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« Reply #20 on: April 19, 2012, 12:12:41 PM » |
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I like Altuve in the 2 hole. I'd like to see him get more ABs than in the lower of the order. He is one of the best hitters on the team and showing discipline this year.
Well yeah me too but Mills is hitting him down in the order right now and he's been up with zero people on base lately but has been stinging the ball. There were a few times that the 7 hitters didn't get runs home and made the third out before The Altuve could get to the plate. |
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« Reply #21 on: April 19, 2012, 01:53:41 PM » |
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I think Schreefer sums it up nicely: “We’re in every game,” said Jordan Schafer who went 2-for-4. “It’s not like we’re getting blown out. We’re in every game and we just have to do the little things right throughout the game to get wins there. Little things are costing us games and we have to tighten up on that.” |
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« Reply #22 on: April 19, 2012, 02:00:11 PM » |
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I think Schreefer sums it up nicely: “We’re in every game,” said Jordan Schafer who went 2-for-4. “It’s not like we’re getting blown out. We’re in every game and we just have to do the little things right throughout the game to get wins there. Little things are costing us games and we have to tighten up on that.” Yep. Those little things mean the difference between 100-62 and 62-100. |
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« Reply #23 on: April 19, 2012, 02:44:11 PM » |
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Yep. Those little things mean the difference between 100-62 and 62-100.
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« Reply #24 on: April 19, 2012, 03:16:21 PM » |
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I like Altuve in the 2 hole. I'd like to see him get more ABs than in the lower of the order. He is one of the best hitters on the team and showing discipline this year.
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« Reply #25 on: April 19, 2012, 03:32:26 PM » |
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Interesting lineup tonight. Downs starts at 3B, and Gonzalez at SS, hitting eighth. Castro still hitting seventh, I guess based on his double from last night.
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« Reply #26 on: April 19, 2012, 08:21:11 PM » |
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You got him there tonight.
And he brings the big stick. |
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« Reply #27 on: April 24, 2012, 03:11:40 PM » |
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I take it back - Castro is awful.
The only major league catcher I ever saw with worse defensive skills was Vic Janowicz.
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« Reply #28 on: April 24, 2012, 03:31:17 PM » |
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I don't recall him being this bad the first time up, even though it was a short time. I also don't recall hearing about him being a defensive liability in the minors.
I'm chalking it up to the injury, and hoping it is something that will be overcome with time.
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« Reply #29 on: April 24, 2012, 03:45:46 PM » |
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They mentioned on the broadcast last night that the coaches want to work with Castro on blocking pitches but don't want to put the extra stress on his knees since he is just getting healthy. I am hoping he can make it thru the year and get some winter ball practice in.
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« Reply #30 on: April 24, 2012, 03:54:14 PM » |
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I don't recall him being this bad the first time up, even though it was a short time. I also don't recall hearing about him being a defensive liability in the minors.
I'm chalking it up to the injury, and hoping it is something that will be overcome with time.
But, he held on to the ball!!!! |
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« Reply #31 on: April 24, 2012, 03:54:40 PM » |
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Mills said there has been some concern recently about the number of pitched balls that have been getting past Castro, which could be a product of him still getting back into game shape as well as getting familiar with the pitching staff.
Castro and catching coordinator Matt Sinatro worked on some drills last weekend to address it.
"It was about a week ago we were taking notice of it, and we've talked to him about it," Mills said. "I know what he's coming back from and know what he missed last year with the knee situation. We're getting a bit more familiar with how the knee is going to feel, how it moves, how the pitchers are pitching and so forth." LinkAmazingly, I think he just tagged with his first official Passed Ball of the year; guess the pitchers are getting saddled with a lot of tough-luck WPs. |
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« Reply #32 on: April 24, 2012, 04:29:02 PM » |
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wonder if that would have changed last night game outcome
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« Reply #33 on: April 24, 2012, 06:36:37 PM » |
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LinkAmazingly, I think he just tagged with his first official Passed Ball of the year; guess the pitchers are getting saddled with a lot of tough-luck WPs. There have been some pretty bad scoring calls on the wild pitches. This is the big leagues. Balls in the dirt are supposed to be blocked with the body. This ole' stab thing is very old already. |
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« Reply #34 on: April 24, 2012, 09:31:40 PM » |
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I never understood Castro in the first round.
I've also admitted to myself that Norris won't ever be an ace pitcher. JD explained it to me. Two-pitch pitchers don't look so baffling the 3rd time around the order.
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« Reply #35 on: April 24, 2012, 09:51:27 PM » |
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I never understood Castro in the first round.
I've also admitted to myself that Norris won't ever be an ace pitcher. JD explained it to me. Two-pitch pitchers don't look so baffling the 3rd time around the order.
Well, in retrospect, a catcher really has to be something special to warrant a one. I didn't see Castro play at Stanford, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. But JD is right about Bud. He's a reliever/closer in waiting. |
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« Reply #36 on: April 25, 2012, 05:56:09 AM » |
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There have been some pretty bad scoring calls on the wild pitches. This is the big leagues. Balls in the dirt are supposed to be blocked with the body. This ole' stab thing is very old already.
Right...it's the Big Leagues. Pitchers are supposed to be able to throw the ball 60 feet on the fly. Not that the catcher shouldn't be able to help out the pitcher, but any ball that hits the dirt is a wild pitch. Period. |
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« Reply #37 on: April 25, 2012, 01:02:38 PM » |
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Right...it's the Big Leagues. Pitchers are supposed to be able to throw the ball 60 feet on the fly. Not that the catcher shouldn't be able to help out the pitcher, but any ball that hits the dirt is a wild pitch. Period.
This. Pitches that don't make it to the catcher are wild, and rightfully so. You'd hope that your catcher could do a respectable job blocking most of them, but it's not a passed ball if he can't. |
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« Reply #38 on: April 25, 2012, 01:48:34 PM » |
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This. Pitches that don't make it to the catcher are wild, and rightfully so. You'd hope that your catcher could do a respectable job blocking most of them, but it's not a passed ball if he can't.
It's really, really surprising to me that pitchers have a different opinion on this than do catchers/position players. |
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« Reply #39 on: April 25, 2012, 01:51:59 PM » |
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I haven't seen many of his ABs, but what's the thought on Bogusevic in 2012? He seemed to turn the corner last year but has regressed this year.
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