Soriano is so much fun

[David]

I don't know about the team so much scuffling with out him. They were still kicking ass when he was bad and/or hurt in April.

 

 

Obviously, the longer they went without him, the more likely they were to regress because the rest of the lineup couldn't keep that up, but this lineup is so well balanced that it's hard for me to put much on any one guy's shoulders.

 

That said, give me a hot Soriano in the playoffs, plz.

 

26-25 when Soriano doesn't start.

 

 

I know that, and I'm not saying we aren't much better with him in the lineup.

 

I'm just arguing with the idea that he needs to be hot for the lineup to produce. Plus, giving me the W/L record isn't really telling me much about how many runs their producing, although I'm sure it's less with Sori out.

[Derwood]

I don't know about the team so much scuffling with out him. They were still kicking ass when he was bad and/or hurt in April.

 

 

Obviously, the longer they went without him, the more likely they were to regress because the rest of the lineup couldn't keep that up, but this lineup is so well balanced that it's hard for me to put much on any one guy's shoulders.

 

That said, give me a hot Soriano in the playoffs, plz.

 

26-25 when Soriano doesn't start.

 

 

I know that, and I'm not saying we aren't much better with him in the lineup.

 

I'm just arguing with the idea that he needs to be hot for the lineup to produce. Plus, giving me the W/L record isn't really telling me much about how many runs their producing, although I'm sure it's less with Sori out.

 

the rest of the team seems to believe in some mystical mojo that Soriano brings to the lineup.

[Magnetic Curses]

Murders fastballs and that's it.

 

that's not true.

 

Yeah, he also mashes bad breaking balls.

 

I was writing with assumption that any hitter playing everyday in the big leagues can mash a hanging breaking ball for an extra base hit. That's a given. The only pitcher's pitch (meaning non-mistake pitch) Soriano can really do damage on is a fastball.

 

what hitters consistently do damage on a "pitcher's pitch"? this doesn't make much sense. soriano does what he needs to do, he hits the crap out of fastballs and hanging breaking balls.

 

great hitters don't hit great breaking stuff, they spit on it.

[sneakypower]

The only pitcher's pitch (meaning non-mistake pitch) Soriano can really do damage on is a fastball.

 

and sinker

and change

[third eye]

The only pitcher's pitch (meaning non-mistake pitch) Soriano can really do damage on is a fastball.

 

and sinker

and change

 

And whatever pitch gets hit on the fly to him with a runner on third and less than two outs in a close game.

[Brett]

The only pitcher's pitch (meaning non-mistake pitch) Soriano can really do damage on is a fastball.

 

and sinker

and change

 

And whatever pitch gets hit on the fly to him with a runner on third and less than two outs in a close game.

 

That's his money ball.