Austin Hays called up

[Can_of_corn]

6 minutes ago, Frobby said:

He’s a much better CF than I expected.    And he runs hard out there.   

Total 180 from how he looked in 2017.

[Frobby]

4 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Total 180 from how he looked in 2017.

I saw him make a really great catch at a game I attended in 2017.   Playing RF, ran flat out and made a leaping backhand catch crashing into the scoreboard.   He’s fearless.   Maybe too fearless, to be honest.  

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I saw him make a really great catch at a game I attended in 2017.   Playing RF, ran flat out and made a leaping backhand catch crashing into the scoreboard.   He’s fearless.   Maybe too fearless, to be honest.  

I was speaking more overall.  I can see how you wouldn't take it that way with me quoting you.  Sorry I was unclear.

[HowAboutThat]

“What if” is a depressing game to play, but one cannot help wondering how the story of the year would be different if Hays had  been healthy all season.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Philip said:

“What if” is a depressing game to play, but one cannot help wondering how the story of the year would be different if Hays had  been healthy all season.

O's would be picking fourth?

[Frobby]

3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I was speaking more overall.  I can see how you wouldn't take it that way with me quoting you.  Sorry I was unclear.

Yeah, his 2017 debut was a real buzzkill.   Ironic that this time he’s looked fantastic after a mediocre MiL season.

[ShaneDawg85]

22 minutes ago, Philip said:

“What if” is a depressing game to play, but one cannot help wondering how the story of the year would be different if Hays had  been healthy all season.

So..they'd have a handful more wins, at most? The season would have been more purely fun to watch just from a youth and entertainment standpoint, but it wouldn't have meant much the overall record. 

[HowAboutThat]

3 minutes ago, ShaneDawg85 said:

So..they'd have a handful more wins, at most? The season would have been more purely fun to watch just from a youth and entertainment standpoint, but it wouldn't have meant much the overall record. 

Perhaps but there’s such a ripple effect when your CF is an outstanding defender. Fewer pitches, less fatigue, less bullpen exposure, etc etc. yeah probably not that many extra wins, but 52 is better than 50, and 57 is better than 52.

[Legend_Of_Joey]

1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:

I love how he was cranking up the throwing arm.

I thought he was calling for the trainer because he knew he had to dive. 

[scOtt]

14 hours ago, Frobby said:

I think Mullins is still better at getting to the ball.     But Hays looks like a credible CF out there, and of course his arm is far superior.     

Mullins has an absolute noodle of an arm.

[wildcard]

4 hours ago, Frobby said:

I saw him make a really great catch at a game I attended in 2017.   Playing RF, ran flat out and made a leaping backhand catch crashing into the scoreboard.   He’s fearless.   Maybe too fearless, to be honest.  

Great talent but an injury waiting to happen.   That diving is likely to put him on the IL.

[Luke-OH]

8 hours ago, Frobby said:

I saw him make a really great catch at a game I attended in 2017.   Playing RF, ran flat out and made a leaping backhand catch crashing into the scoreboard.   He’s fearless.   Maybe too fearless, to be honest.  

I mean, that was the knock on him in his stellar 2017 season, and it was a legitimate concern, he plays with a reckless abandon. Hoping he can rein it in a bit and pick his spots. 

[weams]

9 hours ago, Frobby said:

How about tonight’s catch?   

Have not seen them talk that one yet. 

[Ohfan67]

22 hours ago, scbalt52 said:

@Ohfan67I hope you didn't think I was being serious and that is why I got downvoted. If you did think that was serious...yikes . Not that I really care about the votes.

Yikes! Sorry. I meant to upvote your comment. I thought it was very funny. I corrected my vote.

[Aristotelian]

10 hours ago, Frobby said:

How about tonight’s catch?   

Great catch and celebration appropriate to the moment. Let's go!!!