04-19-2010, 03:02 PM
<!--quoteo(post=90869:date=Apr 19 2010, 01:49 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Apr 19 2010, 01:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Has this been mentioned yet?
Sheesh.
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->Piniella endorses Soriano's 'no-hop' policy
April 18, 2010
By Dave van Dyck
Cubs manager Lou Piniella heartily endorsed Alfonso Soriano's decision to scrap "the hop" while catching fly balls in left field.
"I would advocate something like that. Yes," Piniella said, laughing.
"We've talked about that in the past. All it can do is make your head bob and your eyes move and the ball flutter. It's like catching a knuckleball. So if you can keep stable and catch it conventionally, I think it will help him, I really do."
Soriano vowed to make the change from his patented hop after committing his third error in 11 games on Saturday.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Your point is not obvious to me.
Sheesh.
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->Piniella endorses Soriano's 'no-hop' policy
April 18, 2010
By Dave van Dyck
Cubs manager Lou Piniella heartily endorsed Alfonso Soriano's decision to scrap "the hop" while catching fly balls in left field.
"I would advocate something like that. Yes," Piniella said, laughing.
"We've talked about that in the past. All it can do is make your head bob and your eyes move and the ball flutter. It's like catching a knuckleball. So if you can keep stable and catch it conventionally, I think it will help him, I really do."
Soriano vowed to make the change from his patented hop after committing his third error in 11 games on Saturday.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Your point is not obvious to me.