Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Feb 24, 2013 9:09pm
wildcats20;1395508 wrote:Lol so true.
I'm serious man. Watching him get starts like he's an elite young player in the league and him batting 1st or 2nd....ugh nightmares.
His swing can only hit a ball on one plane and many of his hits 3 hoppers to the left side that he can leg out. Home to 1st and in the gap he's as fast as anyone....but he is not good at going around the bases and how the shit can't he dive or slide and catch a ball? Honestly.
Listening to Welsh and Grande or whoever spew about the things he is so great at.......puke
Dusty will do his best to piss me off....but he lost 1/2 his ammo.
Azubuike24
Posts: 15,933
Feb 24, 2013 10:05pm
This is a good point. It's not just that he can't hit certain pitches or certain types of pitchers. I like Stubbs too. By all accounts, he's a cool dude and actually works pretty hard to stay in the shape he is. I'm just not sure he really can do much more as a baseball player.mhs95_06;1395399 wrote:Yes, it seems like he can not at all recognize what pitch is coming, so every pitch he guesses what it is, and many times he's wrong and swings when it is way out of the zone and takes when it is right down the pike. And then many times when he guess right and it is a FB down the middle he can't hit it anyway.
I'm not sure if this also explains his inability to bunt. However, a lot of bunting is reading the ball out of the pitcher's hand. Who knows. I still root for Stubbs.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Feb 25, 2013 7:29am
He also lost Rolen, so there's another one he can't blindly run out there every day.Ironman92;1395515 wrote:I'm serious man. Watching him get starts like he's an elite young player in the league and him batting 1st or 2nd....ugh nightmares.
His swing can only hit a ball on one plane and many of his hits 3 hoppers to the left side that he can leg out. Home to 1st and in the gap he's as fast as anyone....but he is not good at going around the bases and how the shit can't he dive or slide and catch a ball? Honestly.
Listening to Welsh and Grande or whoever spew about the things he is so great at.......puke
Dusty will do his best to piss me off....but he lost 1/2 his ammo.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Feb 25, 2013 3:30pm
Buddy of mine got to climb the light towers at Great American yesterday. Fuck. That.
Azubuike24
Posts: 15,933
Feb 25, 2013 3:58pm
Crazy. Did he get any other views of the whole field?
se-alum
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Feb 25, 2013 3:59pm
GoChiefs;1395849 wrote:Buddy of mine got to climb the light towers at Great American yesterday. Fuck. That.
Yea, screw that!
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Feb 25, 2013 6:35pm
Azubuike24;1395860 wrote:Crazy. Did he get any other views of the whole field?
Here's some others he took.
GoChiefs
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Feb 25, 2013 6:37pm
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Feb 28, 2013 10:26pm
Aroldis threw 2 perfect innings in his start today :thumbup:
Terry_Tate
Posts: 7,606
Feb 28, 2013 10:28pm
wildcats20;1398173 wrote:Aroldis threw 2 perfect innings in his start today :thumbup:
Threw hardly any fastballs too right. Thought I saw he used a lot of pitches.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Feb 28, 2013 10:29pm
Not sure, just saw it on the bottom line.Terry_Tate;1398178 wrote:Threw hardly any fastballs too right. Thought I saw he used a lot of pitches.
Midstate01
Posts: 14,766
Mar 1, 2013 2:42am
Terry_Tate;1398178 wrote:Threw hardly any fastballs too right. Thought I saw he used a lot of pitches.
Threw 2 pitches under 80. Threw his fastest pitch at 94. 6 up 6 down.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Mar 1, 2013 2:29pm
Reds signed Mark Prior to a minor league deal today. Yes, that Mark Prior.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/03/reds-sign-mark-prior.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/03/reds-sign-mark-prior.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Mar 1, 2013 3:21pm
justincredible;1398564 wrote:Reds signed Mark Prior to a minor league deal today. Yes, that Mark Prior.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/03/reds-sign-mark-prior.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
He has great mechanics and he should be around for a long time to come....or maybe he's fast now and can't hit worth a shit making him a valuable part of our everyday lineup.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Mar 4, 2013 10:42pm
Dusty pissed at Kirk Gibson because he didn't want to use the DH and wanted his pitcher to hit. Baker refused to shake Gibson's hand.
Lol 1st world troubles
Lol 1st world troubles
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Mar 10, 2013 7:16pm
Choo 4-4 2 runs and 2 SB
Yes sir.
Yes sir.
se-alum
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Mar 10, 2013 8:24pm
And Stubbs is being Stubbs for the Indians. 8 k's in 25 ab's.
Rotinaj
Posts: 7,699
Mar 10, 2013 8:38pm
Only 8?? Sounds like improvement to me!!
Ironman92
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Mar 10, 2013 9:11pm
se-alum;1403575 wrote:And Stubbs is being Stubbs for the Indians. 8 k's in 25 ab's.
This is not an Indians thread. Please stay on topic (or at least don't mention him)
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Mar 11, 2013 10:09am
Will be interesting where Chapman ends up. I want him as a starter as I think he can be dominant as there is in the league. The pundits believe he will end up being the closer thojgh.
Midstate01
Posts: 14,766
Mar 11, 2013 1:45pm
thavoice;1403724 wrote:Will be interesting where Chapman ends up. I want him as a starter as I think he can be dominant as there is in the league. The pundits believe he will end up being the closer thojgh.
Closer. Dont think hes a starter. He can't sustain 100 for 3 straight days and 1 inning. So I think that means starting he'd be throwing 94-96 and when he's done that, ,hes been hammered. I just don't believe the offspeed stuff is good enough yet.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Mar 11, 2013 2:27pm
Some could argue that trying to throw hard, 97+, and your warmup pitches three nights in a row is tougher then starting every 5th/6th day.Midstate01;1403868 wrote:Closer. Dont think hes a starter. He can't sustain 100 for 3 straight days and 1 inning. So I think that means starting he'd be throwing 94-96 and when he's done that, ,hes been hammered. I just don't believe the offspeed stuff is good enough yet.
Azubuike24
Posts: 15,933
Mar 11, 2013 3:06pm
Chapman actually gets hit as hard at 100 and 101 as he does 96. When he controls his fastball, throws the slider and has any semblance of a change-up, he can easily be a starter. He might be a starter who maxes it out at 6 innings, but the fastball speed and whether other teams make contact seems to not matter.Midstate01;1403868 wrote:Closer. Dont think hes a starter. He can't sustain 100 for 3 straight days and 1 inning. So I think that means starting he'd be throwing 94-96 and when he's done that, ,hes been hammered. I just don't believe the offspeed stuff is good enough yet.
This is just what I've noticed, and it makes sense. Guys can hit 101 as easily as 97, if they know that is what is coming.
Ironman92
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Mar 11, 2013 8:00pm
You can time out a jet airplane if you see it enough. "Leo Mazzone"
se-alum
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Mar 11, 2013 8:17pm
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