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    Quote Originally Posted by jpx7 View Post
    I feel like, a month ago, that strike-three swing would've resulted in a line-drive to RF. Not sure where his hitting has gone.
    Trying to pull everything. Happens with streaky hitters

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    And Riley sucks just as bad. Ks on a pitch that almost hit his back foot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jpx7 View Post
    I feel like, a month ago, that strike-three swing would've resulted in a line-drive to RF. Not sure where his hitting has gone.
    Has he had a day off yet? He seems to tire easily. I'd have given him both these Mets games off

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    I find it interesting that Smoltz is giving Anderson--a guy who grew up in upstate New York--a pass for not being able to find "his feel" in this cool weather. I'd think it wouldn't be that big a deal for him. Anyone who's lived in that part of the country knows how brutal the winters can be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    Has he had a day off yet? He seems to tire easily. I'd have given him both these Mets games off
    Had Thurs off as did all the Braves.
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    Phiiiies up 2-1 on Jays 5th

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    Hint for RAJ--getting picked off again is a really bad idea. In other news, Freeman's having a hard time picking up the ball out of Peterson's delivery.

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    Quote Originally Posted by USMA76 View Post
    While I agree with you and fairly or not, Smoltz gets criticized by fans of other teams (Yankees and gNats come immediately to mind) as being too much of a Braves homer. I'm sure that he's (at least subconsciously) trying to avoid that criticism.
    Yea, it's not really a surfeit or lack of Braves homerism; it's his nearly-constant get-off-my-lawn, Joe-Simpson-acolyte bemoaning of the State of the Game.

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    Smoltz hates baseball a lot for a guy who’s life is pretty much baseball
    Egg-zackly where I'm coming from here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    Has he had a day off yet? He seems to tire easily. I'd have given him both these Mets games off
    It wouldn't have been a bad plan, given how well Hechavarría hits LHPs.
    "For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."

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    Freddie letting the MVP slip away

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    Respect Alonso for speaking out against the abysmal compensation minor-leaguers receive for their labor.

    Wish we could actually hear anything else he's saying.
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    Yeah, I think it's fair to say that Smoltz hasn't exactly embraced the contemporary metrics and trends within the game. In the bigger picture, that attitude may have a strongly detrimental effect on his employability as a color commentator.

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    Quote Originally Posted by USMA76 View Post
    Yeah, I think it's fair to say that Smoltz hasn't exactly embraced the contemporary metrics and trends within the game. In the bigger picture, that attitude may have a strongly detrimental effect on his employability as a color commentator
    he's a younger Joe Simpson

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    Definitely two different zones tonight. One of the signs of a bad ump is having different zones for right handed pitchers and left handed pitchers.

    I honestly think baseball could do better with trained squirrels calling games.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
    he's a younger Joe Simpson
    That's what jpx said in an earlier post and it's a hard point with which to argue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by USMA76 View Post
    Yeah, I think it's fair to say that Smoltz hasn't exactly embraced the contemporary metrics and trends within the game. In the bigger picture, that attitude may have a strongly detrimental effect on his employability as a color commentator.
    He’s Fox’s number one commentator. He’s not going anywhere.

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    This ump sucks
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    Quote Originally Posted by USMA76 View Post
    Hint for RAJ--getting picked off again is a really bad idea. In other news, Freeman's having a hard time picking up the ball out of Peterson's delivery.
    He’s through being an elite player. He’ll probably steadily fall out of the MVP race over the final week.

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