09-15-2010, 08:45 PM
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#1641
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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Bautista hits number 47 today, putting him in to a tie with George Bell for the franchise record.
16 more games, the record should be all his by the end, as well as the 50 HR mark. What a season.
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09-15-2010, 09:13 PM
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#1642
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
Sportsnet One is on the air! We can see Drabek tonight!
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not on Bell. Eff you, Rogers Sportsnet.
How did he do?
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09-15-2010, 09:48 PM
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#1643
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by habernac
not on Bell. Eff you, Rogers Sportsnet.
How did he do?
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Great stuff but control was off. Pitch from behind in the count too often. Defense bailed him out a couple of times.
6 innings, 9 hits, 3 runs, 3 SO, 5 BB
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09-17-2010, 07:09 PM
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#1644
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I believe in the Pony Power
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There it is. 48 and the record!
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09-17-2010, 07:15 PM
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#1645
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
There it is. 48 and the record!
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Just got the text from TSN.
Congrats to Bautista!
Now lets get to 50!
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09-17-2010, 07:22 PM
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#1646
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Commie Referee
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Small town, B.C.
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Nice shot to break the record, too........a no-doubter over the green monster. Very cool.
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09-17-2010, 08:43 PM
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#1647
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Lifetime Suspension
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11-9 win over the Red Sox.
Hopefully the Blue Jays finish over 500 this year.
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09-17-2010, 09:40 PM
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#1648
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Strathmore
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According to Bob Elliot, the Jays have fired Vegas manager Dan Rohn after 1 year as well as AAA pitching coach Dave LaRoche.
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09-17-2010, 10:31 PM
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#1649
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flickered Flame
According to Bob Elliot, the Jays have fired Vegas manager Dan Rohn after 1 year as well as AAA pitching coach Dave LaRoche.
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Perhaps Edmonton wants to hire their own manager next year? 
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09-18-2010, 05:03 AM
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#1650
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Don't click that link!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Rural Alberta
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Bautista's previous high in HRs was 15? What a year! Now completely different topic, where is Brady Andersen?
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09-18-2010, 11:23 AM
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#1651
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alan21
Now completely different topic, where is Brady Andersen?
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What a crappy reference for a guy who has had a great season
Remember Innocent until proven guilty
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09-18-2010, 11:43 AM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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I would credit Bautista's success compared to past years to a few things.
A) Regular play - he never really had any.
B) Blue Jays hitting instructors have tweaked something in his stance and swing that is obviously working.
C) Situational hitting - in Pittsburgh he was an infielder and leading off. He was asked to hit for average, move people from base to base etc.... In Toronto there is no situational hitting. If you're hitting 3rd in the lineup and free to take home run swings in 600 AB you're probably going to hit at least 30. 50 is a peak season. Expect 30-40 next season.
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Last edited by GirlySports; 09-18-2010 at 12:51 PM.
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09-18-2010, 12:41 PM
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#1653
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
I would credit Bautista's success compared to past years to two things.
A) Regular play - he never really had any.
B) Blue Jays hitting instructors have tweaked something in his stance and swing that is obviously working.
C) Situational hitting - in Pittsburgh he was an infielder and leading off. He was asked to hit for average, move people from base to base etc.... In Toronto there is no situational hitting. If you're hitting 3rd in the lineup and free to take home run swings in 600 AB you're probably going to hit at least 30. 50 is a peak season. Expect 30-40 next season.
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And people aren't realizing that this actually started at the end of last season, he changed something in September. He hit 10 of his 13 home runs last year in September and October.
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09-18-2010, 05:18 PM
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#1654
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Franchise Player
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He just hit #49!
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09-23-2010, 11:07 AM
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#1655
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Franchise Player
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HR #50 Off Hernandez!
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09-23-2010, 12:38 PM
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#1656
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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Congrats to Jose Bautista! Huge accomplishment...never saw this coming. Makes it even better that it was so unexpected.
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09-23-2010, 12:55 PM
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#1657
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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Read the first couple pages of this thread. I think Wilhelm's saying how Bautista is having a good spring maybe he'll keep it up. Everyone else laughs...He did keep it up. I can't imagine there was anywhere who had Bautista on a prop bet for leading the majors in home runs. Not since Cecil Fielder has there been a guy who'd never hit 20 home runs suddenly hit 50.
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Last edited by Sylvanfan; 09-23-2010 at 12:58 PM.
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09-23-2010, 08:42 PM
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#1658
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Retired
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Question is... can he do it again?
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09-23-2010, 08:54 PM
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#1659
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In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
Not since Cecil Fielder has there been a guy who'd never hit 20 home runs suddenly hit 50.
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True, though Bautista's pace in both 2008 and 2009 would have seen him top 20 if he had 600PAs. Ditto Fielder. He had 14HR in less than 200PAs in 1987 - which, of course, means that Fielder was on a 42HR pace that year over 600PAs.
Bautista = Brady Anderson until he proves otherwise, really.
Last edited by Resolute 14; 09-23-2010 at 08:56 PM.
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09-23-2010, 09:20 PM
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#1660
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaramonLS
Question is... can he do it again?
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Hit 50 again...no way. Hit 30-35 again...thats what everyone really wants to know.
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