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08-20-2021, 08:45 AM | #5026 |
George Brett shit his pants
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BWILLIES UPDATED MiLB PROSPECT RANKINGS
1. Vinnie mofuggin Pasquantino 2. Bob Witt the II 3. Adley Rutschman 4. Ashe Russell 5. Wander Franco 6. Tim Tebow 7. MJ Melendez I'm not ****ing joking about Vinnie. Last edited by BWillie; 08-20-2021 at 08:55 AM.. |
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08-20-2021, 08:47 AM | #5027 |
George Brett shit his pants
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Alot of us figured this was coming, which is still baffling to me why they didn't move him. Dayton will probably think to himself, next year he's going to bounce back and we can move him then. An aging speedster is kind of scary. His defense already has declined for some reason. He's stealing bases so efficiently, still though.
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08-20-2021, 09:11 AM | #5028 |
Time For Your Wake Up Call !!!
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Compared to last year, he has been a welcomed surprise! His defense has been stellar and his hitting is only getting better! When Witt comes up, our middle infield is set!
Jump on the train, the kids from the farm is coming, more pitching is coming. Now if we could only get us a good manager I would feel good about them. As for now, it's a wait and see approach. |
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08-20-2021, 09:16 AM | #5029 | |
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Merrifield's D has drastically ticked up this year, though. He has played a really excellent 2B (the eye test backs that up, too). So I'm not sure where you're getting the "declining" defense comment from. His defensive value dropped as a slightly below average CF/RF, but he's still a plus 2B. Looking at his advanced batting profile, the biggest concern is that he is hitting a higher number of ground balls and those ground balls have come at the expense of his line drive rate. Which has dampened his BA. His exit velocity and barrel rates (big indicators) are right in line with how Merrifield performed when he hit for higher averages with more pop. He's never been a big exit velocity guy. The biggest issue is the launch angle/groundball rate. It hasn't seen a drastic change. That's not something I'd tie to physical decline. He's still on pace to be a 4-win player at 2B, though, because of the defense and baserunning. |
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08-20-2021, 09:41 AM | #5030 |
Dazed and Confused
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Game this afternoon, KC @ CHC... Keller 7-12 5.62 vs. Davies 6-9 5.00...
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08-20-2021, 10:13 AM | #5031 | |
George Brett shit his pants
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08-20-2021, 10:15 AM | #5032 |
Rabbi Goldmann
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08-20-2021, 10:19 AM | #5033 |
Everything is Awesome!!!!!
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08-20-2021, 11:25 AM | #5034 |
George Brett shit his pants
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08-20-2021, 11:42 AM | #5035 |
Your mom
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08-20-2021, 12:31 PM | #5036 |
The man you could post like.
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08-20-2021, 12:49 PM | #5037 |
Rock Chalk Jayhawk
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Watching the Royals game they are showing the Blue Angels flying around Chicago. This weekend is the annual Air and Water Show in there. Four years ago my girlfriend and I went to Chicago to a Cubs game (just to check Wrigley off the list) and it happened to be that same weekend. We sat at the very top of the stadium and had fun watching the jets fly around the skyscrapers and then they'd pass over the ballpark and rile the crowd up. Singing Go Cubs Go after they won was a lot of fun.
I highly recommend to anyone (Cubs fan or not) who has never been to take in a day game at Wrigley. We stayed in a hotel about a mile from the stadium so we walked to and from. It being a beautiful day that day didn't hurt. I count it as one of the best days of my life. And when they call it the friendly confines...that's not just a name. |
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08-20-2021, 12:59 PM | #5038 | |
Cheat Death
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I’ll be at the game tomorrow but there is a chance of rain in the forecast right around game time. |
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08-20-2021, 01:07 PM | #5039 | |
Rock Chalk Jayhawk
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It was such a cool experience. |
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08-20-2021, 01:20 PM | #5040 | |
Cheat Death
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I really wanted to go today but decided to chance potential rain tomorrow to see anyone other than Keller pitch. Tickets are super cheap right now. |
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