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ChiTownEddie
Mar 26, 2010

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After the fun twitter drama today I'm not sure how this'll hold up...But here is Jon Bois' new video on Adam Dunn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiZfc0b2t3Q

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ChiTownEddie
Mar 26, 2010

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It isn't sounding good for Cueto.
https://twitter.com/PavlovicNBCS/status/991749818740441088

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Mar 26, 2010

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https://twitter.com/SNFaizalKhamisa/status/996108464970645504

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Mar 26, 2010

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AsInHowe posted:

Ken Rosenthal just confirmed this.

wah wah waaaah.
Mariners fans get nothing good.

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Mar 26, 2010

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I LOVE the comments on those articles. Even if I disagree with the premise of the article the comments are so off the rails angry about everything that it legitimately makes me happy.

ChiTownEddie
Mar 26, 2010

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That comic cracks me up every drat time.

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Mar 26, 2010

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Julio Cruz posted:

His BABIP's not the issue, it's his swing percentage. Swinging at 82% of pitches in the zone and still making good contact is extremely hard to do over a long enough period.

e: Jeff Francoeur 05-07: 1656PA .280/.319/.463 100 OPS+ 76BB/319K
Javier Baez 2014-18 1444PA .257/.300/.444 95 OPS+ 70BB/411K

ZSwing is also not really the issue. I'd say it is the combination of #1 swing % and #152/161 contact %. You can hit above your head by being aggressive, especially in the strike zone...but gotta make contact yo. A good example is Panda. He would aaalways swing a ton, esp at stuff outside the zone (not good) but he was also making 15+% more contact than javy.
E: See also Josh Hamilton.

ChiTownEddie fucked around with this message at 20:32 on May 22, 2018

ChiTownEddie
Mar 26, 2010

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This was a few days ago but I thought this Machado fun fact was badass.
https://twitter.com/enosarris/status/997164445125103616

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ChiTownEddie
Mar 26, 2010

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Yes, Bauer, I definitely believe you.

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