Article: Series Preview: Twins vs Marlins, 4/23 - 1:10pm

[ashbury]

I don't understand how pitchers are not aggressive with that guy.

 

I have to guess that the early "book" on Hicks is to let him get himself out, by not giving him anything to hit with two strikes. The last three games give some (SSS) evidence he's adjusted, and it may be a little while yet until the pitchers adjust too. Then I hope he adjusts again, and whacks the smack out of the balls they lay in there.

[Guest USAFChief]

I've been pretty disappointed in Morneauzie so far. I was really hoping he'd be back to the very good, very dangerous hitter he used to be, and so far he doesn't look anything like that.

[Gibby]

I have to guess that the early "book" on Hicks is to let him get himself out, by not giving him anything to hit with two strikes. The last three games give some (SSS) evidence he's adjusted, and it may be a little while yet until the pitchers adjust too. Then I hope he adjusts again, and whacks the smack out of the balls they lay in there.

I'm kind of impressed that he can lay off some of those 2 strike breaking balls.

[ashbury]

Justin started out well then has been scuffling the past 10 games. Hope it's just one of those things. Have they been facing more lefties than usual? He's still got that obnoxious L/R split.

[Badsmerf]

I'm kind of impressed that he can lay off some of those 2 strike breaking balls.

Is it laying off them, or just not being able to hit and therefor not swinging the bat? Pretty stupid to me that he keeps getting walked.

[edavis0308]

I've been pretty disappointed in Morneauzie so far. I was really hoping he'd be back to the very good, very dangerous hitter he used to be, and so far he doesn't look anything like that.

 

 

I've thought the same thing. You don't get the same excitement when he comes up with guys on base like you used to. More the slight fear he is going to jut swing really hard and just sky a pop up or strike out on junk out of the zone.

[ashbury]

Pretty stupid to me that he keeps getting walked.

 

Over the course of a season, the difference between players with the most/fewest walks is greater for batters than for pitchers. And through the minors batting-eye has always been part of Hicks's game. No reason to think he's not adjusting to what major league pitchers are capable of showing him on 1-2 and 2-2 and even 3-2.

[Guest USAFChief]

Alright, let's get some runs.

[Gibby]

Sweet!

[Brock Beauchamp]

Oswaldo Arcia: strong like bull.

 

Holy crap, he launched that thing.

[snepp]

Yay!!!

[big dog]

Arcia go boom!!!!

[PseudoSABR]

I could get used to seeing that!

[snepp]

Holy crap, he launched that thing.

 

Indeed.

 

 

Dickbert, "let's see if he's asked to bunt here."

[ashbury]

Arcia-zie!

[Gibby]

I'm going to keep the faith that Justin will warm up with the weather. He's had a hell of a time. At least I'm really rooting for him.

[ashbury]

Alright, let's get some runs.

 

Bottle that mojo, we might need some more.

 

Am I right that all four of the first batters of the inning swung at the first pitch? Somebody did some scouting...

[Riverbrian]

That was Fun... I love watching 1st Home Runs Ever!!! Especially balls that were crushed like that one was.

[Guest USAFChief]

Arcia-zie!

I'm going with "Ozzie-zie."

[Gibby]

I was in an Irish pub in Rome last week, and ran into a guy wearing a Torii Hunter Twins jersey. He was from Woodbury, and a guy I used to play high school baseball and football against when he went to Eden Prairie. Small world.

[70charger]

Called 401 feet on that Arcia bomb. I think I'm going to enjoy watching him.

 

By the way, Mauer's average is all the way down to .364. Cut him.

[Don't Feed the Greed Guy]

Correia gives up one home run per every nine innings pitched, year-in and year-out over the past nine years. You can almost set your clock to it. Let's just hope it's a solo job today, because I think he could go nine.

 

Kevin Correia Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com

[Fatt Crapps]

Stanton doesn't give a ****. And who can blame him?

[Gibby]

Correia gives up one home run per every nine innings pitched' date=' year-in and year-out over the past nine years. You can almost set your clock to it. Let's just hope it's a solo job today, because I think he could go nine.

 

Kevin Correia Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com

He could go nine, but depending on the score, I bet Gardy wants to get some work for the pen.

[Riverbrian]

Small world.

 

Yes... But I wouldn't want to Paint it.

[Gibby]

Yes... But I wouldn't want to Paint it.

 

Steven Wright.

[Don't Feed the Greed Guy]

He could go nine, but depending on the score, I bet Gardy wants to get some work for the pen.

 

Not with a second game tonight.

[deanlambrecht]

Anyone know a good non-mlb.com streaming station for the game? Almost impossible to tune in a radio at my work...

[Gibby]

Not with a second game tonight.

 

I originally thought the same thing, but we've only played like 4 games in the last 10 days.

[stringer bell]

I have to guess that the early "book" on Hicks is to let him get himself out, by not giving him anything to hit with two strikes. The last three games give some (SSS) evidence he's adjusted, and it may be a little while yet until the pitchers adjust too. Then I hope he adjusts again, and whacks the smack out of the balls they lay in there.

 

Where's the sunshine Ashbury?