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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Jim French Stepstool
    Yeah, Bucky McMillan. I thought about Samford but couldn't come up with the coaches' name. Great example.
  5. 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.
  6. 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".
  7. Jim French Stepstool
    Roberto Pena says h..............nevermind. He doesn't say anything.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Jim French Stepstool
    Yeah, the NCAA will make that statement about 36 hours after the first portal kid says he's going to (insert school here) because they offered him the biggest check, instead of the crap written for him by some agent extolling the virtues of the previous school, staff & fans of the team he's leaving, followed by what's becoming the most famous cliche of the decade----"With that being said------". So many of the things the NCAA has done, from rule changes to stuff like this, seems to scream "Let's be more like the NBA". For someone like myself who's felt for many decades that college basketball is a much more pleasing product it's really disgusting.
  12. Jim French Stepstool
    Obviously not enough offense tonite, but really not a ton of at-bats that ticked me off in a major way. Mitchell with two ugly trips to the plate, and Contreras' AB after the Turang RBI double was poor. Someone who can effectively hit the ball to the opposite field, with a runner on 2nd & no outs needs to at least give himself a chance to get something he can drive that way, and he never did. Sproat almost gave up a HR to end the 3rd, leading up to the 4-run fourth. Second time through the order was almost as ugly as the 1st time was effective. Work in progress for what appears to be a very talented arm. Rengifo is really seeing the ball well right now. Did I miss the memo that MLB sent out requiring all ground-rule doubles to be called 'automatic doubles'? Maybe I'm guilty of old-school-itis, but it just sounds dumb to me.
  13. Jim French Stepstool
    True😁. And with them playing us right now, likey.
  14. Jim French Stepstool
    Interesting that they want to maintain 4 LHP in the BP. But I'm not disparaging the move in any way; Fitzpatrick certainly deserves it. Agree with the above comments re Zerpa. Considering how he looked in the WBC & his first few outings of the season it appears to be nothing at all like a phantom injury.
  15. Jim French Stepstool
    Blue? Heck no. It's impossible to put numbers on it AFA how many runs it's worth but he absolutely could be an influence as a hitter for Ortiz, bases loaded or not.
  16. Jim French Stepstool
    I could see him possibly staying up here & playing sparingly as opposed to some other candidates. A lot of that would depend on his work ethic/preparedness on a daily basis AFA being able to 'stay ready' w/o regular ABs. Agree with your other points 100%.
  17. Jim French Stepstool
    She was sitting in her little pit. I saw her late in the game with a look on her face like 'Why aren't they hitting this guy throwing slowpitch?'
  18. Jim French Stepstool
    Jones is an obvious victim, after that it gets interesting. I thought Blacks' chances would be based on what they think of his ability to come off the bench & put up good ABs. He made a statement tonite. IMO it'll be tough to find a place for him once Yelich also makes it back, unless there's another opening on the 26-man due to injury. Their LH DH & LH side of the 1B tandem would be covered. Again, they'd have to feel good about his PH prowess cuz that would be the lions' share of his role.
  19. Jim French Stepstool
    Let's just hope we can jump all over Merri Keller tonight.
  20. Jim French Stepstool
    Maybe Bryce Meccage can crack it at some point if his command improves, or Childers if he continues to shock the world (I know; he's already 25). But right now you're right.
  21. Jim French Stepstool
    As @jay87shotpointed out, he's walking some, and that helps a little AFA living with the Ks is concerned. I just hope he stays healthy. Finally getting some extended playing time goes a long way towards finding out exactly to what extent he can fix the issue. It would be great if he could get the K rate down to a more manageable level. Lotsa infield hits in those legs.
  22. Jim French Stepstool
    Yeah, I asked it under the assumption they'd all stay because it's an interesting conundrum. But you're right, there's always a chance one of them gets moved. If so, I'd also much rather it be for pitching depth in an off-season move.
  23. Jim French Stepstool
    ........And he AVERAGED just over 6 innings per start, in 54 starts...........at the age of 44 & 45. Hard to imagine we'll ever see anything like that again.
  24. Jim French Stepstool
    He doesn't really look it when you watch him play, but Made is a big boy (215-220lb). I have a tough time believing he has the mobility and range you normally see from a 2B but I could be wrong. I know he's seen time there in A ball. Pena strikes me as someone who would settle into a 2B or corner OF spot. Contrary to some I'm not nuts about Chourio in CF & hope he remains in left. To me 2B is a real possibility for Pena. AFA RF is concerned, Penas' arm ranks just a bit above avg IIRC but then again so did Frelicks', and he handles RF responsibilities just fine.
  25. Jim French Stepstool
    Thanks for the captions. I almost thought the guy in the baseball uni was Efron😁. Votto always reminds me of a day in '08, we were sitting near the visitors' on deck circle & it was his birthday. Tried to use the b'day reference, anything to divert his attention. No luck, stone face, just totally focused. But we did get a chuckle out of Chris Dickerson, a future Brewer who pinch hit later. I claim partial credit for him K'ing.
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