GDT 6/13: Strider, and a Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall

[striker42]

I don't think I've ever seen a hitter as absolutely locked in as Acuna is this year.

 

[Heyward]

Batters 3 through 9 in the Tigers lineup have an OPS under 700. Just throw strikes my guy.

Hoping we can get 6 from Dodd. Anderson and Iggy probably down tonight, Yates and Minter pitched Game 1 too. Dont have Chavez as well. McHugh and Jimenez didnt pitch in Game 1.

 

[Heyward]

I don't think I've ever seen a hitter as absolutely locked in as Acuna is this year.

Arcia? Acuna's statcast page looks like a video game.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

They should let Acuna pitch. He would probably be good at that too.

 

[CyYoung31]

How do you hit a ball 471 feet to dead center?

 

[The Tariff King]

Sucks if you're Dodd throwing actual strikes and not getting any calls for them.

 

[TURBO]

Who is this Ibanez guy?

 

[Heyward]

When the hell did Ibanez turn into Babe Ruth? This is insane.

 

[zbhargrove]

Good lord… Acuna… man, if he goes on a homer binge… I wanna see 40/40 so bad… well probably like 40/70

 

[thewupk]

I don't think I've ever seen a hitter as absolutely locked in as Acuna is this year.

If you ever have to ask yourself this question or think about it too much then realize that Bonds is always going to be the guy that's better.

 

[Heyward]

If you ever have to ask yourself this question or think about it too much then realize that Bonds is always going to be the guy that's better.

Prime Bonds is the best even if he was cheating. Acuna this year has been on one though.

 

[50PoundHead]

How do you hit a ball 471 feet to dead center?

Just about perfect contact. Right on the ball all the way through. Hardest hit balls are often right up the middle.

 

[striker42]

Arcia? Acuna's statcast page looks like a video game.

.383 BABIP coming into today for Arcia. Just saying. But no, I've relented on him a good bit. I thought he'd play below average defense and his defense has actually been pretty good. One of the most overlooked things on the team.

But Acuna is just silly. He's right on everything. Even his outs have elite EV. He's gotta be the most fun player to watch in baseball.

 

[thewupk]

Prime Bonds is the best even if he was cheating. Acuna this year has been on one though.

Acuna has been great all season. Only "bad" thing is he starts to hit too many groundballs at times. But he seems to be in launch mode right now.

 

[striker42]

Prime Bonds is the best even if he was cheating. Acuna this year has been on one though.

I disregard anything Bonds ever did due to his cheating. If Acuna was on Bond's cocktail this year he'd be hitting .500.

 

[Heyward]

Eddie is so slow, he should have scored on that.

 

[striker42]

Who is this Ibanez guy?

I think we can take our scouting report on him and safely tear it up.

 

[Heyward]

Thought the catcher got Ozzie there.

 

[striker42]

It's about time we got a little BABIP luck after what the Tigers have been doing stringing singles together this series.

 

[zbhargrove]

I mean Arcia has been crazy lucky but he’s also been so much fun and still really good