SWING the freakin bat with 2 strikes!!

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Turn2
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SWING the freakin bat with 2 strikes!!

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MLB players watching strike 3 go by drives me crazy…. :roll: :roll:
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Turn2 wrote: 30 Jul 2025 20:58 pm MLB players watching strike 3 go by drive me crazy…. :roll: :roll:
Just saw Nado swing and miss on strike 3 . Guess you mean Contreras taking the pitch on the corner .
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And Donovan with bases loaded!
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yup
it's a big problem these guys have
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Turn2 wrote: 30 Jul 2025 21:04 pm And Donovan with bases loaded!
and Walker in the 9th

fire hydrants all
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Nobody in their right mind sits breaking ball with 2 strikes and take fastballs right down the middle

This philosophy has to change.

It’s flawed thinking
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82birds wrote: 30 Jul 2025 21:16 pm
Turn2 wrote: 30 Jul 2025 21:04 pm And Donovan with bases loaded!
and Walker in the 9th

fire hydrants all
You mean that strike 3 call that was right down the middle .. center right to left and center cut up and down too ! :D
He was told not to 'chase' .. Brown didn't mean Don't chase the pitches right down the gut !
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The seats will remain empty until philosophy’s change!
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I agree it drives me nuts also!
It’s not just the Cards....baseball has changed.
With two strikes it used to be “protect the plate”.
Now.....it’s about “guessing” at the pitch!
So....if you guess wrong you stand there like a dummy looking at a pitch right down the middle.
The funny part?
Most hitters WANT to get a fastball to hit.
But they are guessing curveball so when they DO get the fastball(the pitch they wanted!) they stand there like fools.
LOL....SMH.
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82birds wrote: 30 Jul 2025 21:16 pm
Turn2 wrote: 30 Jul 2025 21:04 pm And Donovan with bases loaded!
and Walker in the 9th

fire hydrants all
Walker just seems a bit disinterested right now....waving at a couple of flyballs last night as he kind of cruised in their direction, and taking fastball strikes. I don't know, but for a "can't miss stud", I'm truly disappointed!
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Walker takes strike three down the middle a lot. Just unbelievable.
That is not physical.
It's mental.
Seems like it should be fixable.
But with Walker, I'm not sure it is.
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Cusecards wrote: 30 Jul 2025 21:23 pm I agree it drives me nuts also!
It’s not just the Cards....baseball has changed.
With two strikes it used to be “protect the plate”.
Now.....it’s about “guessing” at the pitch!
So....if you guess wrong you stand there like a dummy looking at a pitch right down the middle.
The funny part?
Most hitters WANT to get a fastball to hit.
But they are guessing curveball so when they DO get the fastball(the pitch they wanted!) they stand there like fools.
LOL....SMH.
not too many Nellie Fox's around anymore.
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