southsidepride15 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 06:53 PM) Nice bunt, Juan. Why not drag it toward third? Geez. Because it's impossible for a lefty to drag a bunt toward third base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 [rongey] The Sox don't bunt much and it's not stupid [/rongey] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 06:51 PM) Well, that was a pathetic at bat by Morel. He'll be back in Charlotte by mid May. You really shouldn't be playing in our park with a corner infielder who has no power. I'm pretty sure he does have power. The problem is that he's on the 2009 Josh Fields hitting routine right now. How does Fields go from hitting 23 homers in about 300 ABs in 2007 to becoming a power-less below .400 SLG hitter in a matter of 2 years? Sure, his 2008 was pretty bad, but I don't see how a player's ability to hit for power can be killed that easily unless he was hurt and is still hurt. It looks as if Morel is on the same road. He had a lot of power last year and had a couple of home runs in a very limited stretch. Then he comes into this year hitting nothing but singles and ground balls. Something's gotta give. I'm not saying Morel is anywhere the power hitter Josh Fields was in 07, but it's just a weird trend that I see. AND WTF, STOP WITH THE f***ING BUNTS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 26, 2011 -> 12:56 AM) I'm pretty sure he does have power. The problem is that he's on the 2009 Josh Fields hitting routine right now. How does Fields go from hitting 23 homers in about 300 ABs in 2007 to becoming a power-less below .400 SLG hitter in a matter of 2 years? Sure, his 2008 was pretty bad, but I don't see how a player's ability to hit for power can be killed that easily unless he was hurt and is still hurt. It looks as if Morel is on the same road. He had a lot of power last year and had a couple of home runs in a very limited stretch. Then he comes into this year hitting nothing but singles and ground balls. Something's gotta give. I'm not saying Morel is anywhere the power hitter Josh Fields was in 07, but it's just a weird trend that I see. AND WTF, STOP WITH THE f***ING BUNTS! He's never hit for a lot of power. At best, scouts projected 15-20 in the majors. But yes, it's pathetic how awful Walker is with young talent. Edited April 25, 2011 by fathom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 where was that 2nd pitch?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamtheHBOMB Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 join the chat people --- http://05.chat.mibbit.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 06:57 PM) He's never hit for a lot of power. At best, scouts projected 15-20 in the majors. But yes, it's pathetic how awful Walker is with young talent. Morel had an ISO of .183 in AAA last year. .185 in his brief stint with the Sox. Those are decent marks that represent a 15-20 home run hitter. Morel looks like he might hit 1 home run all year right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 23 innings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCangelosi Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 05:51 PM) Well, that was a pathetic at bat by Morel. He'll be back in Charlotte by mid May. You really shouldn't be playing in our park with a corner infielder who has no power. I vote for bringing up Dayan and telling him to learn 3B, really. Either that or stick him in right, put TCQ in left and put someone else at leadoff. This lineup needs some punch and yes, we make way too many easy outs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daa84 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 (edited) humber has had a nice start so far...but hes gotten away with more than a couple hanging breaking balls and change ups.... great 1-2 pitch tehre though --looked like it came back to get the corner Edited April 25, 2011 by daa84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 i hate umps at yankee stadium - they're so f***ing scared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 This is gonna suck for Humber when he leaves the game with a no decision when tied at 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 26, 2011 -> 12:58 AM) Morel had an ISO of .183 in AAA last year. .185 in his brief stint with the Sox. Those are decent marks that represent a 15-20 home run hitter. Morel looks like he might hit 1 home run all year right now. The best observation, in a serious tone, I've heard all year was when I was at the Cell and a fan literally asked "why is Humber batting" when it was Morel up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 nice inning, despite the jackass behind the plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro2525 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 All our starters do is give us a chance to win most every game...so sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Apr 26, 2011 -> 12:59 AM) I vote for bringing up Dayan and telling him to learn 3B, really. Either that or stick him in right, put TCQ in left and put someone else at leadoff. This lineup needs some punch and yes, we make way too many easy outs... I'm all for that also. If Viciedo was so untouchable last season, it seems odd that the plan was to keep him in the minors all this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty34 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Humber's got a little better fastball tonight than he had in Tampa. Sets up the rest of his pitches better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro2525 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 A couple of hard hit balls this inning would be nice. Too many times we've had 3-4-5 up this year and it goes k-popout-popout or some s***...lets see some hard hit balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 we'll take that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro2525 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Alright guys! Lets get on the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Too bad the ball couldn't get to the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 So scoring position, no outs, 3-0 count...let's see.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCangelosi Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 06:01 PM) I'm all for that also. If Viciedo was so untouchable last season, it seems odd that the plan was to keep him in the minors all this year. I was worried that Morel would turn out to be another BA (awarded the job as a rookie prior to ST even though some lip service was paid to Teahen) this year and it appears its turning out that way. On another note it's pretty sad we call a runner on 2nd base with no outs a "golden opportunity"....that pretty much describes how bad this offense has been Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Does Morel have a walk yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro2525 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Alright Adam...just hit a flyball man. No strike outs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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