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PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:22 pm 
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rogers park bryan wrote:
This statement is saying that I find the discussion kind of pointless.


This is hyperbole but it would be like discussing who is more likely to regress LeBron or Durant? Brees or Brady? etc
I wasn't the one who brought it up initially and I'm not the one forcing you and others to jump on me about it.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 6:23 pm 
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Except the FIRST thing listed as reason for his struggles is pitching adjustments. I guess being mentioned first means a small blurb to you

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1)As he continues assimilating into his new country during a spectacularly successful rookie season, Jose Abreu is starting to get familiarized with a term used in American sports parlance – hitting the wall.

The Chicago White Sox first baseman, so used to hitting balls over walls, seems to be running smack into a figurative one.

Abreu entered the weekend tied for the major league lead in home runs (31) and RBI (86), but he hasn't homered since July 29, has driven in just three runs in August and acknowledged the wear of the major league season has taken a toll.

2)Abreu was used to playing 90-game seasons in Cuba, from where he defected last August. This year he has played in 106 of the White Sox's 121 games – he had a 15-day stint on the disabled list May 18-June 1 – in addition to 17 in spring training, and a quarter of the season still lies ahead.


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"We play so many games, you get to a point you want (the season) to end,'' Abreu told USA TODAY Sports in Spanish. "It's too much, but that's what you have to deal with and you've got to be strong. I've been counting down since the 58th game and we still have (41) left. Wow. 3)It's not so much that you get tired, but you spend so much time away from your family, and I'm a family guy. I want to be with them.''

Abreu will get his wish during the White Sox's six-game homestand that begins Friday. 4)His parents were due to join him in Chicago from Miami the day before, and, 5)along with his fiancée, will accompany Abreu to New York next weekend when the White Sox visit the Yankees.

Jose Oriol Abreu and his wife, Daysi Correa, made it stateside in May and first saw their son play in the majors at the All-Star Game. White Sox catcher Adrian Nieto, a fellow Cuban native who spends time with Abreu off the field, 6)said their arrival calmed him down.


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7)"It's been a big relief for him,'' Nieto said. "He's really close to his family, especially his mother. He's more relaxed.''

Not that Abreu struggled in their absence. He earned AL Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month honors in April, then repeated the feat in July, when he batted .374 with six homers and 19 RBI, becoming the first rookie ever to score that double achievement.

His batting average steadily climbed from the .260 range in early June to over .300 in late July, as Abreu put together hitting streaks of 18 and 21 games. He had a 31-gamer as a rookie in Cuba.

"He's glorified for the amount of home runs he's hitting, but people need to start looking at him as a really solid hitter,'' hitting coach Todd Steverson said. "He uses the whole field; he's not just a pull guy. He has a good idea of what he wants to do. He makes adjustments in games, which is one of the bigger things to do as a hitter in general.''

August has proven challenging, though, as Abreu is batting .262 with one extra-base hit and a .666 on-base plus slugging percentage this month, compared to his season marks of .300 and .959.

I put in 7 things said prior to "pitchers are adjusting". Some are kind of duplicates but it proves the point.
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That was an article about what he has had to overcome in the past year, with a small mention that pitchers may have done some adjusting to him.

You cut off the article right before they mention his struggles. As soon as the swoon is brought up the first thing brought up is adjustments. The author even says "First..."

I disagree with your theory on who is likely to regress snd why. I have logical baseball reasons. Its not anyrhing to do with you.

I have a belief that age 26 is prime age for hitters. I remember having that conversation when Andrew Jones was 26. Its not new. Also I think Abreu still has some adjustments and readjustments overcome.

Also, I would say everything in this article sould have been said about Cespedes and puig


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 6:26 pm 
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rogers park bryan wrote:
You cut off the article right before they mention his struggles. As soon as the swoon is brought up the first thing brought up is adjustments. The author even says "First..."
Yeah. It's probably 10% of the article.
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I disagree with your theory on who is likely to regress snd why. I have logical baseball reasons
Well, who could argue with logical baseball reasons!

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:19 pm 
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rogers park bryan wrote:
You cut off the article right before they mention his struggles. As soon as the swoon is brought up the first thing brought up is adjustments. The author even says "First..."
Yeah. It's probably 10% of the article.
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I disagree with your theory on who is likely to regress snd why. I have logical baseball reasons
Well, who could argue with logical baseball reasons!

The entire article is about his struggles



I mentioned my reasoning because you seemingly believe I just disagree because its you


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:26 pm 
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I'm convinced. Abreu is more likely to regress than Rizzo is.

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Me too all metrics point to him being Dunn next year and Rizzo being Bonds. :roll:

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Me too all metrics point to him being Dunn next year and Rizzo being Bonds. :roll:

:lol: You are the worst. No one said anything close to that.


You'll be referencing this for years as if someone actually said it.


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 7:37 am 
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Boilermaker Rick wrote:
I'm convinced. Abreu is more likely to regress than Rizzo is.

Ill bet both have good years next year.


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rogers park bryan wrote:
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I would not deem him or Rizzo as likely to regress.
It is statements like this which make me believe you don't even want to try and understand my statement and instead you simply want to jump to the defense of Rizzo no matter how small the "slight" against him is.

This statement is saying that I find the discussion kind of pointless.


This is hyperbole but it would be like discussing who is more likely to regress LeBron or Durant? Brees or Brady? etc


Hyperbole! What the fuck has happened to this board?

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 7:40 am 
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:lol: Walt is getting pretty good with the gifs.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 10:09 am 
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I had to watch that about 5 times before I noticed a mistake was made.


That is the correct response. I just noticed a glorious rack.

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there are two racks in that gif

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there are two racks in that gif


And one of them is glorious.

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enough about our prospects who are killing it at the MLB level

what about our prospect quickly rising from A to AAA

Meanwhile, the "best hitter in the 2014 draft" has hit a little bit of a bump in his progress AND has not played catcher

5 game homer streak.

Now raking at a .315 clip and 10 homers in 39 games in a pitcher's league.


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Almost doesn't count since Saturday's 3 run jack barely made it into the first row fompfompfomp.

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If this is Abreu not trying then I can't wait until next year!

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we'll just have to wait for the PECOTA projections to know if this year is a fluke. :lol:

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Hatchetman wrote:
we'll just have to wait for the PECOTA projections to know if this year is a fluke. :lol:
Hopefully the Sox can find a blogger!

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Hey asshole, I didnt draft you for fucking singles.


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