By far the worst loss in Eagles history. You could almost hear a pin drop in that stadium when Barber was taking the clinching interception the other way.
Nope. Goal is still to be .500 in the World Series.@Hollywood Cannon change the title or I going to ask to become a moderator again ffs.
32 degrees. Even then I didn’t take things like that seriously. Something never happens until it does. How you play in the present is a much greater factor than games that happened in the past
But he puts no pressure on the defense once he gets on base. That’s something that actual good leadoff hitters do, and that he will never do. He’s not going to steal second or go first to third on a single to right, or score on a double in the gap. He doesn’t distract the pitcher when he’s on first. Leadoff hitters should do those things consistently. Those are some of the little things that good teams do.
Sure. It goes deeper than that though. They haven't been able to develop homegrown hitters so they have to add them through free agency. For a team that wants to spend, you're at the mercy of what the market has to offer for that particular year. Schwarber and Castellanos were two of the top hitters that year. They are obviously flawed, one more than the other, but that's the nature of free agency in baseball.
When doe Nick ever do anything positive? I think your perception of where he bats confuses how he actually performs at the plate. Who on this team should leadoff currently? This is 2023. Maybe Stott if he walks more which I think he will eventually do.
Yep, very true. Stott and bohm are decent but not looking like true plus hitters at this point
His BABIP is over 0.400 and he doesn't walk much. He could be due for a big sophomore slump with his bat, but that glove still plays.
I’m not defending Nick at all. I want both of them gone. Although Nick is at least serviceable in the field.
It all went down hill after you missed that ball
I mean when the other team is scared to death of you taking them deep to start a game that they walk you on four straight pitches, I'd say that's a decent option at the top of the lineup. I know you're old school and will never buy into this but the team lost for many reasons. Schwarber hitting leadoff was not one of them.
You mean Rojas or Marsh? Im typing about Schwarber.
Nick is a terrible fielder (all the numbers year after year back this up as well as the eye yest)) and has a terrible approach batting. If Kyle just plays DH he is fine. When he has to play left field that is when trouble arises. Him as DH is ok. They really need to trade Nick this offseason, but I doubt it.
Looking back, that team had some very bad receivers. And the Tampa Defense just destroyed them.
Whoops, totally thought you were talking about Rojas.
I think Bohm is what he is at this point. A slightly above average hitter without the game power or plate discipline to be more than that. Stott with more power is an All-star. He does everything else at a high level. That's a big ask though.
Nick is also terrible in the field. It's just that he makes a few sliding catches that stick in our minds. These are catches that are often caught without a dive by average outfielders.
I think both will end up being plus hitters, postseason struggles notwithstanding.
Turner should be leadoff, and he should be purposely trying to hit gappers to get on base for Schwarber and Harper. How this never settled into their roles this year is beyond me.
Why would you stack your two best lefty power bats? That's just making it easy on the opposing manager. In a universe where they have Soto sure, but that's the only thing the manger should try to avoid.
