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Post by unionstation82 on May 23, 2019 16:26:26 GMT -6
People are dogging his weight because: 1. He’s not producing. 2. Even though he’s not a star, he chose to gain 30 pounds. If this guy was your mailman, no one would care. It's not just him. People seem pretty critical of appearances and behavioral mannerisms whenever a player doesn't play well. It's not like the players are trying to struggle. It would be one thing if these guys were asshats or something like Carlos Gomez, but I'm not sure why we're hating on our own guys so much. Criticize their performance for sure, but some of the other stuff (not liking a guy because he hops in a swing, chews his gum, has an arm tattoo, etc.) seems unnecessary. It doesn't bother me, it just seems excessive at times. I think that saying we kind of hate these players is an overstatement. If White was hitting .260 with 5 or 6 homers and a handful of RBI’s, it’d be more palatable to see him so overweight. However, he is performing way worse and is bigger so yeah, his effort is questioned. Jake is a different story. No one questions his effort seriously, but he plays way too often for being such an unreliable hitter. His defense does not make up for it, in my opinion. What REALLY brings on the criticism is when they’re BOTH in the same lineup. You add them to a lineup with a struggling overpaid and older Gurriel, and that makes the lineup look less dominating and top heavy. Keep in mind that Altuve is also having his worst season in every regard besides home runs. So, the situation isn’t as peachy as some would let on. |
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Post by bearbryant on May 23, 2019 16:54:00 GMT -6
Damn, I guess everybody that posts here can run a mile in 4 minutes and has rock hard abs. 4 1/2 minutes! |
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Post by thomasj13 on May 23, 2019 19:20:01 GMT -6
Damn, I guess everybody that posts here can run a mile in 4 minutes and has rock hard abs. 4 1/2 minutes! Not bad time, if you're running drunk backwards, up a steep incline, wearing Dutch shoes |
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Post by Saint on May 23, 2019 19:23:15 GMT -6
You’re a horrible hypocrite. I don't recall calling someone a fatass or making fun of the way they chew their gum when a player struggles. Please show me otherwise if that's not the case. |
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Post by Saint on May 23, 2019 19:24:08 GMT -6
It's not just him. People seem pretty critical of appearances and behavioral mannerisms whenever a player doesn't play well. It's not like the players are trying to struggle. It would be one thing if these guys were asshats or something like Carlos Gomez, but I'm not sure why we're hating on our own guys so much. Criticize their performance for sure, but some of the other stuff (not liking a guy because he hops in a swing, chews his gum, has an arm tattoo, etc.) seems unnecessary. It doesn't bother me, it just seems excessive at times. I think that saying we kind of hate these players is an overstatement. If White was hitting .260 with 5 or 6 homers and a handful of RBI’s, it’d be more palatable to see him so overweight. However, he is performing way worse and is bigger so yeah, his effort is questioned. Jake is a different story. No one questions his effort seriously, but he plays way too often for being such an unreliable hitter. His defense does not make up for it, in my opinion. What REALLY brings on the criticism is when they’re BOTH in the same lineup. You add them to a lineup with a struggling overpaid and older Gurriel, and that makes the lineup look less dominating and top heavy. Keep in mind that Altuve is also having his worst season in every regard besides home runs. So, the situation isn’t as peachy as some would let on. I'm not talking about performance criticism. I'm talking about repetitive personal attacks. |
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Post by thomasj13 on May 23, 2019 19:24:41 GMT -6
I can do a 5-minute mile and 6-minute abs 6 minute Abs? No, no, not 6 minute Abs, Nobody is coming up with. 6 minute Abs. Who works out in 6 minutes? You can't even get your heart going, not even a mouse on a wheel. |
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Post by bearbryant on May 24, 2019 8:32:17 GMT -6
I can do a 5-minute mile and 6-minute abs 6 minute Abs? No, no, not 6 minute Abs, Nobody is coming up with. 6 minute Abs. Who works out in 6 minutes? You can't even get your heart going, not even a mouse on a wheel. |
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Post by astrosdoug on May 25, 2019 3:10:45 GMT -6
I said it in spring training, he needs to shave his head bald like Derek Fisher. Something to jolt him out of where he is now. He needs to stop grinning and chomping his gum like his job isn’t on the line. it occurred to me too that he needs to spit out the gum before he goes up to the plate. at least if he gets cut from the team this summer, he will have plenty of time to work on his golf game. it's sad, but during the off season he talked like he was much more interested in golf than baseball. maybe he really is. |
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