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  1. FredLynn
    Game almost over Suarez stinks
  2. FredLynn
    Suarez isn’t paying any attention to the baserunners at all
  3. FredLynn
    Suarez refuses to throw strikes Here come the runs
  4. FredLynn
    Runs are on the way
  5. FredLynn
    Maybe I should start the game by calling it over. I think it helps the Flops win.
  6. FredLynn
    As the winter drew to a close nearly everyone thought that this team needed help offensively. Most felt that we had a glut of outfielders. Who said we should “give away” anyone? Yoshida up until this year wasn’t giving us much of anything. The right move would have been to package him with some prospects then upgrade to a bona fide HR hitter-like Alonso but not necessarily him. Looking at the composition of the team on opening day I think it’s fair to say that most experts thought we needed to do more over the winter. And we could have if the money was made available. Remember: we were 23rd in percentage of revenue spent on salaries. The money was there.
  7. FredLynn
    And you get an F for not paying attention in class
  8. FredLynn
    Sure Joe. Keep dreaming. For the right money Alonso would have done whatever was required. That’s the way it works in baseball-almost always. It’s a business.
  9. FredLynn
    For the eleven millionth time Alonso could have replaced Masa making Duran a bench player and Alonso a DH. There was also a lot of talk over the winter about trading an OF. This could easily have been done, but for the fact that the owner was too cheap to do it.
  10. FredLynn
    Alonso as DH instead of Yoshida.. that would have given our lineup more thump.
  11. FredLynn
    Absolutely! Contreras has been excellent. I think the right move over the winter was to add Alonso and find a way to get rid of Masa. Now Masa has been decent but a RH power hitter would have been an upgrade.
  12. FredLynn
    I also point out the things he does well. Unlike some here I don’t just parrot his many accomplishments. I don’t pine after Alonso-but he would certainly have helped this team.
  13. FredLynn
    Awwww….you’ll miss me! Why on earth would I care if you read my posts or not. You’re not that important to me. bye
  14. FredLynn
    Sorry. I don't take orders from you. As I wrote in an earlier post I will not be naming names. In the future you should try to give a fair and balanced evaluation of performance-like me.
  15. FredLynn
    Yup-he's improving in terms of K rate. But he still could improve more by avoiding chasing outside the zone, especially with two strikes, where he chases at 58%. Imagine how much better he could be if he improved there. And, as Merloni mentions during the broadcasts, he gets into "swing mode" sometimes where he will swing at anything. He was better earlier in the year with that but he now seems to be back in swing mode at times.
  16. FredLynn
    It’s worth mentioning if one endeavors to write a fair and balanced assessment of Rafaela’s performance. That’s what I am doing: assessing his overall performance. Folks like you tend to mention only the things he does well-which are many-while not pointing out the areas where he needs to improve-like his strike zone awareness and his base running. That’s why you need people like me. I took a junior college course in Photoshop a few years ago. The instructor kept complimenting my work over and over again. He never mentioned areas where I could improve. At one point I asked him to be more critical of my work so I could get better. I wasn’t satisfied with just getting an A. I wanted to improve. Similar situation with Rafaela. He does great work overall but needs improvement in certain areas.
  17. FredLynn
    Fair and balanced. Deal with it. Here’s an example of a fair assessment of Rafaela: ” And he still has no concept of the strike zone. His chase rate with two strikes is 58%. That stinks. Fair and balanced…..his play in CF is excellent. He’s having a great year overall. AND there are still areas for improvement.” There you go….
  18. FredLynn
    Yup A d he still has no concept of the strike zone. His chase rate with two strikes is 58%. That stinks. Fair and balanced…..his play in CF is excellent. He’s having a great year overall. AND there are still areas for improvement.
  19. FredLynn
    Are you one of the ones who wear blinders? I don’t remember accusing you of that. To refresh your memory here’s what I actually wrote: ”I'll continue to point out his weaknesses-the ones who wear blinders ignore” I didn’t specify anyone in particular nor will I You just can’t stand it when I post with a fair and balanced outlook. We’ll get use to it. I intend to compliment players who do well and criticize them when they don’t.
  20. FredLynn
    Least of all me. But I do need to point out both the strengths and weaknesses of the players. It’s what people do on a baseball forum
  21. FredLynn
    Plus? not even average awful in fact. During the broadcast the announcers mentioned that he has a 58% chase rate with two strikes. I doubt anyone else in baseball is even close to that.
  22. FredLynn
    I'll continue to point out his weaknesses-the ones who wear blinders ignore.
  23. FredLynn
    That statement is misleading. He NEVER HAD any plate discipline.
  24. FredLynn
    Anthony is a better player by far
  25. FredLynn
    No drama today
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