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To: zeestephen

That’s a lot of strike outs. He’s not major league material.


2 posted on 08/10/2019 8:40:46 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("...a choice between Woke-fevered Democrats and Koch-funded Republicans is insufficient."-Mark Steyn)
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To: Dr. Sivana
If you're 31 years old and you're hitting .163 at the AAA level, I'd say you're not even close to a big-league ballplayer.

Too bad. I really like the guy, and he was a great fan draw at the AA level last year with the Mets.

4 posted on 08/10/2019 8:45:27 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave." -- Frederick Douglass)
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To: Dr. Sivana

He will be 32 next week.

At that age, it’s hard to believe that he can ever improve enough to make it.

I really like the guy, and his work ethic and passion are downright amazing.

But it’s probably time to focus on sports announcing and commentary.


5 posted on 08/10/2019 8:48:14 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: Dr. Sivana

Batting avg. and strikeouts don’t tell the whole story. How many times did he get a walk? Hits + walks = times on base. How many RBIs and runs himself did he add to the score?

Many of the MLB great players have had high strikeout numbers for decades.

Sounds to me like he just needs a good batting coach to teach him to stop swinging for the fence. Singles and doubles will put him on base and drive in runs.


19 posted on 08/11/2019 6:01:31 AM PDT by octex
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