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  1. bighat
    Would you trade Buxton for Mondesi straight up?
  2. bighat
    Thing about Buxton is he always seems to be up there guessing on that first pitch. When he guesses fastball and he gets a fastball, he can sting it. You saw that in a couple of his ringing doubles this year. But when he guesses fastball and gets a curve, or if he simply misses his pitch, it's almost like he's so deflated that the AB is over. You saw KC throw him a first pitch curve for a strike on his last AB, he was down 0-1 and after striking out twice already we all knew he'd strike out again. Those of us who have watched Buxton for years could almost guarantee it. He doesn't seem to be able to make adjustments when he's struggling. If he's having trouble making contact, he should just try and hit the ball the other way. Simply make contact to get back in his groove. It's so frustrating to watch a guy with so much talent get himself out again and again.
  3. bighat
    An ugly win. But a win. Royals have to be kicking themselves. I think the stuff like the 14 men LOB will work itself out, I'm not too concerned about that in the 4th game of the year. At least we had men on base (as opposed to getting 1-hit in the 2nd game of the year against Trevor Bauer, remember that travesty)? What does concern me is Buxton striking out 3 times. This is the kind of game that can push his offense off the edge of the cliff into a deep dive. To be honest, I'm really hoping he can play today. He doesn't need to sit and dwell on his mistakes. I'm guessing Cave gets the nod in CF. Maybe Cave goes 2-4 and Buxton gets angry? Can't have Bux getting down on himself, whatever it takes to get his confidence back quickly.
  4. bighat
    I honestly think that when he's struggling at the plate, he gets more reckless in the field, trying to make up for his mistakes or justify his presence in the game. The answer to your question: you teach him to hit.
  5. bighat
    Dang, Buxton out of the game after a collision with the wall...and 3 strikeouts. Unreal. We'll see Cave starting tomorrow I reckon.
  6. bighat
    Agreed, from the OF camera he looked safe. Rosie aggressive on the base paths per usual.
  7. bighat
    Oh heck yes that's the Rosie we've been waiting for.
  8. bighat
    Cruz goes back to the bench and says "that's how you move a guy over to 3rd with nobody out".
  9. bighat
    Polanco still wants to try and win this game. Nice game for the 1-2-3 hitters tonight.
  10. bighat
    Bux tried to do too much there and gave up the HR. Still would've been a guy on 3rd with 1 out but yeah that's on Byron.
  11. bighat
    Buxton with 3 strikeouts. Every fan of this team has to be feeling pretty worried. Ever notice how when he's waiting on a fastball and gets a curve early in an at-bat, it's pretty much curtains for him? It's like he can't come back from getting fooled on one pitch or something.
  12. bighat
    Here's what we've all been waiting for!
  13. bighat
    Cron hit a line drive to 3rd. Rosie and Gonzalez struck out.
  14. bighat
    Dude you're not going to PH for anyone in the meat of the lineup. I can see if Castro was up, but it's pretty hard to be angry at Baldelli for letting Rosario, Cron, and Gonzalez bat with the bags packed.
  15. bighat
    The crazy thing is that you have lots of teams out there playing their 7th, 8th games today. Twins are playing their 4th. You've got to think all this time off can't be helping things, especially offensively.
  16. bighat
    Twins looking like they're going to waste a bases-loaded, no-out situation here. Reminds me a lot of last year's group.
  17. bighat
    Polanco knows how to bunt.
  18. bighat
    Yeah but Schoop's job with 1 out isn't to get 'em over. And now the game is tied. Lots of missed opportunities on offense today.
  19. bighat
    Dude, nobody in the majors is going to throw out a tagging speedster on a play to home on that fly ball. We all are hoping Buxton plays better but that play doesn't illustrate his weaknesses. The strikeout with 2 on and 2 out, on the other hand...
  20. bighat
    Terrible AB by Gonzalez there, gotta get 'em over dude.
  21. bighat
    That throw home from Buxton was just a hail mary. That guy was going to score 99 times out of 100, nothing more he could do there.
  22. bighat
    What do you all think of the advertisements during the games now? Reeks of desperation.
  23. bighat
    Eddie doing his baserunning tricks again! Love that!
  24. bighat
    He walked a couple of days ago also. No hits yet.
  25. bighat
    Side note: Saw that Hunter Greene (the #2 pick behind Lewis in the 2017 draft) will undergo Tommy John surgery. Unfortunate for the kid and the Reds organization. I point this out because the Twins were somewhat criticized for not drafting Greene ahead of Lewis - Royce was considered in some circles to simply be an "affordable pick true to the Twins spending habits". I remember the same was said about Joe Mauer vs. Mark Prior way back in the day as well. Edit: Also saw that Michael Reed was just designated for assignment by the Giants today after SF acquired Pillar from Toronto. Not sure why I'm posting this stuff in the game thread but since nothing's happening yet I figured I might as well.
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