05-03-2010, 03:22 PM
<!--quoteo(post=94416:date=May 3 2010, 03:19 PM:name=veryzer)-->QUOTE (veryzer @ May 3 2010, 03:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=94408:date=May 3 2010, 01:25 PM:name=Dirk)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dirk @ May 3 2010, 01:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=94404:date=May 3 2010, 02:04 PM:name=1060Ivy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (1060Ivy @ May 3 2010, 02:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=94379:date=May 3 2010, 10:41 AM:name=biggz)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (biggz @ May 3 2010, 10:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Like still watching his flyballs from the batter's box? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif[/img]
The only difference between now and early in the season is he is on a hot streak.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The only difference in the Cubs team this weekend and early in the season is that they took 3 of 4 from a mediocre team. If they continue winning 3/4 of the rest of the season, they'll run away with the division. If they continue to win at that pace through the playoffs, they'll win the World Series. Unfortunately, they'll still be the same team but no one will give a rat's ass because they won.
If Soriano was on the hot streak earlier in the year, no one would be talking about his terrible defense or stupid hop.
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People are just more focused on his offense right now, and justifiably so. But, at best, his dumb ass hop and his admiring fly balls like he just painted the Mona Lisa are tradeoffs. If he's knocking in 10 runs in the last 3 games and hitting every other pitch out of the park, it's easy to look past the other crap. It's still not ideal though. Ideally he just wouldn't do all those other things that piss people off.
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Bingo.
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Doesn't that defeat what you've been saying though? I mean, I think everyone can get behind the fact that the boos have nothing to do with how he's hitting now. If you think the boos did anything, it would be to get him to stop doing shit like the hop and watching long fly balls, right? If he's still doing those same things, and they're just not being noticed because of how he's hitting, then doesn't that mean the boos did nothing?
The only difference between now and early in the season is he is on a hot streak.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The only difference in the Cubs team this weekend and early in the season is that they took 3 of 4 from a mediocre team. If they continue winning 3/4 of the rest of the season, they'll run away with the division. If they continue to win at that pace through the playoffs, they'll win the World Series. Unfortunately, they'll still be the same team but no one will give a rat's ass because they won.
If Soriano was on the hot streak earlier in the year, no one would be talking about his terrible defense or stupid hop.
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People are just more focused on his offense right now, and justifiably so. But, at best, his dumb ass hop and his admiring fly balls like he just painted the Mona Lisa are tradeoffs. If he's knocking in 10 runs in the last 3 games and hitting every other pitch out of the park, it's easy to look past the other crap. It's still not ideal though. Ideally he just wouldn't do all those other things that piss people off.
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Bingo.
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Doesn't that defeat what you've been saying though? I mean, I think everyone can get behind the fact that the boos have nothing to do with how he's hitting now. If you think the boos did anything, it would be to get him to stop doing shit like the hop and watching long fly balls, right? If he's still doing those same things, and they're just not being noticed because of how he's hitting, then doesn't that mean the boos did nothing?
This is not some silly theory that's unsupported and deserves being mocked by photos of Xena. ![[Image: ITgoyeg.png]](http://i.imgur.com/ITgoyeg.png)