ILMOU Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 QUOTE (GallonsOfSemien @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 04:22 PM) Where was Semien this game? He has been milky and smooth this Spring! That was the A material, I'll assume. Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ultimate Champion Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 QUOTE (raBBit @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 04:16 PM) Thank you, lol. Going up there hacking at the first pitch and not getting a hit is a fail. Regardless of your hypothetical, having a pitcher throw a three pitch inning on you is an abomination in baseball. My little league coaching staff? Asking Leury Garcia to be fundamentally sound hitter is not the same as asking him to hit 20 HR. If Leury gets a first pitch fastball in the strikezone and in a spot where he can get the bat on it then there is zero reason for him to take it. Why would he? Why is it easier to hit 0-1 than 0-0? A fastball is the only thing this kid is going to be able to hit outside of a hanger, and what pitcher is going to try to throw a breaking ball over the plate to such a weak hitter? If Leury goes up there taking first pitch fastball then he's 0-1, after that comes 0-2, now the pitcher can go out of the zone if he wants while Leury is in protect mode. Fundamentally sound? If Leury had even one iota of ability to be a well-rounded hitter at the MLB level either one of 2 things would have happened: 1) Alexei is gone, Leury is the starter at SS everyday, OR Leury is guaranteed the starting SS gig at Charlotte with zero possibility of anyone taking PT from him. There's almost no way this organization believes he's a starting caliber player otherwise the GM wouldn't be calling him a pinch runner when the guy rates toward the top end of the scale both as a defender and in speed. Garcia has option years to burn, no way do you have him already pegged for a bench role taking up pre-arb servicetime in January unless you think he is what he is. If Leury is going to become a regular player at the MLB level he is going to have to handle the fastball within the strikezone. If he shows he can hit it then pitchers will adjust, and he'll have to adjust back. If he doesn't swing at the fastball in the zone then he's never going to do anything because no MLB pitcher is going to want to walk the guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 QUOTE (raBBit @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 05:16 PM) Thank you, lol. Going up there hacking at the first pitch and not getting a hit is a fail. Regardless of your hypothetical, having a pitcher throw a three pitch inning on you is an abomination in baseball. My little league coaching staff? Asking Leury Garcia to be fundamentally sound hitter is not the same as asking him to hit 20 HR. So is getting 0-2 in a situation that doesn't call for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Dan Hayes @DanHayesCSN 36m #WhiteSox pulled ahead 3-2 on Tyler Flowers' RBI single. Flowers now 2-for-3 today. B7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 03:58 PM) Not too horrible for FP. 3 IP, 5H/1XBH 5K/0BB, 2ER Dan Hayes @DanHayesCSN 1h @SoxNerd The first hit he allowed was a blooper to CF and third was oppo-blooper to RF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerksticks Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 05:47 PM) Dan Hayes @DanHayesCSN 36m #WhiteSox pulled ahead 3-2 on Tyler Flowers' RBI single. Flowers now 2-for-3 today. B7. What's a B7? I hope it's what we start calling Flowers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Swinging at the first pitch is fine as long as it is a good pitch to hit or if he was the 3rd batter and the first 2 were done with one pitch, you usually take at least one to give your defense and pitcher a breather. The goal shouldn't be full counts or seeing 10 pitches every AB. The goal should be swinging at pitches you can hit hard, and not offering at pitches you cannot. Eventually that means seeing more pitches, but not always. If there is an 87 mph fastball right down the middle on pitch one, I think swinging makes a lot of sense. When you get ahead in the count, you can shrink your zone. If they are hitting the corners and you get behind, you have to widen it out. It is all very simple until you actually are doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 06:17 PM) What's a B7? I hope it's what we start calling Flowers. I am guessing inning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILMOU Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 Well, Molina getting too many chances to show he's not the bust we know he is. And we all know why. I look forward to the next fluff piece talking about the great strides he's making as a reliever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 06:29 PM) Well, Molina getting too many chances to show he's not the bust we know he is. And we all know why. I look forward to the next fluff piece talking about the great strides he's making as a reliever. He's just been hurt and they intentionally put pitchers they don't care about in late innings in ST because they don't mind if a guy like Molina's pysche gets hurt from blowing a save Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILMOU Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 05:44 PM) He's just been hurt and they intentionally put pitchers they don't care about in late innings in ST because they don't mind if a guy like Molina's pysche gets hurt from blowing a save True, and it's another reason he has no business on the 40 man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 QUOTE (Marty34 @ Mar 12, 2014 -> 03:39 PM) I'm sure I could have bolstered my point by using some statistic, but I did not feel it necessary. As a result, no one believed you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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