lets go A.J. grand salami time

How bad are we with RISP?

How bad are we with RISP?

 

It said AJ was near .400 with the bases loaded for his career. I kind of figured he'd fail there, though. Oh well, 6-run lead will hopefully be enough.

Pierzynski is really struggling.

 

They mentioned he's a .294 career hitter, he's sitting at .250 right now. He's not taken a lot of criticism here but he needs to pick it up.

Top of the 8th in the Twinkie dome. Pads cling to a 1 run lead.

Pierzynski is really struggling.

 

They mentioned he's a .294 career hitter, he's sitting at .250 right now.  He's not taken a lot of criticism here but he needs to pick it up.

 

Well, now he's just a dead pull hitter, whereas he used to shoot it to all fields.

 

DP for Buehrle.

Mark Buehrle is theeeeeee man!

Career pick-off number 4,507 for Buehrle right there.

Career pick-off number 4,507 for Buehrle right there.

Are you sure that right. B/c if it is that outrages.

"Crede swings at every pitch as if he's trying to hit it 9 miles...everything"

 

-Dodgers' Announcer

Well, now he's just a dead pull hitter, whereas he used to shoot it to all fields.

 

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No, he isn't. I realize that's the popular theory around here, but a huge amount of AJ's outs have been fly balls to LF and grounders to the SS.

 

His problem, IMO, is he is missing pitches he should normally drive, which means there is something slightly wrong with his swing. He is not as level as he should be through the swing plane.

Are you sure that right. B/c if it is that outrages.

hes kidding u do kno that right?

Pierzynski is really struggling.

 

They mentioned he's a .294 career hitter, he's sitting at .250 right now.  He's not taken a lot of criticism here but he needs to pick it up.

 

To be sure. But I'm not too worried. It seems to me he is in one of those stretches where he has had an unfair amount of hang-wiff-ems.

Edited June 18, 200520 yr by ottawa_sox

Crede is horrible at the dish. It's Scott freaking Erickson too.

God that was an awful swing by Crede. What the hell was he doing the first month of the season that was so different?

I do not like this open stance of Crede's, it tends to make him commit early on pitches so he can try to drive the ball.

 

Far be it for me to say because I am not Coach Tom Emanski but I wish he would move his left foot about six inches toward the plate and close the stance a bit. He can adjust the back leg however he needs it to get proper balance and allow his hands and hips to clear.

 

Anyways.

Whoa, I'm glad Mark is ok after that play.

And here's the man we've been waiting for for about 2 hours and 23 minutes.

HE GAWN FOR A WHITE SOX WINNER

AND THATS A WHITESOX WINNER!!!!!!!!!!

Jermaine Dye .260 AVG 13 HR 32 RBI

Maggs Ordonez .000 Avg 0 HR 0 RBI

 

 

So far so good right

I do not like this open stance of Crede's, it tends to make him commit early on pitches so he can try to drive the ball.

 

Far be it for me to say because I am not Coach Tom Emanski but I wish he would move his left foot about six inches toward the plate and close the stance a bit.  He can adjust the back leg however he needs it to get proper balance and allow his hands and hips to clear.

 

Anyways.

 

 

Actually you are on to something with the stance change. I would have him closed off more, so his back foot is more towards 3rd than his front foot. When he opens up his stance should be balanced and he can keep his hips closed more before they fly open.

Actually you are on to something with the stance change.  I would have him closed off more, so his back foot is more towards 3rd than his front foot.  When he opens up his stance should be balanced and he can keep his hips closed more before they fly open.

What he should do is not bend his knees so drastically to swing at balls low in the zone. There's no need for that.

God that was an awful swing by Crede.  What the hell was he doing the first month of the season that was so different?

Not sucking as bad.

Jermaine Dye .260 AVG 13 HR 32 RBI

Maggs Ordonez  .000 Avg 0 HR 0 RBI

So far so good right

Yeah i'd have to say so myself. And Welcome to Soxtalk