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Post by klaiggeb on Sept 21, 2015 20:11:24 GMT -5
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sfgdood
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stats geeks never played the game...that's why they don't get it and never will
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Post by sfgdood on Sept 22, 2015 0:40:18 GMT -5
just make sure he never dives...every time he does that the ball gets by him
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Post by donk33 on Sept 22, 2015 10:06:07 GMT -5
dk..the guy makes 2 of the best second baseman plays in one game and all we hear is how he missed a ball on a dive attempt.....too bad you didn't hear Vin Scully's interview with Bill Russell, ex-Dodger shortstop, when he asked Russell why he never dived for a ball and Russell said because he might get injured....and Scully agreed that he should never dive for a ball....
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Post by klaiggeb on Sept 22, 2015 11:33:39 GMT -5
Interesting that you brought up Russell, Don. I was going to use him as a reference.
Bill was a CF and a very good one... but Alston knew he'd NEVER hit enough to play CF... so he had Maury Wills teach him the ins and outs of playing short stop.
Which Wills didn't do.
According to Russell, Wills took him on to the infield, drew a line in the dirt with his shoe and said, "kid. Never cross that line."
And walked away.
My point is, Tomlinson can and SHOULD be able to learn to play the OF.
His AAA roommate was Duffy who said the kid was a great athlete.
And yeah, he missed a couple of those hard groundballs early, but he's recovered, learned the speed of the game, and hasn't done it since.
He can play for me.
boly
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sfgdood
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Post by sfgdood on Sept 22, 2015 12:14:44 GMT -5
He let another one get through him Sunday...by my count, that's 4 times since he got called up. I don't want him playing infield.
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Post by klaiggeb on Sept 22, 2015 13:34:12 GMT -5
I don't remember that, Randy. I don't recall that he let another one get through.
Refresh my memory. When? What inning?
boly
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sfgdood
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Post by sfgdood on Sept 22, 2015 13:48:34 GMT -5
actually now that I think of it, it was Saturday, not Sunday...it was one of the innings the DBacks scored in...maybe the third.
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