5/10 Jerklins (Robertson) @ COBS (Lilly) 7:05 CSN

[PrimeTime]

Theriot is seeing a ton of pitches today. Very patient.

[haubrich91]

Hanley Ramirez is good.

[haubrich91]

Good lord, Cobs.

[illiniguy]

Theriot is seeing a ton of pitches today. Very patient.

Thankfully Lou hasn't put Kosuke in the leadoff slot.

[Sammy Sofa]

While I understand the frustration over short AB's, it doesn't necessarily behoove a hitter to sit there and take pitches. If they're not taking many pitches AND just swinging at bad ones, OK, you've got problems. If they're swinging at good pitches to hit, well, that's what you want them to do. There's little point in sitting back on a pitch if it's one that you're confident you can hit and the pitcher isn't wild.

 

Of course, they're not getting the hits, so there's that, too. But acting like taking pitches is always necessary or even the ideal thing to do isn't the case.

[illiniguy]

While I understand the frustration over short AB's, it doesn't necessarily behoove a hitter to sit there and take pitches. If they're not taking many pitches AND just swinging at bad ones, OK, you've got problems. If they're swinging at good pitches to hit, well, that's what you want them to do. There's little point in sitting back on a pitch if it's one that you're confident you can hit and the pitcher isn't wild.

 

Of course, they're not getting the hits, so there's that, too. But acting like taking pitches is always necessary or even the ideal thing to do isn't the case.

Agreed, but the leadoff hitter is the one guy I would like to see try and at least work the count a bit.

[BigSlick]

Mojo, and I know you're going to take this the wrong way, but especially in a game thread, you gotta let a lot of this frustration-posting slide. I feel like you can't let one off-the-cuff remark go by without correcting someone.

 

They're game threads, its where people go to blow off steam.

[Sammy Sofa]

While I understand the frustration over short AB's, it doesn't necessarily behoove a hitter to sit there and take pitches. If they're not taking many pitches AND just swinging at bad ones, OK, you've got problems. If they're swinging at good pitches to hit, well, that's what you want them to do. There's little point in sitting back on a pitch if it's one that you're confident you can hit and the pitcher isn't wild.

 

Of course, they're not getting the hits, so there's that, too. But acting like taking pitches is always necessary or even the ideal thing to do isn't the case.

Agreed, but the leadoff hitter is the one guy I would like to see try and at least work the count a bit.

 

Eh, if he's getting a pitch he's confident he can hit, why lay off? There's no guarantee he's going to get another one.

 

Nice play by Aramis!

[Sammy Sofa]

Mojo, and I know you're going to take this the wrong way, but especially in a game thread, you gotta let a lot of this frustration-posting slide. I feel like you can't let one off-the-cuff remark go by without correcting someone.

 

They're game threads, its where people go to blow off steam.

 

Actually, we just had a recent tangent where the admins made it clear that these threads are specifically not supposed to be a place where people just take an emotional dump.

 

Besides, this is how I blow off steam.

[illiniguy]

While I understand the frustration over short AB's, it doesn't necessarily behoove a hitter to sit there and take pitches. If they're not taking many pitches AND just swinging at bad ones, OK, you've got problems. If they're swinging at good pitches to hit, well, that's what you want them to do. There's little point in sitting back on a pitch if it's one that you're confident you can hit and the pitcher isn't wild.

 

Of course, they're not getting the hits, so there's that, too. But acting like taking pitches is always necessary or even the ideal thing to do isn't the case.

Agreed, but the leadoff hitter is the one guy I would like to see try and at least work the count a bit.

 

Eh, if he's getting a pitch he's confident he can hit, why lay off? There's no guarantee he's going to get another one.

 

Nice play by Aramis!

I guess more than anything it's my frustration with his limitations as a player. I am so tired of the no walk, no power hitters.

[Sammy Sofa]

I guess more than anything it's my frustration with his limitations as a player. I am so tired of the no walk, no power hitters.

 

Hey, I'm right there with you on that (though against lefty starters is the only time I don't mind him leading off).

[Little Slide Rooter]

Sorianos is actully looking like a consistant hitter this year rather than a monster for a week and then worthless for 2 or 3

[Little Slide Rooter]

Come on Starlin, light em up.

[haubrich91]

GeOBP is a beast.

[Sammy Sofa]

All of the walks for Soto are great, but I can't help but remember he's getting too many of them just because he's stupidly being buried in the 7 and 8 spots.

[BigSlick]

Mojo, and I know you're going to take this the wrong way, but especially in a game thread, you gotta let a lot of this frustration-posting slide. I feel like you can't let one off-the-cuff remark go by without correcting someone.

 

They're game threads, its where people go to blow off steam.

 

Actually, we just had a recent tangent where the admins made it clear that these threads are specifically not supposed to be a place where people just take an emotional dump.

 

Besides, this is how I blow off steam.

just seems exhausting

[Little Slide Rooter]

Good at bat there. Too bad the pitchers up, but you never know with Teddy.

[Sammy Sofa]

Dammit. All of that just to have the pitcher come up. I HATE Lou's lineups.

[haubrich91]

Come on, Theodore.

[Hall7810]

Solid lineup Lou

[Sammy Sofa]

just seems exhausting

 

Contrary to the hype, the internets are NOT serious business.

[inari]

Can't really get too mad at Lilly for leaving baserunners. I kinda want the DH, though.

[haubrich91]

Good one. When will the Marlin offense wake up?

[Sammy Sofa]

Jesus, who mined Lilly's bat?

[BigSlick]

the only time I liked seeing the pitcher up was when we had Z starting

 

 

 

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