My Favorite At Bat Of The Season
by James Kannengieser on Jul 31, 2009 11:03 PM EDT
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PrintSituation: Bottom of the 6th, 2-1 Diamondbacks, 0 outs, bases empty, David Wright vs. Doug Davis
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Pitch 1: Up and away, nowhere near the strike zone. 1-0 count.
Pitch 2: Borderline pitch called a ball that is probably a strike. 2-0 count.
Pitch 3: Meatball, right down the middle. David takes a nice hack and hits a foul ball. 2-1 count.
Pitch 4: Outside the strike zone. 3-1 count.
Pitch 5: High but in the the strike zone. Not in David's wheelhouse. 3-2 count.
Pitch 6: Low and inside pitch in the strike zone. Swing, bomb home run, tie ballgame.
This was beautiful. David worked the count, didn't swing at anything out of the strike zone, and when given pitches to hit he took healthy cuts. I enjoy good pitching, defense, and baserunning when watching baseball. Even a well executed bunt, in the right situation of course, is pleasant to watch. However, nothing is better then seeing a batter lay off bad offerings and then knock the stuffing out of a pitch located right where he wants it.
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david wright hit a homer?
wasn’t home, and this is legitimately shocking
King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president
He's been driving the ball lately.
He has two home runs in the last week and hit two others that would’ve been homers in most other parks. Dub is back imo.
on the other hand...
Francoeur’s first AB was one of the worst and most bizarre I’ve ever seen.
He actually took two called strikes (with a ball in between) and then swung at a pitch away and at his eyes. Holy shit, he’s so bad.
Kill me now
actually kill Francoeur. HOW THE HELL DOES HE SWING AT THAT???
"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"
by firejerrynow on Aug 1, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
that is so awesome
The pitch is actually, literally, objectively and without exaggeration fourteen inches above the strike zone.
God, that was ugly to watch.
Safe to say, Frenchy was determined to hit that 4th pitch, location be damned.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 1, 2009 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah?
So what! HE’Z NOT A LEEDUR!!!!!1111
Somehow, a chain of events unfolded that put Steve Phillips in a professional broadcast booth Sunday night so he could rip Carlos Beltran. Try to explain that in any other terms.
Seriously
51 rbis? What a looser
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Aug 1, 2009 12:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Trade David Wrong!
of course, he’s so terrible all we would get is a bag of ham.
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 1, 2009 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
David Wrong!
I see what you did there. Very witty.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
I wish I could claim credit.
I’m pretty sure WFAN callers and former MetsBlog posters might have beaten me to it.
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 1, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Urinal discussion at tonight's game with random dude, not initiated by me
Random dude: “I think Ollie’s gonna turn it around the rest of the way, he’s got great pitches”
Me: “Nah, he’s the $36 million Titanic.”
Random dude: “Yes he’s sucked but I think it was smart to bank on his potential”
Me: “No it wasn’t smart, and it’s sort of disgraceful that he was brought back for so much $$$”
Random dude: “The only disgrace is the fact that 3rd base is still occupied by that unclutch waste of space. Cost us making the playoffs last year.”
This isn’t even paraphrased, I think it’s word for word. I couldn’t have made this up if I tried.
by James Kannengieser on Aug 2, 2009 2:21 AM EDT up reply actions
The stupid . . . it burns!
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 2, 2009 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Darwin would say you should shoot him right now.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
I had pretty much the same conversation Wednesday
with 2 meatheads who kept repeating that Wright sucks b/c “he’s only got 6 home runs”. I kept pointing out that his peripherals were still in line with his career marks, they just went back to the lack of home runs. They never went so far as to say he was unclutch, though. Also, they couldn’t stop praising the Church trade, since “Church fucking sucks” and “Francouer’s got all those RBIs”.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 2, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
IF DAVID WRIGHT IS SO GOOD
WHY HASN’T HE WON A WORLD SERIES?
BERNIE WILLIAMS IS DA BEST EVA
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
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