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  1. Jim French Stepstool
    I'll be looking forward to the day, if/when it comes, when Patrick moves back into the relief role he filled effectively late last season. Go 2.1 innings, throw 96-97 with the secondary stuff he has & he can be strong. I get that he's been needed as a starter, but in that role he's a lot more ordinary, and is a decent bet to not even get you through five. Recovered somewhat tonite from some very subpar ABs early on. But Contreras couldn't find a glove for a couple days, and today it was the opposite. Hamilton doesn't bunt because he 'can't hit'. He bunts because it's a weapon he possesses. He's pretty good at it, and he's had a handful this year where he didn't put it in a great spot, and/or the defense was semi-looking for it, and still beat it out. Among the 3 left-side-of-the-infield guys on the roster I'd say he's been the most effective up to this point offensively (yes, low bar). One can argue he looks to it too often. But I think most of the criticism is in hindsight after it doesn't work. Chourios' success was obvious today. But I also thought Vaughn looked OK at the plate for his first time back.
  2. Jim French Stepstool
    I wasn't thrilled about the trade at the time, either. Priester made me feel just a smidge better about it last summer, though😁. Laras' early season, the move of Adamczewski to LF & the re-emergence of Braylon Payne has lessened the sting of losing Yoph. But I still like him.
  3. Jim French Stepstool
    Good to see Black was retained although not a surprise. The interesting scenario is when Yelich is ready to return if all is well health-wise. Yelich & Black are pretty redundant on this roster----I'm sure they aren't thrilled about Yelich playing in the OF.
  4. Jim French Stepstool
    Yes. Chourios' BA is officially ------.
  5. Jim French Stepstool
    I've read the back and forth. C'mon. No one is saying anything resembling that.
  6. Jim French Stepstool
    Reportedly Turang was sick.
  7. Jim French Stepstool
    A poor AB. And afterwards, we seemed to change the philosophy after the Nats went to the pen. An awful lot of quick outs vs some mediocre stuff. Almost as if the baseball gods were doling out payback for some really good ABs vs Soroka---who is having a very solid year---during the last homestand.
  8. Jim French Stepstool
    Absolutely.
  9. Jim French Stepstool
    Being 15% better than league avg WHILE striking out almost 40% of the time actually makes him a little more intriguing. If he can cut down the K rate.............he may not, lots of guys never do. But the big element in his favor is the severe lack of MLB ABs given the injuries. No one hates guys who can run having trouble making contact more than I do. But all things considered in Mitchells' case, simply labeling him at this point is unfair. If he doesn't get it down to a more manageable # then no, the production isn't sustainable.
  10. Jim French Stepstool
    😖😖😖😖STOP STATING FACTS!!!!!!! YOU NEED TO GO TO TIRED CLICHE SCHOOL!!!!!😖😖😖😖 WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM????
  11. Jim French Stepstool
    Great point. Except the 'at least' doesn't really belong in the statement IMO. Plus Yelich being gone for what, half of the games? They deserve a lot of credit.
  12. Jim French Stepstool
    They've been describing it as a quad for Baddoo. Still claiming June as a possible target for a return. Given Perkins' struggles at the plate & Jones looking overmatched, it would be nice to have another option if needed.
  13. Jim French Stepstool
    It looks to me like they'd trust Henderson a bit more than Gasser right now AFA starting & giving them at least a little length. But Drohan or Crow I agree are certainly viable options given the work they've turned in.
  14. Jim French Stepstool
    Lotsa coaches/managers have had that philosophy over the years. In Mitchells' case I'd be tempted to amend that to only the 1st strike being for him. And if he's in situations like his last two AB yesterday, maybe all three should be for the team. His problem with contact is I believe a large part of the reason why he's been leading off. Last night the bottom half of the order found itself on base more & the empty swings were magnified. Unless Lara simply can't be denied or he gets hurt again, 2026 looks like a real litmus test for Mitchell. Save for Lockridge taking over some of the ABs vs LHP he'll get a lions' share to show the assets of his game can outshine the warts (or the warts can be lessened).
  15. Jim French Stepstool
    Definitely. There's been a lot of talk about the 'hole' in his swing at the top of the zone, but it's not only there TBH. Lots of pressure being put on opponents due to the speed on the roster, provided contact is made. He's failed a # of times, today included, where all you need is that contact, not necessarily a base hit. His lack of touching the ball could've been a killer tonite had it been a closer game.
  16. Jim French Stepstool
    It's gotten to the point where I think you really want to get Ashby in the game tonite, even if things are comfy. Four days off is quite a bit for him. Touch & feel.
  17. Jim French Stepstool
    I wouldn't like to see it on a regular basis, especially when we get some regulars back. But you're right, there are worse spots for him to be hitting than leadoff. Do whatever damage you can; if you touch air, do it with no one on base. Ideally, 6, 7 or 8 IMO.
  18. Jim French Stepstool
    As @Ro Muellermentioned, the numbers aren't as gaudy as Pratt & Williams in recent games but he's quietly heading northward. Yeah, that HR was just pasted.
  19. Jim French Stepstool
    Yeah, Bucky McMillan. I thought about Samford but couldn't come up with the coaches' name. Great example.
  20. Jim French Stepstool
    Well, if Woodruff has to sit out & Crow is the replacement, he's throwing on the same day so it would be pretty seamless.
  21. Jim French Stepstool
    I was talking more about teams that combine tough halfcourt defense with a patient offense. For many teams over the years the two went hand-in-hand because the energy expended on moving their feet, fighting through screens, etc was recovered somewhat by not being up tempo on the other end. This was before the shot clock era, but Al McGuire used to say "You work on defense & rest on offense".
  22. Jim French Stepstool
    Roberto Pena says h..............nevermind. He doesn't say anything.
  23. Jim French Stepstool
    Me too, to be honest😁. I think the hype of the trade w/NY (Williams) & the contract (Pratt) fueled some of it.
  24. Jim French Stepstool
    Unfortunately I don't think there IS much risk, and they realize that. They feel the hardcore fans will never leave, so might as well attract the fair-weather fans, wives, GFs, gamblers, and people with 15 second attention spans with things like an expanded tournament, legalized travelling, shortened shot clocks, making it tougher & tougher to defend because OBVIOUSLY a game with more points scored is a better game, etc. I'd absolutely hate going to quarters. HS ball now plays halves (at least in Wisconsin) after playing quarters for many years so maybe it can be headed off. And yeah, there was no sensible reason to go to a 30-second clock. Teams that wanted to play fast had nothing stopping them. But teams that wanted to play a different tempo were being squeezed as we went from no shot clock, to 45, 35, and now this. I love that so many games are being televised nowadays, but that saturation is a large part of the problem. IMO it's beautiful to watch the intricasies of play on both ends from a team coached by someone like Pete Carrill, Dick Harter, the Bennetts, Don Chaney, etc. But if it isn't must-see TV, screw you, we'll rule-change your style out of vogue. And that's sad. Pardon me, there's kids on my lawn, gotta go.
  25. Jim French Stepstool
    For those lamenting about the slow starts for Pratt & Williams in light of the struggles of some of the INFs in Milwaukee----Don't look now but Pratt is 8 for his last 17, with four walks drawn & only one K. Williams is a little more modest but still robust 8-22 with 7 RBI.
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