Thorman the Destroyer

bulldogcl27 · December 6th, 2007, 01:13 PM

I like Thorman as a fourth outfielder and back up 1B. Remember he's played Left for us before. He appears to have a lot of heart and power for that matter. I would try to get him on the field somehow. Tex is going to play everyday so hes got to get his abs somehow.

Snowman · December 6th, 2007, 01:17 PM

I'd like him alright as a sixth outfielder and third first baseman, getting two or three plate appearances a year and never stepping on the field defensively.

GenericBravesFan · December 6th, 2007, 02:34 PM

Thorman just seems to be all or nothing with his swing...and I really don't like his defense either. I guess he's just kinda 'meh' to me.

bulldogcl27 · December 6th, 2007, 03:37 PM

Early in the year we were all going crazy of how good he was playing. He has flashes of being great. He reminds me of Ryan Klesko, just needs time and some encouragement.

NadoBrave · December 6th, 2007, 05:19 PM

Takes more than flashes to stay in a BIG league lineup. Kinda like Punkin I (Thomas)& II (Harris) to me; a couple of spurts but no real consistency.

Klesko!? (With apologies to ERa) was never going to be a solid player at any position, & once MLB pitchers got the down & in/away pitch thing working on him, he was a non factor. When he was traded from da Bravos, I told my Pad fan friends, they'd gotten a pig in the poke.

Snowman · December 6th, 2007, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bulldogcl27

Early in the year we were all going crazy of how good he was playing. He has flashes of being great. He reminds me of Ryan Klesko, just needs time and some encouragement.

Who's we?

We were laying odds during spring training on when we'd be wanting Salty called up and put at first because we fully expected Thorman to suck, and other than a few PAs in April, he did.

Klesko has never had one single season in which he was even close to as bad as Thorman has been each of the last two years, and he came to the bigs when he was three years younger.

Metaphysicist · December 6th, 2007, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by NadoBrave

Klesko!? (With apologies to ERa) was never going to be a solid player at any position, & once MLB pitchers got the down & in/away pitch thing working on him, he was a non factor. When he was traded from da Bravos, I told my Pad fan friends, they'd gotten a pig in the poke.

No offense, but you was wrong Nado. Klesko's OPS+ is his first three season's with the Pads:

00: 136
01: 145
02: 152

Klesko has got to be one of the most underappreciated hitters of the last decade or two.

Snowman · December 6th, 2007, 10:53 PM

Not to beat the point to death, but....

Klesko's career big league line: .279/.370/.500/.870
Thorman's career minor league line: .276/.340/.452/.792

Thorman couldn't even hit minor league pitching as well as Klesko has hit big league pitching.

NadoBrave · December 7th, 2007, 10:00 AM

Meta
That's why he was pitched around so much as a Pad eh?

Metaphysicist · December 7th, 2007, 02:10 PM

Whether he was pitched around or not, the big fella could hit.

December 6th, 2007, 01:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
bulldogcl27 Rookie Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6	Thorman the Destroyer I like Thorman as a fourth outfielder and back up 1B. Remember he's played Left for us before. He appears to have a lot of heart and power for that matter. I would try to get him on the field somehow. Tex is going to play everyday so hes got to get his abs somehow.

December 6th, 2007, 01:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Snowman Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Topsail Beach, NC Posts: 1,335	I'd like him alright as a sixth outfielder and third first baseman, getting two or three plate appearances a year and never stepping on the field defensively. __________________ That corpse you planted last year in your garden, Has it begun to sprout? Will it bloom this year? Or has the sudden frost disturbed its bed? If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.

December 6th, 2007, 05:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
NadoBrave Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fantasy Island Posts: 807	Takes more than flashes to stay in a BIG league lineup. Kinda like Punkin I (Thomas)& II (Harris) to me; a couple of spurts but no real consistency. Klesko!? (With apologies to ERa) was never going to be a solid player at any position, & once MLB pitchers got the down & in/away pitch thing working on him, he was a non factor. When he was traded from da Bravos, I told my Pad fan friends, they'd gotten a pig in the poke. __________________ *It's a pity ignorance isn't painful!*

December 6th, 2007, 10:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
Snowman Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Topsail Beach, NC Posts: 1,335	Not to beat the point to death, but.... Klesko's career big league line: .279/.370/.500/.870 Thorman's career minor league line: .276/.340/.452/.792 Thorman couldn't even hit minor league pitching as well as Klesko has hit big league pitching. __________________ That corpse you planted last year in your garden, Has it begun to sprout? Will it bloom this year? Or has the sudden frost disturbed its bed? If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.

December 7th, 2007, 10:00 AM	#9 (permalink)
NadoBrave Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fantasy Island Posts: 807	Meta That's why he was pitched around so much as a Pad eh? __________________ *It's a pity ignorance isn't painful!*

December 6th, 2007, 02:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
GenericBravesFan Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 949	Thorman just seems to be all or nothing with his swing...and I really don't like his defense either. I guess he's just kinda 'meh' to me.

December 6th, 2007, 03:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
bulldogcl27 Rookie Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6	Early in the year we were all going crazy of how good he was playing. He has flashes of being great. He reminds me of Ryan Klesko, just needs time and some encouragement.

December 7th, 2007, 02:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
Metaphysicist Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Santa Fe, NM Posts: 117	Whether he was pitched around or not, the big fella could hit.