Week of 3/4-3/10 Spring Training Game Thread

[TruffleShuffle]

the book is out on roy halladay. eric patterson hit 2 home runs off him in spring training action today.

[Guest]

We can only hope that this actually has something to do with Soriano's hot start and that it's not just a happy coincidence in this, obviously, extremely small sample size...

 

Alfonso Soriano has hit three homers and led off Friday's game with his second double this spring. The left fielder has shortened his leg kick.

 

"It might have been time where he came up with it," Sveum said. "As you get older, the bat slows down, and you've got to have a lot less moving parts to your swing, especially that big ol' log he swings. Less moving parts, the easier."

[craig]

Watching. Nice movement on the breaking stuff and the change looked really good and got swings and misses. He didn't appear to be throwing particularly hard, but there wasn't a velo displayed. He was throwing primarily offspeed and breaking pitches.

 

Zero, did you see Lendy Castillo also? Any thoughts or observations on his stuff?

[XZero771679666304]

Watching. Nice movement on the breaking stuff and the change looked really good and got swings and misses. He didn't appear to be throwing particularly hard, but there wasn't a velo displayed. He was throwing primarily offspeed and breaking pitches.

 

Zero, did you see Lendy Castillo also? Any thoughts or observations on his stuff?

 

It looked like he was throwing fairly hard, but was all over the place. I wasn't paying as much attention to him, though. Rhee looked the best of all the pitchers today, imo.

[Guest]

Today's lineup

 

 

DeJesus RF

Johnson LF

Castro SS

LaHair 1B

Soto C

Stewart 3B

Barney 2B

Campana CF

Dempster P

[Guest]

WGN graphic looks improved from last year. The split second where I couldn't remember what color meant a guy was on base or not is now gone.

[XZero771679666304]

LOL @ Demp buzzing ARam's tower.

[Irrelevant Dude]

WGN graphic looks improved from last year. The split second where I couldn't remember what color meant a guy was on base or not is now gone.

Is it just me, or is it creeping toward the center of the screen? I know they have to accommodate people without HD sets, but it looks somewhat out of place on a wide screen TV.

[EightyTwo]

WGN graphic looks improved from last year. The split second where I couldn't remember what color meant a guy was on base or not is now gone.

Is it just me, or is it creeping toward the center of the screen? I know they have to accommodate people without HD sets, but it looks somewhat out of place on a wide screen TV.

 

It's not just you.

[Guest]

What's with the crappy picture? Feels like I'm watching on The U.

 

Yesterday's was much clearer.

[Guest]

Nice to see Stewart get a hit off a lefty.

[Irrelevant Dude]

I am hearing a rather annoying high-pitched whine. It is much more audible on my 5.1 home theater system, but I can also hear it through my TV's speakers.

[treebird]

I am hearing a rather annoying high-pitched whine. It is much more audible on my 5.1 home theater system, but I can also hear it through my TV's speakers.

 

I've got it too, it makes me want to kill myself and/or others

[Yeti]

i just walked in, how did Demp look today?

[Guest]

WOOOOO STARLIN

[Guest]

Barney now 6 for 13 with 2 doubles and a triple. Last year he had 3 doubles and a triple in 55 ST PA's.

[XZero771679666304]

Two really solid ABs from Stewart. He really worked the count in both until he got pitches to hit and he stung them both.

[Guest]

Stewart with a very nice AB before lining a single into right on 3-2.

 

 

and I just realized I had paused the game earlier and I'm way behind... d'oh.

[Guest]

Barney now 6 for 13 with 2 doubles and a triple. Last year he had 3 doubles and a triple in 55 ST PA's.

 

 

dat muscle

[XZero771679666304]

Bob sure loves him some Campana.

[Guest]

Rizzo in!

[ctcf]

hahahah did Bob just make fun of Joe Arpaio?

[XZero771679666304]

hahahah did Bob just make fun of Joe Arpaio?

 

 

He sure did. That earned some points with me, lol.

[Careless]

What's with the crappy picture? Feels like I'm watching on The U.

 

Yesterday's was much clearer.

What? Was yesterday's even in HD? Today's looks like HD from a consumer camcorder. The audio today has been bad.

[XZero771679666304]

What's with the crappy picture? Feels like I'm watching on The U.

 

Yesterday's was much clearer.

What? Was yesterday's even in HD? Today's looks like HD from a consumer camcorder. The audio today has been bad.

 

Yesterday's was just as bad, imo.