CWSOX45 Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 Why is Konerko swinging at the first pitch?!! Ascencio walked Frank on four pitches and Maggs and Paulie hack and don't even make him pitch. I don't understand how Major League players make mistakes like this. Anyway 4-5, let's pull this one out. CWSOX45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 Looking for a first pitch fastball from someone trying to get one over... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Fainter Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 They all want to get the big hit. No patience. It's called pressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandoFan Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 No patience. It's called pressing. Going back to second half of 2000, this has been my beef with our "Murderer's Row": inability to see the breaking pitch; to lay off it; swingig for the fences. Give Carlos Lee 4 rolling curve balls and he will hit 4 homers, but give him 4 pitcher's pitches, and he will make 4 ugly outs. Ditto for Val, Pailie, (then) Ray Durham, Hurt and to some extent Maggs. Outside of Crede (though I'd like to see him walk once in a while), we are a great mediocre pitching hitting team. Against good pitching we suck. I guess fouling off tough pitches with shortened swings and letting mediocre pitchers beat themselves is for suckers like Minnesota and Anaherim. We absolutely must put a huge HR swing with 2 strikes every.single.time. ETA: Carlos Lee has improved in walk/OBP department in the 2nd haf of 02...BUT he still has ways to go: last couple of SO's he he swung at 4 ball 4s on 3-2 count, against mediocre pitchers at that. That' 2 walks (and 2 extra baserunners in a close game as far as the team is concerned) wasted right there. By comparison, Robbie Alomar must have taken about 4-5 close-call balls from very tough Mark Prior in today's game alone. Common, Carlos, stop beating yourself...Alas, you can't teach an "eye", but you can teach someone to stop f***ing with the fences ALL THE DAMN TIME. Even Thome shortens his swing occasionally. I am watching Randa as I type engaged in a 12-pitch battle against tough Gordon. Carlos, you have more talent than Randa, but he can teach you a thing or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 Carlos, you have more talent than Randa, but he can teach you a thing or two. A-f***ING-MEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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