August 17th, 2011, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by AzStevenCal
I'm watching the game, so yeah, I agree he didn't show him much respect. I don't get the overrated comment???
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My personal thought on Lee. 
Man, Goldy has some strong at bats against Halladay and Lee.
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August 17th, 2011, 04:16 PM
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Seriously, if you were Cliff Lee would you show fear of a rookie?
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He might consider it in the future.
'Looks like our 1B weakness has worked out just in time, with the platoon of Overbay vs. righties and Goldschmidt vs. lefties (and perhaps vs. some righties to not wear out Overbay).
So we now have a platoon at four positions -- C, 1B, 2B (with Roberts sliding over from 3B) and LF.
It is reminiscent of the Miracle '69 Mets, who platooned at four positions for the whole season at 1B, 2B, 3B and RF.
It was ironic in their World Series victory that the Orioles started lefties in four of the five games. The Mets less-used RH hitting platoon came through. Two of the four were veterans and another one was a previously seldom used sub.
Can our current team be the Miracle '11 Diamondbacks, led by two strong starting pitchers (just as those Mets were led by Seaver and Koosman)?
As their closer Tug McGraw (Tim McGraw's father) said, "Ya gotta believe." |
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August 17th, 2011, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Mulli
My personal thought on Lee.
Man, Goldy has some strong at bats against Halladay and Lee.
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Oh that. Yeah, I agree, Travis Lee was overrated. Upton and Goldie could really add some life to this lineup for the next 20 years.
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August 17th, 2011, 04:18 PM
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My personal thought on Lee.
Man, Goldy has some strong at bats against Halladay and Lee. |
Hard not to be impressed with his maturity at the plate. Going from AA to the bigs is one thing, but doing so and showning incredible poise and maturity at the plate is entirely another.
Yea - he has a bunch of K's. However, with the exception of a few, they have all come after an impressive battle. His 3 dingers and 9 RBI is kinda nice too, along with his impressive defense at first base!!  |
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August 17th, 2011, 05:30 PM
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I think it's pretty obvious his K's will drop with time because he takes a lot of pitches and shows a willingness to go deep into the count. He's doing it now because he's looking for fastballs, but that's not the worst strategy to have -- especially against a guy who likes to work the corners with a lot of fastballs like Lee.
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August 17th, 2011, 10:03 PM
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Paul Goldschmidt's mom has a tatoo that reads: "Son"
Paul Goldschmidt once got hit by a train, the train did not survive...
Paul Goldschmidt is the reason Aliens dont invade earth.
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August 18th, 2011, 09:26 PM
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Stats so far:
14 games
12-for-44, .273 BA
3 home runs, 2 doubles, 4 walks, 20ks, 9 RBI
.333 OBP
.523 SLG
.856 OPS
If he did this over the course of a season it would equate to:
139 hits, 35 HRs, 104 RBIs
That's pretty much what you want from a corner infielder.
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August 18th, 2011, 10:18 PM
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Looks like those numbers were before tonight's game and he should be getting a boost to those numbers based on tonight's performance. Of course you can't rely on making projections based on a small sample size, but it would be nice if he could maintain the pace over the course of the season.
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August 18th, 2011, 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by SunsTzu
Looks like those numbers were before tonight's game and he should be getting a boost to those numbers based on tonight's performance. Of course you can't rely on making projections based on a small sample size, but it would be nice if he could maintain the pace over the course of the season.
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Pretty sure I got up-to-date numbers
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August 19th, 2011, 04:10 AM
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Pretty sure I got up-to-date numbers
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After last nights game he's now at .298 BA 4 HR and 10 RBI.
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August 19th, 2011, 05:50 AM
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Pretty sure I got up-to-date numbers
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Well he hit his 4th homer last night(Lincecum, Astros closer, Lee were the 1st 3). |
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August 19th, 2011, 01:31 PM
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Damn you, MLB.com!
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August 21st, 2011, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by BC867
He might consider it in the future.
'Looks like our 1B weakness has worked out just in time, with the platoon of Overbay vs. righties and Goldschmidt vs. lefties (and perhaps vs. some righties to not wear out Overbay).
So we now have a platoon at four positions -- C, 1B, 2B (with Roberts sliding over from 3B) and LF.
It is reminiscent of the Miracle '69 Mets, who platooned at four positions for the whole season at 1B, 2B, 3B and RF.
It was ironic in their World Series victory that the Orioles started lefties in four of the five games. The Mets less-used RH hitting platoon came through. Two of the four were veterans and another one was a previously seldom used sub.
Can our current team be the Miracle '11 Diamondbacks, led by two strong starting pitchers (just as those Mets were led by Seaver and Koosman)?
As their closer Tug McGraw (Tim McGraw's father) said, "Ya gotta believe."
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How exactly do the Diamondbacks have a platoon at catcher? |
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August 21st, 2011, 06:05 PM
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How exactly do the Diamondbacks have a platoon at catcher?
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Henry Blanco, who is twelve years older than Miggy and bats righty (to Miggy's lefty) has started quite a few games vs. lefty starters.
It is not a complete platoon, but it has happened often enough, especially as the season has worn on. Just as Bloomquist was starting in LF vs. lefty pitchers before he took over SS. Now it is Cowgill. We're better off with Parra all the time. |
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August 21st, 2011, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by BC867
Henry Blanco, who is twelve years older than Miggy and bats righty (to Miggy's lefty) has started quite a few games vs. lefty starters.
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That's not really a platoon. That's a backup catcher that starts every once in a while (usually once a week), to give the starting catcher a rest from the physical demands of the position. Gibson just times it with the lefty starter for better matchups.
Montero actually has more plate appearances versus lefties than Blanco has total PA's. |
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