The first "best shape of his life" story of the season

Weight has no affect on swing

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

First thing is first. Cub hitters need to win April!

I hate those positive spin,mistake found and fixed type articles too.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

No one knows about swinging quite like dolphin.

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

-Hank Kingsley

Bat speed is the most overrated skill in baseball. It's nice to have but it doesn't do a lot of good if you don't hit the ball.

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Kenny Williams fell for the banana in the tailpipe

I look back fondly on the time when Brian Anderson was in the best shape of his life and changed his late night habits.

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I remember gd used to start thread that mattered..... .....I'm drunk...those never happened.

Seahawks and 2005

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

This has already been discussed and ridiculed.

Read the board.

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You know me like that.

We forgive you for the Highsmith blunder.

I was right at the time.

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You know me like that.

Baez has struck out 27 times in 52 Winter League AB's. Maybe he needs to lose some weight in his head.

2005.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

wtf?

Keyser,Thanks for the update! It's little FYI tidbits like this that make this board a good place to be.

Instead of worrying about Bryant making the Opening Day Roster,I'm more worried if Baez makes it. I sure the hell don't want to watch a strikeout machine on April 5th moving forward.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

uh...no, I'd say bat speed is not overrated. All of his hitches need to be changed, but his bat speed will in a perfect world, allow him to wait back on offspeed pitches.

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

Uh...yeah, he can have all the bat speed in the world and wait back for an eternity but if he can't recognize it's an off speed pitch he will never hit it. Ever. He'll just be swinging at air.

Said no successful hitter ever.

In the team picture for worst baseball thought ever on this board.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

That's a possibility, that he'll never have good pitch recognition. But it's laughable to state that bat speed is of no consequence. Great bat speed makes up for a poor eye. Was Gary Sheffield's bat speed overrated?

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

I'll take a hitter with great hand eye cordination and pitch recognition who consistently barrels the ball over a guy who can hit it a mile on the rare occasion he makes contact.

Reading is a skill, Gentlemen.

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Kenny Williams fell for the banana in the tailpipe

I remember those great Dunn years where I tried to delude myself that the AB were getting better even when he struck out.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Makes the La Stella trade look like a good investment. No way Baez makes the opening day roster.

Bat speed is NOT the most overrated skill in baseball. Stick whatever qualifier you want on.

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

yeah i'll take my chances with someone having bat speed being able to work on pitch recognition as opposed to someone with good pitch recognition having to work on bat speed.

that said, keyser isn't wrong about the importance of pitch recognition ultimately being more important than bat speed, however i think that bat speed is something i'd prefer to start off with in a hitting-project/prospect as opposed to pitch recognition... if that makes any sense.

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That is an astonishing stat. Cubs will be lucky if he is Rob Deer.

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Elections have consequences.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

If you have bleacher seats, you definitely won't.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

yes. It disheartens me that the dude's a strikeout machine, but I'd still like to see him play everyday for a full MLB season.

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

They're pulling out all the stops. They sent Baseball Confucius down to see him play over the weekend.