no push back form me except that the homers messed up his swing, I think he has always swung like that. His outfield control is low, his ability to chase balls down is absurdly high. With time he will be able to command the outfiield better in terms of calling of balls.
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I agree. I wish he would become a contact hitter which we need. A single is a double with his speed. I would rather him be a 300 hitter than a 30 homer guy. We need contact hitters who can get on base as we have too many solo homers this year.
It's amazing that a team that is 20 games over .500 longest winning streak is 5 which they only did once in March/April.
I guess it helps that their longest losing streak is 3 (4 times).
I guess it helps that their longest losing streak is 3 (4 times).
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I was going to post that I don’t remember ever being so annoyed at a Cubs team that was 20 or more games over .500 but then I remembered some of those Pinella teams were somewhat annoying in terms of their approach as well. I guess I’m jaded.
Considering he only hit .264 at AAA and .277 between AAA and AA, I’m not sure .300 is in the cards. But I agree, better contact skills would be nice.
It could be once he shows plate discipline. He swings at a lot of bad pitches as he is aggressive at the plate. He tries to lift the ball instead of driving through the ball and make contact. He needs to learn to go with the pitch and utilize the entire field. If he can tune in on looking for his pitch, he will be more successful.
I think your “could be once” maybe should be “could be if.” He’s still young, so improvements are certainly possible, and he’s had stretches where he looks like he could be a .300 hitter. But haven’t seen much to indicate he’ll be a .300 hitter for a whole season. Have to remember that currently there are only 5 guys hitting .300 this year. I’d take .275 to .280.
PCA problem is he wants to pull everything
Exactly. He needs to learn to use the entire field. With his speed, he can turn singles into doubles
Hoerner playing out of his mind.
Have you ever seen a team's bench (aside from the catcher position) be so unproductive for an entire year? I miss Mike Tauchman.
Have you ever seen a team's bench (aside from the catcher position) be so unproductive for an entire year? I miss Mike Tauchman.
The radio call to close out the 9th today felt electric. Another great comeback win.
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Magic number of clinching a playoff spot is 4 and to clinch the top WC spot is 10. We can knock it to 2 and 9 with a win tomorrow and a SF loss.
And so do GMs. That’s where the big money is.
Magic number is at 3 with AZ playing the Giants now. Let’s see if that number drops to 2. Let’s sweep the Pirates and lock up a WC birth. Go D-Backs.
Magic number is 2 and 9. Sweep the Pirates and we clinch a spot. Let’s hope SD loses a few so we can knock that number 9 down a few notches. We clinched in 84 against the Pirates in Pittsburgh, let’s repeat that this year.
Not likely to happen, buttttttt
Concentrate on San Diego.
We need to wrap up the 1st WC spot. We just need win games and SD to lose games that add up to 9. We need to pull for the Mets for three games. The Mets are fighting to keep that last WC spot.Concentrate on San Diego.
Hoerner has been a top flight hitter from day one.
Keep your eye on the prize. Consolation prize will take care of itself.Concentrate on San Diego.
if Cubs go 6-5, Padres would have to go 11-0.
Concentrate on the team that we are playing currently.Concentrate on San Diego.
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