12-16-2008, 08:07 PM
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I have to disagree with this one. You don't give yourself any opportunity if you strike out. If you're swinging for contact, you can bloop a single, hit through a hole in the infield, put pressure on the defense, and heck... you can even foul it off and maybe get a good pitch to hit next time.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Bingo. I hate strikeout hitters. Put the motherfucking ball in play, that was as big of a problem as anything the previous 2 Octobers. Just hit a lazy fucking flyball to right field to get a run in. People really believe an extra walk or two from Adam Dunn is going to keep us playing in October? It's situational hitting.
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Know how many double plays Dunn hit into in 2008? 7. 20 fewer than Lee.
Which is a bigger rally-killer? A strikeout or a double-play? I'll take a strikeout over a double play in any situation. That's the downside to being a high-contact hitter -- at least one without a whole lot of speed.
I have to disagree with this one. You don't give yourself any opportunity if you strike out. If you're swinging for contact, you can bloop a single, hit through a hole in the infield, put pressure on the defense, and heck... you can even foul it off and maybe get a good pitch to hit next time.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Bingo. I hate strikeout hitters. Put the motherfucking ball in play, that was as big of a problem as anything the previous 2 Octobers. Just hit a lazy fucking flyball to right field to get a run in. People really believe an extra walk or two from Adam Dunn is going to keep us playing in October? It's situational hitting.
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Know how many double plays Dunn hit into in 2008? 7. 20 fewer than Lee.
Which is a bigger rally-killer? A strikeout or a double-play? I'll take a strikeout over a double play in any situation. That's the downside to being a high-contact hitter -- at least one without a whole lot of speed.