if only he could hit a ball in the air at that speed . . . not hitting the ball hard has been a much bigger problem for him than hitting the ball on the ground too much. he hit more grounders last year, yet he hit .293 and was a 6 win player. this year he just isn't making nearly enough hard contact.
meanwhile, bill plaschke is unfortunately still alive. http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-national-anthem-plaschke-20160810-snap-story.html
[bbvideo=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jbk4ez-vHg[/bbvideo] [bbvideo=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAvyojeegCE[/bbvideo] this girl is the best.
the betting odds here have bryant first, arenado not far behind, murphy not far behind him, then a fair gap to rizzo, then harper and seager as long shots.
this was not the first time that joe maddon (and ben zobrist, for that matter) have experienced marty foster's incompetence behind home plate. [bbvideo=560,315]
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well... i guess it's good to get into their bullpen early in the first game of the series? that's the bright side, although we should have more than 2 runs against this bum.