My Favorite At Bat Of The Season

by James Kannengieser on Jul 31, 2009 11:03 PM EDT in Quick Hits Comment 22 comments

Situation: Bottom of the 6th, 2-1 Diamondbacks, 0 outs, bases empty, David Wright vs. Doug Davis

via www.brooksbaseball.net

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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

by Sam Page on Aug 1, 2009 1:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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.

by All Shook Down on Aug 1, 2009 2:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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.

by CajoleJuice on Aug 1, 2009 3:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This at bat?

Ha, look at that lonely fourth pitch, all up there by itself.

(via brooksbaseball.net)

by mnbv on Aug 1, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

that is so awesome

The pitch is actually, literally, objectively and without exaggeration fourteen inches above the strike zone.

by anonymous on Aug 1, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

Great analysis!

by Kepler on Aug 1, 2009 10:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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.

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 1, 2009 11:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Seriously

51 rbis? What a looser

by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Aug 1, 2009 12:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

Livan:

“Mmmm, ham…”

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Aug 1, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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."

by Evan_S on Aug 1, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

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 0 recs

but... but...

my brain hurts from all the stupid

by JoshNY on Aug 2, 2009 3:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow

I’m sorry you had to speak with such a man.

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Aug 2, 2009 4:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

Darwin would say you should shoot him right now.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Aug 2, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oliver Perez > David Wright

Obviously.

by Zwill on Aug 2, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs