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    Tuesday, May 9 vs Tampa Bay Rays

    in Game Threads

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    2 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

    Really, when did he do that before in the majors? That was his first major league error.

    The quote I’m referencing was an observation at a Norfolk game.  Think you called me something like a clown for suggesting he had issues in OF :) 

    Tuesday, May 9 vs Tampa Bay Rays

    in Game Threads

    Posted · Edited by emmett16

    3 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

    Lol... How many times did you say, I love Stowers? 

    Nothing cracks me up when people claim victory on players when the said something completely different before.

    I do love him.  He just drives me crazy because he had the tools and asI’ve mentioned over and over is prone to the bone head play.  Happy to pull all of my former quotes in the subject 

     

    cites bloops that drop in front and Ground balls that go between his legs….

    HELL of a catch by Kyle

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted · Edited by emmett16

    On 5/7/2023 at 6:51 PM, Ohfan67 said:

    There's another set of variables to consider: Did you hold your breath while the ball was in the air? Did you loudly exhale and perhaps say or even shout something positive? Thank you for sharing the analyses, but another component of fan reaction/assessment is how much did the catch matter and how worried were you when the ball was hit. I yelled, "oh no!" when the ball was struck and something like, "thank God!" when Kyle made the catch. :) 

     

    p.s. there's probably a significant interaction between the two factors...the actual catch difficulty and fan anxiety before and relief after the catch. 

    OF are taught to run with their mouths closed so that their jaw doesn’t bounce causing their eyes to bounce .  All the details matter. 

    HELL of a catch by Kyle

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted · Edited by emmett16

    6 minutes ago, banks703 said:

    Definitely a little bit of a banana route but I will again remind us that he is a left-handed left fielder on that play and the ball was hit directly at him/over his head and was hooking back toward the line. 

    If we could mirror the play (left-handed hitter on a batter ball to right field) and Kyle is making the play in right, I’d bet my dinner tomorrow that he makes the play with far more ease. 
     

    I maintain that he is best suited for right field. 

    I agree.   I also think he will improve.  He has the tools to be a good OFer.  
     

    It takes tens of thousands of reps during BP to learn spin off LH & RH batter’s bat.  The good ones can read the swing, contact, spin, and trajectory and take an almost perfectly straight line no mater drop step left or drop step right. 

    I think he’ll get there but it is a current weakness for him.  He has some speed, height, and wing span to make Up for a bad first step & route but x% will eventually burn him w/o improvement.  
     

    Hes 💯 suited for RF.  What was that throw the other night? 97mph?

    Creed Willems 2023

    in Minors

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, seak05 said:

    He's still hitting. Probably deserves a promotion tomorrow 

    Bowie catchers are place holders.  Ardoin probably isn’t ready to move up to AA.  I think once Ardoin moves up Willems will follow. 

    Cesar Prieto 2023

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    23 minutes ago, Flash- bd said:

    🤔 Sarcasm?

    I have to say, I second what another poster said, that your posts are super interesting when one can decipher them, haha, I can't for the life of me decode the meaning of the last two paragraphs 🤣

    Little guys w/o pop don’t cut it at MLB (typically).  He’s gotta prove it but its possible.

    Yuli is a contact artist.  Most kids here are taught to crank and yank.  International kids learn how to hit.  
     

    @Just Regular how’d I do?

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    HELL of a catch by Kyle

    in Orioles Talk

    Posted · Edited by emmett16

    2 hours ago, banks703 said:

    I always take these defensive stats with a grain of salt. That ball was hit directly over Kyle’s head and as a left handed left fielder, the difficulty of the pulled ball tailing toward the line makes it even more difficult. 
     

    Would a right-handed left fielder have a better chance at that ball? Absolutely. That’s a much easier play for someone right-handed. 
     

    As outfielders, we’re taught to creep step into ‘ready’ position, which is to be half a step forward with our glove side with the delivery of the pitch. This makes it easier for us to open our hips and run to our non-glove side as all players are better at going one side or another but MOST are better at opening up to their glove side. Based on where he was playing, him being left-handed and the ball that was hit at him and how it was hit, he made a great play. 
     

    I agree that as a major league outfielder that’s a catch that SHOULD be made. No doubt. 99% though, not sure that I agree with it being virtually a can of corn out there. He ran a long way hand-side on a ball that was hooking over his head. 
     

    Kyle looks better to me in right field. His angles are better and his throw are more accurate from right. 

    🍌route.  Heck of a catch, though.  Still gotta catch it. 

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