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scoutyjones2 wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:18 pm

greyhawk wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:16 pm Walker just looks so mechanical/robotic at the plate -- he needs to get back to being an athlete.

When was that

Long looping swing

he's obviously hit well before --- to bring golf full circle, at the plate he looks like the guy who takes 2 practice swings and thinks of 5 or more different things in the 15 seconds it takes him to pull the trigger on his golf shot. At some point you have to remove the technical and just rely on your instincts -- the best can do a combination of both but he just looks like everyone in the dugout gives him an idea before he takes his next at bat. Give him a couple shots of tequila to remove his brain from paralyzing himself at the plate (obviously joking) but i've seen first hand what it can do for golfers who are struggling... or maybe send him for a long weekend in sikeston with BD, he would come away less stressed is my guess

I was watching him the last two nights when I was at the stadium and VSII has made some HUGE strides in his first step and how he's tracking balls off the bat.

He's already a +6 DRS (tied w/Noot for team lead) and could have a GG in his future.

greyhawk wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:23 pm

scoutyjones2 wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:18 pm

greyhawk wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:16 pm Walker just looks so mechanical/robotic at the plate -- he needs to get back to being an athlete.

When was that

Long looping swing

he's obviously hit well before --- to bring golf full circle, at the plate he looks like the guy who takes 2 practice swings and thinks of 5 or more different things in the 15 seconds it takes him to pull the trigger on his golf shot. At some point you have to remove the technical and just rely on your instincts -- the best can do a combination of both but he just looks like everyone in the dugout gives him an idea before he takes his next at bat. Give him a couple shots of tequila to remove his brain from paralyzing himself at the plate (obviously joking) but i've seen first hand what it can do for golfers who are struggling.

Or maybe "instincts" don't work in MLB and what worked as a big dog growing up, is not good enough against the elite league

wow
Tommy Pham at .176 coming into that AB
and less now as he strikes out swinging

rockondlouie wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:24 pm I was watching him the last two nights when I was at the stadium and VSII has made some HUGE strides in his first step and how he's tracking balls off the bat.

He's already a +6 DRS (tied w/Noot for team lead) and could have a GG in his future.

Noots just a guy. He's hunting walks.
Never been anything like him

Sonny looking very very good today

Gray and Liberatore are turning into a nice 1-2 in the rotation

scoutyjones2 wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:26 pm

rockondlouie wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:24 pm I was watching him the last two nights when I was at the stadium and VSII has made some HUGE strides in his first step and how he's tracking balls off the bat.

He's already a +6 DRS (tied w/Noot for team lead) and could have a GG in his future.

Noots just a guy. He's hunting walks.
Never been anything like him

He'll never be a UniKKKorn that's for sure.

Good old melvin, what a clown

82birds wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:27 pm Sonny looking very very good today

68 pitches....we're about to enter BadSonny territory.

he's been great today...no doubt

scoutyjones2 wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:25 pm

greyhawk wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:23 pm

scoutyjones2 wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:18 pm

greyhawk wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:16 pm Walker just looks so mechanical/robotic at the plate -- he needs to get back to being an athlete.

When was that

Long looping swing

he's obviously hit well before --- to bring golf full circle, at the plate he looks like the guy who takes 2 practice swings and thinks of 5 or more different things in the 15 seconds it takes him to pull the trigger on his golf shot. At some point you have to remove the technical and just rely on your instincts -- the best can do a combination of both but he just looks like everyone in the dugout gives him an idea before he takes his next at bat. Give him a couple shots of tequila to remove his brain from paralyzing himself at the plate (obviously joking) but i've seen first hand what it can do for golfers who are struggling.

Or maybe "instincts" don't work in MLB and what worked as a big dog growing up, is not good enough against the elite league

maybe -- but my point is his instincts aren't being allowed to even come thru with how effed up they have his head.

vegascardsfan5890 wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:28 pm Gray and Liberatore are turning into a nice 1-2 in the rotation

I’m just hopeful at some point Quinn Mathews/Michael McGreevy can join them.

craviduce wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:28 pm 68 pitches....we're about to enter BadSonny territory.

ssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh duce, don't tell him

VSII base bit

Run Rabbit Run

very very very nice 2-stroke approach VSII

oppo line drive just by getting bat on ball

I wish Winn had the same 2-strike approach but clearly doesn't

rockondlouie wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:29 pm

craviduce wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:28 pm 68 pitches....we're about to enter BadSonny territory.

ssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh duce, don't tell him

VSII base bit

Run Rabbit Run

Rabbit? Like Eminem?

Another RBI double for Winn!!

Look at VS2 go!

craviduce wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:31 pm

rockondlouie wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:29 pm

craviduce wrote: ↑07 May 2025 13:28 pm 68 pitches....we're about to enter BadSonny territory.

ssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh duce, don't tell him

VSII base bit

Run Rabbit Run

Rabbit? Like Eminem?

Your manMasyn doe sit again!

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