Aramis Ramirez: Good off speed hitter because he has lots of RBIs

[homer]

Listening to the White Sox/Cubs game on the Score and Steve Stone (who's a WS broadcaster for those that don't know) said Aramis Ramirez is a good off speed hitter because he has a lot of RBI - meaning he hits the ball the other way a lot.

 

Now, I guess hitting the ball the other way shows you can hit off speed stuff, but does that really have anything to do with how many RBI you have?

[TooLiveBrew]

YES! But don't ask him to provide an explanation. You just don't understand, because you never played! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[kiwi brewer]

YES! But don't ask him to provide an explanation. You just don't understand, because you never played! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

good point! my buddy works at the score with Stoney and when i met him for the first time i couldn't get a word in edgewise. he told me the brewers bullpen would stink this year - as much as he respects doug melvin - and all i could come back with was that ramirez was lazy. he didn't disagree.

 

[SeriesFinale]

All I know is he is one clutch son of a gun

[bullox]

It definitely has nothing to do with the fact that there are runners on base when he hits. Couldn't be. But then again I never played so don't ask me.

[TooLiveBrew]

Well now you're making sense! You know these stupid fans think they know stuff about baseball? It's hilarious!

[dadofandrew]

Don't you usually go the other way with fastballs?

 

I think he just got his cliches mixed up. It happens when you have no original thoughts.

[Katuluu]

Don't you usually go the other way with fastballs?

That was my thought as well. People tend to pull off-speed pitches because you are out in front of them.

[trwi7]

I'm all confused now. Bill Schroeder harps on everything going to the opposite field. I sometimes envision him in the booth being pissed off when Braun jacks a homer to left field.

[Glennron]

I'm all confused now. Bill Schroeder harps on everything going to the opposite field. I sometimes envision him in the booth being pissed off when Braun jacks a homer to left field.

Me too, but I envision him being pissed because Braun relied on a homer.

[danzig6767]

Ramirez gets lots of RBI's because he bats 4th and he's a really good hitter.

 

It's still hard to believe the Pirates traded him for Bobby Hill.

[TooLiveBrew]

I'd say that it's hard to believe he was traded for Bobby Hill, not that the Pirates were the team that gave him away. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[crewcrazy]

Hey now, let's not sell the Pirates short on that deal. They also got Jose Hernandez!