Yelich, in his 2nd at bat today, hit #15 (1 man on) into the THIRD deck in right field.
Analytics: 440 feet (announcers thought it was longer) w/exit velocity of 112mph.
I guess he's back!
Yelich, in his 2nd at bat today, hit #15 (1 man on) into the THIRD deck in right field.
Analytics: 440 feet (announcers thought it was longer) w/exit velocity of 112mph.
I guess he's back!
"My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician, and to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference"
President Harry S. Truman
Damn.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
Today, Texas Ranger, Joey Gallo, became the first player in MLB history to get his 100th home run before he got his 100th single.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
Watching the game on ESPN while listening a ten-second delay online. Anything's better than listening to that terrible team on ESPN. I had them on for like five minutes and that was all I could take.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
Yelich today: 4 for 5 w/dinger #16.
Is he human?
"My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician, and to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference"
President Harry S. Truman
I recall an SI cover from the mid -70s..."It's Either A Clout Or An Out"
(Referring to Kingman and one other player, maybe Schmidt, though that doesn't really fit.)
Probably George Foster then....
Death inspires me like a dog inspires a rabbit
Early battle for the AL East this weekend begins tonight in Tampa.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
It was Schmidt.
https://www.si.com/vault/1976/05/03/...lout-or-an-out
There was another article around that time speaking about Foster and Kong's time as teammates before being traded to Reds and Mets respectively. Will try to find it.
Edit: And my recollection at the time was that guys like George, Schmidt et al were striking out *more" than prior generation power hitters. As an absolute number, probably not that huge especially in todays environment.
Death inspires me like a dog inspires a rabbit
^ That is a bit odd, in retrospect. I consider Kingman to have been a one dimensional power hitter. Better at it than Russell Branyan, but very limited. I consider Schmidt to be the best 3rd baseman of all time, or at least of my lifetime.
Brooks' defensive stats greatly overshadow Schmidt's. The only offensive stat that really counts is Schmidt had almost 300 more home runs and was on base almost fifty times more during their careers. RBI's don't count because they aren't your offensive stats, they are based on how many people just happened to be on base when you batted. Their averages were identical.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF STUPID PEOPLE IN LARGE GROUPS!
^^ If Robinson was an average fielder, he would not have made it into the HOF. I Schmidt was an average fielder, he still would have made it into the HOF.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
That may be the worst use of an analogy ever, Ed, and Ron is right about that comparison.
"My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician, and to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference"
President Harry S. Truman
Game time is 1PM and it's been and still is pouring buckets of rain and the greedy Orioles still haven't postponed the game. It's 100% chance of rain today.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF STUPID PEOPLE IN LARGE GROUPS!
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
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