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    4/5 - Tides vs. Knights game three!

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    Posted · Edited by emmett16

    9 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

    Lol, how embarrassing. Norby just struck out to a position player throwing 38 MPH ephaus pitches. Swung through not one, but two pitches. Norby will not be playing slow pitch softball anytime soon! lol

    Easy fix for former RH baseball players converting to softball.  Bat lefty.  lol 

    Grayson Rodriguez 2024

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    3 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

    Missed 14 bats today..struck out 7 and had a 65% str%.
     

    Jones missed 21(!) bats today.  1/3 of his strikes were missed bats.  That kid has some great stuff.

    Just saw that he missed 22 bats in his last (first career) start.

    He was super impressive.  

    Grayson did really well not have his A game.  He leans on his CU and it wasn't working today. 

    4/5 - Tides vs. Knights game three!

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    2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

    If they have been doing this for three to four years shouldn't they be better at it?

    At some point you need to decide if Mayo is actually a third baseman.  Folks gave Dan grief for keeping Mountcastle at Short for too long. 

    All the stuff you are talking about is great if the player can do it.

    But I question how good it is when you have a bunch of guys that had questions on defense when they were drafted and those questions are still present years later.

    I think it's all about the growth mindset and trying to find a competitive advantage.  Like, they believe it should work and be better and are sticking to their guns even though first glance shows poor results.  I have to imagine they have some internal metrics to measure their own process & progress.  

    But again, this is just me guessing.  And I'm not going to sit here and say it works and is the way to do it.  I like the thought process, but like you I haven't seen the process coming to fruition yet and have reservations.  

    4/5 - Tides vs. Knights game three!

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    Posted · Edited by emmett16

    6 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

    Btw, I think the new way of scheduling where you play the same team for a week is annoying.

    Not if you're a 20-24 year old riding a bus lol 

     

    But yes, from a fan standpoint, it's pretty lame. 

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    4/5 - Tides vs. Knights game three!

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    Posted · Edited by emmett16

    6 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

    But shouldn't that be happening before AAA?

    I follow the Tides fairly closely.  I don't follow the lower minors as much.  I imagine they do it throughout.  I believe I've heard interviews about how their programming is consistent from the lowest levels to the highest and their special assistants (coaches) are roving up and down throughout the system.  I think they are all playing form the same sheet of music.  

    Biggest jump in all baseball is AAA to MLB.  I think sometimes we all take for granted how darned good the guys in MLB are.  They make the impossible look easy...most of the time. 

    I also think that's why we see so much positional movement at the MLB level.  

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    4/5 - Tides vs. Knights game three!

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    24 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

    So if Elias cares about defense so much how come the defense is so poor?

    Are they all supposed to suddenly jump from below average to good in the next few weeks?

    Other than Jackson all these guys have had questions about their defense since draft day right?

    I think Avg. EV trumps D and you figure it out from there.
     

    But all seriousness, the miscues tonight are non-prospects mostly.  Also, guys are playing all over the field slightly out of position.

    I think there is something to be said for that.  The myelination effect.  Super focus on a new skill, make it difficult, challenges always, no similar reps and skills will grow.  Rinse repeat fall into boring pattern and skills will not grow.  I think he puts folks out of their comfort zone a bit in the minors to promote skill growth.  Just a hunch. 

    4/5 at Pittsburgh

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    4 minutes ago, Yossarian said:

    Agreed.  I was surprised to see him come back in on a cold day in the early season and after a long half inning from the O's offense. 

    Yea.  You have to pick your spots and that was not it.  Freezing.  He went 100% last inning thinking it’d be his last.  He was cooked.  

    4/5 at Pittsburgh

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    Posted · Edited by emmett16

    6 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

    Wasted opportunity...hope we dat regret that....Need to score there...

    If a lead-off walk scores 51% of the time, imagine a lead-off triple is 75%+. 

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