southsider2k5 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(El Caballo @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 02:37 PM) The question I have is why would you change what hes doing if hes doing ok as it is with his current pitches? From what I've read, he has pretty much mastered his 3 pitches, I would rather him have 3 pitches he can throw at anytime than adding 2 more and being shaky on those. Its not like if he learns two new pitches, he will loose command of the original 3. If the new pitches don't work for him he just will give them up. Its not a big loss if they don't work for him, because it isn't like he is committed to them or something. And if they work, he becomes that much more dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSGuy406 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(El Caballo @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 08:37 PM) The question I have is why would you change what hes doing if hes doing ok as it is with his current pitches? From what I've read, he has pretty much mastered his 3 pitches, I would rather him have 3 pitches he can throw at anytime than adding 2 more and being shaky on those. That's what I'm wondering. SS2k aluded to Coop wanting Mac to have some sideways movement, rather than up and down, but Stone said that his fastball seems to cut in on both lefties and righties (which is odd, but good). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 4-3 on a vlad homer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AddisonStSox Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(robinventura23 @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 02:31 PM) I second that. Contreras should be on a very short leash this season. Some have even gone as far as saying "Contreras is the key to this season." Those "some" have also been saying it for two months now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabroni Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 (edited) Politte is back to serving up homers, but it was Vlad so I can't really complain. Except that it was on an 0-2 pitch. :headshake 4-3 Sox. Edited March 15, 2005 by Jabroni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSGuy406 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(Jabroni @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 08:42 PM) Politte is back to serving up homers, but it was Vlad so I can't really complain. Except that it was on an 0-2 pitch. :headshake Fastball was supposed to be high, instead it was right over the heart of the plate. Bye bye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 eh leave pollite alone he is the man. What happened to that picture of him that was on the soxtalk logo for awhile. he looked crazy in that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewashed in '05 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Whose on the mound for angels now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 02:32 PM) The difference being the cutter moves in on a righty and the slider moves away from a righty/into a lefty. It gives him more chances to get in on righties or lefties. The typical cutter is similar to a slider where a RHP throws it and it moves away from the RH hitter. It's basically a fastball with pressure on the middle finger. Some can throw it with pressure on the index finger and make it move like a screwball. But like a screwball very few can do it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabroni Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 (edited) Politte sucks. Almost gives up another homer but it hits the wall for a long double. Whatever he throws seems to get hit hard. Edited March 15, 2005 by Jabroni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Politte hasn't looked too sharp this year. I wonder if its because of the surgerey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(Jabroni @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 02:42 PM) Politte is back to serving up homers, but it was Vlad so I can't really complain. Except that it was on an 0-2 pitch. :headshake 4-3 Sox. Vlad is one of the best 0-2 hitters I have ever seen. He can hit anything, and hit it a LONG way. Dude is a freak of nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSGuy406 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Let's hope Ozzie remembers that Politte is best when he's only used for one inning, not multiple innings... Ugh -- he was terrible when he was asked to come off the bench for another inning. :puke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjm676 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 02:43 PM) Fastball was supposed to be high, instead it was right over the heart of the plate. Bye bye. Vlad hits them out if there low and outside or even inside. It amazes me how he gets hits sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Yeah Vlad is an amazing hitter, I swear hit a pitch last year for a double that was thrown in the dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AddisonStSox Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Crede has one foot out the door in my book. He makes me sick to my stomach every time he digs in. :headshake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 02:54 PM) Crede has one foot out the door in my book. He makes me sick to my stomach every time he digs in. :headshake Has fields played well this sping? I havent been able to follow spring trainign this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 yeah, crede has looked pretty awful. They have to start at least thinking about how ready Josh Fields is or looking for Trades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabroni Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 OZUNA DOUBLES! Say hello to your new utility infielder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSGuy406 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 08:56 PM) Has fields played well this sping? I havent been able to follow spring trainign this year. Fields is no-where near MLB ready, regardless of how he's done in Spring Training. This is sort of a bad thing, having these ST games on Comcast. Guys will go 12-20 and impress the hell out of people, even though they're clearly not ready for the majors. Fields is one case. I don't know how he's performed, but he still has to get a grasp on the strike zone before we start annointing him as our Scott Rolen. Give him a full year at AA, see how he does. No need to rush him, even if Crede is performing sub-par... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabroni Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Fields is no-where near MLB ready, regardless of how he's done in Spring Training. This is sort of a bad thing, having these ST games on Comcast. Guys will go 12-20 and impress the hell out of people, even though they're clearly not ready for the majors. Fields is one case. I don't know how he's performed, but he still has to get a grasp on the strike zone before we start annointing him as our Scott Rolen. Give him a full year at AA, see how he does. No need to rush him, even if Crede is performing sub-par... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Most importantly of all, Fields has to work on his defense at 3B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 02:58 PM) Give him a full year at AA, see how he does. No need to rush him, even if Crede is performing sub-par... I completely agree. I can live with a subpar Crede. I was just curious how he was playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjm676 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 02:58 PM) Fields is no-where near MLB ready, regardless of how he's done in Spring Training. This is sort of a bad thing, having these ST games on Comcast. Guys will go 12-20 and impress the hell out of people, even though they're clearly not ready for the majors. Fields is one case. I don't know how he's performed, but he still has to get a grasp on the strike zone before we start annointing him as our Scott Rolen. Give him a full year at AA, see how he does. No need to rush him, even if Crede is performing sub-par... Has he even spent a full year at Single-A yet? Let's see how he does there or Birmingham first. I say he's at least two years from being MLB ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabroni Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Defensive replacements -- Casey Rogowski at 1B, Brian Anderson in CF, and Josh Fields at 3B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AddisonStSox Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 03:00 PM) I completely agree. I can live with a subpar Crede. I was just curious how he was playing. Yeah, it's unfortunate Fields isn't closer to the show. Although Crede has made "improvements" in his swing, I've yet to see them. He still has that looooooooooong, uneven swing. It's all goofed up. As for Ozuna, I think you can hand him his regular season jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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