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6/23: Orioles vs. Nationals


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Okay, change of subject, but can anyone doubt that that new movie "TED" is not going to be absolutely freakin' halarious??? Peter Griffin's voice to a freakin' teddy bear?? Mark Walberg playing a moron...it's like Dumb and Dumber II.

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I think the frustrating thing about guys like Hardy and Reynolds is that they actually have the ability to hit the ball the other way. I've seen them do it. But, right now, they are trying to pull EVERYTHING. If Hardy is making a concerted effort to try to go to right, that pitch is the perfect one to do it with. They KNOW he's going to try to pull it, so they throw low and away and get that tailor-made DP ball to short.

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I think the frustrating thing about guys like Hardy and Reynolds is that they actually have the ability to hit the ball the other way. I've seen them do it. But, right now, they are trying to pull EVERYTHING. If Hardy is making a concerted effort to try to go to right, that pitch is the perfect one to do it with. They KNOW he's going to try to pull it, so they throw low and away and get that tailor-made DP ball to short.

Was just thinking about that. Hardy is a pretty extreme pull guy these days.

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