NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 batting 400 so far. No round trippers yet but he dores have 3 rbi's. Good omen or flash in the pan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwsox Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 don't forget the stolen base!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted April 10, 2004 Author Share Posted April 10, 2004 don't forget the stolen base!!!!!!!!!!! Who knows, he may just become the next Rickey Henderson. Can you Imagine it? Paulie "Wheels" Konerko. Mark my words, in 5 years he will steal 3rd in the last game of the season to pass Mr Henderson, yank the base out of the ground and hold it up in the air for the perfect photo op. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandoFan Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Konerko is the one hitter who all of the sudden seems to "get it". Last year Walnuts learned his lessons the hard way: if you don't manage the strike zone well, if you don't shorten the swing and don't use an all-field approach, especially against tough pitchers....no matter how quick or strong you are, you'll be lucky to hit .250. The league constantly adjusts to you and will punish the stupid, the greedy and the mechanically unsound -- which let's face it, many Sox hitters were/are. So now he is spraying line-drives all over the field -- even outs are hit hard (it's a matter of time before they start falling in), whereas last year he would roll over the first breaking ball in sight and produce a tailor-made GIDP. Now....if Joe, Lee, Jose and Rowand can emulate Paulie's less greedy approach, you'll see offensive explosion, 1st half of 2000-style as Maggs and Hurt will see a ton of hittable pitches. So, yeah......I'd rather Paulie hit 15-20 homers but with only 15 GIDP, 875 OPS and much better clutch/RBI numbers -- I'll take 90 RBI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesox247 Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Hes been sizzling ever since that amazing come-from-behind game that he had last year, as far as I can remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Hes been sizzling ever since that amazing come-from-behind game that he had last year, as far as I can remember. Nah. He kind of struggled in September, as did the rest of the team. But, PK can hit and last year was an abberation, imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Everybody knows Paul can hit. This isn't a flash in the pan as somebody asked. I think last year's struggles will be good for Paul in the long run... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Everybody knows Paul can hit. This isn't a flash in the pan as somebody asked. I think last year's struggles will be good for Paul in the long run... There were a whole bunch of people that wanted to give PK away, and I heard it all winter long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 There were a whole bunch of people that wanted to give PK away, and I heard it all winter long. lol..I can't lie..I was one of them. But I don't mind Paul making me look dumb in this case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSteve Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Kong!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 lol..I can't lie..I was one of them. But I don't mind Paul making me look dumb in this case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Lopez Ghost (old) Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Who knows, he may just become the next Rickey Henderson. Can you Imagine it? Paulie "Wheels" Konerko. Mark my words, in 5 years he will steal 3rd in the last game of the season to pass Mr Henderson, yank the base out of the ground and hold it up in the air for the perfect photo op. Sooner or later Ozzie will call for a double steal with Konerko on third. Hope for a bad throw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJester99 Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 I bet LA is kicking themselves in the ass for not trading Odalis Perez, Jackson for PK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xero Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Yeah, don't forget the stolen base Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandoFan Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Everybody knows Paul can hit But that's my point: you can be a very good hitter, but if you have no confidence in yourself and/or refuse to make adjustments day-to-day, pitcher-to-pitcher, AB-to-AB.....the league WILL catch up with you. Even Barry Bonds would struggle if he was swinging at some of the garbage Konerko was (and Rowand, Harris, Valentin, Uribe, Crede are) swinging at last year's 1st half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSHarris1 Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Konerko said he would change and he did and i gotta say he kept his word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguana Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 and i just picked him up in my fantasy team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandoFan Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Konerko's next to last at-bats was UGLY. Konerko's last at bat (line-out to 2b) was very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Konerko's next to last at-bats was UGLY. Konerko's last at bat (line-out to 2b) was very good. And Pauly's glove play at first base has been flawless. He has saved at least 3 errors already this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 And everybody "including me" wanted to trade this guy for Ordalis Perez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Yasny said: There were a whole bunch of people that wanted to give PK away, and I heard it all winter long. What baseball great said, "Some of the best trades are the ones never made at all." Yogi I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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