I like Gold Gloves and I cannot lie: the Jason Heyward thread

[David]

in reality, isn't he only sitting against one righty? hoffman, right?

[Pushfrog98]

DeRosa on Heyward's swing.

 

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/7417714/v1069246883/dr-dero-offers-a-diagnosis-for-heywards-struggles

That was a really good analysis. I always liked DeRo. I wonder how he'd be as a coach?

[David]

i wish dero had been interested in our radio job but instead we have horsefeathering ron coomer

 

seriously, think about it...how the hell did we end up with ron horsefeathering coomer as our radio color guy?!

[Cubswin11]

i wish dero had been interested in our radio job but instead we have [expletive] ron coomer

 

seriously, think about it...how the hell did we end up with ron [expletive] coomer as our radio color guy?!

There's no logical explanation other than they wanted to keep it "Pat and Ron" after Santo died, because reasons

[David]

i wish dero had been interested in our radio job but instead we have [expletive] ron coomer

 

seriously, think about it...how the hell did we end up with ron [expletive] coomer as our radio color guy?!

There's no logical explanation other than they wanted to keep it "Pat and Ron" after Santo died, because reasons

 

that's funny but they already had moreland in between lol

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Because Coomer is a pretty solid radio color guy. It's inexplicable that they let him do PBP even if only one inning, but that colors most people's opinion of him.

[Cubswin11]

i wish dero had been interested in our radio job but instead we have [expletive] ron coomer

 

seriously, think about it...how the hell did we end up with ron [expletive] coomer as our radio color guy?!

There's no logical explanation other than they wanted to keep it "Pat and Ron" after Santo died, because reasons

 

that's funny but they already had moreland in between lol

Those were dark days that I didn't listen to the radio much because I had no reason to follow games live as box scores would suffice and following the minors was more important. I forgot they had him Moreland for a while

[Derwood]

Because Coomer is a pretty solid radio color guy. It's inexplicable that they let him do PBP even if only one inning, but that colors most people's opinion of him.

 

No he's pretty bad at color too. Not that his info is bad, I just hate the sound and cadence of his voice

[David]

Because Coomer is a pretty solid radio color guy. It's inexplicable that they let him do PBP even if only one inning, but that colors most people's opinion of him.

 

the play by play is really bad, but it has nothing to do with my distaste for his bumbling goofy country bumpkin sounding ass. he's not good at speaking. he isn't funny or anything (as far as a redeeming quality) and i really have no idea what the basis is for saying he's solid..his analysis is generally as meatbally and conventional old school wisdom as anyone (not that most of his peers in his profession are generally much better - so maybe that's where you're coming from?)

 

i don't like a single thing about him. the pbp is just icing on the cake.

[David]

i mean...at least he's not joe carter?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Because Coomer is a pretty solid radio color guy. It's inexplicable that they let him do PBP even if only one inning, but that colors most people's opinion of him.

 

the play by play is really bad, but it has nothing to do with my distaste for his bumbling goofy country bumpkin sounding ass. he's not good at speaking. he isn't funny or anything (as far as a redeeming quality) and i really have no idea what the basis is for saying he's solid..his analysis is generally as meatbally and conventional old school wisdom as anyone (not that most of his peers in his profession are generally much better - so maybe that's where you're coming from?)

 

i don't like a single thing about him. the pbp is just icing on the cake.

 

The distaste for his voice is largely a person by person opinion, but the other important thing to remember is that the bar isn't high here. Color guys who are truly good aren't going to be doing radio, so we shouldn't be hoping for much more than a good rapport with their partner(Ron has this, Moreland painfully did not), and an ability to add descriptions to plays to round out the listening experience(Ron is okay at this). There are no radio versions of JD.

[David]

Because Coomer is a pretty solid radio color guy. It's inexplicable that they let him do PBP even if only one inning, but that colors most people's opinion of him.

 

the play by play is really bad, but it has nothing to do with my distaste for his bumbling goofy country bumpkin sounding ass. he's not good at speaking. he isn't funny or anything (as far as a redeeming quality) and i really have no idea what the basis is for saying he's solid..his analysis is generally as meatbally and conventional old school wisdom as anyone (not that most of his peers in his profession are generally much better - so maybe that's where you're coming from?)

 

i don't like a single thing about him. the pbp is just icing on the cake.

 

The distaste for his voice is largely a person by person opinion, but the other important thing to remember is that the bar isn't high here. Color guys who are truly good aren't going to be doing radio, so we shouldn't be hoping for much more than a good rapport with their partner(Ron has this, Moreland painfully did not), and an ability to add descriptions to plays to round out the listening experience(Ron is okay at this). There are no radio versions of JD.

 

i mean, i agree as far as the rapport with pat. that's about the only thing i find OK about him.

[David]

i mean, i'm sure DeRo would say all kinds of meatbally stuff but that's ok because he's such a cool guy, that dero. i'd go rock climbing with him.

[Sammy Sofa]

Because Coomer is a pretty solid radio color guy. It's inexplicable that they let him do PBP even if only one inning, but that colors most people's opinion of him.

 

the play by play is really bad, but it has nothing to do with my distaste for his bumbling goofy country bumpkin sounding ass. he's not good at speaking. he isn't funny or anything (as far as a redeeming quality) and i really have no idea what the basis is for saying he's solid..his analysis is generally as meatbally and conventional old school wisdom as anyone (not that most of his peers in his profession are generally much better - so maybe that's where you're coming from?)

 

i don't like a single thing about him. the pbp is just icing on the cake.

 

Couldn't agree more; it's lowest common denominator pandering that ultimately isn't that far off from Hawk. I certainly don't expect radio color guys to be amazing, but I think a big part of why guys like Moreland and Coomer seem so bad is the Cubs have had such great color guys in the TV booth between Bob and JD.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

Coomer only seems remotely solid to me when Pat is basically propping him up by spoon feeding him things to say. Agree the rapport is good between the two, but the value that brings is canceled out almost entirely by the fact that Coomer adds a 'y' to the end of everyone's names.

[David]

when he says hitters "crunched" balls, it makes me irrationally angry

[imb]

I love Pat and Ron because Pat is a legend and while Ron is average, they have a great rapport. They play off each other so well, it makes the games easy to listen to

[CubinNY]

It's only one game but Heyward looked much better at the plate last night. His body was better aligned at contact and his top hand was much looser before the pitch.

[Banedon]

It's only one game but Heyward looked much better at the plate last night. His body was better aligned at contact and his top hand was much looser before the pitch.

 

I was definitely watching that top hand. I wonder if he saw that Derosa segment.

[jersey cubs fan]

It's only one game but Heyward looked much better at the plate last night. His body was better aligned at contact and his top hand was much looser before the pitch.

 

I don't think I could possibly make such an analysis just watching a game.

[David]

did he have the crazy hand wrap?

[Banedon]

did he have the crazy hand wrap?

 

I don't see it.

 

http://m.mlb.com/chc/video/topic/chc/v1082714083/chc-sd-heyward-s-two-run-homer-pads-the-cubs-lead

[David]

did he have the crazy hand wrap?

 

I don't see it.

 

http://m.mlb.com/chc/video/topic/chc/v1082714083/chc-sd-heyward-s-two-run-homer-pads-the-cubs-lead

 

his top hand still looks a little overly torqued to me but maybe i'm wrong

[Sammy Sofa]

Man, that was THIS close to being the most Heyward-y thing in the world with it being caught.

[scarey]