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From: john smith on 13 Apr 2010 10:08 This guy Cabrera can't make the play in the hole but he can hit homeruns on fastballs near his chin. Weird player. Joey Votto better start to learn how to be more decisive defensively. His botched play in the ninth inning would have cost them the game if Cody Ross didn't swing at ball four. Votto has to know, you get that second out no matter what in the ninth inning. You don't even look at second base on that ball. Just run to first and get the second out. He has amazing trouble throwing to pitchers covering first base. Another sloppy win. Positives Bruce 2 hits and Lincoln almost 2 innings of non disaster work. Massett's ball was moving well topping out at 96. Rolen 2 bombs and the bloop game winner. In addition to Rolen's unexpected power, it is a pleasure to watch him play defense. At least now we don't have to hold our breath every time a throw is uncorked from third base..
From: RJA on 13 Apr 2010 10:24 On Apr 13, 10:08 am, eddyg...(a)msn.com (john smith) wrote: > This guy Cabrera can't make the play in the hole but he can hit homeruns > on fastballs near his chin. Weird player. Average .207. OBP .200. > Joey Votto better start to learn how to be more decisive defensively. > His botched play in the ninth inning would have cost them the game if > Cody Ross didn't swing at ball four. Votto has to know, you get that > second out no matter what in the ninth inning. You don't even look at > second base on that ball. Just run to first and get the second out. He > has amazing trouble throwing to pitchers covering first base. Masset was looking at 2nd base when he got to the bag. Votto saw him looking elsewhere and didn't make the flip. Masset assumed that Votto made the throw to 2nd and was waiting for the return. A flip to a guy who isn't looking probably wouldn't have gone well. > Another sloppy win. Positives Bruce 2 hits and Lincoln almost 2 innings > of non disaster work. Massett's ball was moving well topping out at 96. > Rolen 2 bombs and the bloop game winner. > > In addition to Rolen's unexpected power, it is a pleasure to watch him > play defense. At least now we don't have to hold our breath every time a > throw is uncorked from third base.. That trade for Rolen is starting to make more sense with the pitching depth. Zack Stewart may be good, but expendible. Edwin is off to his usual horrible start, hitting .200/.267/.400.
From: tom dunne on 13 Apr 2010 10:43 On Apr 13, 10:08 am, eddyg...(a)msn.com (john smith) wrote: > In addition to Rolen's unexpected power, it is a pleasure to watch him > play defense. At least now we don't have to hold our breath every time a > throw is uncorked from third base.. Rolen is off to a good start. Why, it's almost as if he makes more sense in the four hole than Babe Phillips!
From: RJA on 13 Apr 2010 11:31 On Apr 13, 10:43 am, tom dunne <dunn...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Apr 13, 10:08 am, eddyg...(a)msn.com (john smith) wrote: > > > In addition to Rolen's unexpected power, it is a pleasure to watch him > > play defense. At least now we don't have to hold our breath every time a > > throw is uncorked from third base.. > > Rolen is off to a good start. Why, it's almost as if he makes more > sense in the four hole than Babe Phillips! Move Phillips to 2nd and tell him his new job is to get on base and do all those winning things that second hitters allegedly do. Cabrera can bat 8th. Dickerson Phillips Votto Rolen Bruce Hernandez Stubbs Cabrera
From: David Short on 13 Apr 2010 12:26
On 4/13/2010 11:31 AM, RJA wrote: > On Apr 13, 10:43 am, tom dunne<dunn...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> On Apr 13, 10:08 am, eddyg...(a)msn.com (john smith) wrote: >> >>> In addition to Rolen's unexpected power, it is a pleasure to watch him >>> play defense. At least now we don't have to hold our breath every time a >>> throw is uncorked from third base.. >> >> Rolen is off to a good start. Why, it's almost as if he makes more >> sense in the four hole than Babe Phillips! > > Move Phillips to 2nd and tell him his new job is to get on base and do > all those winning things that second hitters allegedly do. Cabrera > can bat 8th. > > Dickerson > Phillips > Votto > Rolen > Bruce > Hernandez > Stubbs > Cabrera I like that one. Stubbs Phillips Votto Rolen Bruce Gomes Hernandez Cabrera Works against lefties. dfs |