Soxpranos Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 QUOTE (knightni @ May 30, 2009 -> 08:08 PM) Not insane. Mr Sock Puppet told me so. LOL, post of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scenario Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 For some time now there seems to have been a fairly popular consensus that if Brian could only hit .250... that he'd HAVE TO be the regular because of his defense. So, here he is... batting .275... but we have to get rid of him because... he strikes out to much... or doesn't hit in key situations... or whatever the fan flavor of the week is. Fascinating. I say as long as he doesn't sink into sub-Uribean type batting average and OBP territory... keep running him out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsox Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 QUOTE (scenario @ May 31, 2009 -> 03:13 AM) For some time now there seems to have been a fairly popular consensus that if Brian could only hit .250... that he'd HAVE TO be the regular because of his defense. So, here he is... batting .275... but we have to get rid of him because... he strikes out to much... or doesn't hit in key situations... or whatever the fan flavor of the week is. Fascinating. I say as long as he doesn't sink into sub-Uribean type batting average and OBP territory... keep running him out there. This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 No, I'm saying that he doesn't seem to want to learn from his mistakes. He keeps repeating the same ones. I don't know about that. I'm sure he knows what he's supposed to do. It just ain't easy to hit a baseball after the pitcher sets you up, then throws that two-strike pitch in the dirt. He's doing fine right now. I'd rather have him out there than ANY of our other options. As far as next year ... of course we've had a hole in cf for a long time now. Anderson's defense is comforting out there and he's hitting OK. He's doing pretty well IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasox24 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 QUOTE (scenario @ May 30, 2009 -> 09:13 PM) For some time now there seems to have been a fairly popular consensus that if Brian could only hit .250... that he'd HAVE TO be the regular because of his defense. So, here he is... batting .275... but we have to get rid of him because... he strikes out to much... or doesn't hit in key situations... or whatever the fan flavor of the week is. Fascinating. I say as long as he doesn't sink into sub-Uribean type batting average and OBP territory... keep running him out there. Thank you. This was exactly what I would have posted had you not done it already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 (edited) Even if he wasn't hitting, BA is worth starting for his defense alone. He makes everyone around him better, We can't afford to sacrifice that. Edited May 31, 2009 by Thunderbolt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 QUOTE (scenario @ May 30, 2009 -> 09:13 PM) For some time now there seems to have been a fairly popular consensus that if Brian could only hit .250... that he'd HAVE TO be the regular because of his defense. So, here he is... batting .275... but we have to get rid of him because... he strikes out to much... or doesn't hit in key situations... or whatever the fan flavor of the week is. Fascinating. I say as long as he doesn't sink into sub-Uribean type batting average and OBP territory... keep running him out there. Hit the nail on the head. BA's fine by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 QUOTE (fathom @ May 31, 2009 -> 01:10 AM) It just amazes me at how Anderson seems shocked to get a 3-2 curve, Getz seems shocked to get a 3-2 slider in, and Fields seems shocked to get a fastball up in the zone. Now that's exactly where Walker needs to be more vocal. He will learn in good time. BA s a fine player and we should feel lucky to have him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 After what Brian has proved, I am running him out there five days a week until TCQ comes back. After that, I wait and see how Pods is doing, because the lead off hitter part has been a real sticking point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 He drew the nice walk late today. That was a good at bat. He didn't go fishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 31, 2009 -> 10:21 AM) After what Brian has proved, I am running him out there five days a week until TCQ comes back. After that, I wait and see how Pods is doing, because the lead off hitter part has been a real sticking point. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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