rangercal Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 He has 3 Hr's since July 16th. After having 10 each in April and May and 8 in July ( 6 of those being in the first 2 weeks. ) He has leveled off of late . I think he may be trying to beat those shifts and not pulling as much. He improved so much at hitting opposite field since April. Maybe saving his last wind for October. What does everyone else think? Maybe a Sore back? Maybe that is having him push singles and doubles instead of going for solo bombs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanne Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 I'm wondering if his wrist is hurting him more than anybody really knows. Man I'd love to see JD in that 3 hole. Hey...look what moving him to 3 did last year late. As for Jim...I know he's getting frustrated...but it's also frustrating seeing constant ground balls to 2nd too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaus kinski Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 He seems to have lost faith in his power to left and center. Dont know if that is wrist related, but he's seeing lots of inside pitches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 I haven't seen him getting the ball out of the infield the last few games. Possibly thr wrist, or maybe just a slump, who really knows but Thome? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UC76 Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Maybe if, I mean, WHEN the Sox sweep the Tigers this weekend, Thome and the team can afford a few off days for him next week with KC in town??? I can't help thinking that his minor injuries are adding up and bothering him more than he's letting on. I'm not saying KC should be overlooked, but a few days rest (again) might do him some good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(rangercal @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 01:27 AM) He has 3 Hr's since July 16th. After having 10 each in April and May and 8 in July ( 6 of those being in the first 2 weeks. ) He has leveled off of late . I think he may be trying to beat those shifts and not pulling as much. He improved so much at hitting opposite field since April. Maybe saving his last wind for October. What does everyone else think? Maybe a Sore back? Maybe that is having him push singles and doubles instead of going for solo bombs. im thinking he's just getting tired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 11:37 AM) im thinking he's just getting tired. He did have basically a week off also. Thome will be fine. And I bet you'll be surprised how soon he'll be fine. He's just in a little bit of a rut right now power-wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retro1983hat Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 He just doesn't look right at the plate right now. When he came to bat with the Sox down a run against Rivera vs. the Yanks the other night, I wanted him up, but for some reason, I could feel he was going to make an out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(retro1983hat @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 02:12 PM) He just doesn't look right at the plate right now. When he came to bat with the Sox down a run against Rivera vs. the Yanks the other night, I wanted him up, but for some reason, I could feel he was going to make an out. Rivera is absolute murder on lefties. For example, this year, lefties are hitting .194 against Rivera, with 0 dingers and a dominant .451 OPS, while Righties have a non-great but better .254, 2 home runs, and .652 OPS. Lefties simply have no chance against him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 I'm thinking that the Yankees not going with the shift might have made Thome more pull-cautious. He saw that he had more of an opening on the right side, and he was getting way out in front of everything. He's so much more dangerous when he's hitting the ball from left center to center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 That pitch from Rivera to Thome in the 7-6 loss drifted right down the middle. When I saw the location and Thome about to swing I was all ready to yell my head off. I couldn't belive he beat it into the ground. I'd say nagging injuries must be slowing him down a bit. The Thome of April and May would have driven that low but right fown the middle pitch a long way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 QUOTE(rangercal @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 11:27 PM) He has 3 Hr's since July 16th. After having 10 each in April and May and 8 in July ( 6 of those being in the first 2 weeks. ) He has leveled off of late . I think he may be trying to beat those shifts and not pulling as much. He improved so much at hitting opposite field since April. Maybe saving his last wind for October. What does everyone else think? Maybe a Sore back? Maybe that is having him push singles and doubles instead of going for solo bombs. I can't vouge for that, but I do think he's become a more complete hitter as of late. I don't have any stats to back it up, just what I've seen from my eyes (and thats typically what I use to evaluate things). QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 02:14 PM) Rivera is absolute murder on lefties. For example, this year, lefties are hitting .194 against Rivera, with 0 dingers and a dominant .451 OPS, while Righties have a non-great but better .254, 2 home runs, and .652 OPS. Lefties simply have no chance against him. The 2seamer/cutter are freaking murder on lefties. The man knows how to tie em up inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 Thome's a streaky hitter. He's been in a funk, but he broke out of it last night (I hope) and he's going to scorch some Tiger ass the rest of the weekend. Then, he's gonna get real hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 QUOTE(CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 07:07 PM) That pitch from Rivera to Thome in the 7-6 loss drifted right down the middle. When I saw the location and Thome about to swing I was all ready to yell my head off. I couldn't belive he beat it into the ground. I'd say nagging injuries must be slowing him down a bit. The Thome of April and May would have driven that low but right fown the middle pitch a long way. You are not the only one who thought that. I saw the location, I saw where the ball was going to connect with the bat, and I celebrated for a tenth of a second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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