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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Jul 17, 2018 7:57:22 GMT -5
Of course Harper won it... I never had a doubt he would.
Glad to see Freddie stay with his normal swing... it should have no effect when we resume the season.
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Post by keystone61 on Jul 17, 2018 9:56:08 GMT -5
You're probably right about the rule being in place due to liability. To eliminate someone like Aguilar being at a disadvantage, they could just allow a certain number of pitches per contestant, because you're right, it wasn't fair to him. I'm just glad that Freddie stuck with his swing instead of changing it to try and hit more homers. I don't want him messing with that! I like that idea, but then they would have to come up with another way to make sure the hometown dbag won.😆 I agree about Freddie, the approach he took probably won’t bother his swing. I hope it messes up Harpers more and he hits .113 the rest of the way. Let’s see if him and daddy can find a way to cheat so wittle Bwycee can have a World Series trophy too!😜 When you see and listen to his daddy, it clarifies why Bryce Harper is the way he is. Bryce may not be 'roid ragin', but methinks daddy just might be.
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Post by wncbravesfan on Jul 17, 2018 10:06:32 GMT -5
I like that idea, but then they would have to come up with another way to make sure the hometown dbag won.😆 I agree about Freddie, the approach he took probably won’t bother his swing. I hope it messes up Harpers more and he hits .113 the rest of the way. Let’s see if him and daddy can find a way to cheat so wittle Bwycee can have a World Series trophy too!😜 When you see and listen to his daddy, it clarifies why Bryce Harper is the way he is. Bryce may not be 'roid ragin', but methinks daddy just might be. Bryce's Dad could play Popeye in the movies...
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Post by keystone61 on Jul 17, 2018 12:55:13 GMT -5
When you see and listen to his daddy, it clarifies why Bryce Harper is the way he is. Bryce may not be 'roid ragin', but methinks daddy just might be. Bryce's Dad could play Popeye in the movies... With very little make-up!
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Post by Drkirby on Jul 17, 2018 14:28:41 GMT -5
THEY probably didn’t want Aaron Judge to participate, as he would’ve easily blasted Bryce. I’d have loved Ozzie vs Altuve in round one would be awesome
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Post by Drkirby on Jul 17, 2018 14:28:51 GMT -5
THEY probably didn’t want Aaron Judge to participate, as he would’ve easily blasted Bryce. I’d have loved Ozzie vs Altuve in round one would be awesome
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Post by Drkirby on Jul 17, 2018 14:30:40 GMT -5
Also they said Freddie has never hit a homerun in BP, which amazes me.i really think Freddie generates his power off of his technique and from the power of the pitcher. Opposed to someone like Gary Sheffield who swings like he’s trying to hit someone’s mailbox off every swing.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Jul 17, 2018 14:57:16 GMT -5
Also they said Freddie has never hit a homerun in BP, which amazes me.i really think Freddie generates his power off of his technique and from the power of the pitcher. Opposed to someone like Gary Sheffield who swings like he’s trying to hit someone’s mailbox off every swing. I hated Sheffield, but after watching him every day with us I became really impressed with his swing and his mental approach to hitting, he almost never got fooled on a pitch and gave away very few AB's. He would swing level or almost down on the ball at times and hit rockets with backspin that would start rising when they got two thirds of the way to the wall. I'd love to know what some of his exit velocities were.
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Post by Drkirby on Jul 17, 2018 16:48:14 GMT -5
Also they said Freddie has never hit a homerun in BP, which amazes me.i really think Freddie generates his power off of his technique and from the power of the pitcher. Opposed to someone like Gary Sheffield who swings like he’s trying to hit someone’s mailbox off every swing. I hated Sheffield, but after watching him every day with us I became really impressed with his swing and his mental approach to hitting, he almost never got fooled on a pitch and gave away very few AB's. He would swing level or almost down on the ball at times and hit rockets with backspin that would start rising when they got two thirds of the way to the wall. I'd love to know what some of his exit velocities were. I can’t remember a player that hit the ball quite like Sheff. Dude had a horrible personality though.
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Post by wncbravesfan on Jul 17, 2018 17:15:19 GMT -5
I hated Sheffield, but after watching him every day with us I became really impressed with his swing and his mental approach to hitting, he almost never got fooled on a pitch and gave away very few AB's. He would swing level or almost down on the ball at times and hit rockets with backspin that would start rising when they got two thirds of the way to the wall. I'd love to know what some of his exit velocities were. I can’t remember a player that hit the ball quite like Sheff. Dude had a horrible personality though. I never did like Sheffield.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Jul 17, 2018 17:30:02 GMT -5
I hated Sheffield, but after watching him every day with us I became really impressed with his swing and his mental approach to hitting, he almost never got fooled on a pitch and gave away very few AB's. He would swing level or almost down on the ball at times and hit rockets with backspin that would start rising when they got two thirds of the way to the wall. I'd love to know what some of his exit velocities were. I can’t remember a player that hit the ball quite like Sheff. Dude had a horrible personality though. I've been a Braves fans for 31 years now, and to this day the most upset I've ever been with any move we made was the day we traded Brian Jordan for Sheffield. My loyalty was really challenged with that move. I loved Brian Jordan as a person and a player, and I hated Sheffield with a passion.
Like I said Sheffield won me over as a ballplayer big time, but not as a person. The only good thing I could say about him as a person was that around September 20th of 2003 he came out and said he thought the Braves players were not gearing up for the playoffs properly, they were just coasting and were being too lazy. They had a big lead, and he was upset that they were floating. I said oh boy, he will NOT be with the Braves next year, nobody rocks the good ship lollipop. It's possible he wasn't going to be retained anyway, he was a FA, but after he said all that I felt like he was done for sure. And of course we lost to the f***ing Cubs in the first round, with them winning the decisive game 5 on our home field. Mike Remlinger, who had been a big part of our bullpen prior to 2003, one of the best bullpens ever, celebrated in a Cubs uniform by opening a bottle of champagne on home plate in Turner Field. A brutal experience for me.
But Sheffield had an unreal season for us in 2003. He had a 7.3 WAR. Almost 700 PA's, 190 hits, 37 doubles, 39 HRs, 132 RBI's, 126 runs scored, 163 wRC+, and a slash of .330/.419/.604/1.023. With 86 walks and get this, a strikeout percentage of 8.2%!
Yeah, he hit the ball like nobody I ever remember seeing. He hit 509 HRs in his career and didn't even have a classic home run swing. He just hit the ball so damned hard it went out of the parks frequently.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Jul 17, 2018 17:38:26 GMT -5
I did a quick search on YouTube and found one clip of him hitting a home run with a level swing, it's the second HR in this clip:
I took a still shot screen shot, and look at that bat position at point of contact-WOW! And they showed a side angle shot replay that shows how level that swing was.
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Post by keystone61 on Jul 17, 2018 18:30:59 GMT -5
Defense, attitude, and connection to 'roids cost him the Hall of Fame. He could hit with the best of them.
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Post by wncbravesfan on Jul 17, 2018 19:54:46 GMT -5
Nick at NIte w/ 1st All-Star at-bat: Flyout to Judge in LF
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Post by wncbravesfan on Jul 17, 2018 20:26:11 GMT -5
I like this live mic situation of the players
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