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Post by inger on Jul 24, 2019 11:33:17 GMT -5
Higashioka is hitting .268 with a .914 OPS. He’s tagged 16 HR in the 53 games he’s appeared in. Hope to see some of those bombs while he’s up!...
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Post by chiyankee on Jul 24, 2019 12:28:46 GMT -5
Higashioka is hitting .268 with a .914 OPS. He’s tagged 16 HR in the 53 games he’s appeared in. Hope to see some of those bombs while he’s up!... Higgy will never remind you of a gold glove catcher, but he's got some pop in his bat. |
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Post by utahyank on Jul 24, 2019 13:13:59 GMT -5
Higashioka is hitting .268 with a .914 OPS. He’s tagged 16 HR in the 53 games he’s appeared in. Hope to see some of those bombs while he’s up!... Higgy will never remind you of a gold glove catcher, but he's got some pop in his bat. are his defensive numbers bad?….I thought he was OK, except for an impression that teams can run on him...what do you see? |
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Post by chiyankee on Jul 24, 2019 14:09:42 GMT -5
Higgy will never remind you of a gold glove catcher, but he's got some pop in his bat. are his defensive numbers bad?….I thought he was OK, except for an impression that teams can run on him...what do you see? Not that I'm some kind of expert, but he doesn't seem to do anything exceptional, a downgrade from Sanchez and Romine. |
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Post by greatfatness on Jul 24, 2019 14:26:59 GMT -5
are his defensive numbers bad?….I thought he was OK, except for an impression that teams can run on him...what do you see? Not that I'm some kind of expert, but he doesn't seem to do anything exceptional, a downgrade from Sanchez and Romine. The Rule of Catchers provides that if he can’t hit, the media will assure you he’s excellent defensively (see for example Joe Girardi and John Flaherty) and if he can hit, every defensive issue will get magnified out of proportion (Gary Sanchez and Jorge Posada). So in AAA Higgy probably is considered a poor defensive catcher and when he comes up here he will be regarded as good defensively. |
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Post by kaybli on Jul 24, 2019 14:36:22 GMT -5
Not that I'm some kind of expert, but he doesn't seem to do anything exceptional, a downgrade from Sanchez and Romine. The Rule of Catchers provides that if he can’t hit, the media will assure you he’s excellent defensively (see for example Joe Girardi and John Flaherty) and if he can hit, every defensive issue will get magnified out of proportion (Gary Sanchez and Jorge Posada). So in AAA Higgy probably is considered a poor defensive catcher and when he comes up here he will be regarded as good defensively.  , Ain't that the truth. |
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Post by bearman on Jul 24, 2019 15:16:10 GMT -5
Gary Sanchez was one of the reasons we have done as well as we have this year. During the month of May through mid June his hitting was critical to our success. Hopefully he has a speedy recovery. However in the month of July he was 6 for 59 with one home run and seemed to look lost at the plate. Maybe Romine and Higashioka don't have his arm but I don't think it will kill us having Sanchez gone for a while. We'll see.
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Post by noetsi on Jul 24, 2019 19:26:11 GMT -5
An amusing moment, if not to Sanchez is that Romine came in last night and hit an immediate single which Sanchez notably failed to do.
Maybe he was already hurt in July. He was sure swinging at some bad pitches.
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Post by inger on Jul 24, 2019 19:31:10 GMT -5
Higgy is considered to be a slightly above average hitter due to his power. He’s considered to be a good farmer of pitches with soft hands that pitchers like to throw to. His throwing is about average, so he can be run on...
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Post by noetsi on Jul 24, 2019 19:34:38 GMT -5
This is the day we don't allow 8 or more runs.
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Post by inger on Jul 24, 2019 19:35:42 GMT -5
This is the day we don't allow 8 or more runs. You just took Utah’s King of Posting in the wrong thread away... |
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Post by kaybli on Jul 24, 2019 19:40:01 GMT -5
This is the day we don't allow 8 or more runs. You just took Utah’s King of Posting in the wrong thread away...  Wrong thread alert! Wrong thread alert! |
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Post by noetsi on Jul 24, 2019 21:55:03 GMT -5
Might have been the best game of the year (well if you like offense).
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Post by inger on Jul 24, 2019 22:42:32 GMT -5
Might have been the best game of the year (well if you like offense). Double King of the wrong thread. * * This vaunted award can only be given when the game thread should be used... |
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Post by noetsi on Jul 24, 2019 22:49:22 GMT -5
why is saying a game the best game of the year on the wrong thread?
This is yesterday's game thread. Which is the one I was talking about...
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, Ain't that the truth. 
