June 16, 200619 yr Go see my post in the Pods thread for starters...average at best defensive left fielder, no arm at all to speak of, horrendous reads on balls hit to him, no approach whatsoever at the plate as a leadoff hitter, an OBP that ranks him 9th out of the 14 leadoff hitters in teh AL, yeah...you're right, I'm a bit biased I guess.
June 16, 200619 yr QUOTE(Capn12 @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 12:33 AM) Go see my post in the Pods thread for starters...average at best defensive left fielder, horrendous reads on balls hit to him, no approach whatsoever at the plate as a leadoff hitter, an OBP that ranks him 9th out of the 14 leadoff hitters in teh AL, yeah...you're right, I'm a bit biased I guess. And I understand all of that, but because of that, you have to include him in literally every single post that you make?
June 16, 200619 yr It made sense tonight because his sub was an absolute machine, setting things at the top of the order for us to be successful. Plenty of posts from me in the SL&M forum without any Pods references though!
June 16, 200619 yr The one thing that Pods does is see a lot of pitches. Thats his plan when he is up there. See as many pitches as possible, try to get on base and make a difference, then get to the dugout and tell the team what the pitcher's got. Thats the job of a leadoff hitter.
June 16, 200619 yr QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 12:37 AM) The one thing that Pods does is see a lot of pitches. Thats his plan when he is up there. See as many pitches as possible, try to get on base and make a difference, then get to the dugout and tell the team what the pitcher's got. Thats the job of a leadoff hitter. Well, thats "A" job of the leadoff hitter...and yes you are right, he does do that pretty well usually. But hes had a pretty forgetful June and end of May in terms of reaching base, another crucial job of your leadoff hitter. Hey, I want him to be a great success at the top of our lineup as much as anyone else, but while he is not hitting or even playing defense that well, ride the hot hand.
June 16, 200619 yr Including the playoffs, we are now 9-1 in our last 10 at Anaheim and Texas. Hot damn, I never thought I'd see the day. Great way to get revenge tonight, getting 3 of 4 in Texas is a great job and now on to Cincy.
June 16, 200619 yr I've also got to tip my hat to Juan Uribe for the great game he had last night. I've been critical of Juan lately, so props where props are due. Swinging a hot bat and playing some great defense will do that....
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