04-28-2009, 09:19 PM
<!--quoteo(post=33789:date=Apr 28 2009, 08:15 PM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Apr 28 2009, 08:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=33782:date=Apr 28 2009, 08:06 PM:name=Giff)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Giff @ Apr 28 2009, 08:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->His numbers don't show it, but I feel like the last four or five days he was starting to look much better. He hit the ball on the screws numerous times but only had a few line outs to show for it. I don't know that he'll ever be an All-Star again, but I think it's incredibly premature to say things like "we're better off without him".<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
His struggles predate his slow start this season. He hit .266/.343/.390 in the second half of 2008. The BA and OBP aren't terrible (pretty average, really). But the SLG is awful.
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I understand that, but that was because the only time he ever pulled the ball was when he rolled over on an outside pitch twice a game. He's been much better so far at pulling the ball with authority, which is why I'm not too bothered by the start.
His struggles predate his slow start this season. He hit .266/.343/.390 in the second half of 2008. The BA and OBP aren't terrible (pretty average, really). But the SLG is awful.
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I understand that, but that was because the only time he ever pulled the ball was when he rolled over on an outside pitch twice a game. He's been much better so far at pulling the ball with authority, which is why I'm not too bothered by the start.
The thing you need to remember is that all Cardinals fans and all White Sox fans are very bad people. It's a fact that has been scientifically proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. Being a Cubs fan is the only path to rightousness and piousness. Cardinal and White Sox fans exist to be the dark, diabolical forces that oppose us. They are the yin to our yang, the Joker to our Batman, the demon to our angel, the insurgence to our freedom, the oil to our water, the club to our baby seal. Their happiness occurs only in direct conflict with everything that is pure and good in this world.
-Dirk
-Dirk