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Don Quixote Hangout Grand Counsel

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Anyone notice that Matt seems to always have the green light in 2-0 and 3-0 counts, and as a result, is generally swinging in those counts? I know we've regaled him with all manner of compliments this year and firmly installed him as "#1 C in baseball", "legitimate star", etc, etc, but we already knew he was a damn good defensive catcher, the question is could he make the next step as a hitter? His .887 OPS in a relatively small sample size doesn't necessarily guarantee that he's made that jump...perhaps we're giving him a bit too much respect too early.

Why would we give him respect? He's obviously a bust. :P

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The thing I like to see about this game tonight is that we are really making Moore work. Jim Palmer thinks that some of it is self-inflicted (he's throwing off the plate when he doesn't need to and it isn't even a command issue, just pitch choice), but we're also showing good plate discipline.

I am hoping we'll get 4 innings out of their bullpen, or if we're lucky, more. :)

He really needs to use his fastball more.

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So I am remembering correctly?

I don't generally doubt my memory but that isn't the sort of thing I want to get wrong.

can you point me to that tweet, because I can't remember my password. Thanks. :)

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If our backups can keep going 4-5-6-7 pitches per at-bat, I don't care if they all strike out. This is very valuable.

4 isn't very valuable, but I'll take 6 and up for sure. Foul off some pitches and hey, you might get lucky and also stroke a hit, like Tolleson did. But yeah, when you've got a lead like this, all you really need is to hold the line, and get through their starter... the back of the order is definitely making Moore work.

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If our backups can keep going 4-5-6-7 pitches per at-bat, I don't care if they all strike out. This is very valuable.

Definitely. Hall is seeing a lot of pitches today especially. His career average pitches/PA is 4.04 which is above average but not great.

Interesting stat to note: Mark Reynolds is first in the AL with 4.66 right no.

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