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  1. USAFChief
    Last hitter for Hughes.
  2. USAFChief
    I thought it was more of an awful AB. Ditto Mauer and Grossman.
  3. USAFChief
    average exit velocity dropped a bit.
  4. USAFChief
    what awful calls were that?
  5. USAFChief
    http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V449fCgSRyM/VQxylYPh9-I/AAAAAAAAK08/Cw8bGn9RYZQ/s1600/MicrofoneLogo.png tap tap..."this thing on?"
  6. USAFChief
    Out, I think.
  7. USAFChief
    What do you call a Latino country singer who tends to sing too fast?
  8. USAFChief
    Hughes, on cruise. uh, control.
  9. USAFChief
    Yeah, all you youngsters are alike that way.
  10. USAFChief
    More run(s) please. I'm starting to doubt 2 is enough.
  11. USAFChief
    Besides, that represents a clear upgrade over Gibson.
  12. USAFChief
    All right Hughes-zee, there's your two runs. Bring it on home, big guy.
  13. USAFChief
    You're welcome. Send your checks to: USAFChief Runztheezy Way Tucson, AZ 85707
  14. USAFChief
    Early runs would be nice.
  15. USAFChief
    No, don't think so. That was in the gap off the bat.
  16. USAFChief
    Huh. Looks to me like the Dozier to the Dodgers thread, in graphic form.
  17. USAFChief
    I'm reminded today of my good friend Jose, who I play a lot of golf with. I asked him one day if I could have his sand wedge and he gave me a ham and cheese.
  18. USAFChief
    Cause he sat yesterday against a RHP. Duh.
  19. USAFChief
    si.
  20. USAFChief
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyqbWd9YJJE
  21. USAFChief
    Continuing Snepp's excellent nickname game, might I suggest: Phil "Exit Velocity" Hughes.
  22. USAFChief
    that's debatable.
  23. USAFChief
    I wonder if that's what it really means. Statcast is new, "exit velocity" is new, and I'm not sure we really understand what it all means yet. In Mauer's case, I wonder if it's more a lack of really softly hit balls. He rarely hits the ball real hard, but also gets a portion of the barrel on the ball a high percentage of the time, so he doesn't have many really softly hit balls to drag the average down. Few infield popups, few slow rollers. Lots of medium soft humpback liners to left, lots of fairly sharp 2 and 3 hoppers to 2nd. In bowling terms, he's the guy who averages 190 by almost always bowling somewhere between 180-200. He's not the guy who averages 190 by bowling 100, 190, 280. In any case, he's an argument that " average exit velocity" shouldn't be looked at in isolation as an indication of effectiveness. At a minimum launch angle plays a part, and I think eventually they'll be considering spin rate at well. In Mauer's case, the high average exit velocity has added up to .230/.295/.310. Woof. edit: or what taildragger said.
  24. USAFChief
    "I said you got my number? He said yeah, I got it when you walked in the door." Still one of the best lines ever.
  25. USAFChief
    Getting off to a 1-0 lead is so overrated.
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