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Post by qimqam on Mar 30, 2024 16:54:52 GMT -5
“The one big thing that I see from that guy is he doesn’t try to hit fly balls,” Cabrera said earlier this month. “He’s not trying to hit the ball in the air every time. His hands just get quick to the ball. That’s what got my attention. He’s always trying to hit line drives." The difference between swinging a bat and hitting the baseball. We've lost a generation of hitters to swing-plane and trying to artificially import lift, as a result the bat does not stay in the strike zone as long, leading to a ton of strikeouts and non-productive outs. Soto should be signed for 50 million per year just for the impact he will have on the hitters and coaches around him and those coming up in the minor leagues. I think I said in one of the game threads that adding Soto reminds me of when they added Wade Boggs in 1993. The 1990-1992 had very low walk rates and weren't patient at all. Thanks to having too many hitters like Mel Hall and Roberto Kelly, they were 9th in the AL in pitches seen per plate appearance in 1990, 13th in 1991, and 9th in 1992, all below the AL league average. Aside from Boggs, they traded Kelly for Paul O'Neill, moved Bob Stanley in as the starting catcher for Matt Nokes and gave Bernie Williams the starting CF job. All of a sudden, they became a much more patient team, working the pitchers, getting runners on base, getting into the then much weaker bullpen depth throughout the AL. They moved above the league average in P/PA in 1993, finishing 4th in the AL, and were on their way to becoming the Dynasty Yankees that won 5 pennants and 4 World Series in 6 years. Boggs came along for the ride ... Please dont credit that filthy dirty Sock for the Yankees success. |
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Post by qwik3457bb on Mar 30, 2024 18:07:12 GMT -5
I think I said in one of the game threads that adding Soto reminds me of when they added Wade Boggs in 1993. The 1990-1992 had very low walk rates and weren't patient at all. Thanks to having too many hitters like Mel Hall and Roberto Kelly, they were 9th in the AL in pitches seen per plate appearance in 1990, 13th in 1991, and 9th in 1992, all below the AL league average. Aside from Boggs, they traded Kelly for Paul O'Neill, moved Bob Stanley in as the starting catcher for Matt Nokes and gave Bernie Williams the starting CF job. All of a sudden, they became a much more patient team, working the pitchers, getting runners on base, getting into the then much weaker bullpen depth throughout the AL. They moved above the league average in P/PA in 1993, finishing 4th in the AL, and were on their way to becoming the Dynasty Yankees that won 5 pennants and 4 World Series in 6 years. Boggs came along for the ride ... Please dont credit that filthy dirty Sock for the Yankees success. Well, he was a key part of their title in 1996, but maybe Stick deserves a bigger share by concentrating on bringing hitters like that into the lineup. |
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Post by Lola on Apr 8, 2024 19:09:43 GMT -5
Geez... quick game. I just sat down to watch and it's ovah!
YANKEES WIN!
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Post by anthonyd46 on Apr 8, 2024 19:10:50 GMT -5
Geez... quick game. I just sat down to watch and it's ovah! YANKEES WIN! I just called the cops Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by inger on Apr 8, 2024 19:18:48 GMT -5
Geez... quick game. I just sat down to watch and it's ovah! YANKEES WIN! I just called the cops Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I hope they get here quickly and do a thorough investigation this time… 😂 |
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Post by pippsheadache on Apr 8, 2024 19:23:28 GMT -5
I just called the cops Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I hope they get here quickly and do a thorough investigation this time… 😂 Lola is a first-time offender. She'll get off easy. |
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Post by inger on Apr 8, 2024 19:29:49 GMT -5
I hope they get here quickly and do a thorough investigation this time… 😂 Lola is a first-time offender. She'll get off easy. But she’s a showgirl, and gets what Lola wants… |
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Post by inger on Apr 8, 2024 19:31:57 GMT -5
Now I feel bad. I’m gonna call and ask the cops to come in without lights or sirens. No sense alerting the neighborhood. But she should get the crown 👑…And a good talking to by the arresting officer…whoever that may be… 🤓
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Post by chiyankee on Apr 8, 2024 19:36:55 GMT -5
I give Lola a pass, people should be posting in previous game threads when there's another game going on.  |
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Post by donniebaseball23 on Apr 8, 2024 19:59:19 GMT -5
I like Nasty Nestor.
Big win. We're going 160-2, I can feel it in my marrow!
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Post by kaybli on Apr 8, 2024 20:31:52 GMT -5
I hope they get here quickly and do a thorough investigation this time… 😂 Lola is a first-time offender. She'll get off easy. As a first time offender and new poster, I'm going to let Lola off with a warning, no sirens for the wrong thread post. lol. |
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Post by inger on Apr 8, 2024 20:55:03 GMT -5
Lola is a first-time offender. She'll get off easy. As a first time offender and new poster, I'm going to let Lola off with a warning, no sirens for the wrong thread post. lol. So the crown… still mine, huh? Oh well. It usually is…😂 |
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Post by kaybli on Apr 9, 2024 0:18:36 GMT -5
Just for the new posters here, we have a funny thing we do when someone posts in the wrong thread where we flash a sirens GIF and give them a "Wrong thread alert" and they have to wear an imaginary crown as king/queen of the wrong thread posts until the next time someone does it. All in good fun. Inger is the undisputed champion of the "Wrong Thread Alert" so don't worry if you have to wear the crown. Inger will take it back in a short time.  |
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