August 22, 201015 yr Ugh, I love what Rios has done this season for the most part, its been a great, and rather expected turn around from last year. However, right now our #3 hitter is killing us just when we need him the most. Hes been great all year, but his recent slump is so bad in terms of timing. He is 16 for his last 69 AB's, thats a .231 hitter, 8 RBI, 10K, and hit into 5 DP. I hope he comes out of it soon, he still looks at little lost at the plate. I have defiantly noticed a lot of swinging at pitches out of the zone or in the dirt. Has anyone noticed anything different? Is it his swing, is he getting tired, has the league adjusted?
August 22, 201015 yr Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah, blah blah. Blah blah blah - blah blah, blah!! Blah... Blah.
August 22, 201015 yr QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 01:12 PM) Doesn't Rios still have a wrist issue or something like that? He has said that yes, that he is going to just have to play through it. But then a few weeks ago he started hitting the ball hard again for a few games, only to fall back into this pattern of hitting weak choppers to the left side. Hit that ball to the opposite field hard today though, so maybe he is starting to feel better about it.
August 23, 201015 yr Author QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 02:22 PM) He has said that yes, that he is going to just have to play through it. But then a few weeks ago he started hitting the ball hard again for a few games, only to fall back into this pattern of hitting weak choppers to the left side. Hit that ball to the opposite field hard today though, so maybe he is starting to feel better about it. Hope So!!
August 23, 201015 yr QUOTE (hi8is @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 08:11 PM) Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah, blah blah. Blah blah blah - blah blah, blah!! Blah... Blah. We could write your response to any post. Guess this topic didn't interest you. He brought up some good points and asked a few reasonable questions. Rios is off limits of criticism to many. I applaud Fathom for ripping him regularly of late. Edited August 23, 201015 yr by greg775
August 23, 201015 yr Isn't an annual second half fade a big part of Toronto fans' being glad to see Rios go (aside from the ridiculous contract)?
August 23, 201015 yr at least he woke up though and got the triple today. Though after that he took an 0-fer his last four at bats.
August 24, 201015 yr QUOTE (11and1 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 09:51 PM) Isn't an annual second half fade a big part of Toronto fans' being glad to see Rios go (aside from the ridiculous contract)? Career 1st half - .290/.341/.466/.807 Career 2nd half - .272/.318/.422/.739
August 25, 201015 yr Author QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 24, 2010 -> 02:01 PM) Career 1st half - .290/.341/.466/.807 Career 2nd half - .272/.318/.422/.739 While still an indication of wearing down thats still nite and day compared to Dye's 1st and 2nd half splits from last year.
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