Comments on: Sticking with my 3 out of 4 story http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/sinker/2009/06/11/sticking-with-my-3-out-of-4-story/ An expert fan's perspective on what's happening on and off the field Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:36:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: La Velle IV http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/sinker/2009/06/11/sticking-with-my-3-out-of-4-story/#comment-32889 La Velle IV Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:55:13 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/sinker/2009/06/11/sticking-with-my-3-out-of-4-story/#comment-32889 Safe to say Howard might have jinxed us a little. Thanks Howard. Maybe you should predict more losses. Safe to say Howard might have jinxed us a little. Thanks Howard. Maybe you should predict more losses.

]]> By: DrDon http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/sinker/2009/06/11/sticking-with-my-3-out-of-4-story/#comment-32888 DrDon Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:59:16 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/sinker/2009/06/11/sticking-with-my-3-out-of-4-story/#comment-32888 ""add another finger on the ball to slow it down"". I love it when you talk dirty to us, thry!!!!!! :-) “”add another finger on the ball to slow it down”".

I love it when you talk dirty to us, thry!!!!!! :-)

]]> By: Shawn Bradley Guy http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/sinker/2009/06/11/sticking-with-my-3-out-of-4-story/#comment-32887 Shawn Bradley Guy Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:54:55 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/sinker/2009/06/11/sticking-with-my-3-out-of-4-story/#comment-32887 Twins should do a reality mini-series and use an actual game to see who stays up with the big club between: Buscher, Tolbert and Casilla…the best performance during that game would determine the winner. Punto would be included but we already know his fate. Twins should do a reality mini-series and use an actual game to see who stays up with the big club between: Buscher, Tolbert and Casilla…the best performance during that game would determine the winner. Punto would be included but we already know his fate.

]]> By: thrylos98 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/sinker/2009/06/11/sticking-with-my-3-out-of-4-story/#comment-32886 thrylos98 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:42:00 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/sinker/2009/06/11/sticking-with-my-3-out-of-4-story/#comment-32886 <I>I don’t think pitchers can change the pitch type in the middle of the windup.</I> sure they can... add another finger on the ball to slow it down I don’t think pitchers can change the pitch type in the middle of the windup.

sure they can… add another finger on the ball to slow it down

]]> By: sane http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/sinker/2009/06/11/sticking-with-my-3-out-of-4-story/#comment-32885 sane Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:31:56 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/sinker/2009/06/11/sticking-with-my-3-out-of-4-story/#comment-32885 "I think that other teams have figured them out and throw them junk when they square to bunt. Hard to bunt on sliders low and away” That's a great last-second adjustment to fool the bunter.............and the catcher! If the catcher is supposed to auto-out of the fastball on show-bunt, I'll bet he is praying that the pitcher is on the same page, and doesn't hit him in the wrist with a surprise fastball or slider. It also makes fake-bunt with a 3-1 count or a 3-0 count a hell of a tactic. Or do they NOT auto-out of a fastball when a fastball is absolutely demanded by the count. NOW, that system is getting a little difficult for the catcher to coordinate with the pitcher. “I think that other teams have figured them out and throw them junk when they square to bunt. Hard to bunt on sliders low and away”

That’s a great last-second adjustment to fool the bunter………….and the catcher!

If the catcher is supposed to auto-out of the fastball on show-bunt, I’ll bet he is praying that the pitcher is on the same page, and doesn’t hit him in the wrist with a surprise fastball or slider.
It also makes fake-bunt with a 3-1 count or a 3-0 count a hell of a tactic.

Or do they NOT auto-out of a fastball when a fastball is absolutely demanded by the count.

NOW, that system is getting a little difficult for the catcher to coordinate with the pitcher.

]]> By: Paul http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/sinker/2009/06/11/sticking-with-my-3-out-of-4-story/#comment-32884 Paul Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:29:24 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/sinker/2009/06/11/sticking-with-my-3-out-of-4-story/#comment-32884 chinmusic, My guess is it's a shortage of confidence. I know that baseball at a high level is just about all mental. Recent successes and recent failures (including those of your teamates) have a tendency to influence current outlook. Fans see this as "slumps" and "hot streaks". Repetition in practice, building successes in mechanics, should help if the tools are there. And I think t98's stats showed that the tools are there. chinmusic,

My guess is it’s a shortage of confidence. I know that baseball at a high level is just about all mental. Recent successes and recent failures (including those of your teamates) have a tendency to influence current outlook. Fans see this as “slumps” and “hot streaks”. Repetition in practice, building successes in mechanics, should help if the tools are there. And I think t98’s stats showed that the tools are there.

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