Balta1701 Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Bautista's HR yesterday was the 2nd of his career to RF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 2 minutes after I wrote that post, Jose Bautista hit one about 450 feet to LF. Deep into the Target Field 2nd deck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 24 minutes after I wrote that last post, Jose Bautista hit another. Â I'm glad I tuned in to this game. That's 15 on the year for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 That guy is a specimen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Chip Caray just referred to Hank Aaron as "Baseball's True Home Run King". With Aaron in the booth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 I'm watching the Jays/Twins game right now. Does Brandon Morrow have the best 'stuff' in the game? Fangraphs was talking about this a few days ago. I'm really starting to wonder. I really truly think he has the best stuff in the game (until Strasburg comes back) right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 15, 2011 -> 03:36 PM) I'm watching the Jays/Twins game right now. Does Brandon Morrow have the best 'stuff' in the game? Fangraphs was talking about this a few days ago. I'm really starting to wonder. I really truly think he has the best stuff in the game (until Strasburg comes back) right now. I wouldn't take too much from a game against the Twins right now. A lot of guys look good against them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Is the weather really that bad in Chicago today? To me, seems like Cubs had quick trigger on postponing the game due to facing Lincecum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 QUOTE (fathom @ May 15, 2011 -> 03:40 PM) Is the weather really that bad in Chicago today? To me, seems like Cubs had quick trigger on postponing the game due to facing Lincecum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 STOP PITCHING TO JOSE BAUTISTA Â Seriously, he deserves the Bonds treatment at this point. I get that Adam Lind and Edwin Encarnacion can hit home runs too, but they don't beat you at near the regularity as Bautista. He is absolutely ridiculous right now. Â Can you imagine if Williams had actually been able to acquire him last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3E8 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 15, 2011 -> 03:23 PM) STOP PITCHING TO JOSE BAUTISTAÂ Seriously, he deserves the Bonds treatment at this point. I get that Adam Lind and Edwin Encarnacion can hit home runs too, but they don't beat you at near the regularity as Bautista. He is absolutely ridiculous right now. Â Can you imagine if Williams had actually been able to acquire him last year? I am fapping vigorously. Â Today will be the 14th straight game for Bautista with a positive WPA. That is 14 straight games his play improved the Jays' odds of winning the game. It is insanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Jose Bautista...holy s***. I just saw the first homer he hit today. God damn! Â This guy picked him up in the 4th round of his fantasy league and is very very happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 QUOTE (3E8 @ May 15, 2011 -> 03:36 PM) I am fapping vigorously. Today will be the 14th straight game for Bautista with a positive WPA. That is 14 straight games his play improved the Jays' odds of winning the game. It is insanity.  It will be an upset if he doesn't end up winning the MVP and I think he has a legitimate chance at putting up a 1.200 OPS. What makes this even more incredible is that he's doing it in a supposed down period for offense. I can't even say that he's not a .350 hitter right now either.  He has gotten to the point where you have to stop what you are doing and watch when he comes to bat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 15, 2011 -> 02:36 PM) I'm watching the Jays/Twins game right now. Does Brandon Morrow have the best 'stuff' in the game? Fangraphs was talking about this a few days ago. I'm really starting to wonder. I really truly think he has the best stuff in the game (until Strasburg comes back) right now. Â He's up there. The Jays have a bunch of good talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Is Jose Bautista even a real person? This is f***in absurd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ May 15, 2011 -> 04:45 PM) Is Jose Bautista even a real person? This is f***in absurd. His current ops would be the 2nd highest of all time for a single season... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 As previously mentioned yesterday, Bautista hit his 2nd career homer to RF yesterday. Hit his 3rd career to RF today. All 3 have come at Target Field. Â Last night Carlos Lee reached 2000 hits. Congrats to him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 15, 2011 -> 04:23 PM) STOP PITCHING TO JOSE BAUTISTAÂ Seriously, he deserves the Bonds treatment at this point. I get that Adam Lind and Edwin Encarnacion can hit home runs too, but they don't beat you at near the regularity as Bautista. He is absolutely ridiculous right now. Â Can you imagine if Williams had actually been able to acquire him last year? Â Yeah, but he would sit on the bench while Pierre played LF. Unless Bautista took 3B, of course. Edited May 16, 2011 by JoeCoolMan24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Fun stats on Bautista. Â He has 16 HR this year. Â The Minnesota twins have 18 HR this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ May 15, 2011 -> 07:08 PM) Fun stats on Bautista. He has 16 HR this year.  The Minnesota twins have 18 HR this year.  You are right, that is fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3E8 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ May 15, 2011 -> 04:45 PM) Is Jose Bautista even a real person? This is f***in absurd. Southsider2k5 does not think so. But obviously he passed last years tests since we did not hear anything. So unless he is on HGH, which would devastate me, he is human. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (3E8 @ May 15, 2011 -> 07:40 PM) Southsider2k5 does not think so. But obviously he passed last years tests since we did not hear anything. So unless he is on HGH, which would devastate me, he is human.  I think it's legit. He always swung hard and was a patient hitter, but the timing mechanism with his foot along with opening up juuuust a bit has allowed him the ability to see the ball longer and better.  Jose Bautista homer off Lester, 2008 Jose Bautista homer off Duensing, Today  There is a clear and distinguishable difference between the two. I don't see any difference in his swing at all, and he may not open up at all, but his approach is completely different and it is quite pronounced. That leg kick he has seems to open him up at the plate and allows him to both see the ball better and get better hip rotation, which contributes to his power, and he had a very powerful swing to begin with. Edited May 16, 2011 by witesoxfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 (bringing this over from the Central thread)  QUOTE (zenryan @ May 15, 2011 -> 05:55 PM) It has nothing to do with him being a non Sox player.   He went from a guy hitting 16 home runs in 120-140 games to hitting 54 in a season and now 16 in 32 games.    But yeah, now that there is steroid testing it must mean every player is clean...  Or it could be a simple mechanical adjustment.  Above are videos from 2008 and 2011. Here are videos from July 2009 and October 2009. July 2009 off of David Price October 2009 off of Jeremy Guthrie  HUGE difference, and it is become more pronounced this year too. His plate coverage has improved and, as mentioned, always had a good eye at the plate.  And I'm well aware that not all PED's increase your body size, but his body hasn't increased at all. If anything, it sort of looks like he's slimmed down over time, which could feasibly allow him to get through the zone quicker, especially if he hasn't lost any strength in losing size.  I think he's clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 QUOTE (3E8 @ May 15, 2011 -> 07:40 PM) Southsider2k5 does not think so. But obviously he passed last years tests since we did not hear anything. So unless he is on HGH, which would devastate me, he is human. Â Well since they do test now, he isn't unless there's something he's taking that isn't showing up yet. And BTW, I believe he's clean too and agree with wite about his mechanical adjustment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Zelig Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Does every player get tested? I thought it was random. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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