Disregard my 'ugly 3rd inning for Elarton' post. *sigh*

is the wind blowing in? That looked real good off of the bat

Yes, soxtalk...YOU CANNOT COMPLAIN ABOUT SOX PLAYERS...

 

maybe if it wasnt the only thing you seem to do.

is the wind blowing in? That looked real good off of the bat

Farmer said it's blowing in pretty well. Gameday says there's a 16 mph wind in from LF.

So the question is...is adding extra RISP worth subtracting some OBP (combined with the annoying the pitcher factor).

 

As long as Pods is up at 75% or so, I can live with it, because those hits by Thome, Iguchi, and Konerko will turn into more RBI's than just sitting back & waiting for a dinger.

 

Pods can score from first...our power is so sick from 3-4-5 right now that i'd rather men be on base than pods try to steal and pull his groin again.

Farmer said it's blowing in pretty well.  Gameday says there's a 16 mph wind in from LF.

 

yikes

maybe if it wasnt the only thing you seem to do.

 

If only I had your baseball knowledge

So the question is...is adding extra RISP worth subtracting some OBP (combined with the annoying the pitcher factor).

 

As long as Pods is up at 75% or so, I can live with it, because those hits by Thome, Iguchi, and Konerko will turn into more RBI's than just sitting back & waiting for a dinger.

 

I agree and I think most advocating pods to steal are expecting at least a 75% success rate. Nobody is expecting Pods to get nailed 1/2 the time. You're not really a base stealer if that's your success rate.

Edited April 19, 200619 yr by Controlled Chaos

whoa Tony g was late on that one

If only I had your baseball knowledge

 

When did I say i knew it all? What I do know giving up on a rookie 2 weeks in the season is dumb. But I havent claimed to be all knowledgable or however you want to put it.

Man our day crowds are dead...... so far

 

Its like a golf outing.... wow

So the question is...is adding extra RISP worth subtracting some OBP (combined with the annoying the pitcher factor).

 

As long as Pods is up at 75% or so, I can live with it, because those hits by Thome, Iguchi, and Konerko will turn into more RBI's than just sitting back & waiting for a dinger.

I have no problem with the 78% he put up last year before his injury, that doesn't really bother me even if it would in other players. Once I guy starts dropping under the 75% marker then you have some serious problems. His 46% in the final 2 months of the season was hurting the team more than it was helping it. I know he was hurt but if he doesnt feel that he can steal bases successfully then he shouldn't be doing it.

Man our day crowds are dead...... so far

 

Its like a golf outing.... wow

 

KC and a day game during a weekday isnt a good combination.

Man our day crowds are dead...... so far

 

Its like a golf outing.... wow

 

they must have turned off the CHEER O METER!!!

Man our day crowds are dead...... so far

 

Its like a golf outing.... wow

 

we never draw well against the Royals.

I'm liking broadways number

Vazquez is dealin'.

Vazquez still looking nasty, 12 up 12 down

JAVY!

He had stolen a few bases in a row rather easily.  Considering there was a tall righty on the mound, he had no reason not to try and keep up his success on the bases.  There's no one on this site who dislikes Pods more than I do, but I want him stealing in that situation.

 

Yeah that's a good point.

12 in a row set down by Vazquez. 52 pitches through 4 innings, 36 strikes.

its amazing vaz can ever give up 5 runs in an inning when he's got that stuff...I'm imagining a Contreras like 2nd half from him this year.

its amazing vaz can ever give up 5 runs in an inning when he's got that stuff...I'm imagining a Contreras like 2nd half from him this year.

If that's true we will run away with it.

nice job by AJ...Single, One out

I have no problem with the 78% he put up last year before his injury, that doesn't really bother me even if it would in other players. Once I guy starts dropping under the 75% marker then you have some serious problems. His 46% in the final 2 months of the season was hurting the team more than it was helping it. I know he was hurt but if he doesnt feel that he can steal bases successfully then he shouldn't be doing it.

On that part we can agree. At least thus far, Scotty is still at 75%, even though the sample size is a wee bit small. And those steals have already turned into runs, just yesterday in fact.