Framber Valdez clears the benches against the Red Sox, a breakdown

going to show you what Framber was

really mad about and why he hit Trevor

Story with the ball. This breakdown is

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to start in the first inning. There's

two outs. There's a strike. He's dialed

and that ball gets through the infield

and now the Red Sox have a runner on.

And I'm guessing in their scouting uh

session they said get to second if you

can get to second because Framber he

shows you his hands. You can see what

pitch he's about to throw because if

you're on second base, you can just see

his grip. So, we got a runner on second

and he is just looking in and he's

staring right at the hand in the glove

and the batter is looking at the runner

on second and he's touching his head

which is a signal to the batter that

hey, this is going to be not a fast

ball. It was an O2 curveball. He did not

bite. And now the runner on second goes

back to the bag and he's standing on the

base one foot and he's making eye

contact with the batter. And uh Hosmer,

former big leaguer, he actually tweeted

this out and broke it down and I was so

interested and excited to hear him say

this because I've been wondering it

forever. Take a listen.

>> So get to second and if you can see it,

get on the bag, one foot, make eye

contact with the hitter. If you can't

see it, usually it's either two feet on

the base or you stand on the right field

side of second. So either one foot or

left field side. That's a little nugget

of information on this that I've always

been searching for. What's the

indicator? How does the batter know

that the runner is doing everything he's

doing intentionally? And that makes a

ton of sense. You have an indicator that

says, "Hey, I've got knowledge. Pay

attention to me." Or you stand on the

other side of the base and you say,

"Not." Now, every team might do this in

a different way, but Hosmer's saying

that this is what he thinks the Red Sox

were doing here, which is fascinating.

So now you got Trevor Story and you can

see his eyes just wandering towards the

pitcher, towards the runner, towards the

pitcher, towards the runner, towards the

runner, towards the pitcher, and then

back to the runner. Taps his head. So

it's going to be another breaking ball

or not a fast ball. That's the point of

view from the batter side. We can see

the head tap right there. It's easily

right in his line of vision. And then

you pick it up and you say, "That's in

the dirt, too. I'm not biting." Now

you've got a full count. So whatever he

throws, he's probably going to try and

throw it in the zone. So, you got to

step back in the box. You got to make

sure you're looking over there and you

say, "Oh, it's going to be another uh

curveball." Okay, great news for me. 3-2

curveball. Can he do damage with it?

There's a runner on second. He sits on

it and hits it to third. Easy out.

Except botched. Absolutely botched. So,

all of this could have been avoided if

the defense behind Framber just got some

outs. Instead, it was a ground ball that

looked like this. And no outs. No outs.

So, we go to the next pitch below the

zone and then the next pitch and Trevor

Story is like, I'm getting a second

pace, dude. If we can tell our guys

what's coming, that's a huge advantage.

So, I'm going to steal and now I'm over

here on second and I look left and I

look left and that's another indicator

that they're using that Hosmer mentioned

in his video as well. Just a quick head

tilt left. It's a little less obvious

than doing the head thing the whole

time. And maybe it's not a curveball.

Maybe it's just not a fast ball. makes a

change up and maybe it gets smacked for

a threerun home run. He was strikes

away. He was a ground ball away. He was

an out away from getting out of the

first inning. Instead, Trevor Story

signals to the batter the pitch. They

hit a three-run home run. Ruin the

outing for Frambert. And there's the

change up grip right there. You can see

the fingers are spread, the thumb is

tucked, it's a change up, and it is sat

on. and it is hammered and celebrated

accordingly in the dugout. Framer's

like, "God damn it, I was out of this

inning. Just field the ground ball."

Well, let's move on to the third inning

where once again Trevor Story finds

himself on second base. His hand finds

its way onto its helmet and he looks

left. So, every indication that this is

not going to be a fast ball. And here's

the view from there. Hand on the head

and then looks towards second base.

Batter can see that easily. Knows it's

not a fast ball. absolutely smokes the

change up again through the middle.

Trevor Story is going to score and

Framber's day is getting awful and he

can't uh understand what's happening.

He's thinking, he's wondering, he's

pondering, he's thinking, he's sweating.

And now another runner on second base

and the same standing on the base the

same way. And another head turn. Okay,

not a fast ball. A curveball taken for a

strike though. And now the runner on

second's like, "Come on, dude. I told

there it is. Let's go. I'm telling you,

these aren't fast balls.

Take a hack. Framber looking, dealing

another change up. Big swing. Swung so

hard at the change up he fell down.

Raphael at second base like, "All right,

come on, dude. It's on. Let's go." He's

just being casual about it. Are you

looking at me? No. Okay, then I'll step

off. Okay, you look Oh, you looking at

me? Hey, look at me. Please look at me.

Please look at me. Look at me. Please

look at me. Please look at me. Oh my

god. You're not going to look at me. I

got to step off. Let's be casual about

it. Are you going to look at me? We need

to make eye contact here, dude. Trying

to tell secrets. Trying to tell. Okay,

here we go. And looking, looking,

looking, looking, looking. Great. Good

news. Now, keep looking at me. Now, keep

looking. Yes, it's going to be not a

fast ball. All right, it's not a fast

ball again. Good job. We're on the same

page. The O2 pitch. A curveball and hit

through the infield. And another run is

going to come and score. And Framber's

Dez. And manager's like, what is going

on? Oh my god, the next batter is just

making it as obvious as obvious gets.

Another change up. Another swing. Okay.

Uh, looks like another change up's

coming. And there's another change up

and that is smashed into the gap. Are

they going to catch it? No, it just

drops in. So, it's kind of like the

defense and the fact that they know

what's coming is really hurting Framber.

I think he's mad at his defense right

now and he's shaking his head like,

"Come on, guys. Get an out. What are you

guys doing out there?" there and they're

just like, "Uh uh, duh. We don't like

you." How much did this affect things?

Well, when there was a runner on second

base, the Red Sox didn't swing and miss

at a single pitch. They had a width

percentage of zero. When there was not a

runner on second base, they swung and

missed at a quarter of their pitches.

I'm guessing that as we got into the

fourth inning, Framber was told about

this in the dugout. He was shown some

footage. Uh, and they said, "Framber,

you got to clean up. They know what

you're doing." and he got mad about it

and his game was stinky and he was

probably like take me out and that's

what the Red Sox announcers said who

they have their biases as well but this

is what they said about Framber in

between innings before coming out for

the fourth

>> in between innings he was super late to

get out there he didn't even want to go

back out

>> yeah so he's probably thinking screw

this I don't want to go out there and

give up more runs already giving up

eight it's no fun defense is failing me

they have my pitches take me out of the

game coach this is brutal but he's out

there and on the first pitch of the

fourth inning. Just a center cut fast

ball. It gets absolutely smoked. And

then a great grab by this kid. He was

pounding his glove. He gets under it. Oh

yeah. Now he pounds his chest, gets the

high five. Hey, makes her day. Makes his

day. Whole crowd section loves it. That

man's a hero. Framber out here turning

Tigers fans and the Red Sox fans. Can't

have that. Turning Contrarus into a

monster as he gets his high fives in the

dugout. Next batter, two pitches later,

curveball, homer. Don't need anyone on

base to hit these pitches. They're just

nothing burger pitches from a pitcher

who's clearly very frustrated and mad.

And the next batter coming up is Trevor

Story. That same [ __ ] that's been

giving all my pitches away. He gave up

the three-run home run by sneaking and

stealing my signs. So, there's a party

in the dugout. They're having fun. And

then Framber says, "Party's over, folks.

I'm mad." Framber hasn't thrown a

fourseam fast ball all season because he

throws a sinker, which is not going to

be as fast, not as straight, a little

more movement to it. And he says, "You

know what? It's a good time to bring out

my four seam fast for the first time all

season when I drill Trevor Story in the

back because he's a thief and he stole

my signs and I'm mad at him and also

they're hitting home runs and also my

defense was failing me." Fram's got a

lot going on. This was his reaction to

it and he's just kind of like taking

breaths and faking. It almost looks like

it was therapeutic for him and now he

regrets it. It almost looks like he's

like, "Man, I shouldn't have done that."

But that's giving him a little credit.

The catcher's reaction is just shame and

disappointment. Oh man, dude. I don't

want to be part of this. Look at him

walking with his head down. Oh no, I

don't want I don't want to be any I

don't want to be Don't associate me. Oh

my god, that's not good. And here's

Trevor Story's reaction right to the

back. little smile at first, but then

he's going to say, "That's [ __ ]

[ __ ] bro." Yeah, that's [ __ ]

[ __ ] Umpire's trying to keep things

cool. All right, stay back. I got it. We

got it. We got it. We got it. But

Contrarius is coming out and he's got

one message to the umpire. Throw him

out. You got to throw him out. You got

to throw him out. Come on. He's like,

"We got it. We got to do the whole thing

where we fake talk about it." Red Sox

bullpen beat the Tigers bullpen in a

landslide. And the Tigers manager Hinch.

He's just going up to Trevor Story and

like, "I'm sorry, man." Trevor Sto's

like, "Hey, man. It's not it's not your

fault. You're not your fault." And now

the Tigers bullpen is like, "Damn, I

guess we got to go out, too, and we

should really hustle because we got to

get we got to get Frabers back because

he's our teammate and and he and and we

got to Okay." And then Hinch is talking

to Contraras, too. And it's just a lot

like Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. No, I

understand. Yeah, I understand

completely. Our bad. Umpires get

together. They're going to decide on

some things, talk about some things.

Meanwhile, let's watch the replay from

the grounds point of view.

And I told you the party stopped. Well,

the monster helmet was still on when he

got hit. And that he's first to start

Jon. He's got to throw the costume head

so he can defend his teammates. The

umpires are like, "Yeah, yeah, no, it

was on purpose, so you're ejected." And

Framer's like, "No, it wasn't. I'm gonna

No, never mind." He just says, "Oh,

yeah. Okay. I didn't want to be out here

anyway. Everything was going against me.

Thank you. That's what I wanted my

manager to do. Take me out of this damn

game." So, he's just going to walk off.

No reaction, no emotion, no nothing. I

mean, if you are new to baseball or you

don't know Framber, not the best

reputation. Um, not the best reputation,

but who knows? Uh, who know? He hit him

on purpose. He got suspended for it. And

Hinch gets back to his seat. And look at

how frustrated. I told him I didn't want

this guy. I told him he was a headcase.

And then in his postgame press

conference, did he defend his player or

did he do the complete opposite? I know

when you go out on the field and you end

up sort of in those confrontations, you

usually feel like you're in your right

because you're you're you're didn't feel

good being out there. So, I understand

it was a a low moment of a frustrating

night.

>> Oh, a low moment of a frustrating night.

Dang. Hey, thank you very much for

tuning in. If you were wondering why the

videos have slowed down, I had Achilles

uh surgery and I've been laid up and

just miserable. So, I appreciate the

patience. We'll be back. I'm still kind

of, you know, this took me like four

different days to I can only I can only

not be foot above my heart for so long

each day. It stinks.

But we've all learned a lot about the

sport of baseball. Now, you have the

knowledge of tipping pitches and how

they do it. And we learned about the

indicator. Thank you to Hosmer.

Appreciate that. So take all this

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