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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Sept 5, 2019 21:29:18 GMT -5
Well that works...
The HR was low and away.. that's going to happen every once in awhile..
What pissed me off was 0-2 to Soto and 0-2 to Kendrick and we throw pitches no one would ever swing at.... ever. That's how bad they were.. Then at 2-2 you have to bring it in because you don't want to go to 3-2.
We stood a much better chance throwing something close to the plate, especially on Soto because it didn't matter if he hit it to the moon... And chances are he wouldn't hit it to the moon if it was at the bottom of the zone or inside and up... chances are he would have swung and either struck out or made weak contact for an out.
Plus it's maddening seeing hits through holes where players should be. Dansby could have been cheating up the middle and still been right there instead of playing where the ball would have to get through the pitchers legs to get to him.
Anyway... gNats are a great team. Don't expect any of these to be easy. They battle tough late just like we do. However tough... we prevailed.
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Sept 5, 2019 21:33:52 GMT -5
0-2 twice and we throw pitches that no one would ever swing at.. Yes, and that is so stupid and these guys have had 5 months to figure that out and still try the trick pitches way out of the strike zone so far that a little leaguer probably wouldn't swing at. It's our organizational philosophy. No other explanation. It happens every time in almost every situation. We get to 0-2 and I bet 80% of the time it becomes 2-2 or 3-2... most of the time with the bat sitting on the batter's shoulder as he blows bubbles because he knows we are not coming anywhere near the zone.
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Post by keystone61 on Sept 5, 2019 21:36:28 GMT -5
Loved what Max did with his last hitter, I think it was Soto. He reached back and blew him away with 96, his best fastball all night. Max is a competitor.
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Post by bourjosgeorge on Sept 5, 2019 21:41:42 GMT -5
Yeah, Max was some kind of impressive!
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Sept 5, 2019 21:50:04 GMT -5
Max was fantastic and even more fantastic is he saved his best outing for this time of the year, against this opponent.
When Max is on, he might be better than Soroka. I think they are both TOR type guys. Max just needs to do it consistently.
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Post by bravter on Sept 5, 2019 21:55:07 GMT -5
Max was fantastic and even more fantastic is he saved his best outing for this time of the year, against this opponent. When Max is on, he might be better than Soroka. I think they are both TOR type guys. Max just needs to do it consistently. I love both of their mindsets. Max's mindset and demeanor reminds me a little of Brandon Beachy. Soroka I get a little feel of combination of Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz.
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Post by keystone61 on Sept 5, 2019 21:59:29 GMT -5
Max was fantastic and even more fantastic is he saved his best outing for this time of the year, against this opponent. When Max is on, he might be better than Soroka. I think they are both TOR type guys. Max just needs to do it consistently. I love both of their mindsets. Max's mindset and demeanor reminds me a little of Brandon Beachy. Soroka I get a little feel of combination of Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz. Max is a bulldog. Soroka is a surgeon.
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Sept 5, 2019 22:07:10 GMT -5
However you describe it, the bottom line is we have two first line starters. We need to lock these guys up.
It's fun for me looking back on the minority of folk who as recently as a few weeks ago were still wondering about Fried: Demonstrating again a complete inability to see beyond 3 inches past their nose.
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Post by keystone61 on Sept 5, 2019 22:14:18 GMT -5
However you describe it, the bottom line is we have two first line starters. We need to lock these guys up. It's fun for me looking back on the minority of folk who as recently as a few weeks ago were still wondering about Fried: Demonstrating again a complete inability to see beyond 3 inches past their nose. It's just that long term deals for pitchers is so damned risky.
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Sept 5, 2019 22:20:09 GMT -5
However you describe it, the bottom line is we have two first line starters. We need to lock these guys up. It's fun for me looking back on the minority of folk who as recently as a few weeks ago were still wondering about Fried: Demonstrating again a complete inability to see beyond 3 inches past their nose. It's just that long term deals for pitchers is so damned risky. Are you going to let those 2 walk? Sign them early and you might can lock them up at a price that is worth the risk. Wait until the final arbitration year and we might not be able to afford them. Everything worthwhile carries some risk. If what they want is stupid crazy, you of course don't do it.
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Post by keystone61 on Sept 5, 2019 22:32:01 GMT -5
It's just that long term deals for pitchers is so damned risky. Are you going to let those 2 walk? Sign them early and you might can lock them up at a price that is worth the risk. Wait until the final arbitration year and we might not be able to afford them. Everything worthwhile carries some risk. If what they want is stupid crazy, you of course don't do it. If you could lock both up at a reasonable price, then if only one succeeds long term, you still have a good deal, so that makes sense.
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