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"It sucks. He's a teammate. He's a competitor Brock Holt Jersey , and you know he's doing everything he can. He's not trying to have a hard time behind home plate or anything like that. But it sucks that there's nothing going on in the stands. Since the first inning when Braun hit that double, the stadium kind of went quiet for the rest of the evening, and it sucks that they got loud just to show (up) Yasmani. He's trying his best. Catchers have a lot going on. The game revolves around them. They've got to call every pitch. They're involved in every situation in the game. It's the playoffs. It's the big leagues. If they think they can do it, go ahead. Put on your gear and catch 99 (mph) with breaking balls that have a lot of movement. He's been one of the best catchers in the game for a while now. He's having a little bit of a rough patch, which we all as humans, as baseball players, go through. It's just bad timing."Grandal was far from the only culprit, as the Dodgers were an ugly 0-of-10 with runners in scoring position in the loss. Starting pitcher Walker Buehler also allowed four earned runs and five hits http://www.redsoxproshops.com/authentic-rusney-castillo-jersey , continuing his playoff struggles after giving up five earned runs against the Atlanta Braves in his start in the National League Division Series.Los Angeles trails 2-1 in the NLCS and has two home games remaining. The series is over if it loses both, and even splitting them would put the defending National League champions in a position where they'd have to win both Games 6 and 7 in Milwaukee.Perhaps that sense of urgency and Hernandez's comments will result in a more positively energetic crowd in Dodger Stadium for Game 4. PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Omar Narvaez is expected to do plenty with the bat as the Seattle Mariners new catcher.In his first spring training with the organization, he’s doing some important work with a 5 iron, too.Narvaez has come into camp committed to establishing a rapport with Seattle’s young pitching staff, and he’s putting in overtime on that effort. The 27-year-old isn’t just talking shop around the clubhouse and the dugout — he’s also played golf with several of the team’s pitchers already, and he’s using the time learn about his battery mates.“The more you know the guys, the more it’s going to help me to call the game better Chris Sale Jersey ,” Narvaez said. “I like (golf), so that way, it makes it easy for me to meet everybody.”Narvaez is expected to start the majority of Seattle’s games after being acquired from the Chicago White Sox for reliever Alex Colome in November. David Frietas is the top reserve catching candidate.Narvaez, a left-handed hitter, was quietly one of baseball’s best offensive catchers last season, hitting .275 with nine homers and a .794 OPS over 97 games.“He’s very comfortable with the bat in his hand,” manager Scott Servais said.To start spring training, Narvaez has put an emphasis on the other side of the ball http://www.redsoxproshops.com/authentic-craig-kimbrel-jersey , working on his defense and building relationships with the staff. He studied video of his new pitchers before even arriving for camp.“That pitcher-catcher relationship is huge,” Servais said. “It’s the core of your team. You are driven by the guy on the mound. … It’s the mental connection and understanding how to get the most out of the that guy on the mound. On a particular day, what is his best stuff? Taking all the information, the scouting reports, and being able to somehow put it in play during the course of the game.”Narvaez also is concentrating on developing his pitch framing skills. He ranked near the bottom of the AL in getting borderline pitches called for strikes in each of the last two seasons, according to the metrics used by StatCorner.“A lot of drills,” said Narvaez, who counts Yadier Molina as a role model. “A lot of stretching. That is a big part of framing Steven Wright Jersey , being able to feel comfortable when I am catching. I think all the work I’ve been putting in is going to show up. My main goal this year is to make more pitches strikes and help my pitchers even more.”Like many teams, the Mariners have made pitch framing a top priority.“The value of stealing a 3-2 pitch is huge in our game,” Servais said. “On the fifty-fifty pitch that may be a ball or a strike, if the catchers are adept in turning that ball into a strike, it changes the course of a game. Pitchers certainly see the value of it. We do, too. It is something we will spend a lot of time on this spring.”