Look at Altuve as a perfect example. His swing had a slight uppercut something like 10% he has doubled that. If you watch MLB Network they talk about this all the time.
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I am just giving yall a hard time. Old school baseball and dumb little league coaches always taught kids to swing "flat". Your swing should match the angle of the baseball for the greatest chance to make contact. Great ballplayers have been doing that since the beginning of time.
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No, they don't
But physics does
But physics does
Jim Edmonds upper cut or gtfo
irish pete ag06 said:The trend is already showing. More pitchers are working up in the zone at a higher rate. The Astros are some leading the way on some of this.Agnzona said:
With everyone going to the uppercut swing I wonder if pitchers will bail on working the corners with breaking balls and will instead throw heat high and low? That could change things.
Big part of Fiers success when he had it this year was his 87mph high "heat"
shano0603 said:
Jim Edmonds upper cut or gtfo
Yeah, I wish someone would give Jim Edmonds an uppercut alright... not me because he's probably still much faster and stronger than me. But someone
Oyster DuPree said:shano0603 said:
Jim Edmonds upper cut or gtfo
Yeah, I wish someone would give Jim Edmonds an uppercut alright... not me because he's probably still much faster and stronger than me. But someone
What's wrong with Jim Edmonds?
Astros killer
iBrad said:
Astros killer
Both at the plate and in CF
He's pretty high on my list of most hated opponents.
That catch on Ausmus in game 7 of the 04 ALCS still haunts my nightmares.
His oppo field dinky HR in the Crawford boxes got me pretty good.
FIFYWES2006AG said:
That catch on Ausmus in game 7 of the 04 NLCS still haunts my nightmares.
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I remember getting pissed off as a kid turning on Slugfest 04 (greatest baseball video game of all time btw) and having to watch Edmonds in the intro reel
Good point. You become World Champions and everything proceeding gets a bit hazy.AgDoc03 said:FIFYWES2006AG said:
That catch on Ausmus in game 7 of the 04 NLCS still haunts my nightmares.
FIFY againWES2006AG said:Good point. You become World Champions and everything preceding gets a bit hazy.AgDoc03 said:FIFYWES2006AG said:
That catch on Ausmus in game 7 of the 04 NLCS still haunts my nightmares.
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Looks like ATT SportsNet SW has an app now and you can watch Rockets and Astros with a paid cable or satellite subscription. I haven't tested it out because Comcast isn't listed as a provider yet but it appears that DirecTV is.
It felt like Edmonds hit about half of his career homers against us.
This is going to shock you, but Edmonds did hit a high percentage (40%) of his career homeruns against just 5 teams (Chicago, Cincinnati, Houston, Pittsburgh, and Milwaukee)
what was so annoying about Edmonds...the announcers and pundits would go on and on about his great catches and so forth...
but Willy Taveras or Michael Bourn would have raced back for the same fly ball...checked their cell...ordered a pizza...picked up their dry cleaning...and then hauled in the catch.
those would not have been highlight reel catches for a CF with the expected speed of a centerfielder
but Willy Taveras or Michael Bourn would have raced back for the same fly ball...checked their cell...ordered a pizza...picked up their dry cleaning...and then hauled in the catch.
those would not have been highlight reel catches for a CF with the expected speed of a centerfielder
Also remember if it wasn't for his walkoff in Gm 6 there wouldn't have been a Gm 7 and we'd have been WS bound.
That's the thing about Edmonds...All of his highlights both at the plate and in the field always seemed to come at the clutchest of moments.
That's the thing about Edmonds...All of his highlights both at the plate and in the field always seemed to come at the clutchest of moments.
Will definitely be using my parents DirecTV login for baseball games...at least until they incorporate DirecTV Now as an optionCFTXAG10 said:
Looks like ATT SportsNet SW has an app now and you can watch Rockets and Astros with a paid cable or satellite subscription. I haven't tested it out because Comcast isn't listed as a provider yet but it appears that DirecTV is.
With the teams he played for, I bet he played 40% of his games again just those 5 teams.JJxvi said:
This is going to shock you, but Edmonds did hit a high percentage (40%) of his career homeruns against just 5 teams (Chicago, Cincinnati, Houston, Pittsburgh, and Milwaukee)
NotGibbs said:
I remember getting pissed off as a kid turning on Slugfest 04 (greatest baseball video game of all time btw) and having to watch Edmonds in the intro reel
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shano0603 said:NotGibbs said:
I remember getting pissed off as a kid turning on Slugfest 04 (greatest baseball video game of all time btw) and having to watch Edmonds in the intro reel
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I must've missed the part in those games where your players could catch on fire or punch people
I think that was the pointmathguy86 said:With the teams he played for, I bet he played 40% of his games again just those 5 teams.JJxvi said:
This is going to shock you, but Edmonds did hit a high percentage (40%) of his career homeruns against just 5 teams (Chicago, Cincinnati, Houston, Pittsburgh, and Milwaukee)
NotGibbs said:shano0603 said:NotGibbs said:
I remember getting pissed off as a kid turning on Slugfest 04 (greatest baseball video game of all time btw) and having to watch Edmonds in the intro reel
Ken Griffey Jr. Major League Baseball on N64
MLB The Show
Super Baseball 2020 on Sega Genesis
I must've missed the part in those games where your players could catch on fire or punch people
Super Baseball 2020 was robots playing baseball and they did catch on fire from time to time.
Its really a shame that things never clicked for him. He was supposed to be the safe pick of that draft. But that's the way baseball go
Just think about Bryant, Correa, and Altuve in the same IF. Poor unlucky Bregs get moved the LF. We could have been even more stacked.
This is one draft pick that would have made us pretty much unstoppable. We would have made a playoff run in 2016 for sure. I'd say Bregman would be moved to OF, or maybe they convert Bryant to a first basemen. However, Bryant is really good in the outfield, so that would have also been a possibility.Farmer1906 said:
Just think about Bryant, Correa, and Altuve in the same IF. Poor unlucky Bregs get moved the LF. We could have been even more stacked.
I see what y'all are saying, but I think it's very unlikely the Astros would have drafted Bregman if they already had KB. Also, who knows if we would have ended up with Yuli.
I get that it's someth to talk about during the offseason, but that one pick may have had a much bigger roster impact than just Appel vs Bryant
I get that it's someth to talk about during the offseason, but that one pick may have had a much bigger roster impact than just Appel vs Bryant
They had no issue drafting Bregs with Correa established as the guy. It wasn't all that long ago they were working out Bregman in the OF. Our team seems like one that takes the best player and lets everything else work itself out. It's all hypothetical. No one really knows what would have happened.
You're exactly right. If they draft Bryant, butterfly effect means they may not have drafted Aiken the next year.NotGibbs said:
I see what y'all are saying, but I think it's very unlikely the Astros would have drafted Bregman if they already had KB. Also, who knows if we would have ended up with Yuli.
I get that it's someth to talk about during the offseason, but that one pick may have had a much bigger roster impact than just Appel vs Bryant
Sure, but its not a life changing difference moving from SS to 3rd. But if you already had Correa at SS, KB at 3rd, why wouldn't you draft a guy like Benintendi (he's been great as well), who is a natural outfielder, if you were going for a OFer. But considering the Astros also drafted Tucker that draft, I imagine they would've drafted a pitcher if they had KB.
If the stros drafted a pitcher, you're looking at possibly either Dillon Tate, Carson Fulmer, or Tyler Jay (top 3 pitchers drafted). Fulmer has reached the big leagues, and shown some success, but the other guys have had their ups and downs, and are still quite a ways from the majors.
Ya it's fun to play the what if game, but who knows how things could have played out differently
If the stros drafted a pitcher, you're looking at possibly either Dillon Tate, Carson Fulmer, or Tyler Jay (top 3 pitchers drafted). Fulmer has reached the big leagues, and shown some success, but the other guys have had their ups and downs, and are still quite a ways from the majors.
Ya it's fun to play the what if game, but who knows how things could have played out differently
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