July 20, 200421 yr Right now, I gotta go with Willie Harris over Uribe right now. It seems as though willie is swinging the bat better and has become a little more patient at the plate. Now if he could only steal a little more often.
July 20, 200421 yr willie was great last night taking walks and working the pitcher. uribe is struggling right now, i dont mind seeing willie out there. he was doing great before valentin came back. i agree he needs to steal some more bases, if he does that the pitchers will focus more on him stealing bases instead of the batters.
July 20, 200421 yr Before we get too ahead of ourselves, this is the Texas Rangers pitching we are talking about....and their worst two starters too
July 20, 200421 yr Willie looks confident up there, taking close pitches and swinging at strikes. The more pitches he sees, the better he'll hit. He'll come around
July 20, 200421 yr I like the way Ozzie is handling the marginal guys on the team, making them compete for playing time. Willie looked absolutely lost for a couple weeks so Ozzie didn't start him, even in situations you would have thought he should. Instead he gave him to Greg Walker to work with and just spotted him here and there. Now that he looks a bit hitterish, I'm sure we'll see more of him, and it's Uribe's turn to work on the side and show Ozzie he deserves to get back in. This approach has worked with Rowand and Timo. You have to contribute in some way, not waste at bats, or the guy sitting next to you is going to get the nod. You don't have to hit 4 home runs everyday, and one or two 0 for's won't sit you down but unless you consistently compete, you're gonna sit.
July 21, 200421 yr It doesnt even look like willie is trying when hes out there. If theyre gonna bench rowand for having a bad game, they should bench willie.
July 21, 200421 yr It doesnt even look like willie is trying when hes out there. If theyre gonna bench rowand for having a bad game, they should bench willie. Why does your avatar say go cubs? That cannot be a good sign.
July 21, 200421 yr It doesnt even look like willie is trying when hes out there. If theyre gonna bench rowand for having a bad game, they should bench willie. That is one long ass name and willie had a good game today, so........
July 21, 200421 yr That is one long ass name and willie had a good game today, so........ You see his avatar?
July 21, 200421 yr first off, my avatar says cubs b/c it is on a trailor and my point with willie is just that if your gonna bench rowand every time he has a bad game you should do it to everyone. Either let them work out of their slumps or treat everyone fairly.
July 21, 200421 yr first off, my avatar says go cubs b/c it is on a trailor.... That is pretty funny, though. Welcome to Soxtalk!
July 21, 200421 yr Willie looks confident up there, taking close pitches and swinging at strikes. The more pitches he sees, the better he'll hit. He'll come around Unsound argument. Be a believer man! Really Willie has done well lately taking the walk and getting some solid hits. He has talent and just needs to put it together like some others we have on the team.
July 21, 200421 yr I have no problem with Willie out there but if he's not going to run then he should hit 8th or 9th. Jose having to try to bunt him over to 2nd with no outs in the 1st is just plain wrong.
July 21, 200421 yr I'm wondering why Hawk and DJ don't want Willie to take pitches and take on that leadoff hitter's mentality. They were talking in the broadcast the other night about how they want Willie to swing away, and while I have no problem with that, I was wondering why in the hell they wouldn't want Willie taking pitches like he was. Not taking pitches as a leadoff guy is down right stupid. Anyways, I do agree. Willie did look pretty good at the plate. He just needs to start stealing more...the fact that he doesn't have 20 steals yet is BS.
July 21, 200421 yr He has talent and just needs to put it together like some others we have on the team. Willie put it together early in the year. He was even hitting when he was playing CF. But the minute he slumped he sat. With Uribe swinging at anything in the zone, Ozzie should stick with Willie. One thing not mentioned is how fresh Willie will be for the 2nd half. Many guys around the league now are getting tired from everyday play, esp. some young guys not used to the long season. Some guys on Cle [all stars like Belliard, Victor Martinez] are slumping. Harris could be a big key down the stretch.
July 21, 200421 yr Willie will be absolutely nothing in the big leagues if he cannot learn to steal bases. He was out by a mile last night trying to steal.
July 21, 200421 yr Willie will be absolutely nothing in the big leagues if he cannot learn to steal bases. He was out by a mile last night trying to steal. They were talking about how bad his jump was and how he started from a dead standstill.
July 22, 200421 yr Willie put it together early in the year. He was even hitting when he was playing CF. But the minute he slumped he sat. With Uribe swinging at anything in the zone, Ozzie should stick with Willie. One thing not mentioned is how fresh Willie will be for the 2nd half. Many guys around the league now are getting tired from everyday play, esp. some young guys not used to the long season. Some guys on Cle [all stars like Belliard, Victor Martinez] are slumping. Harris could be a big key down the stretch. His cooling off also roughly coincided with his collision with Maggs.
July 22, 200421 yr Willie needs to be out there everyday. You don't work out slumps by sitting on the bench and Uribe is bound to do nothing but close his eyes and try to hit HR's. At least Willie knows how to work a count
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