southsideirish71

Konkero took what he learned from the last AB and then ignored it and tried to mash one to mars.

QUOTE(fathom @ May 11, 2005 -> 02:10 PM) From my viewpoint, it's because people try to hit a grand slam instead of just trying to hit a sac fly or hit a liner somewhere. Timo had some good pitches to hit there, but he swung out of his ass......again. Pull baseball son. You fell over sriking out, you will get dem next time.

Gooch hit the ball to right. He had the right idea. Timo blows, that pretty much can sum that up. Bases loaded and no runs. We have the lead, there is no pressure except practicing execution.

I think the hitters got the memo that the Devil Rays of Tampa are the ones that are pitching and not Curt Schilling.

The most impressive thing about this game is not the hits by Konerko and Dye. Its the fact that they were men on, with two outs and then put the ball into right field with level swings instead of trying to park it into the 5th row in left. If they do more of that we will be fine as an offense. If our team starts hitting more line drives instead of trying to make sportscenter we will be able to support our pitching.

Another opposite field shot. Did they get too close to the red Kryptonite Hopefully Mr Walker realizes that hitting the ball to right is a good thing. It keeps 6+ ERA pitchers from camping out on the outside corner all day. Take this as something learned and get better for it.

Konerko hit the ball to right. OMG Right field, he didnt pull the ball. What is going on.

Brazelton trying to do an Contreras impersonation. Is he cuban?

Merry Christmas Greg Walker, the Rays 6+ ERA pitcher wild pitched a runner in for you.

Another warning track shot. Walker better not learn japanese or he will jinx our only good hitter.

Another 6+ ERA guy looking like a stud against our lineup. I remember when some of the Royals pitchers last year would come in with a 8 ERA and would 2 hit us. This is a joke.

I am tivoing the game on Saturday. Cabrera K'd 11 against the twins with a 98-99mph fastballs. All that teams does is make contact. I think he may break the record against us.

Just got out of a meeting. We had the bases loaded last inning and got one run. Wow I love this. We are a hitting machine.

QUOTE(KWs OK for Me @ May 11, 2005 -> 12:45 PM) AJP has thrown out 7 of 30, I know that catching for Freddy, Contreras, and Hernandez doesn't help him at all, but 7 of 30? That's like 23%, that's awful Konerko could steal on us with the jump these guys get. They are geting almost a 3 or 4 step jump before the ball is released.

Our pitchers hold runners like our hitters hit line drives.

QUOTE(fathom @ May 11, 2005 -> 12:36 PM) Every single player seems to be swinging out of their ass. Greg Walker has to be held responsible for the s*** that's happening with a lot of our hitters. Simply a terrible approach by way too many players. For the last few years we have seen the same approach at the plate. They stand a bit off the plate(except Carl), they dip their back shoulder, their hands are high, and they make a golf swing onto the ball. In the Cell that might work out in the summer. However any pitcher worth his salt can locate a pitch on the outside corner and shut down this team. Walker tinkers a lot with the hitters. In the interview he talks a good game, we need to hit to all fields, in the game they are dipping their back shoulders and looking to launch. And if anyone remembers Walker as a player, he was a lefty who would try and pull for power.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 11, 2005 -> 12:33 PM) Uribe first pitch swinging... FO to CF, two down. Thats a classic corpseball moment. Warning track shots, striking out on pitches in the dirt, GIDP, weak pop outs

CY Brazelton K's AJ

Remember last year with Crede. The arc he had in his swing is exactly what Konerko and Dye are doing this year. Last year if anyone threw a hanging curve that bit down and in Crede crushed it. If you elevated the fastball its over. Konerko and Dye were good fastball hitters. Now they are getting overmatched with 91-92mph fastballs.

QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ May 11, 2005 -> 12:26 PM) Someone needs to remind the Sox that swinging for the fences is not the only method to scoring runs... Its the Greg Walker way. Dip your back shoulder, elevate your hands and pull baseball son. If you hit it to the warning track then you are getting closer. Keep it up.

Can Ozzie crack walker in the back of the head and tell him to stop teaching the dip the back shoulder and elevate. This flyball to the track crap didnt work last year when we had thumpers on the team.

QUOTE(fathom @ May 11, 2005 -> 12:16 PM) Not this same old s*** again today with every deep fly by the Sox getting caught 2 feet in front of the fence. Our leadoff hitter trying to go yard. Corpseball redux

Brazelton is 1-6 with a 6+ ERA. Thank god for a pitcher with a plus 6 ERA, This is the kind of pitcher we usually rock

QUOTE(fathom @ May 11, 2005 -> 11:57 AM) Why do people think Everett is being pitched around? From my viewpoint, Carl gets as many good pitches to hit as anyone on our team. Everett's problem lately has been that he's fouling off the fastball right down the plate, and then he's chasing bad pitches when he's down in the count. Everett's patience has never been good, but it's been horrible lately. Hes doing the same thing that Kong is doing. Taking the fastballs down the cock, and swinging at crap after the count gets in the pitchers favor. When you have guys on its okay to look for a pitch to drive. But usually its the fastball down the cock.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ May 11, 2005 -> 11:54 AM) but if gooch was a stolen base threat, do you think he would see more fastballs?? Spods is a big reason why gooch is hitting over 300 Yes if he had Pods like abilities yes. But the number 3 hitter typically is protected by the number 4 hitter. If they pitch around the number 3 the number 4 is supposed to drive in the runs. That is how it has worked for a long time in the AL.