Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 08:09 PM
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 826
Views: 31,237
Re: ***yankees official offseason thread*****
Thremp was just IM'ing me the other day with a dilemma:
Him: Should I buy this $15,000 watch or this $20,000 watch?
Me: I don't know, probably the less expensive one.
Him: LOL idiot I bought...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 11,917
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 826
Views: 31,237
Re: ***yankees official offseason thread*****
I don't really get why Melky Cabrera is being tossed around as a piece of trash or waiver bait. He has okay range for CF, a howitzer mounted on his shoulder, and a reasonable bat. He also costs less...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 56
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Re: Introduction to Five Tools Analysis: Hitting
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1. Do hitters change their swings to compensate for a weakness? Let's say a AA player can't hit a low inside curveball. How does that player adjust so that the pitchers don't constantly...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 9,789
Re: Introduction to Five Tools Analysis: Hitting
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I would also like to take this opportunity to brag about my new custom-turned bats from NYStixs:
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 9,789
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 9,789
Re: Introduction to Five Tools Analysis: Hitting
College+ kids don't go to rookie ball. They go to various A levels of ball, so what rwperu said is still valid.
EDIT: Well, good college kids don't go to rookie ball unless it's short-season.
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 9,789
Re: Introduction to Five Tools Analysis: Hitting
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Hey Kyleb, great stuff!
1) I thought you were more into pitching than hitting, so it surprises me that you're a hitting coach and not a pitching coach. What gives?
2) What's your...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 9,789
Re: Introduction to Five Tools Analysis: Hitting
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An effective splitter is impossible to hit. An effective two-seam fastball cannot be hit out of the infield.
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I know it's outside the realm of this thread, but...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 9,789
Re: Introduction to Five Tools Analysis: Hitting
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To answer your question directly, I do not think that scouts/tools are irrelevant, and in fact, with minor leaguers, the scouts/tools are more important.
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So,...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 9,789
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 9,789
Re: Introduction to Five Tools Analysis: Hitting
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About that Bonds video, is his flaw his weight transfer onto his front foot? If you compare it to the Pujols video where his front foot is firmly planted, it sure looks like Bonds is a...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 9,789
Re: Introduction to Five Tools Analysis: Hitting
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You mentioned about great plate discipline (avoiding swinging at pitches in their weak zones early in the count). But what about other things that have to do with pitch recognition. As a...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 9,789
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 56
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Re: Introduction to Five Tools Analysis: Hitting
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Kyleb,
I would be very interested in seeing more players swings and having you break them down and compare them with other players of similar talent (ie. a Jose Reyes vs. an Ichiro or a...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 56
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Re: Introduction to Five Tools Analysis: Hitting
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Why is hitting for average a tool and controlling the plate for high OBP not? OBP >>> BA.
For example, Mark McGwire's career BA was .263 vs. a league adjusted average of .262. But his...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 826
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Re: ***yankees official offseason thread*****
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Just sign a [censored] 1B. Stop the insanity.
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Name one free agent first baseman you'd rather have than the Giambi/Philips/Duncan/Minky platoon? ...
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 9,789
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 90
Views: 11,917
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Forum: Health and Fitness
12-01-2007, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,012
Re: my pee is cloudy. is i dying?
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Maybe you have some poop stuck up there?
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Nope, in my field they have enemas as a requirement.
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 90
Views: 11,917
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 90
Views: 11,917
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Forum: Health and Fitness
12-01-2007, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 5
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Re: modafinil post
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you are traveling down a very slippery slope. I would proceed with extreme caution.
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what do you mean, I've read a lot of posts on here about modinafil.
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Forum: Sporting Events
12-01-2007, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 9,789
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