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Post by Saint on Apr 13, 2021 8:16:19 GMT -6
Boyd vs. Odorizzi
6-4
The offense has got to get going earlier, and hopefully Odorizzi has a nice debut with us. We officially fell into 2nd place for the first time this year. Hopefully it will be the last time, but they need to wake back up.
I'm worried Bregman is playing hurt.
That 0-11 with RISP yesterday can't happen again. Our 1-7 hitters are all .789 OPS or better. There's really no excuse for that poor of hitting with RISP.
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Post by bearbryant on Apr 13, 2021 8:26:20 GMT -6
I'm still amazed nathan was M.I.A. when we acquired Odorizzi
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Post by thomasj13 on Apr 13, 2021 8:27:51 GMT -6
I'm still amazed nathan was M.I.A. when we acquired Odorizzi Paper planes.. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Apr 13, 2021 9:13:08 GMT -6
Boyd vs. Odorizzi6-4The offense has got to get going earlier, and hopefully Odorizzi has a nice debut with us. We officially fell into 2nd place for the first time this year. Hopefully it will be the last time, but they need to wake back up. I'm worried Bregman is playing hurt. That 0-11 with RISP yesterday can't happen again. Our 1-7 hitters are all .789 OPS or better. There's really no excuse for that poor of hitting with RISP. If you are assuming Bregman is hurt because of his poor hitting right now, then, most of them are playing hurt. I saw more weak at bats last night than I have in a long time. Yuli and Kyle seemed to be the only ones with a clue before Brantley's home run which was too little too late. Correa and Altuve both stood and looked at pitches they should hit and then struck out on pitches out of the zone. Altuve couldn't have hit the pitch he struck out on with a boat paddle. And, for Dusty to allow Maldonado to bat in the 9th was telling the Tigers he was waving the white flag. If there is a more pathetic hitter in baseball right now than Maldonado I haven't seen him. |
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Post by Saint on Apr 13, 2021 10:15:01 GMT -6
Boyd vs. Odorizzi6-4The offense has got to get going earlier, and hopefully Odorizzi has a nice debut with us. We officially fell into 2nd place for the first time this year. Hopefully it will be the last time, but they need to wake back up. I'm worried Bregman is playing hurt. That 0-11 with RISP yesterday can't happen again. Our 1-7 hitters are all .789 OPS or better. There's really no excuse for that poor of hitting with RISP. If you are assuming Bregman is hurt because of his poor hitting right now, then, most of them are playing hurt. I saw more weak at bats last night than I have in a long time. Yuli and Kyle seemed to be the only ones with a clue before Brantley's home run which was too little too late. Correa and Altuve both stood and looked at pitches they should hit and then struck out on pitches out of the zone. Altuve couldn't have hit the pitch he struck out on with a boat paddle. And, for Dusty to allow Maldonado to bat in the 9th was telling the Tigers he was waving the white flag. If there is a more pathetic hitter in baseball right now than Maldonado I haven't seen him. Not because of his hitting. His range at 3B and how careful they're being with him. The offense is just in a slump collectively. Individually 1-7 are having good starts to the season (some really good), but they're just not getting anything going together like they were initially. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Apr 13, 2021 11:13:07 GMT -6
If you are assuming Bregman is hurt because of his poor hitting right now, then, most of them are playing hurt. I saw more weak at bats last night than I have in a long time. Yuli and Kyle seemed to be the only ones with a clue before Brantley's home run which was too little too late. Correa and Altuve both stood and looked at pitches they should hit and then struck out on pitches out of the zone. Altuve couldn't have hit the pitch he struck out on with a boat paddle. And, for Dusty to allow Maldonado to bat in the 9th was telling the Tigers he was waving the white flag. If there is a more pathetic hitter in baseball right now than Maldonado I haven't seen him. Not because of his hitting. His range at 3B and how careful they're being with him. The offense is just in a slump collectively. Individually 1-7 are having good starts to the season (some really good), but they're just not getting anything going together like they were initially. If Bregman is still being bothered by the hamstring, put him on the IL and try to get it healed. Play Diaz at 3B and recall someone. Playing Bregman at all, if he is injured, is risking him being out long term. |
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Post by Saint on Apr 13, 2021 11:33:11 GMT -6
Not because of his hitting. His range at 3B and how careful they're being with him. The offense is just in a slump collectively. Individually 1-7 are having good starts to the season (some really good), but they're just not getting anything going together like they were initially. If Bregman is still being bothered by the hamstring, put him on the IL and try to get it healed. Play Diaz at 3B and recall someone. Playing Bregman at all, if he is injured, is risking him being out long term. Or let him DH for a couple days and have Yordan stretch his legs in the OF for a bit. Move Tucker to CF and give Straw a mental break. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Apr 13, 2021 14:17:51 GMT -6
If Bregman is still being bothered by the hamstring, put him on the IL and try to get it healed. Play Diaz at 3B and recall someone. Playing Bregman at all, if he is injured, is risking him being out long term. Or let him DH for a couple days and have Yordan stretch his legs in the OF for a bit. Move Tucker to CF and give Straw a mental break. That is a pretty good idea. Yordan needs to play some defense and Straw needs a break, too. On another note, I see that Castro is in the lineup tonight. He won't do any worse with the bat than Maldonado. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Apr 13, 2021 14:31:42 GMT -6
Or let him DH for a couple days and have Yordan stretch his legs in the OF for a bit. Move Tucker to CF and give Straw a mental break. That is a pretty good idea. Yordan needs to play some defense and Straw needs a break, too. On another note, I see that Castro is in the lineup tonight. He won't do any worse with the bat than Maldonado. Another Castro start against a lefty. You can’t make this up. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Apr 13, 2021 15:26:55 GMT -6
That is a pretty good idea. Yordan needs to play some defense and Straw needs a break, too. On another note, I see that Castro is in the lineup tonight. He won't do any worse with the bat than Maldonado. Another Castro start against a lefty. You can’t make this up. He will still do as well as Maldonado who can't hit righties or lefties. |
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Post by Saint on Apr 13, 2021 15:29:07 GMT -6
That is a pretty good idea. Yordan needs to play some defense and Straw needs a break, too. On another note, I see that Castro is in the lineup tonight. He won't do any worse with the bat than Maldonado. Another Castro start against a lefty. You can’t make this up. They're obviously not concerned about maximizing the offensive production with the catchers. On a side note, since leaving us and our hitting coaches, Stassi is a goddamn maniac at the plate. .292/.371/.538 .909 OPS since becoming the full-time starter last year. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Apr 13, 2021 15:38:17 GMT -6
Another Castro start against a lefty. You can’t make this up. They're obviously not concerned about maximizing the offensive production with the catchers. On a side note, since leaving us and our hitting coaches, Stassi is a goddamn maniac at the plate. .292/.371/.538 .909 OPS since becoming the full-time starter last year. Another example of a player hitting once he leaves us. He was horrible with us and I wanted him gone. I wish to hell we had him back, but, if we had kept him he probably still not be hitting. When will they wake up and see that our hitting instructors are incompetent. |
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Post by sempersmom on Apr 13, 2021 17:42:23 GMT -6
At the game tonight. Since we’re moving soon, we decided to come to one last game.
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Post by Saint on Apr 13, 2021 18:02:35 GMT -6
At the game tonight. Since we’re moving soon, we decided to come to one last game. Moving where? |
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Post by Saint on Apr 13, 2021 18:18:58 GMT -6
Great start for JO.
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Post by Saint on Apr 13, 2021 18:51:09 GMT -6
Ugly AB, Jose. Gotta do more there.
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Post by blcoach8 on Apr 13, 2021 18:53:46 GMT -6
Odorizzi looks good......Good at bat by Straw to drive in Yordan. Two pitiful at bats from Jose. First time up, taps a weak ground ball to third to get out on the first pitch and then strikes out looking with two RISP. He is NOT a leadoff hitter......no patience and no plate discipline. The problem is we have no true leadoff hitter. Castro would have walked if he didn't chase a slider at least a foot off the plate.
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Post by unionstation82 on Apr 13, 2021 18:53:53 GMT -6
Ugly AB, Jose. Gotta do more there. It was as if Boyd toyed with him. Gotta put down that three-run Jack swing and go for a bloop hit. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Apr 13, 2021 18:56:58 GMT -6
Ugly AB, Jose. Gotta do more there. It was as if Boyd toyed with him. Gotta put down that three-run Jack swing and go for a bloop hit. He needs to stop trying to pull the ball to hittey de home run and go back up the middle or to right. He is in dumbass mode right now. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Apr 13, 2021 19:02:28 GMT -6
Expected batting average on the homer was .200. Would have been in-play in all other parks.
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Post by Saint on Apr 13, 2021 19:18:03 GMT -6
We went from so good to so bad very quickly...
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Post by Saint on Apr 13, 2021 19:29:30 GMT -6
Goodness. This homestand is a disaster.
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Post by unionstation82 on Apr 13, 2021 19:33:51 GMT -6
Goodness. This homestand is a disaster. I wish our hitters loved the Crawfords as much as the visitors do. |
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Post by Saint on Apr 13, 2021 19:45:47 GMT -6
Two of their HRs we're flukey but we're still hitting like shit.
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Post by unionstation82 on Apr 13, 2021 19:48:57 GMT -6
Two of their HRs we're flukey but we're still hitting like shit. Baddoo’s homer was garbage, but the other two were legit. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Apr 13, 2021 19:58:32 GMT -6
Tigers hit three opposite field homers. If we hit one it's an accident.
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Post by unionstation82 on Apr 13, 2021 20:00:10 GMT -6
Tigers hit three opposite field homers. If we hit one it's an accident. Only one who can do it reliably is Correa. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Apr 13, 2021 21:50:53 GMT -6
It is hard to understand how and why this team that hammered the ball on the road and started the season 6-1 can do a complete turnaround and be absolutely pathetic at the plate. Our pitchers have given up homers in bunches to the A's and Tigers at home while our offense struggle.
It is obvious that Dusty has given up when he sends MALDONADO to the plate in the 9th with two runners on base to PINCH HIT FOR JOSE ALTUVE. I don't care what his excuse was. That had the be the DUMBEST move by a manager that I have seen in years. Dusty Baker keeps showing why he never should have been hired.
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Post by blcoach8 on Apr 13, 2021 21:57:55 GMT -6
I can't believe some of the questions these reporters ask the players in the post game press conference. Some idiot just asked Straw if he was surprised to be pulled in the 6th inning and be replaced by McCormick. I guess the idiot expected Myles to throw Baker under the bus for the move. Some of these reporters need to find a new line of work.
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Post by bearbryant on Apr 13, 2021 23:03:56 GMT -6
I'm still amazed nathan was M.I.A. when we acquired Odorizzi Paper planes.. |
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