Uribe's leg kick from last year

[joeynach]

Remember last year when uribe was hitting like .210 and .220 and then all of a sudden he picked up this leg kick to help his timing. After that he started being more productive and having better at bats. This year the leg kick in his swing is gone and once again he is struggling to hit .200. Am I onto something here??

[shawnhillegas]

hawk mentioned it today. he said the leg kick is gone and uribe should bring it back.

[Dam8610]

That's what I've been wondering for a while now.

[Kalapse]

It's hiding out with Jon Garland's ability to throw breaking balls in on hitters and Cliff Politte's balls.

[Heads22]

Alberto Gonzalez threatened to resign if it was used.

[greg775]

Bring back the leg kick or send him down for 2 weeks to work on his swing.

His hitting is brutal.

[TitoMB345]

He sucks in general now, not just hitting.

 

His leg kick is his key, he needs to use it. Im sick of his s***. Get him down and let him work on it, or bench him.

[Heads22]

The most discouraging thing about this is Ozzie seems to refuse to bench him.

 

[SSH2005]

Been wondering this for awhile.

 

Uribe - leg kick =

[That funky motion]

I thought it was Walt that taught this to him. Bring him in and let him work his majic with Uribe.

[southsideirish71]

He sucks in general now, not just hitting.

 

His leg kick is his key, he needs to use it. Im sick of his s***. Get him down and let him work on it, or bench him.

 

 

The leg kick kept him striding towards the pitchers plate, it keeps his body balanced, his hands back and his swing level. Without the kick, his front foot pivots and slides towards third base. His hips fly open and he strikes the ball at a bad angle. When he keeps closed off, he squares up the ball just fine. Its just sad that he forgot to use something that was so successful for him. Last year he hit 286 in April then he was in the 220s with a blip at 250 for one month until he had the leg kick. After the leg kick he hit over 300 for a month, and had a bunch of homers.

 

I thought it was Walt that taught this to him. Bring him in and let him work his majic with Uribe.

 

 

It was, they should bring him in to work specifically again with Uribe for a refresher course. And then while he is up here see what he can do with Anderson. Maybe he can help get him going also.

[SSH2005]

To quote a wise poster here...

 

"Juan is just trying to corkscrew himself all the way to China."

 

[Balta1701]

Jim Leyland snuck in during the winter and killed the leg kick.

[Gregory Pratt]

It's going to be a long season.

[SSH2005]

Garland, Uribe, and prospect(s) for Miguel Tejada sure would have been sweet this past offseason if possible.

[SoxFan1]

Uribe needs a leg kick...in the ass.

[greasywheels121]

I remember Juan giving some credit to Frank, for his success at the end of the year also. So Frank also seemed to play a role into Juan's success the past couple years. And it's quite apparent that Juan has not spoken to Frank or Walt in a while.

[Milkman delivers]

The thing I don't understand is why he stopped doing it. I mean, he can't literally lose it. It had to be a decision he made to stop using it.

[Balta1701]

I remember Juan giving some credit to Frank, for his success at the end of the year also. So Frank also seemed to play a role into Juan's success the past couple years. And it's quite apparent that Juan has not spoken to Frank or Walt in a while.

Perhaps he has been talking to Frank, and this is Franks' revenge?

[greasywheels121]

Perhaps he has been talking to Frank, and this is Franks' revenge?

 

That's impossible. Because Frank's choking on a cupcake, while drinking tea in a dress with sand in his vagina.

[SSH2005]

That's impossible. Because Frank's choking on a cupcake, while drinking tea in a dress with sand in his vagina.

[Lillian]

 

The leg kick probably worked because it helped him keep his weight on his back foot. However, the thing that might help him even more would be to change his stance. I've always hated the way he leans forward. I would love to see him bend his knees and keep his weight centered. Look at that terrific youngster, Alex Rios on Toronto. That is the same kind of stance that Mark McGuire used. It is what some call an "athletic" stance. It helps to keep the body balanced, and utilizes the legs.

Of course the other thing that would help him so much, would be to stop trying to pull breaking pitches. It's so painful watching him continue to lung after those breaking pitches that are out of the strike zone. Don't they teach hitters to recognize breaking pitches, and to know that the best breaking balls to hit from a righty to a right handed hitter, are the ones that start inside, and then break across the plate. If it initially looks good, it will end up breaking out of the zone. That is about all pitchers throw to him these days, because they know that he will chase them out of the zone. If he insists on swinging at those pitches, I wish he would at least try to hit it to the opposite field, instead of trying to pull it.

I can't understand why he hasn't made any adjustments. How long should it take for him to figure it out?

 

Sorry I included the quote. That was inadvertant. I was just trying to make comments on the general thread.

[Heads22]

Uribe just makes me cringe.

[nitetrain8601]

If left with Frank and Hriniak. I remember hearing that Frank came to a game late in the season last year and worked specifically with Uribe and a couple of other guys. Of course, Greg Walker probably doesn't notice that.

[chisox72]

Uribe just makes me cringe.

 

 

Not only do I cringe, but I get the urge to vomit when he bats...its awful.