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Hondo

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  1. They're NOT doing it, and not because it's not easy. They're just not. That's why it's so fucking maddening.
  2. 1st pitch breaking ball at the belt. Shocker.
  3. 1st pitch breaking ball at the belt. Shocker.
  4. 1st pitch breaking ball at the belt. Shocker.
  5. This goofy bastard KNOWS he doesn't have a fastball that can beat anybody, so he's only going to throw it occasionally to setup that badass changeup. WHY are are even looking for it? We should be teeing off on his off speed stuff, specifically the breaking pitch. The bottom falls out of the changeup, so I wouldn't even swing at that unless it started chest high. Basically, look for spin and pound it opposite field. I'm sick of fucking typing it. We should have about 15 hits that all look just like Daly's long single in the gap (or the mirror image for our lefties). No "playing for tomorrow." It's a 3 run game and we should be hammering this pencil-necked fuck.
  6. 3 batters, three absolutely meat first pitch breaking balls. Followed by another or a changeup. Threw 2 fastballs in the inning and those were to set up the change up. PP laid off those, then was looking for the FB in (can't blame him) and got a front door breaking ball. If they'll fucking sit on the offspeed and look to go opposite field, they'll be able to handle anything he throws. The only contact they're making with his offspeed stuff is weak pull ground balls because they're WAY early and just dragging the bat through the zone.
  7. And...led PP off with...a...high breaking ball.
  8. Sit on the MF-ing breaking ball and changeup. The ONLY swing at a fastball is to foul it off and get to the next pitch. For fuck's sake, it's not that hard.
  9. Led Thomas off with a high breaking ball.
  10. See? Led Daly off with a meat breaking pitch that should have been parked in the trees.
  11. Was going to mention earlier that something seemed off with GG. The ball is getting on him a little quick...like he's not seeing it well. He told LBJ to recheck his pitch call at least once, but I don't think they're getting crossed up. The ball's just getting on him...his glove is late.
  12. I'm just a "played 2 years of college ball before injuries ended everything and that was 25 years ago" nobody.
  13. 4 innings left and it's a 3 run game. If they'll sit off speed like I'm saying, we'll have the lead back by the bottom of the 6th. Their pitcher has a killer changeup, but that's it. His breaking ball is up and his FB has no run. He's making us look foolish because we're trying to hit fastballs that aren't coming.
  14. Stanford hitters have basically been told "if you see spin, do not swing." The zone is so tight and with LBJ's 6-12 movement, if it's spinning, they know it'll be below the zone and they're laying off. Very good coaching and good plate discipline. Gotta give them credit for that.
  15. Make him pick a changeup out of the dirt and throw out EK. If he can do that, then so be it. But make him. Put the pressure on.
  16. Surprised we aren't running more with as much off speed stuff as he's throwing too. If he has 1 or 2 strikes and has just thrown a fastball, I'd have them running since the changeup in the dirt is coming.
  17. O'Dowd K'd, but he had the best at bat so far. Sat on the first 2 breaking balls, let the FB go, fought off the change up...and then his approach on the last FB was correct (just fighting it off to get to the next pitch)...he just swung at a ball. If they'll all do that, then this guy has 2 more innings left and we'll have a 3 run lead.
  18. Of hit and run here. Changeup in the dirt coming.
  19. Sit on the GD off speed. He's leaving it up. Fuckin' meatballs if they'll just look for it instead of the FB that he's not throwing except to setup the changeup.
  20. He follows the FB with a changeup every time and we look stupid every time. For fuck's sake, why are they not sitting on the off speed? He is not going to feature the FB tonight.
  21. They need to be thinking opposite field on everything. Will keep them timed up on the off speed stuff and that fastball isn't going to get by them. 93mph, but straight as an arrow.
  22. At least LBJ is throwing low. The way they're making contact, this could have been ugly a long time ago.
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