Cha-cha changes...

[klaiggeb]

I guess I can't let go of the coach in me, and it was never more apparent watching Buster Posey hit yesterday.

I noticed it in the first at bat, and then, when he drove the ball to the CF wall, I was sure; He was crouching LESS!

I've wondered for a long time why he crouches so much, when he almost never comes out of it during his swing.

During his hey day, he uncoiled, so to speak, coming out of the crouch and driving the ball.

But on Thursday, I commented to myself, "why won't he change? That crouch is killing his power."

Lo and behold, he DID change for Friday's game, and hit the hardest, farthest ball I've seen him hit since the grand slam in Milwaukee.

Lots of hitters get into bad habits and don't even realize it.


Longoria is another.

Look at the angle of his head in relationship to the ground. It's tilted.

I first noticed hitters doing this while coaching in 1984.

Steve Hovley's kid, David, played for me, Steve played for KC in the 70's.

His son was a strong, strong kid, who drove the ball very well.

But all of a sudden, it seemed, he was popping the ball up all the time.

I happened to notice that he was tipping his head more and more downward and towards the plate.

I stood him in front of a sign, or something, can't remember exactly, and as he tilted his head, I asked him to read it.

He hesitated, struggling, then read it.

Then I had him straight his head up, and read again; bingo! No hesitation.

And from that point on, no further problems.



When Longoria was pounding the ball, his head was close to, but not quite, upright.

Now, it's angled downward.

Result: NOT hitting the ball hard very often, chasing all sorts of crap out of the zone, and in general, being a wasted spot in the line up.

I simply can't believe the coaches have spotted it.

[sfgdood]

It's not the coach in you Boly. You just hate the guy for whatever reason

[klaiggeb]

Randy, you are so far off it's not even on the charts.

I never hated Posey no more than I ever hated Timmy.

That I criticize or comment in a negative manner simply means I don't agree with the way their mechanics are, or how they do things.

You're wrong here.

[sfgdood]

No offense but your criticism goes way beyond normal critique. You cant just make your point and then let it go. You take it personal. That seems like hate to me.

[klaiggeb]

To a point, Randy, you are right; I foolishly take it personally, and that's down right stupid.

You played, I played, and we did everything in our power to move to the next level... but we weren't good enough.

These guys ARE at that next, and best, level, and when they aren't old, or hurt, I get angry...no... massively TICKED at their ineptitude.

There is no reason for it, IMHO, none.

It's like pitchers who can't throw strikes.

No tolerance for that crap, none at all.

Here's another thing that infuriates me; with the massive amount of money professional athletes make, I simply cannot nor will not tolerate their lack of flexibility in making adjustments which leads to lack of production.



Now if Buster is still hurting, and not right, and that is precisely what Aurilia implied yesterday, that would explain a lot.


If that's true, why is he still playing?

Why is Bochy running him out there?

It's kind of like: "If you don't produce, you're of no use."


Hey, I know they want to play. I get that.

But they aren't helping the team.



Did you catch Michael Morse on the pregame show yesterday, Randy?

If you didn't, here's what he said: "Athletes are stubborn. They continue to think that the way they've always done it will continue to get them back to the elite playing level they had before."


In particular, the conversation STARTED about Buster Posey, but Morse took it further, implying, but not saying, that he was talking also about Crawford, Belt and Longoria.


And that has been MY point from day one.

One of the reasons I so Admire Barry Zito is because he PUBLICLY said he was doing so badly, he wanted to give the money back!

THAT is fessing up to your crappyness!

THAT is honesty!

But nope. Every other player just takes the money and says, "I earned this."

Horse crap!

If you or I sucked at our jobs, what we did in the past would be a moot point.

We'd be released, fired, or taken to HR.

Not professionals.

They always get a raise!


Now I'm asking you to be fair; I have always defended Buster's defense, even when Don was trying to ream his fanny for not being very good.

I still talk about Buster's elite throwing ability and defensive prowess.

it's only his bat that angers me, and I hope I've explained the reasons why.


It's not the player, it's what they're doing, or in this case, not doing to adapt that I hate.

[Islandboagie]

Boly- One of the reasons I so Admire Barry Zito is because he PUBLICLY said he was doing so badly, he wanted to give the money back!

THAT is fessing up to your crappyness!

THAT is honesty!

Boagie- Barry never won a Cy Young with the Giants, but he got paid a Cy Young salary by the Giants. Buster won an MVP while not making an MVP salary. Timmy won 2 Cy Youngs while not making a Cy Young salary. Timmy and Buster were due that money. The Giants sold tons of Timmy and Buster jerseys, and fans tuned in or went to the park to watch Timmy and Buster play. Very few fans made a point of seeing Zito. Overall, the Giants made money on Buster and Tim, they lost money on Zito. Tim and Buster weren't/aren't stealing from the Giants, they made and are making what they were/are owed.

[klaiggeb]

Sept 15, 2019 11:22:21 GMT -5 Islandboagie said:

Boly- One of the reasons I so Admire Barry Zito is because he PUBLICLY said he was doing so badly, he wanted to give the money back!

THAT is fessing up to your crappyness!

THAT is honesty!

Boagie- Barry never won a Cy Young with the Giants, but he got paid a Cy Young salary by the Giants. Buster won an MVP while not making an MVP salary. Timmy won 2 Cy Youngs while not making a Cy Young salary. Timmy and Buster were due that money. The Giants sold tons of Timmy and Buster jerseys, and fans tuned in or went to the park to watch Timmy and Buster play. Very few fans made a point of seeing Zito. Overall, the Giants made money on Buster and Tim, they lost money on Zito. Tim and Buster weren't/aren't stealing from the Giants, they made and are making what they were/are owed.

I wasn't talking just about Giants giving back money, boagie, I was talking baseball players period.

Here's my quote: But nope. Every other player just takes the money and says, "I earned this."

Horse crap!



I certainly was not talking about Posey nor Timmy.