
yeah we need the pitch sequence on the future HOFer with the highest ERA
This season is magic for St Louis.
@@TJStocker and the NL central is freaking horrible this year too 🤣😂
Absolutely love catchers. Pitched in high school and had a catcher I could not stand off the field, but he had a baseball IQ like I've never seen, and he was an absolute dog behind the plate. Would constantly be chirping with the batters and talking up the ump, my strike zones were always a bit bigger when he was catching, absolutely loved pitching to that guy.
The only thing that I focused on is why you couldn't stand him off the field?
I find it neat that you can remember things like that
@@charlesedward5047 because catchers are fucking man men..
@@charlesedward5047 he probably had that same attitude outside the field. Someone who is always talking shit isn’t always fun to be around with
@@charlesedward5047 Prolly because off the field ..he acted like he did behind the plate .. chirping , talking sh*t etc
Exactly like Jimmy said! Yadi has a baseball mind that is second to none. This breakdown is absolutely fantastic and it shows the work Yadi puts in when he’s not behind the plate and like we’ve said his baseball mind is just absolutely incredible! I’m so lucky I’ve got to watch Yadi game after game season after season for his entire career! How lucky is that? I’m going to to the game next Wednesday to watch Yadi and Waino break the all time record for battery starts! I already know I’ll be crying right from the beginning and I’m looking forward to it!
AWESOME informative breakdown. There's the funny breakdowns, the breakdowns of big plays, the breakdowns of fights and drama, but this breakdown was like going to school. Love it!
I've never clicked so fast on a new breakdown.. Yadi's the GOAT
Has just a great baseball IQ. Horrible job by first base coach. You know who is behind the plate and has been reading teams and making these types of plays for years.
GOAT is officially overused and rapidly becoming meaningless.
Legit same
@@xokayb7l2 you gotta be unbelievably fast or have massive balls to run on yadi.. joc's not that. As a dodger's fan, i love watching Yadi.
When he retires, I won't be surprised if most of the MLB teams call him to be a bench coach at the very least.
There's bad catcher's, good catcher's, and then Yadi. Absolute legend.
100% correct. Can’t say anything wrong about him.
and the fact that he comes from a family of catchers something else
Love my Veritek and Vasquez, but Yadi is whole nother level.
1st ballot HOF’er.
@@spookymiraclepreacher6037 now would he get 100% vote ? I think he should but that's just me.
Yadi didn’t stand up too soon. Perfect line from Yadi, the batter and the runner, he is actually hiding behind the batter so Joc saw the batter in his peripheral, not Yadi in stealth mode!
Even after 20 years he's still one of the best defensive catchers in baseball.
Just a lot of knowledge 💯
"I'll talk to him. Skip" lmaoo Yadi is always in control.
When its Yadi, you let him do the talking. He probably knows the pitcher, the situation, and the other team better than the manager and coaches anyway.
My favorite Jomboy breakdowns are these ones: strategy breakdowns, full at bat breakdowns. More of those would be awesome!
100% agreed. not gonna lie, i've stopped clicking on the "manager screams at umpire" videos. same thing every time. this video is so much better
Can somebody explain this vid in terms of cricket
@js2010ish imagine that while preparing for a game against India, England coaches find out that Ravichandran Ashwin has a habit of throwing his carom ball regularly in the third over of his spell, so they will instruct the batsmen to be vigilant towards it if they're facing Ashwin's third over, so if they know it's coming, they can punish it by hitting a six or four.
@@syedrayaanhussain6472 nice! thank you
Shady Rays commercial at the end was EPIC!!! Keep it up Jomboy!
Wow, I like Yadier but this simply made me realize how intelligent he is on the field. I have so much respect for him and those who elevate their position on the field. YADIER... you are solid!!!
Thx for uploading this breakdown... much respect!
You know a guy is sick when you get highlight reels as a catcher. Yadi is that guy. The baseball IQ is off the charts. You can’t not be a fan
He is dying breed my friend. The rest of the team is playing analytics he is playing with gut. Goldschmidt is in space.
Lifelong Cubs fan here, and I always give Yadi mad props. No doubt HOF'er 1st ballot.
yadi is good but if you seriously believe the manager had nothing to do with this then you need to watch way way way more baseball
I tend to say "Yadi is baseball itself". My two favorite plays in baseball are runners thrown out at 3rd from the RF and backpicks (thanks to Yadi). I really can't believe how people say he's overrated based in pure numbers. I love stats and stuff, yet, that simply ain't all, the advantages you get by having Yadi on the field or clubhouse/dugout easily surpass the natural decline on his statistical performance.
@@rehf10 posey > yadi
when you go back and watch previous clips to see if the scouting report was true, that's the kind of extra insight that makes this breakdown better than others. You can tell more effort went into it and it's appreciated.
Yeah but with 2 outs and runners on first and third, taking second is baseball 101. It should've been on the front page of every scouting report as a gimme.
@@ronald8792 Padres did this a bunch last year. A lot of teams won't throw in this situation but you gotta know Yadi is giving anyone free bags.
@@Fargoleafy Sure but Yadi is just a catcher not a God.
I’m so glad I found this channel. I keep learning more about this game almost every breakdown.
I love this.
- team veteran
- good team chemistry guy
- smart player
- excellent on defense
Props to the organization having a good scouting team
The type of player that should be around young players so the young players can learn and grow as his playing days are approaching the end of a career.
I was at this game! It was actually the first Cards game I attended and after the foul ball I told my mom “Yadi’s gonna get him on this next one I can feel it.” So cool to see him in action in person and to see it covered by Jomboy!
Loving them Cardinals from Illinois.
It didn't seem like much of a secret after a meeting on the mound, whispers at first base, a couple of head nods and a giveaway stand up.
I feel privileged to have watched 90 percent of Yadi's games over his career.
Do you have a job?
I hope to catch one final game. Maybe he could be the next cardinals manager? The Cards likely will never see as dominant of a catcher as Yadi for as long maybe for another 50 years. This is like Yogi Bera level stuff.
@@dash4800 Lmao, imagine being so emotionally hurt by somebody say that they watch a lot of Baseball.
@@Alckee6904 yes, simply asking how a person could possibly watch every game of baseball makes me emotionally hurt. Imagine having to hyperbolize things on the internet to make yourself feel superior in some way.
@@dash4800 they have this thing called DVR. Maybe you've heard of it? Plus, they replay the game the next day. Your remark was obviously an attempt to ridicule someone who watches the majority of the games. Now take your L and go on with your day 😁
5:20 Nobody transitions into an add like Jomboy, best in the business!
I'm not even that big of a baseball fan but I love this channel and this channel has been making Yadi one of my favorite players. Wholesomely smart player
He's going to make a great coach someday. Probably the goat of catcher's.
Yadi has a contract for next year to manage in venezuela.
Facts
I'm a massive cubs fan, but Yadi is a God. Nothing but respect.
I enjoy baseball so much more having someone explain it to the detail that you do. It is great watching your videos and seeing your insights into what is going on. Great content. Good work. Thanks for making these!
This man is going to be a manager in the future 1000%
Yadi’s such a badass, gotta appreciate greatness.
Now this is baseball! Every second of this four minute breakdown was a "Lets Go!" feeling. Molina and Jomboy are beast!
My HS Coach had us work both sides of that play way, way back in 1970s! We had another options where the SS cut it off if there were less than 2 outs.
Was at this game, under the brown and crouppen sign deep right bleachers. Sun never stopped and I was amazed at the effort these guys had on the field. Glad I made my Jomboy debut!
Keep in mind that the pitcher doesn’t know there’s a pitchout so Yadi had to stand up early. If he does it during the delivery, it’s too late and the pitch might be too close to the strike zone.
Could be, but in every level I ever played at, the thumb or a fist meant pitch out. I find it hard to believe they don't have a sign, allowing him to sell it more. Unless he made the last second decision after giving the sign.
Lefty at plate helped hide it from runner too
Pitchouts are always called as a sign from C to P, how would pitchers not know it 🙄
Chances are Yadi has a mental notebook on Pederson. Probably knows he locks in on the pitcher 100% when he's leading off / stealing.
@@didoma73 because if anyone on the other team sees him give that sign then it gives away he's going to pitch out. And he just told the guy to throw 3 strikes in the zone, so he wasn't looking for signs anyway.
Yadier makes the catching position fun to watch
Kinzner sure is lucky.
I miss these types of players. He has done this for years.
feels like christmas when Jomboy uploads + its the Giants (home team)
Even when the Cards are pushing their shit in, though?
Bakit nandito ka
Wyd here wil haha
It's better when you're a Cards fan
@@QantasNeverCrashed Yeaaaaaaaah boy, damn right. Wish it was the Cubs instead, though
I'm a Cubs fan born in Chicago. With that said, Molina is one of my all time favorite players. Absolute stud
I heard a story from Bengie and Jose Molina, Yadi's older brothers who were both also MLB catchers. Someone asked them if their younger brother would be as good a catcher as they were. They stopped and said, Yadi is going to be a way better catcher then either of us. They said that about their younger brother, and they were right.
👍
This is true. They did say this.
Yadi is a baseball genius, such a high baseball iq. I’m a diehard Angels fan and it has been a joy to watch his career. I can’t wait to see him go into the hall of fame.
Yadi is one of those guys that I hate because he's so damn competent, he has single-handedly made playing against the cardinals not fun for a long time now. Smart baseball players are the most dangerous one. Great breakdown as usual, Jomboy.
Excellent research at the end!
Peak athletic mental game
Molina nods at Goldschmidt: "Use the force."
Goldschmidt: *shrugs
Great insight great research!!!
Great heads up play. That was dope
Lifelong Giants fan but this play is still pretty impressive. We've had so many good battles with Yadi over the years
Giants have had the Cardinals number. I think it was the 2015 series where bochy absolutely out managed matheny. Just frustrating to watch from the cards perspective. The teams were pretty evenly matched, Id give a slight edge to the giants maybe, but we weren't going anywhere with matheny managing. Love the giants organization, probably my second favorite team. Happy when they won the WS. I also always root against the dodgers for some reason, don't know why lol
As a cards fan And even though giants beat us in playoffs in 2010s never hated or had problem with Giants. Class organization. Absolute respect
@@tob4523 W Cards fan as a Giants fan
@@schlafin 2012 was the Cardinals' year to win or lose at will. And they capitulated in spectacular fashion to a lesser team (that year). I was very sad.
Man I wish I had a respectable baseball team. Orioles fan here but do root for giants when the inevitable happens with my team. Different shades but always loved the orange and black in SF too
First Ballot, HOF. No doubt in my mind. You can't measure this. Watch him 150 times a year for 18 years and this is what you see.
I think so
your breakdowns actually makes baseball seem interesting. from what i've seen, the corporate commentators are dull and lifeless in their commentary.
Love it. Thanks JM
Yadi is probably the greatest Catcher in MLB history he is hyper efficient at throwing out base runners imo first ballot Hall of famer
Uhhh…look, Yadi’s a HoFer, but he’s not close to being the GOAT catcher when you’ve got the likes of Bench and Berra and both Pudges 😂
In fact, he’s very similar to Pudge Rodriguez-great fielding, throwing, contact hitter, historically durable…Rodriguez had a fair bit more power but otherwise they’re the same player
I love plays like this, because its a reminder not all of sport can be boiled down to numbers. You can't calculate game knowledge, shot calling, or the ability to execute on them. Yadi is gonna be in HOF and its gonna make a lot of stat sheeters real mad
I just love the way you call it all out.
And thanks to jomboy media, I’ve found love for baseball again. 🙏
I love this break-down. 👍😎
Jomboy has made me interested in baseball once again! Stopped watching 20 years ago, still don’t watch it but I watch every breakdown! Thank you 🙏
Sounds like me with basketball…Stopped watching over 10yrs. ago. So unauthentic 🙄🙄😏
Yadi is an absolute beast.
Gonna be a sad day when he is no longer taking the field for St Louis.
You DON'T run on Yadi
Unless you're Kolten Wong...Go Brew Crew!
@@deweyandhisdecimals6736 Kolten doesn't count, give him enough pitches to batters and he'll find a way to advance.
A year later and im rewatching this randomly. Still.one of the coolest plays. Also never really noticed how good that pitcher was. He must be one of those that follows the catchers glove instead of making the catcher follow the pitcher.
I’m glad you translated what he said at the end
This is what makes baseball cool. It’s not an endurance game it’s strategy and quick skills that win.
Exactly. This is what baseball is all about. Folks that want to complain about slow games have no appreciation for plays like this.
@@MatthewArata That’s one of the beautiful things about baseball, one of the few sports with no clock and to let situations develop. People who want to speed up the game are dumb.
Yadi's a 4 star General. A baseball battle Master Tactician. Always has been. Sun Tzu could've learned a thing or two from Yadi.
It sucks (for fans) it's his last season but with his record of excellence on the field and just being a catcher of this caliber and durability he earned and deserves retirement. Although I have a hunch he's still going to be involved in MLB somewhere.
Lifetime cardinals fan here. Yadi is a national treasure, and I will be depressed forever when he is done.
Good job reading the scouting reports And recognising the play. Plus it is Yadier Molina. Thank you for the video.
Catcher's scanning eyes are so cool. Wheels turning. Brilliant!
Yadi is such an asset, that man is so respected across the league because of his prowess as a catcher and a true leader. I respect that dude so much even as a Yankee fan.
I'm always impressed with every random jomboy video that I stumble across. This is great
I was hoping for this breakdown!
Saying the scouting report… while it seems to be true, I’m sure Yadi also didn’t wanna give away what he saw that told him they were probably gonna run right there…ya know? Lol
Are we getting a pujols pitching breakdown?
whiplash
Wasn't even that cool, he's kind of old news
I’m born and raised in St. Louis, what isn’t mentioned in the video or comments is Yadi’s shear amount of confidence in his ability and his teammates’s ability to pull this off. This is a common play in baseball regardless of how many outs the team has, but yes most common with 2 outs and a man in 1st and 3rd. In most cases, the catcher lets the guy take 2nd because it doesn’t make sense to make this throw when you have 2 outs and 2 strikes. 1 bad throw and not only does a run score but chances are the guy you tried throwing out is now on 3rd. Teams know this and will send their runners thinking it’s an easy steal. This is a dumb throw to make. It’s a long throw that the catcher has to try and come from behind to make. The runner breaks as soon as the pitcher starts throwing. Now the catcher has to catch the ball, pop up, grab the ball, and throw it accurately. More often than not the throw is either way late or sails over the 2nd baseman’s head. The runner on 3rd could walk backwards home and score. It simply makes more sense to focus on getting the batter out unless of course you have Yadi behind the plate.
The meeting on the mound was to let his coaches, the 1st baseman, the 2nd baseman, and the pitcher know that he was either going to gun down the runner on 3rd depending on his lead, or he was going to gun down the runner going to 2nd. He knew the runner stealing 2nd was slow and wanted to take advantage of that if possible. So Yadi isn’t reading signs to figure out the play, Yadi isn’t looking at the coaches, he is looking at the lead the 3rd base runner has. He was checking to see if the runner had enough lead on 3rd to throw it down there and gun him down. If the runner did have a decent lead he was going to stay down and throw it down there to catch the runner off guard. When he saw the runner on 3rd wasn’t far from the base, he popped up early so he could be locked and loaded to gun down the slow runner going to 2nd. As soon as he knew there wasn’t going to be a play at 3rd he popped up so he could already be in position to throw it to 2nd. Most bad throws to 2nd from catchers comes from having to pop up, grab the ball, and throw it as quickly as possible. He eliminated half the process. The base running coaches didn’t care that he popped up, in their head they want the catcher to try and make this throw. So regardless of Yadi popping up early or not they are sending the runner.
It has nothing to do with no one looking at Yadi, trust me everyone was looking at Yadi. As Yadi said, he knew from the scouting report that the Giants love to do this. What you don’t realize is that Yadi didn’t tell you the full scouting report. He also knew they send them with the assumption the catcher isn’t going to attempt to make that throw because of the risk level. In most cases, the catcher doesn’t have any intention on throwing it to 2nd but will fake it to see if they can catch the runner on 3rd breaking for home plate. Yadi popping up early was an audible. Yadi told them in the meeting on the mound, option 1 was 3rd, option 2 is 2nd, if it’s option 2 he will give the 1st and 2nd baseman a nod and that was their key to get ready. The 2nd baseman started sliding over as soon as the nod was given.
It was a lot less of “knowing” the play and reading signs, and more about how confident the Cards were in his abilities and how the Giants, and many other teams, severely underestimated those abilities.
The take aways from this play should be more about how well Yadi sold his intentions on making an attempt at the 3rd base runner and that his coaches, teammates, and himself are so confident is his abilities, that they are willing to take a chance on those high risk plays. Yadi’s scouting report definitely highlights all the runners he has gunned down at 1st and 3rd from runners not paying attention. The 3rd base coach kept his runner close enough to the bag so Yadi gave the nod and switched the play to 2nd. The easier out is the 3rd base runner not paying attention for a quicker, shorter, and more accurate throw.
Great breakdown. FYI for those who get the MLB tv package, it's worth watching the Giants broadcast crew break this play down when they resumed play in the bottom of the inning. Former Giants reliever Javy Lopez is so smart with his analysis.
Yadi has forgotten more baseball than we'll ever learn. Dude is superhuman
Yadi makes me wish I was a catcher. Just a legend of the game and a first ballot HOFer.
Respect.
Na man, as much as I like yadi, Albert is retiring the same year.
@@zekejohnson369 There's no reason they can't both get in on the first ballot. Pujols will get more votes because Molina's batting numbers aren't that good, but everybody knows that his defense is historically great. That was good enough for Ozzie Smith, who had worse hitting numbers than Molina.
@@camicawber Also catcher isn't really an offensive position either.
@@dankburrito8345 Not primarily - but there are guys who do both. I would put Molina as my No. 1 defensive catcher, but if I'm going to have my pick of any catcher throughout history, there are a bunch of guys I'm picking over him because they can come close to providing his defense while providing much better offense.
everything about this was amazing
The way you end every video with a creative plug to the sponsor is so much a part of the entertainment from these videos😂
I always forget that you do that and then you tie it in somehow, some way and I end every video with an audible "HA jomboy get fuCKED" while I go to the next video laughing. Great stuff
This breakdown is word class. No one does it better for us fans.
Oh that play: it's the base coach's fault as the base runner's focus is on the pitcher's first move.
something yadi is so good at. he watches the game like no other. no other catcher is worried about the managers in the dugout let alone what the first base coach to whispering
I LOVE your commentary - soo goood!!!!!!
Jomboy putting that effort in, mad props. Please keep these detailed breakdowns up, my favorite kinds of videos
It sucks that Yadi is gonna retire after this season. Would love to see him become a manager afterwards
Yadi is going to start as a manager in Venezuela Winter League after the season ends.
He’s basically a manager player right now
I'm not ready. It's gonna be sad when the season ends and all three of these guys retire. I bought tickets to game 162 so I could see their final plate appearance.
Playoffs. It's always a Red October
isnt Marmol around until Molina takes over in a few years?
I've watched more Jomboy breakdowns in the past year than the past 10 years total of actual baseball 😂
This is such a great analysis of baseball at its best!
Great Vid. Yadi is a bad-azz! Never played for my team but greatly admired his skills behind the plate.
As a lifelong cards fan this is an emotional year with Pu back and Yadi retiring
I saw this happen in real time, and, even as a Giants fan, I gotta say: You go, Yadier Molina! This was godlike!!!!
Sure sure sure
Amazing Catcher 🔥🔥🔥
Great play. Great breakdown. All good, all around.
Yadi is a true general. His passion is unparalleled !
Everyone was focused into the pitcher and 1st baseman, catcher probably could've stood up a second earlier and got away with it. Great read!
wow! Now that is some research!
Great breakdown!