What happened? Everyone cried at my INSENSITIVE remark the other day.
I thought yelling at Hamilton to go get drinks with me after the game was worse anyway.
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What happened? Everyone cried at my INSENSITIVE remark the other day.
I thought yelling at Hamilton to go get drinks with me after the game was worse anyway.
Your joke was hilarious. Even more so now that I know what you look like. Don't let these touchy-feely dbags keep you down.
Dominican Power
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Rangers/Cardinals best teams in baseball?
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Just saw the Braves' lineup for tonight. Heyward's hitting 6th again.
He had a poor year last year... Maybe trying to protect him a little and build his confidence?
I am really following his career.. Him and Adam Jones
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Without a doubt... The dude is made for third base.. Proof that god is a baseball fan
... Fredi? Is that you?
I'd rather have A-gon though, and we did. then we traded him for Adam fucking Eaton.
FUCK
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Just basic baseball common sense..
Blackace
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He was never a bum... Just a Red Sox
I dunno, it's very likely that just keeping Beltre and V-mart would've had roughly the same impact as the A-Gon signing+sticking crap at catcher did.
FUCK
But how does batting 6th protect him? There isn't the pressure of hitting higher in the lineup? What makes you think Heyward feels pressure from hitting higher, or that such a feeling might have had anything to do with his struggles last year?
How does batting 6th build confidence? Wouldn't being put in a more important position and succeeding there (hint: Heyward's the best non-Chipper hitter on the team) do more for his confidence? And what evidence is there that he lacks confidence, or that that would have anything to do with his performance?
Are you trolling me?
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Rays bullpen is so fucking bad. Sigh.
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
really? Yes batting 6th is less pressure than 3 4 or 5.. Heyward wasn't the best hitter last year in the slightest a month getting his stroke down without the demands of being a primary run producer can build him up. who knows what his problems were exactly last year, but I am sure the hitting coach and Fredi have a better understanding if it was mechanics or mental then we do..
To quote Yogi Berra... Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical.
"basic baseball common sense" is code for "i'm totally fucking with you" right?
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Young guys need to be handled correctly... Jason is hitting much better this year so far..
Blackace
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He just got a big contract no?
No.
How about A-Rod just kinda trotting off towards RF instead of trying to take out the second baseman?
Nope, but he's waiting on one.
You're not doing your team any favors when you're batting one of your best hitters further down the lineup. Right now, Heyward is doing very well. First in OBP, 2nd in SLG amongst Braves regulars. Dude deserves to be placed in the top half of this lineup. If he catches a slump, then fine, push him further down. But his play right now warrants him getting more at-bats per game.
Square Triangle
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Schlereth =Leyland gives up
But how is there any way to know if Heyward feels more pressure in those spots, or if it would affect his performance? He wouldn't come clean to the coaching staff about his own, actually physical, injuries for months; he wouldn't (and as far as I know, hasn't) say anything about feeling pressure by hitting higher in the lineup. And you might recall that he was amazing in his rookie year (a time when many players are said to face pressure) while hitting 2nd most of the time.
He's the Brave's best non-Chipper hitter when he's healthy, which he is and has been this year, and which he was in his rookie year. Last year he was injured.
What's this about a month? Fredi's said nothing I know about moving Heyward up in the lineup after a month, or any other arbitrary point in time. And he's been one of the best hitters in baseball so far. He's healthy. I think his stroke is fine. And again, "demands of being a primary run producer" is such a meaningless statement without actually being familiar with his own personal mental process.
... Exactly.
Doubtful, at least on Fredi's part. And there's a difference between diagnosis and prognosis. Maybe the coaching staff has properly identified the former, but that doesn't necessarily mean they have a grasp on the latter as well.
Still not sure if you're being serious.
storybook77
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Based Heyward will one day ascend to the 3rd spot permanently! Believe!
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
I agree, but maybe they want to not rush him.. Its a long season and I am sure the handling of Jason is top priority in the Braves right now....
If they bat at 6th past the start of May and he is still producing near this level I would say they are blowing it.. But I see the wisdom in letting him settle in a bit
Heyward batting 6th? ....sigh
btw, i was bored. wRC+/xFIP career splits and recent bullpen usage
i like our chances with the RHP on the mound..
btw, i was bored. wRC+/xFIP career splits and recent bullpen usage
i like our chances with the RHP on the mound..
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