USAFChief
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Concur. The primary objective of a hitter is to get a good pitch to hit, and hit it. It's not to hope for a walk. 1-0, 2-0, 3-1 pitches are counts that in most cases a hitter should look for a pitch to hit. Need multiple baserunners late? Fine, take a pitch and see if the guy can throw strikes. Otherwise? Look to attack. -
Ron Gardenhire, Bill Rigney, Billy Martin, Cal Ermer and Sam Mele say hi. Also, we have a different definition of "vitriol."
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I also watch sports for entertainment and fun. And for me, if I don't care about the outcome, there's little to no entertainment or fun. When I no longer care if the Twins win or lose, I will no longer pay any attention to the Twins. I hope that day never comes. I want losses to sting, because I want wins to be enjoyed. YMMV.
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I don't believe for a second that Vazquez against a RH reliever gives them a better chance at extending that game than Julien against a LHer. And hey! Howaboutthat!!?? Vazquez is walking back to the dugout three pitches later, with the last a feeble swing at a pitch halfway into the LH batters box.
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For one thing, it wasn't a hit and run. It was a full count.
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This isn't fact. This is a pretty dubious opinion. Even if we use the publicly available umpire ball/strike stats, they call balls and strikes correctly something like 94% of the time. "Close" pitches are either a ball or a strike. It's not a coin flip and hitters shouldn't pretend it is. Nor will they get a 50/50 split on calls.
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No Correa again...
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I don't agree with either of those things. I also don't agree Baldelli is getting manager of the year votes, FTR.
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You must have seen a different replay than I did.
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Maybe you missed this, Nick...or maybe you left it out on purpose: Vazquez against RH pitching .215/.280/.265 And, predictably, three pitches, and a couple feeble swings later, Vazquez walks back to the dugout and TB is high fiving. Simply awful managing, and BTW if Rocco wasn't so easily manipulated into replacing his better hitters in the middle innings maybe he'd be left with something other than Christian Vazquez to pinch hit. When this happens in the post season let's see if you still shill.
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Wanted to do Charlie Manuel (obvious Cleveland connection) but couldn't find a pic with number visible. So I "settled" for a personal fav.
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Yeah, I don't think so. But if true, I'd say that's maybe worse. There is no world in which I think Vazquez is a better option than Julien. And I'm a guy who strongly believes in the platoon advantage. For me, it IS the straw that broke the camel's back. Others may disagree.
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That has zero to do with pinch hitting Vazquez.
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Today's managerial misconduct (PHing Vazquez) moved me over the edge. Just simply can't stand him routinely getting outmanaged. And today was freaking ridiculously bad.
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Heh. "Well, yeah, I guess, but other than that, what did you think of the play, Mrs Lincoln?"
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That's only the half of it. You're missing the obvious: Not only is Vazquez terrible, there was zero chance Vazquez would even HAVE the platoon advantage, and a 2 year old could see that coming a mile away. Zero chance. Rocco got played like a violin.
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Someone try to justify pinch hitting Vazquez in the 9th. Please. I'd love to hear it. I'm officially done with Baldelli. We cannot have a manager capable of making a move that monumentally idiotic. Good lord.
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Rocco just got abused. How TF do you pinch hit Vazquez there? Good lord Rocco, that's just awful.
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Small Baldelli.
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I can expect a reliever not to throw that pitch.
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Holy cow that's a bad pitch. He missed the slider before way up and in, so call it again.
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Concur. They have internal options.
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Yes. Definitely.
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There were 2 strikes. Not a hit and run. Starting the runner trying to avoid GIDP.
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Holy cow Julien.
