Kris Bryant Being Called Up!

[Little Slide Rooter]

And Trout just looks like an age-nebulous mass of human-shaped genetic goop.

 

Never taken a good look at him, but come to think of it, he does resemble something that would have been forged in a lab in early-mid twentieth century Austria.

 

http://larrybrownsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Mike-Trout-Angels.jpg

[OleMissCub]

If KB gets 100+ RBI and wins ROY, he'll be in some terrific company. Only people to do it: Jose Abreu, Pujols, Beltran, Piazza, McGwire, Canseco, Ron Kittle, Fred Lynn, and Walt Dropo (never heard of him but he had 144 RBI that year!),

[BigSlick]

Eh; it's relatively suspect that guys like Harper or Trout don't get the same criticism.

I think there are some underlying unconscious racist assumptions that come along with the criticism, but I think more than that it's the era and steroid hysteria.

 

For the record I don't think Pujols used, nor would I care much if he did.

[TruffleShuffle]

third in WAR among major league 3B in his rookie season. not bad.

[cubsclapp]

third in WAR among major league 3B in his rookie season. not bad.

 

4.6 fWAR, good for 8th among NL position players and 16th for MLB position players.

[Derwood]

third in WAR among major league 3B in his rookie season. not bad.

 

4.6 fWAR, good for 8th among NL position players and 16th for MLB position players.

 

And he's probably the third best hitter behind Rizzo and Schwarber.

[Gilby]

Kris Bryant is a walking endorsement deal.

 

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[bhogg]

My son, Ryne, is 12. He's a total Bryant fan / stalker. We saw him in Memphis the first week of the season, then we made the trip to Atlanta in July. Very cool that my son has a favorite player that will be with the team for an extended amount of time. And it's cool that he wants to wear the same number 17 (he wore 23 every year until this one).

 

But it's expensive as crap now that he wants. . . . . KB emroidered autograph on his new ERA hat, KB shirsey, KB jersey, KB road alternate jersey, KB poster, KB pennant, KB psa graded 10.0 rookie card, and the the real kick in the ass, the KB pro prefferred custom Rawlings baseball glove -- ONLY $449.99!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

The boy has everything but the glove. . . . and I'm pretty sure I can convince the wife to get it for us, I mean him.

 

Oh and who can forget the KB Birthday cake?

 

 

Here's a pic from June. . . .he even tries to copy the stance.

 

 

[Guest]

haha that stance is spot on

[mul21]

haha that stance is spot on

 

Yep, nailed it!

[Aaron_Kennelly]

sontensei thinks your son needs to stop listening to you and change his stance.

[imb]

sontensei thinks your son needs to stop listening to you and change his stance.

 

hahahahah

[Sammy Sofa]

sontensei thinks your son needs to stop listening to you and change his stance.

 

YES.

[Brian]

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[SouthSideRyan]

My son, Ryne, is 12.

 

http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz260/Shameless3443/wrestling%20gifs/22671983-wtf-1.gif

[sontensei]

sontensei thinks your son needs to stop listening to you and change his stance.

 

YES.

 

He made some adjustments. the stance is basically the same but his posture is better he isnt dropping his right shoulder.. still, he needs to tweak the angle just a tad to hit more liners. he has had a lot of moonshot barely over the fence homers at home. he doesn't get the same luxury on the road in most cases. still i've said all along he is a great player. but he can be even better, which is scary.

[Sammy Sofa]

sontensei thinks your son needs to stop listening to you and change his stance.

 

YES.

 

He made some adjustments. the stance is basically the same but his posture is better he isnt dropping his right shoulder.. still, he needs to tweak the angle just a tad to hit more liners. he has had a lot of moonshot barely over the fence homers at home. he doesn't get the same luxury on the road in most cases. still i've said all along he is a great player. but he can be even better, which is scary.

 

[rocket]

and all this time i thought you just really liked dukes of hazzard, i didn't think hogg was your real last name

[TruffleShuffle]

thank God we have sontensei here to tell us how the guy who's 15th among MLB position players in WAR, as a rookie, should be doing some things differently.

[rocket]

http://i.imgur.com/nJaiTks.jpg

[Ding Dong Johnson]

http://i.imgur.com/nJaiTks.jpg

YES!

[Sammy Sofa]

http://i.imgur.com/nJaiTks.jpg

 

You have done good work here.

[RammyFanny]

sontensei thinks your son needs to stop listening to you and change his stance.

 

YES.

 

He made some adjustments. the stance is basically the same but his posture is better he isnt dropping his right shoulder.. still, he needs to tweak the angle just a tad to hit more liners. he has had a lot of moonshot barely over the fence homers at home. he doesn't get the same luxury on the road in most cases. still i've said all along he is a great player. but he can be even better, which is scary.

It took me a few sentences to realize you weren't actually critiquing the 12 year old.

[flyseye]

http://i.imgur.com/nJaiTks.jpg

 

You have done good work here.

 

Now if he would just wear 100% cotton pants, he might REALLY take off.

[Guest]

My son, Ryne, is 12.

 

http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz260/Shameless3443/wrestling%20gifs/22671983-wtf-1.gif

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. The last time I saw a video of him he was in T-Ball or in the backyard taking swings with a whiffle ball bat. It's crazy.