GDT : Cards vs. Royals (6/3) ~ 6:45pm CDT

[craviduce]

[ramfandan]

Thanks, Duce ! Welcome back ! If you have a couple min. , like to hear your comments on the games you saw while on vacation .
Any specific players that stood out for you ?
On TV , I got to see Aiva Arquette yesterday .. Wow did he hit a bomb over left center field wall.. 18th HR of the year.
Living here in Tenn. , there were 3 stories .. 1) UT men advanced 2) Vandy got booted from the tourney by Wright State
and 3) Women's softball ...
made national news .. HR by UCLA top of the 7th tied the game but gal hitting the HR did not step on home plate as teammates waiting to mob her at home plate. One teammated noticed she missed the plate.. assisted her in touching the plate.
After 15 min. video delay , umpire announced hitter missed home plates .. yes, assisted by the on deck circle upcoming hitter but rule Appendix G
states the play is not reviewable. HR stood but Tenn won it in extras in 9th ..

in case you missed it ..........https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/45425617

[rockondlouie]

THX Duce!

Going tonight, will reign down my loud a z z boo's if Bumbles messes one up in RF!

Oli at it again w/stupid lineups

Correct alignment: Donovan in LF............Gorman at 2nd base...........Hererra at DH

Bumbles does have a HR vs Lorenzen.

GO CARDS!

[Futuregm2]

Thanks, Duce ! Welcome back ! If you have a couple min. , like to hear your comments on the games you saw while on vacation .
Any specific players that stood out for you.

Fwiw, I think he listed some names in the draft thread.

[Futuregm2]

Thanks duce! Good to have you back!

Good news for Ivan starting is KC has been thrown out more than any other team on the base paths, 22 times caught stealing this season.

Hopefully Pallante has his GB working and no adventures with Burly in RF.

[craviduce]

Thanks, Duce ! Welcome back ! If you have a couple min. , like to hear your comments on the games you saw while on vacation .
Any specific players that stood out for you ?
On TV , I got to see Aiva Arquette yesterday .. Wow did he hit a bomb over left center field wall.. 18th HR of the year.
Living here in Tenn. , there were 3 stories .. 1) UT men advanced 2) Vandy got booted from the tourney by Wright State
and 3) Women's softball ...
made national news .. HR by UCLA top of the 7th tied the game but gal hitting the HR did not step on home plate as teammates waiting to mob her at home plate. One teammated noticed she missed the plate.. assisted her in touching the plate.
After 15 min. video delay , umpire announced hitter missed home plates .. yes, assisted by the on deck circle upcoming hitter but rule Appendix G
states the play is not reviewable. HR stood but Tenn won it in extras in 9th ..

in case you missed it ..........https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/45425617

Bodine, Catcher, Coastal Carolina, he'll go 1st round...most likely.

Sebastian Alexander, OF, Coastal Carolina....good hitter, older kid...Redshirt Senior, lost a few seasons to injuries? If he's drafted it's late day 2, imo...he holds zero leverage. I think he could be a good get.

ECU had a player that I liked, Dixon Williams...takes his walks, swings in the zone, drives the ball really well. 2B, LHB. I liked him alot. Day 2 guy...early I think. Might sneak into day 1 in Round 3? I'm not 100% on that one...so I'll say Round 3 to 8, probably 5th round?

CC's pitching was great....incredible well run staff. The only pitcher I held issue with was a mid reliever, Pokot? Potok? kept hitting batters running his offspeed too deep to hitters. Kept hitting the feet of batters.

[ramfandan]

Thanks, Duce ! Welcome back ! If you have a couple min. , like to hear your comments on the games you saw while on vacation .
Any specific players that stood out for you ?
On TV , I got to see Aiva Arquette yesterday .. Wow did he hit a bomb over left center field wall.. 18th HR of the year.
Living here in Tenn. , there were 3 stories .. 1) UT men advanced 2) Vandy got booted from the tourney by Wright State
and 3) Women's softball ...
made national news .. HR by UCLA top of the 7th tied the game but gal hitting the HR did not step on home plate as teammates waiting to mob her at home plate. One teammated noticed she missed the plate.. assisted her in touching the plate.
After 15 min. video delay , umpire announced hitter missed home plates .. yes, assisted by the on deck circle upcoming hitter but rule Appendix G
states the play is not reviewable. HR stood but Tenn won it in extras in 9th ..

in case you missed it ..........https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/45425617

Bodine, Catcher, Coastal Carolina, he'll go 1st round...most likely.

Sebastian Alexander, OF, Coastal Carolina....good hitter, older kid...Redshirt Senior, lost a few seasons to injuries? If he's drafted it's late day 2, imo...he holds zero leverage. I think he could be a good get.

ECU had a player that I liked, Dixon Williams...takes his walks, swings in the zone, drives the ball really well. 2B, LHB. I liked him alot. Day 2 guy...early I think. Might sneak into day 1 in Round 3? I'm not 100% on that one...so I'll say Round 3 to 8, probably 5th round?

CC's pitching was great....incredible well run staff. The only pitcher I held issue with was a mid reliever, Pokot? Potok? kept hitting batters running his offspeed too deep to hitters. Kept hitting the feet of batters.

Thanks for the analysis of those guys . See what you mean on Pokot ? Potok? whatever .. Playing footsie with the batters ('kept hitting the feet of batters' ) is one way of not making the team.

[rbirules]

First game of the season, I'll try to bring home a winner.

[craviduce]

First game of the season, I'll try to bring home a winner.

give them Hell, RBIrules!!!

Have fun!!

[craviduce]

Caglianone at DH...I thought they'd put him in RF?

Probably will Tuesday or Wednesday

[craviduce]

[hmoss859]

Oli Marmol just lined up easy relief pitching lanes for Royals, with his LRL RRR LLL lineup

Dude break those hitters up better and get Burly out of RF, it's a disaster.

[craviduce]

don't leave anything high in the zone, Pallante....please don't feed Caglianone

[82birds]

welcome back Duce !

[Futuregm2]

Oli Marmol just lined up easy relief pitching lanes for Royals, with his LRL RRR LLL lineup

Dude break those hitters up better and get Burly out of RF, it's a disaster.

Fortunately the Royals LH relievers aren’t the best at limiting runners.

Lynch has a 2.01 ERA, but he’s got a 1.30 WHIP (LHB’s have a .326 OBP vs him)
Zerpa has a 5.01 ERA and 1.50 WHIP (LHB’s have a .326 OBP vs him)

As opposed to Jojo Romero who has a .226 OBP vs him by LHB’s and LHB’s have a .275 OBP vs King and .188 OBP vs Matz.

[craviduce]

Thanks to JDW and MortGage for the GDTs this weekend!!

You guys killed it!!