The Big Choke Day Two 06/07/2008 - Page 2

Snowman · June 7th, 2008, 08:02 PM

I'm ready to see renny's Yuni benched for about a week. He needs a major attitude adjustment (if he keeps showing up the other teams, he's going to get someone hurt, and if he keeps showing up the umps we're never going toget another call), but mainly to make him work on the damned fundamentals when it comes to baserunning and defensive work. It's not like he's hitting right now anyway, so we can lose without him for a few games.

BTW, does his defense remind anyone else of a young Furcal (with a weaker arm)? He makes a lot of spectacular plays, but he flubs up tons of routine plays, and it seems like a majority of those are plays on which he doesn't receive errors because he takes a routine double play and turns it into a single out.

Snowman · June 7th, 2008, 08:08 PM

I do have to say, though, that he has convinced me he has more talent than I had previously believed. The inconsistency is what fooled me, I guess. When I saw him in the minors, he always sucked. Now I see that he is awesome as hell for a couple of weeks, then sucks for three, and that he can make three amazing defensive plays and make you forget all about them by running into three unnecessary outs on the basepaths and screwing up three double plays, all in the same game. I just always caught him in the bad portions, I guess.

MikeT · June 7th, 2008, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowman

I'm ready to see renny's Yuni benched for about a week. He needs a major attitude adjustment (if he keeps showing up the other teams, he's going to get someone hurt, and if he keeps showing up the umps we're never going toget another call), but mainly to make him work on the damned fundamentals when it comes to baserunning and defensive work. It's not like he's hitting right now anyway, so we can lose without him for a few games.

BTW, does his defense remind anyone else of a young Furcal (with a weaker arm)? He makes a lot of spectacular plays, but he flubs up tons of routine plays, and it seems like a majority of those are plays on which he doesn't receive errors because he takes a routine double play and turns it into a single out.

I Agree.

diceman · June 7th, 2008, 08:38 PM

Well, my son called me from Chicago so I missed the ninth. Good thing or I probably would be banned by now. Nice of Booby to bring in Stockman after we're out of it. Too bad there is no land of Oz. We could sure use a heart, a brain and some courage right about now. Oh well, maybe my Celtics will lift my spirits by slamming the Lakers in four straight. Later, mi amigos.

diceman · June 7th, 2008, 08:42 PM

Oh, and one more thing. This series is the perfect example of a first place team and a pretender. The first place teams find ways to win while we find ways to lose. I sure hope I can hang on long enough to see the Braves play under a different manager.

June 7th, 2008, 08:02 PM	#16 (permalink)
Snowman Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Topsail Beach, NC Posts: 1,335	I'm ready to see renny's Yuni benched for about a week. He needs a major attitude adjustment (if he keeps showing up the other teams, he's going to get someone hurt, and if he keeps showing up the umps we're never going toget another call), but mainly to make him work on the damned fundamentals when it comes to baserunning and defensive work. It's not like he's hitting right now anyway, so we can lose without him for a few games. BTW, does his defense remind anyone else of a young Furcal (with a weaker arm)? He makes a lot of spectacular plays, but he flubs up tons of routine plays, and it seems like a majority of those are plays on which he doesn't receive errors because he takes a routine double play and turns it into a single out. __________________ 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.

June 7th, 2008, 08:08 PM	#17 (permalink)
Snowman Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Topsail Beach, NC Posts: 1,335	I do have to say, though, that he has convinced me he has more talent than I had previously believed. The inconsistency is what fooled me, I guess. When I saw him in the minors, he always sucked. Now I see that he is awesome as hell for a couple of weeks, then sucks for three, and that he can make three amazing defensive plays and make you forget all about them by running into three unnecessary outs on the basepaths and screwing up three double plays, all in the same game. I just always caught him in the bad portions, I guess. __________________ 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.

June 7th, 2008, 08:38 PM	#19 (permalink)
diceman Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Port Orange, Florida Posts: 1,329	Well, my son called me from Chicago so I missed the ninth. Good thing or I probably would be banned by now. Nice of Booby to bring in Stockman after we're out of it. Too bad there is no land of Oz. We could sure use a heart, a brain and some courage right about now. Oh well, maybe my Celtics will lift my spirits by slamming the Lakers in four straight. Later, mi amigos. __________________ From "Bull Durham": Skip: You guys. You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry! Larry: Lollygaggers! Skip: Lollygaggers.

June 7th, 2008, 08:42 PM	#20 (permalink)
diceman Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Port Orange, Florida Posts: 1,329	Oh, and one more thing. This series is the perfect example of a first place team and a pretender. The first place teams find ways to win while we find ways to lose. I sure hope I can hang on long enough to see the Braves play under a different manager. __________________ From "Bull Durham": Skip: You guys. You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry! Larry: Lollygaggers! Skip: Lollygaggers.