and ground out to 2nd base 

6 minutes ago, Baron said:

and ground out to 2nd base 

He needs to just stand as close as he can to the plate.

6 minutes ago, fathom said:

He needs to just stand as close as he can to the plate.

Or as far away as possible on a plane out of Ohare 

9 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

I saw him at D2 Purdue Northwest.  He was a man against boys.  They had no chance.

I faced Jim Dieters in DIII, was mid round draft pick for the Tribe and might have had a shot at MLB before he blew his arm out. I went 0-3 with three K, as a LHB, he was basically unhittable at that level. He was throwing mid to high 80s with a nasty breaking ball. Always fun to see guys from lower levels in pro ball.

At least move Vaughn down to eight if you're insisting on continuing to put him in the lineup. No reason he should be hitting in front of Baldwin, Vargas or Soa at this point

Vargas should be hitting behind Luis 

7 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

I faced Jim Dieters in DIII, was mid round draft pick for the Tribe and might have had a shot at MLB before he blew his arm out. I went 0-3 with three K, as a LHB, he was basically unhittable at that level. He was throwing mid to high 80s with a nasty breaking ball. Always fun to see guys from lower levels in pro ball.

Crazy thing is if you can’t hit 90 now, good luck getting attention from college scouts

Burke not missing any bats.

6 minutes ago, fathom said:

Burke not missing any bats.

Ofcourse not because all of his pitches suck and he can't locate them. 

How is Ortiz not on the Sox?

7 minutes ago, fathom said:

Crazy thing is if you can’t hit 90 now, good luck getting attention from college scouts

Was only 20 years ago but might as well be a different era. Even 20 years ago most starters were topping out around 92-93. Sitting above that was considered elite velo. Now you're lucky to see anybody throwing below 94-95 in any inning. Just a lot of sports science improvement across the board.

Burke is so athletic.  Super quick feet for a dude that big.

8 minutes ago, 46DidIt said:

At least move Vaughn down to eight if you're insisting on continuing to put him in the lineup. No reason he should be hitting in front of Baldwin, Vargas or Soa at this point

One of the worst players in baseball this year, the worst on this team this year, and yet he has the most at bats. Makes no sense.

Whew that wasn't a good pitch 

7 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Was only 20 years ago but might as well be a different era. Even 20 years ago most starters were topping out around 92-93. Sitting above that was considered elite velo. Now you're lucky to see anybody throwing below 94-95 in any inning. Just a lot of sports science improvement across the board.

There was a 14U tournament last weekend where there were at least ten kids who could hit 80.  If this is happening in Illinois, can’t imagine the powerhouse states.

8 minutes ago, fathom said:

How is Ortiz not on the Sox?

He truly is fulfilling his destiny as Nicky 2.0. Can’t hit and apparently a dummy on the basepaths too.

6 minutes ago, fathom said:

There was a 14U tournament last weekend where there were at least ten kids who could hit 80.  If this is happening in Illinois, can’t imagine the powerhouse states.

Were about to start all star practice and I am scared for some of the velo our kids are going to see against some of these other area leagues. Its going to be a shock to them for sure.

sosa back to beating a lot of balls into the ground.

9 minutes ago, T R U said:

Were about to start all star practice and I am scared for some of the velo our kids are going to see against some of these other area leagues. Its going to be a shock to them for sure.

What age

4 minutes ago, fathom said:

What age

13. The league we're in we have like 72 kids. Some of these other leagues in the Houston area have thousands of kids, so we have no where close to the talent pool and typically get killed in these LL tournys.

8 minutes ago, T R U said:

13. The league we're in we have like 72 kids. Some of these other leagues in the Houston area have thousands of kids, so we have no where close to the talent pool and typically get killed in these LL tournys.

Yeah you’re going to probably see 75-78 from the best kids, if not higher 

Much better inning

Alot better

9 minutes ago, fathom said:

Yeah you’re going to probably see 75-78 from the best kids, if not higher 

Yeah I’m sure. We have 1 kid that can throw low 70s and one that’s like 65-67. Majority of the kids we face throw 45-50 and can’t throw strikes. 

This broadcast…good lord