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True.  I look back on Cal's career and often wonder what people would have thought about him if the OH existed during his career. Can you imagine 1989?  "He's hit .258 for the past three years co

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Not sure if this was posted yet..  Pretty awesome. Very exciting day.   

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23 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Adley is a smart guy. I think he learned a valuable lesson last night. He doesn’t have a Derek Jeter rep, therefore he needs to be swinging at borderline pitches with guys on base. 

The Armstrong pitch was just perfectly located.   I think a lot of players would have been muttering on their way back to the dugout on that one.   The other pitch was six inches below the strike zone.  I don’t want Adley to get in the habit of swinging at pitches like that, in any count.   That’s called a ball 95% of the time.  

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20 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

He really does.  I'm wondering if a result of having such a great approach and a great eye will result in a lot of called strike threes moving forward.  

It's the Ted Williams (for you reading comprehension challenged folks, I am NOT comparing Adley to Ted Williams) where he'd get the benefit of the doubt from umpires when he took a close pitch.  The great hitters, as the anecdotes and legends go, get the benefit of the doubt from umpires as to whether or not a close pitch was a strike. 

If Adley asserts himself into a beast hitter, he might have that luxury one day.  

There have been 3-4times I have expressed doubt in Adley and every time he does something like this.  I will be sure to use my powers for the times when they are needed most as I have no idea how many times this can happen. 

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On 6/5/2022 at 6:11 PM, amdcpus said:

Sorry but I've never been impressed by this guy. 24.5 and stinking it up so far. 38 year old kurt suzuki is even hitting 640 OPS as Angels catcher

 

On 6/5/2022 at 9:58 PM, Etch said:

oh no...kid looks overmatched...can you believe this organization?

 

On 6/7/2022 at 2:43 PM, Moose Milligan said:

I'm just resigned to the fact that he's going to be a bust.

 

On 6/7/2022 at 9:05 PM, amdcpus said:

This guy is terrible I'm sorry to say. His numbers in the minors were not impressive whatsoever either. Looking more and more like a bust. 24.5 years old and looks like a AAA player at best

Time to bump this thread!

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On 6/15/2022 at 7:48 PM, amdcpus said:

Will Rutschman finish above or below .500 OPS on the season? I'll take the under. 24.5 years old and getting embarrassed by players 5 years younger than him. Just pathetic

 

On 6/15/2022 at 8:00 PM, amdcpus said:

Yeah I wasn't clear, I'm referring to the scores of players who debuted at 18/19 and were far better at that age of 18/19 than Rutschman is at 24.5, such as Harper, Trout, Acuna, Ramirez, Soto, Guerrero Jr etc

 

4 minutes ago, amdcpus said:

Might have gotten a little carried away. He's been impressive to say the least so far

I applaud you for admitting you got carried away.   

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