2013 AFL Thread

[CubsWin]

Dont know why people dont dismiss Buxton for the same reason they dismiss CJ

My bad, but which CJ?

[CubsWin]

Bryant pops to 2nd...

[Guest]

Dont know why people dont dismiss Buxton for the same reason they dismiss CJ

 

Huh?

 

Edwards. The guy is [expletive] tiny looking.

Edited November 3, 2013 by Stannis

[CubsWin]

Soler 4 batters away. Walked in his 1st at bat. This great to be able to watch. Had planned a trip to be there but work got in the way. Loving this,,,

[CubsWin]

Dont know why people dont dismiss Buxton for the same reason they dismiss CJ

 

Huh?

 

Edwards. The guy is [expletive] tiny looking.

Ah. Don't know why they would.

 

Buxton is listed at 6'2" 190 lbs. and is an outfielder. That's fairly prototypical size for a CFer, and the wear and tear on a starter and stamina needed to go deep into a game is very different than the size needed to play center. C..J. is 6'2" 155/160 lbs. which is very slight for a starter. It's not unprecedented that a starter that size can have great success. Pedro Martinez and Tim Lincecum were both 5'11" 170. Oswalt was 6'0" 190. If C.J. were able to get up to 190, I think a lot of the concerns on him would go away, but he has been trying to build muscle mass for a year now and so far the results have been limited. He's 22, so it's still possible, but until he does, the scouts will have reason to doubt.

[CubsWin]

Soler with a laser past the 1B for a lead off single. According to Mayo, pitch FX recorded the ball going 100 mph coming off of Soler's bat. It was smoked. First pitch fastball.

[MWV]

Looks like AFL West will have home field advantage in the AFL World Series.

[Guest]

Is it just me or did Almora look way less tiny than he did in that last televised game he was in (I can't even remember when it was...some kind of young stars game or something - might've been in the spring)?

[Guest]

Is it just me or did Almora look way less tiny than he did in that last televised game he was in (I can't even remember when it was...some kind of young stars game or something - might've been in the spring)?

 

 

He didn't look tiny to me. Of course, mostly we saw him watching balls go over the fence. Hopefully Mesa makes the championship so Bryant can redeem himself! Did any of the Cubs pull a ball in that game? Seems like they hit everything to right.

 

* Said he considers himself a good base runner and that his base running is an overlooked part of his game./quote] - I was surprised how easily Bryant scored from first on the triple over Buxton as it looked like it might be caught. He either got a great read or is pretty fast around the bases.

[Guest]

My other takeaway is I see why people knock Soler - he looks very casual in RF - much like Puig, Andruw or maybe Soriano. For my part, I could care less but some people seem to hate that kind of thing.

[Guest]

Who wants to see Bryant step to the plate and immediately crush a ball 400 feet?

 

[Guest]

Who wants to see Bryant step to the plate and immediately crush a ball 400 feet?

 

 

 

 

ahhhh.

[Sammy Sofa]

Pretty.

[Guest]

Is it just me or did Almora look way less tiny than he did in that last televised game he was in (I can't even remember when it was...some kind of young stars game or something - might've been in the spring)?

 

 

He didn't look tiny to me. Of course, mostly we saw him watching balls go over the fence. Hopefully Mesa makes the championship so Bryant can redeem himself! Did any of the Cubs pull a ball in that game? Seems like they hit everything to right.

 

* Said he considers himself a good base runner and that his base running is an overlooked part of his game./quote] - I was surprised how easily Bryant scored from first on the triple over Buxton as it looked like it might be caught. He either got a great read or is pretty fast around the bases.

 

OK, I think it was just a regular televised split squad spring game that he got to play with the MLBers for. But I could swear he looked smaller back then. I remember it being enough that I was taken aback at the time.

 

He didn't look that small last night.

[Guest]

He definitely looked older than I remembered. But given his injuries, its quite possible he has done a lot of strengthening.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

There's also the fact that's he's 19 and his body is still naturally developing.

[Sammy Sofa]

Yeah it is. Uh-huh.

[Guest]

Just to be clear, I'm not saying "it's really weird how much bigger Almora looks 8 months later...wonder what that means...hmmmm"

 

i'm saying i'm glad almora looks more like an actual adult now.

[Guest]

Daniel Vogelbach ‏@Flowbro3 17m

Off to Arizona for 18 days.. Mama always tells me, whatever your doing make the best of it. Can't afford to let things go to waste. #bigyear

 

How much time is left in the AFL season? Is it possible he's getting called there due to injury or is this just some type of instruct type thing?

[Guest]

Daniel Vogelbach ‏@Flowbro3 17m

Off to Arizona for 18 days.. Mama always tells me, whatever your doing make the best of it. Can't afford to let things go to waste. #bigyear

 

How much time is left in the AFL season? Is it possible he's getting called there due to injury or is this just some type of instruct type thing?

 

The AFL season ends in 11 days on the 14th.

[RammyFanny]

That's the first thing I thought too, David. He looked really out of place physically in spring training, much more normal now.

[Guest]

Sounds like the MLB Network will be airing the 7 pm CT AFL game each night, Tuesday - Friday. The only Mesa game at that time will be Tuesday's.

 

Salt River and Scottsdale get three night games.

[Guest]

Daniel Vogelbach ‏@Flowbro3 17m

Off to Arizona for 18 days.. Mama always tells me, whatever your doing make the best of it. Can't afford to let things go to waste. #bigyear

 

How much time is left in the AFL season? Is it possible he's getting called there due to injury or is this just some type of instruct type thing?

 

Carrie Muskat with the explanation:

 

Carrie Muskat[/url]"]* Several Minor League players will be the first to work out at the Cubs’ new Spring Training facility in Mesa this week. The players were invited to take part in the sessions, conducted by strength and conditioning coach Doug Jarrow.

[Cubswin11]

Sounds like the MLB Network will be airing the 7 pm CT AFL game each night, Tuesday - Friday. The only Mesa game at that time will be Tuesday's.

 

Salt River and Scottsdale get three night games.

My guide is showing it starts at 8CT and the BBWA are being aired live at 7CT

[Guest]

Sounds like the MLB Network will be airing the 7 pm CT AFL game each night, Tuesday - Friday. The only Mesa game at that time will be Tuesday's.

 

Salt River and Scottsdale get three night games.

My guide is showing it starts at 8CT and the BBWA are being aired live at 7CT

 

The link to Carrie Muskat's blog in my post immediately above yours confirms tomorrow's Mesa game will be on the MLB Network.