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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Why does Rasmus pull everything, even if it's 2 feet off the outside corner?
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That's not the question you should be asking. The question you should be asking is why is he even swinging at something 2 feet off the outside corner? Nothing wrong with trying to pull the ball... most hitters are pull hitters (hence the prevalence of defensive shifting over the past few years) and going the other way isn't something that most batters can just choose to do (throws off their timing). Rasmus pulling stuff isn't his issue, it's his terrible plate discipline.
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
The GM made bad decisions compounded by a terrible manager.
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Gibby's not a bad manager, he's light years better then Farrall and retirement tour Cito at any rate. I'm conflicted about AA (although Beeston annoys the hell outta me... that guy is such a blatant corporate bootlicker it pisses me off).
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
But I do agree that chemistry is an issue and the team just can't grind out wins. When the Jays suicide squeezed the other day I fell off the couch. Why don't they do that more?
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Because often the suicide squeeze is a bad move.
While beloved by many small ball tactics generally aren't good. More often then not they rob teams of runs by surrendering outs... sometimes they're situationally the right tactic but in aggregate outs are more important then bases so you shouldn't trade one for the other.