I agree. The first responsibility of a catcher when a fracas breaks out is to protect his pitcher. If you watch the video, Heim hesitates to involve himself and then makes a half hearted effort to give Soler a little shove. Pathetic. He should have been the first one to tackle Soler. Weiss is the real man wearing a Braves' uniform. All the more reason to welcome Murphy back and seeing Heim gone.
My best guess is it is Farmer who is the odd man out. It makes some sense to keep a 3rd catcher on the roster with as much as they plan on playing Drake and Murphy at the same time. Your catcher doesn't get hurt often, but it is a cheap insurance policy to carry the 3rd catcher given how little Farmer has played.
Walt Weiss is a bad ass! Perhaps he can teach Heim how to protect his pitcher better when a fight breaks out!
I agree. The first responsibility of a catcher when a fracas breaks out is to protect his pitcher. If you watch the video, Heim hesitates to involve himself and then makes a half hearted effort to give Soler a little shove. Pathetic. He should have been the first one to tackle Soler. Weiss is the real man wearing a Braves' uniform. All the more reason to welcome Murphy back and seeing Heim gone.
I am not disagreeing with what you said, but I believe Heim will still be on the team when Murphy comes back.
Agree with you, Sir!
My best guess is it is Farmer who is the odd man out. It makes some sense to keep a 3rd catcher on the roster with as much as they plan on playing Drake and Murphy at the same time. Your catcher doesn't get hurt often, but it is a cheap insurance policy to carry the 3rd catcher given how little Farmer has played.
Agree 100%. Heim should have tackled Soler before he even got to the mound.
Well done Lindsay. Great breakdown. Weiss is the one who knocks....