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Post by thelavarnwayguy on May 9, 2014 19:45:35 GMT -5
Every time I see a ball come off the bat, Mookie is a lot closer to it, or arrives a lot earlier than I think is going to happen. When he has to make a difficult stretched out play, he recovers to throwing position as fast as Pedroia's first base side recovery except that he does it both ways. By the way he positions himself a little closer to first than most but that might be in defference to Marerro. It could also be that Shaw is damm slow also! Gotta say, he looks like a slug to me. Shaw looks to me like he needs a trip to the API. If he went, I think he might actually have a mlb career. |
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Post by philsbosoxfan on May 9, 2014 20:05:27 GMT -5
It may be that Barnes, Webster, De Larosa and Johnson all emerge this year. All are looking decent so far. And of course Owens. As is Ranaudo plus Workman is making clear headway having worked through the stretch out period. ADD: Not saying that it's the reason for the last two days excellent outings but it should be noted that The Fisher Cats offense sucks. They are much better suited to run prevention. |
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Post by philsbosoxfan on May 9, 2014 20:33:16 GMT -5
This replay isn't exactly what I see at the end of his plays up the middle but you can easily see here how quick Mookie gets into throwing position. Slow this one down and you will see that Sean Coyle's throw is on the shoe tops but Mookie has the ball on the way to first as fast as if it was a perfect throw. Range is not just getting to a ball, it's also execution when you get the ball, particularly at the edge of his fielding limits.
ADD: A ball traveling 80 MPH takes .0085 secs to travel 1 foot. I think Mookie's end of play execution has significantly more gained than that.
ADD 1 more general observation comment. Most teams I've watched this year play historic standard infield positioning. The Sea Dogs close except Mookie and Marrero are shifted a little further away from second and a little deeper. The Yankees on the other hand are employing extreme left/right shifts and I think they are doing it at every level (somewhere along the line I heard/read that).
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Post by threeifbaerga on May 9, 2014 22:46:22 GMT -5
Oh Garin, some additional bases would be great.
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Post by ibsmith85 on May 9, 2014 23:01:06 GMT -5
How long was the PawSox delay tonight? Lost track of when yet started back up, but impressive from Webster coming back out and finishing a nice outing after a shaky 1st.
5IP 6H 0R 1BB 3K
He did throw 87 pitches though, lowered his season ERA to 2.45
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Post by ericmvan on May 9, 2014 23:23:48 GMT -5
How long was the PawSox delay tonight? Lost track of when yet started back up, but impressive from Webster coming back out and finishing a nice outing after a shaky 1st. 5IP 6H 0R 1BB 3K He did throw 87 pitches though, lowered his season ERA to 2.45 11 GB, 5 FB/LD, 1 popup. Very nice. Of the GB, 5 went for hits, including the first 4. |
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Post by philsbosoxfan on May 10, 2014 0:05:16 GMT -5
More Mookie.
In stolen bases, not only does he lead the organization in SB by a substantial margin (15 to 11 by speedsters Margot & Johnson), he also leads the Eastern League and has at least as many stolen bases as 7 major league teams including the Red Sox. Methinks he's very good at the baseball thing.
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LOL, this includes striking out in 2 consecutive ABs (last AB last night, first AB today).
Josh Norris ?@jnorris427 42m
Underrated Mookie Betts fact: His 7 percent K rate is fourth lowest in the EL.
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Post by amfox1 on May 10, 2014 7:34:34 GMT -5
Preview of Saturday:
Brendan McGair ?@bwmcgair03 9m
#RedSox and @pawsox pitcher Steven Wright is slated to throw 2 innings in extended spring today via @woonsocketcall
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Post by jdb on May 10, 2014 8:48:26 GMT -5
Ball faced 23 batters and got 0 strikeouts. I know we were told to temper our expectations on Ball first year but his first three starts have been huge disappointments. The Salley league is ripping him apart. |
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Post by iakovos11 on May 10, 2014 9:38:41 GMT -5
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Post by jdb on May 10, 2014 9:50:16 GMT -5
Don't think it's an exaggeration . I know he's a work in progress and really at 7 in a bad draft the options weren't great. All I said was his first three starts were disappointing. 23 hits given up in 13.2 innings in the Sally shouldn't have anyone feeling good. Again I was fine with the pick and think he has a ton of upside. The only thing I said is his first three starts were disappointing. |
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