Watching David Lough Bat Makes My Eyes Bleed

[Il BuonO]

My eyes are bleeding from all that speed.

[Rene88]

Huh? He is a bad base stealer which is a shame with the speed.

Nothing hit hard today but some nice plays in the field and a decent bunt. I'll take that from what we have gotten recently.

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[sportsfan8703]

Lough has been worth his 25 man roster spot this year. He catches that ball that Pearce couldn't get to in the 1st game of the DH. Like I said a few posts back, he's a good 9th place hitter/4th OF type. It's been Pearce/De Aza that have been under performing.

[theobird]

If it were up to me David Lough would play a lot more than he has been. The guy is just a really well rounded player. My kind of guy. Keep in mind that the object of the game is to score more runs than you allow the opposition. Lough is the best defensive OFer on the team, so he goes a long way in run prevention. I love having him out in LF, especially when you consider the fact that we do not have a power pitching rotation.

[DJHJR86]

Lough as definitely earned his roster spot this year solely with his defensive play.

I'm not a Lough fan at all, but I am curious as to whether or not he could be a decent every day player if given the chance.

Remember the Andino experiment that failed? I'd like to see something similar with Lough just for curiosities sake.

[Redskins Rick]

I like Lough, but, I know many in OH, don't.

I don't get it either.

[weams]

I like Lough, but, I know many in OH, don't.

I don't get it either.

He is undersized, and he is not Nelson Cruz. And he is not Shin-Soo Choo. Many people would discard him. But I like him. He doesn't cost enough money to make Buck play him all the time. Or make it burn so bad when we do ultimately have a roster crunch that costs him Besides, he can't be any good. KC gave him up and he only cost us Danny Valencia.

[Ruzious]

He is undersized, and he is not Nelson Cruz. And he is not Shin-Soo Choo. Many people would discard him. But I like him. He doesn't cost enough money to make Buck play him all the time. Or make it burn so bad when we do ultimately have a roster crunch that costs him Besides, he can't be any good. KC gave him up and he only cost us Danny Valencia.

He's on the small side, but I wouldn't call him under-sized - that implies that he's too small to play at a high level. He's bigger than Pedroia and probably a bunch of other successful hitters.

[Aristotelian]

I have always liked him at least as a 4th OF. I am becoming more convinced that he is worth starting regularly (perhaps not every day). IF our other bats are producing, we can carry a .260/.310/.680 guy. Just in the last week he has made three or four plus plays that saved runs. Kind of a poor man's Lorenzo Cain. When we aren't scoring runs, it is going to be painful to have him in the lineup.

[Redskins Rick]

He is undersized, and he is not Nelson Cruz. And he is not Shin-Soo Choo. Many people would discard him. But I like him. He doesn't cost enough money to make Buck play him all the time. Or make it burn so bad when we do ultimately have a roster crunch that costs him Besides, he can't be any good. KC gave him up and he only cost us Danny Valencia.

He is a cheap and versatile guy for the bench, that plays plus defense.

[weams]

He's on the small side, but I wouldn't call him under-sized - that implies that he's too small to play at a high level. He's bigger than Pedroia and probably a bunch of other successful hitters.

Corner outfielders are not "bigger than Pedroia." It's just why folks do not love him. That's all.

[InsideCoroner]

When Lough frustrates me is when he hits the ball in the air, and striking out too much. If he makes contact and can keep most of his hits on the ground, I'm in. I know the Orioles worked with him to not get under the ball, and it seems to be working recently.

Although once on base, I would keep him on a tight leash... he's not a good base stealer, although he's a good baserunner.

[Redskins Rick]

They knock Yaz Jr, because of his size, but I think the kid will make it to the bigs and not just as a 4th OF.

[mdbdotcom]

Swing Lough, sweet chariot, coming for to drive me home!

Still waiting for them to sign a right-handed hitting COF named Behold, so we can have a platoon of Lough and Behold.

[Redskins Rick]

Swing Lough, sweet chariot, coming for to drive me home!

Still waiting for them to sign a right-handed hitting COF named Behold, so we can have a platoon of Lough and Behold.

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Very nice!