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06-11-2013, 08:15 PM | #1892 |
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06-11-2013, 08:23 PM | #1893 |
There was an idea.....
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Congrats on your first MLB win, Michael.
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06-11-2013, 08:33 PM | #1894 |
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He throws a circle change for the opposite effect, but the curve is going to be 12-6. I could live with him learning a two-seamer and running his four seamer on in the hands of LHB, but I doubt he's going to morph from a two pitch to a five pitch guy. Fastball, curve, change is a good start.
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06-11-2013, 11:02 PM | #1896 |
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Big ole brawl in the Dodger game. Its kind of STL related. Big Mac was pissed! lol Mark got his boys back no doubt lol Them roids boy. lol
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06-11-2013, 11:09 PM | #1897 |
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Too bad no one whipped Schumaker's ass.
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06-11-2013, 11:12 PM | #1898 |
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06-11-2013, 11:25 PM | #1899 |
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It can be crippling if untreated. There have been times, before she was taking something to level herself out, when I couldn't even get her to go the grocery store with me. It affects everyone a little differently, but it sucks. Hard. So I'll stand up for Greinke's wacky ass when it comes to this. It wasn't a whole season, either... something like 6 weeks in the middle of a season.
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06-12-2013, 09:18 AM | #1901 | |
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A righty can't have a better weapon in his arsenal against lefties than a good changeup. They trail to the armside and they drop right out of the hitting zone after looking like a hanging fastball as the batter starts his swing. Wacha's all set against lefties with that thing. Besides, I'm with Duncan, the damn cutter tends to diminish a fastball's effectiveness because pitchers fall in love with them. I don't really need to remind you about Izzy's fascination with that !@#$ing thing, do I? I always loved seeing a guy with a 97 mph fastball and a hammer curve float a ****ing 91 mph cutter right into the center of the plate... Wacha needs to refine his curveball (which presently sucks, IMO), stay on top of his changeup and work on his fastball command (you can see him guiding it fairly often, causing it to straighten out). Those 3 pitches are more than enough for him to handle any lineup and once he starts dicking around with a cutter, it'll be time he spends on it that has him losing the feel for his best 3 pitches. Cutters are for guys with fading arms, not for guys that throw 96 with a bugs bunny change already.
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06-12-2013, 01:09 PM | #1902 |
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I've been poking around some advanced defense and baserunning stats the past few days and came across some interesting information regarding Allen Craig.
Basically, Fangraphs' UBR has Craig rated as the WORST baserunner in baseball this year (it's based on batted ball running attempts, largely dependent on how often and successfully they advance) and one of the worst defenders in baseball. It's not as vicious on Craig's defensive numbers as Baseball Ref, which has him at an extreme negative number this year, but it's still not pretty. It surprised me a little because, while I haven't regarded Craig as anything better than a slightly below-average fielder, I never thought he was bottom 10 in runs saved. Same thing with his baserunning. Thoughts?
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06-12-2013, 01:11 PM | #1903 | |
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He's a pure station to station baserunner and a really abysmal defender. I don't know if he's regressed defensively or if I just didn't notice it last season, but he gets to nothing, he rarely if ever makes a clean stab on a ball and he can't pick balls from the dirt worth a damn. He's a really bad defensive player. The station to station baserunning thing wouldn't be quite as bad if he wasn't prone to making an inexplicable out every week or so. Combine it with his power outage this season and I've been quite disappointed in Craig's performance so far. He has a lot more to offer, IMO. Playing like he is, he's a 1.5-2 WAR player. That's not good enough for a cleanup hitter and 1b on one of the best teams in the league.
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It's hard to describe until you've seen it up close. No matter what you do, SAD can be crippling and devastating. Even if you're a millionaire.
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