can you blame ozzie? nothing he can do about situation with the way this team has been playing.

When something remarkable like a .650 OPS at the Cell is the reason for the way this team has been playing, then Ozzie needs to do something, because that's a mental thing.

gotta charge that ball brian

 

He did a good job at getting into throwing position.

damn...hit just a bit too slowly

Any manager forced to use a starting line-up of Scott Podsednik, Brian Anderson and Jayson Nix would be driven to drink, clearly.

 

What starting outfield have you seen in a boxscore WORSE than that one in recent weeks? I can't think of any of the top of my head.

In defense of Ozzie, the weather is miserable. I don't expect him to be in a great mood to play baseball today. That's not necessarily a sign of the clubhouse mood or Ozzie's general mood.

What starting outfield have you seen in a boxscore WORSE than that one in recent weeks? I can't think of any of the top of my head.

Have you looked at any of the NL team lineups?

ozzie can only do so much with the hitters.. You can look at video, see research, try pump them up by bringing up likes of beckham energize ball park and what not. I really dont know what you can do with team like that.

Needs to throw a good curveball here on 3-2.

Ugh....Hafner up in a position to do a lot of damage. Can't believe they didn't throw a curve in that last AB.

There's danger here, Sheree.

 

Why did we treat Peralta like he's Babe Ruth there? Kind of silly. But somehow Gavin got out of it.

 

The bullpens, thankfully our biggest advantage, will decide this one. Knock on (Kerry) Wood.

Edited June 6, 200916 yr by caulfield12

ozzie can only do so much with the hitters.. You can look at video, see research, try pump them up by bringing up likes of beckham energize ball park and what not. I really dont know what you can do with team like that.

 

How about a hit-and-run with Getz on 1st and a pull-happy hitter up to the plate?

christ almighty i thought he got it

danm got lucky there

Oh man, heart in my throat for a second there.

Wow, I thought he hit that 450 feet. BTW, use two hands Nix.

Fields was 13 for his last 35 before the June 4th game.

 

Dye is 6/21 in his last 7 days and hit .261 in May.

 

I'll stand by my argument.

 

Over the last 15 games:

 

Dye: .302/.380/.651/1.031

AJP: .400/.438/.556/.994

Ramirez: .328/.371/.431/.802

Podsednik: .317/.369/.417/.786

 

Fields: .317/.349/.390/.739

 

so, uh, how is Josh our best hitter?

Raise your hand if you put your head down on that swing?

ozzie can only do so much with the hitters.. You can look at video, see research, try pump them up by bringing up likes of beckham energize ball park and what not. I really dont know what you can do with team like that.

At this point, it's quite literally something mental. There's no other way around it. This team is one of the better hitting teams in baseball on the road, but they're not hitting at all in the Cell. There's no way that's anything other than something in their heads. If I told you the Rockies were hitting 120 points of OPS better on the road than at home, you'd smack me silly.

I thought that was gone for sure.

So yeah, Travis Hafner looks like he's close to being back. Maybe he found a new supplier.

Wow, I thought he hit that 450 feet. BTW, use two hands Nix.

2-3 years ago I think Hafner would have hit that 450 feet.

well this mental thing been going on for two season as far as I seen. Yes, w sox caught fire last year during june. But, runners in scoring poisition hasn't changed.

that 2-1 pitch was at alexeis feet

Edited June 6, 200916 yr by daa84

Doug is not having a good game behind the plate.

Doug is not having a good game behind the plate.

and he throws the same pitch and alexei forced to swing at it ...ugh