It seems like he believes he’s a switch hitter. You don’t just call someone a switch hitter who has never done it professionally at any level lol

Edit: if he did it one time, that’s a misspeak. But goddamn lol

Edited February 11Feb 11 by Bob Sacamano

3 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

 

4 times??? How the hell has no one in the media asked him to clarify at this point

22 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

I was glad to be able to play at part in both of those documentaries. Matt Flesch is already working on his next one, "The Stadium" dealing with the old Chicago Stadium. he's already had interviews with a number of former Blackhawks and some Bulls players. I've sent him some Bulls and Hawks games from the 70's and 80's so he can use some game footage to show what it looked like back then. 

I had a feeling Id be hearing from you if I posted about it.🙂

2 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

4 times??? How the hell has no one in the media asked him to clarify at this point

Dude has triple downed on it for some reason

6 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

 

Jeez.  Truly makes me think that the extent of Getz’s knowledge on Acuna is reading old Rangers and Mets scouting reports from 2023 and 2024 when he was a still a top 5 prospect in their organizations.

Edited February 11Feb 11 by WhiteSox2023

2 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Dude has triple downed on it for some reason

Maybe he’s from the Mirror Universe where Acuna switch hits. Can anyone check to find out if he recently shaved off a goatee?

6 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

It seems like he believes he’s a switch hitter. You don’t just call someone a switch hitter who has never done it professionally at any level lol

Edit: if he did it one time, that’s a misspeak. But goddamn lol

Four times is definitely no misspeak.  He believes it to be true.  He must’ve watched a lot of Acuna’s game tape.  🤣

Edited February 11Feb 11 by WhiteSox2023

9 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Four times is definitely no misspeak.  He believes it to be true.  He must’ve watched a lot of Acuna’s game tape.  🤣

I wonder how shocked Getz is going to be watching Acuna’s first AB against a righty.

10 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

Maybe he’s from the Mirror Universe where Acuna switch hits. Can anyone check to find out if he recently shaved off a goatee?

There goes all the lefthanded hitting runway Acuna was going to get. 

34 minutes ago, fathom said:

Good to see people on X questioning why Getz keeps saying Acuna is a switch hitter

I caught that in his interview and figured he must have confused him with Baldwin or something.  Does he keep saying it?  Seems like you should probably know the handedness of a player you just acquired.

30 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

4 times??? How the hell has no one in the media asked him to clarify at this point

Unfortunately, the only reporter worth a damn is Fegan and unsure if he’s even there when these comments were made.

8 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

I caught that in his interview and figured he must have confused him with Baldwin or something.  Does he keep saying it?  Seems like you should probably know the handedness of a player you just acquired.

Definitely feeds the idea that the Sox just took back the Mets’ long-rumored trade offer since they agreed to not take back any money from the Sox in the deal.  As does all the immediate trades and signings that occurred right after Robert’s $20 million was freed up.

Just imagining a coach going into Getz office to tell him that Acuna is actually NOT a switch hitter and Getz flipping the desk “WHAT!?!?”

2 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

Just imagining a coach going into Getz office to tell him that Acuna is actually NOT a switch hitter and Getz flipping the desk “WHAT!?!?”

“I traded for him because I thought we had an advantage over like 70% of pitchers!”

I picture it being like a Tim Robinson crash out

2 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

“I traded for him because I thought we had an advantage over like 70% of pitchers!”

I picture it being like a Tim Robinson crash out

YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

3 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

“I’m doing something here!!!”

In this particular thread, someone said that he supposedly might have done it playing around in BP when they were scouting him...but that involves lots of conjecture and still not a great look.

Then attempts to pin down all the times Getz mentioned it.

 

Maybe Carlos Rodriguez, Barfield or Gene Watson can explain it?

7 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

Just imagining a coach going into Getz office to tell him that Acuna is actually NOT a switch hitter and Getz flipping the desk “WHAT!?!?”

Amazing how sackless Chicago reporters are that none of them will correct Getz.  Of course, they may not know either.

2 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

In this particular thread, someone said that he supposedly might have done it playing around in BP when they were scouting him...but that involves lots of conjecture and still not a great look.

Then attempts to pin down all the times Getz mentioned it.

 

Maybe Carlos Rodriguez, Barfield or Gene Watson can explain it?

He hasn’t done it professionally nor in the fall/winter league this offseason so safe to assume it’s not happening (unless reported otherwise)

Edited February 11Feb 11 by Bob Sacamano

Is Kyle Williams still the quasi beat reporter on the newspaper side...at least home games?

Or Washington Post-ed/Bezos did that?

 

Edited February 11Feb 11 by caulfield12

8 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

He hasn’t done it professionally nor in the fall/winter league this offseason so safe to assume it’s not happening (unless reported otherwise)

They also went to all the credibility baseball info sites and nothing there....either.

What next, his alternate middle name is Barry/Berry?

 

Who was that huge Braves like $4 million signing at SS that turned out to be the wrong age/identity?

Pretty sure he ended up with LAA.

"Acuña grew up in La Sabana, Venezuela.^[1] Acuña had agreed in principle to sign with the Atlanta Braves in 2017, but due to the Braves international signing scandal, Atlanta was stripped of its ability to pay his signing bonus and he returned to the open market.^[1][2] On July 2, 2018, Acuña signed with the Texas Rangers for a $425,000 signing bonus.^[3][4]

Edited February 11Feb 11 by caulfield12

3 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

They also went to all the credibility baseball info sites and nothing there....either.

What next, his middle name is Barry/Berry?

The only thing I could find about Luisangel Acuna maybe switch hitting was his Ronald Acuna hitting a homer left-handed during BP lol

Edited February 11Feb 11 by Bob Sacamano

JR must have met him for breakfast/lunch after the trade, where Acuna related his long-held dream of becoming a switch hitter one day.  Must have been a hazy, cigar smoked filled room to complete the picture.

Voila!

Message gets pushed down to Getz.

JR's Brooklyn, then Los Angeles Dodgers 1963, Jim Gilliam 3B, Maury Wills SS, Jim Lefebvre 2B and Wes Parker 1B.

_{Dec 31, 2024}

Infield oddity history. The only infield with four switch hitters. - Facebook

 

 

 

"Above them, team owner Joe Lacob had bonded with Jonathan Kuminga at a Miami dinner during the 2021 predraft process and gripped onto the idea that Kuminga could still become a face of the franchise's next era at several forks in the road. But Lacob was too unwilling to move off a dream that didn't fit the roster or system, one his coaching staff didn't desire to execute, team sources said.

"Let your basketball people make basketball decisions," one team source said.

source espn

Edited February 11Feb 11 by caulfield12

CHGO - Sean Anderson day 2 Podcast. Talks about the Spring Training hats. Spends way too much time talking about PECOTA's projected playing time. These kids talk way too fast. Slow down, fer Chrissake!! 

 

4 hours ago, WestEddy said:

Works for me. Petriello is a smart baseball dude.