It’s the fourth day of the postseason, and the third day of the semi-live Tater Trot Tracker.
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Rays vs. Rangers
Game 3
Ian Kinsler, Texas Rangers – 22.07 seconds (Season average: 22.82 seconds): That’s the biggest problem with a national broadcast. It means there’s only one camera angle on the home run, so, when they don’t show the batter touch home plate, there’s nothing I can do to get the time. With Kinsler’s homer, we got a nice view of Nolan Ryan’s face rather than Kinsler scoring. Maybe Postseason.TV will help me… I splurged on the miracle of Postseason.TV, and it worked perfectly for me. Kinsler’s trot, as seen by the dedicated centerfield camera, was a nice, average 22.07 seconds.
Carl Crawford, Tampa Bay Rays – 20.87 seconds (Season average: 21.68 seconds): Tampa Bay fans must love seeing the face of their franchise these last 6 or 7 years hit an insurance home run in the top of the 9th of this game.
Carlos Pena, Tampa Bay Rays – 20.75 seconds (Season average: 22.03 seconds): The Rays have certainly decided to step up here in the late innings. With the second home run of the inning, Tampa Bay adds three runs to their score to go up 6-2 over the Rangers heading into the bottom of the ninth.
Yankees vs. Twins
Game 3
Marcus Thames, New York Yankees – 22.86 seconds (Season average: 23.53 seconds): As if the Yankees weren’t off to a good enough start already, the fourth-inning, two-run blast from Thames gives the Yankees an early 4-0 lead. Now, we’ve seen plenty of 4-0 leads blown so far this postseason, but I doubt the Twins really want to be facing that deficit in an elimination game.
Nick Swisher, New York Yankees – 23.35 seconds (Season average: 22.04 seconds): The seventh-inning blast puts the Yankees ahead 6-0, sending the Twins to the ropes even more. That must explain why Swish took extra time rounding the bases.
