wegner Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 hour ago, South Side Hit Men said: I thought Jerry Goldsmith's Soundtrack from Hoosier was the best compliment to the movie, really helped bring one back to the 1950s, and was the best complimentary piece. That said, the best scene / song pairing was Elias' death in Platoon, as backed by Adagio For Strings. Barber's piece is without a doubt one of my favorite classical works. I too thought of this scene when I saw Platoon at the top of your list. Well done, Sir. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 When I got home last night, my better half was watching "Moneyball". Not the greatest movie but I sat down with it on in the background. What I thought was funny and never caught before, when Beane trades away Giambi and Pena, he also sends some guys to the minors.....one of those guys was Menechino. I laughed when I heard that and thought of this thread. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, wegner said: When I got home last night, my better half was watching "Moneyball". Not the greatest movie but I sat down with it on in the background. What I thought was funny and never caught before, when Beane trades away Giambi and Pena, he also sends some guys to the minors.....one of those guys was Menechino. I laughed when I heard that and thought of this thread. Clearly we need to hire Carlos Pena as our hitting coach. Also hard not to think of those teams without Giambi's brother and that crazy play at that plate with Jeter and how it played such a role in his eventual fate in life. Edited May 20, 2022 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hang Wiffem Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 That was a very Rickey-esque day from Tim. Love to see him mix more walks and steals into his game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 This is the thing: they're not THIS bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 19 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: This is the thing: they're not THIS bad. You were just telling us yesterday that they were worse. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: You were just telling us yesterday that they were worse. What I said was based on how they're playing so far, they're overperforming their run differential. They're not going to have 6 regulars hovering around a .600 OPS all season. The fact that they're .500 after how bad they've been with offense and relief pitching is GOOD and actually encouraging. They'll get their shit together eventually. The only question will be whether or not it will be too late when they turn it around. There also is the possibility that Abreu/Grandal/Pollock are just old and cooked. Edited May 20, 2022 by Jack Parkman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxForce2 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: They're not going to have 6 regulars hovering around a .600 OPS all season. Probability theory probably supports this. However, every time one rolls a die the odds of a specific number coming up are exactly the same. i.e. with a perfectly balanced cube in unchanging conditions, there is no physical reason that a 3 (or whatever), cannot keep coming up over and over for days, weeks, months... <------ taking a break from real work to ponder the mysteries of this phenomenon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 3 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: Does anyone have the list of others w Sox? Durham? Cameron? Pods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgrittenburg Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/15/2022 at 7:11 PM, brijames1957 said: Something has to be done to shake this team up. It's not just the total lack of hitting it's the lack of any change whatsoever in their approach to hitting. No one is even attempting to work the count, or shorten their swing, or maybe try hitting the opposite way. It's just doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Which I do believe is the definition of insanity. The team is at or near the bottom of every offensive statistic. 5 of the 9 starters today are hitting sub .200. The only reason your not 10 or more games out of first is because you are in the worst division in baseball. well, this team was over rated to begin with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiks12 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) VERY GOOD: Hardhit: 2nd (behind NYY) Exit Velocity: 4th Barrel %: 6th VERY BAD: Launch Angle: 26/30 OSwing%: 1/30 BB%: 1/30 Groundball%: 3/30 Swing%: 2/30 Team is flailing at everything. When we make contact its right into the ground. This has been an issue since last year. I noticed that Menechino was the hitting coach for the Marlins from 2011 to 2018, im going to do a little deep dive into their offense during that time and see if there are a few similarities. Edited May 22, 2022 by reiks12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiks12 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Menechino as a hitting coach of the Marlins: 2018: #1 in GB% 2017: #1 in GB% 2016: #1 in GB% 2015: #1 in GB% 2014:: #1 in GB% 2013: #1 in GB% 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiks12 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Menechino as a hitting coach of the Marlins (Only seeing data since 2015): 2018: SECOND TO LAST in Launch Angle 2017: LAST in Launch Angle 2016: LAST in Launch Angle 2015: LAST in Launch Angle FIRE HIS ASS NOW!!!!!!! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, reiks12 said: Menechino as a hitting coach of the Marlins: 2018: #1 in GB% 2017: #1 in GB% 2016: #1 in GB% 2015: #1 in GB% 2014:: #1 in GB% 2013: #1 in GB% 1 minute ago, reiks12 said: Menechino as a hitting coach of the Marlins (Only seeing data since 2015): 2018: SECOND TO LAST in Launch Angle 2017: LAST in Launch Angle 2016: LAST in Launch Angle 2015: LAST in Launch Angle FIRE HIS ASS NOW!!!!!!! It's too bad Sox management didn't have this information when they hired him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiks12 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said: It's too bad Sox management didn't have this information when they hired him. Years of Jimenez, Moncada, Vaughn, Robert, completely wasted by terrible hitting philosophy and hiring an 80 year old drunk to lead them. What a joke this org is Edited May 22, 2022 by reiks12 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Those numbers are startling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Just now, Tnetennba said: Those numbers are startling Agreed. pretty awful… and consistently so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 He needs his seat warm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiks12 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) wrong thread Edited May 22, 2022 by reiks12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Oh thank you AJ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie4Pres Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 3 hours ago, Soxfest said: He needs his seat warm Warm? His seat needs to be vacant. How can his teams consistently fail, and he just keeps getting jobs? It's a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CentralChamps21 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 6 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Amazing that someone is modern enough to use Twitter and simultaneously stuck in the dark ages enough to tweet about batting average. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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