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I sure hope they see this pattern.
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God, I love Michael Barrett.
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Count me in. In my years, I've seen many players ride the pine, but Murton just has that special gift for it. That posture! That poise! The way he crosses his legs by the fifth inning! I can't wait to see him in action!
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In the majors, you've got Zambrano, Prior, Garland, Willis, Hinske, etc.
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Who goes in a firesale?
muntjack replied to TruffleShuffle's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
They key to this is the closer we get to the deadline, the more value all of these guys will have. I agree with your assessment. ??????????? N.M.H. fan ???????????????? -
Here's what I don't get about the obsession with the number of pitches a player sees per AB. Nomar has been one of the best hitters in the league over his career, and yet swings at everything, if Neifi Perez takes 2 pitches before he makes his out it's still an out. Fact is he just can't hit, so does it matter if he grounds out on pitch 1 or 8? I'm not convinced it does. I do however think that several players swing at a bunch of bad pitches and they are not good enough hitters to make up for poor pitch selection. If a hitter sees 8 pitches in an AB, thats about 1/12 of a normal pitch count. If 12 guys see 8 pitches, even if NONE of them get on base, the starter will have 96 pitches by the end of the fourth inning. I'm also pretty sure it's easier to hit a pitcher when he is fatigued, and worried about walking guys. There are other advantages in long AB's, such as seeing a pitchers entire repertoire so he can't suprise you in the fifth inning, giving your pitcher more time to rest, etc. Nomar is one the modern era's best hitters, so he has gotten by prettu well with his approach. If you notice, though, he has thrived in a lineup that has always had other hitters who work the count.
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That AB by Hairston was the best of the game by a cub. It perfectly illustrates why we will never be a great team under Dusty. AB's like that (even when they end in an out) are productive for SO MANY reasons, NONE of which Baker endorses. Occasionally our first-pitch approach will be successful, but never consistently. Any pitcher (Davies, Colon, Eischen, Ramirez) can easily take advantage of it. This is maddening.
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Give that man a cigar! Well, to be fair, we weren't going to score 4 runs anyway.
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Watch us score eight runs. I just can't root for Neifi and Macias. I can't. We know what kind of players they are. If they go 10-10, it will hurt our team in the long run. This is tearing me up inside.
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In my mind this deal further compounds the problem we have. Soriano is Corey with higher slugging%, and without the value of defense at a premium position. (and 4 years older) Delluci IS an upgrade over Hollandsworth, career year or not. (He would still need to be in a platoon, as he is atrocious vs. lefties.) Unfortunately the deal also weakens the pen, which is the deciding factor in my mind. The best thing about this trade is Hairston gets in the lineup, which we shouldn't have to make a deal to achieve.
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Kind of like the rest of the team? Scoring runs in the final two games when they don't matter. I don't see how it could have hurt starting him in the Mets series to give Sammy and Alou a day off for the home stretch.