2016 Regular Season Thread

Quake Griffin · Post #1041 » by **Quake Griffin** » Sun May 15, 2016 2:10 am

I love how the general consensus is there's no need to rush him here and he's just changing the perception of that zero by zero.

Quake Griffin · Post #1042 » by **Quake Griffin** » Sun May 15, 2016 2:15 am

Seager the Shortstop strikes again.

Ranma · Post #1043 » by **Ranma** » Sun May 15, 2016 2:16 am

Corey not helping Kazmir out today with his shoddy play at SS. :banghead:

Ranma · Post #1044 » by **Ranma** » Sun May 15, 2016 2:21 am

I just knew the Cardinals would score from 3B on the fly ball to the outfield. It wasn't that deep but Crawford's noodle arm didn't give us a chance for a play at the plate.

Ranma · Post #1045 » by **Ranma** » Sun May 15, 2016 2:40 am

Corey lines a sharp single to atone a little for his two fielding errors to put the Dodgers up 1 with the bases still loaded and nobody out. I was thinking that Roberts should have called for the bunt with the infield back, but Seager was calm and in control in that at-bat versus Carlos Martinez. Corey ably fought off two foul balls at 99 mph and 101 mph before his RBI hit. :clap:

Neddy · Post #1046 » by **Neddy** » Sun May 15, 2016 2:45 am

Ranma wrote:Corey not helping Kazmir out today with his shoddy play at SS.

maybe not with his glove, but he just did with his bat tho.

Neddy · Post #1047 » by **Neddy** » Sun May 15, 2016 2:47 am

Ranma wrote:Corey lines a sharp single to atone a little for his two fielding errors to put the Dodgers up 1 with the bases still loaded and nobody out. I was thinking that Roberts should have called for the bunt with the infield back, but Seager was calm and in control in that at-bat versus Carlos Martinez. Corey ably fought off two foul balls at 99 mph and 101 mph before his RBI-hit.

haha I had to cook dinner for the family (my wife handles weekdays and I do the weekend) and after battling my son with his lack of enthusiasm for broccoli, i was catching up with this thread and missed this post.

Ranma · Post #1048 » by **Ranma** » Sun May 15, 2016 2:49 am

Ha ha...no worries. Dad duty takes precedence, of course.

Neddy · Post #1049 » by **Neddy** » Sun May 15, 2016 2:51 am

Brandon Moss single handedly gave away a pair of runs in this game already, lol

Neddy · Post #1050 » by **Neddy** » Sun May 15, 2016 3:01 am

I didn't think I was gonna have the opportunity to say this in a month or two, but Scott Kazmir really pitched well so far. 4 SO, 1H and 1BB. he got lucky from Puig's grab earlier and Im sure I missed a couple or defensive gem but he has pitched like what we paid and expected him to be.

Neddy · Post #1051 » by **Neddy** » Sun May 15, 2016 3:21 am

damn, Seager crushed that one outta the park!

Neddy · Post #1052 » by **Neddy** » Sun May 15, 2016 3:22 am

... and here comes the guy I was hoping to be our setup man for the cards.

Ranma · Post #1053 » by **Ranma** » Sun May 15, 2016 3:22 am

I missed the Puig Web Gem, but saw it on replay afterwards. Kazmir seemed to be bothered and out of sorts from Seager's 2nd error of the game, but he was able to recover and put up a solid outing, which even includes a bunt single that eventually led to runs being scored.

Seager just went yard with a solo shot over the CF wall.

Quake Griffin · Post #1054 » by **Quake Griffin** » Sun May 15, 2016 3:23 am

Seager showing some good mental toughness.

Didn't let the 2 errors bother him.
Made some good picks and throws to A-Gon after. Hit with the bases loaded. A homer.

Nice bounce back from pissing me the hell off....lol, jk.

Ranma · Post #1055 » by **Ranma** » Sun May 15, 2016 3:25 am

Oh didn't seem to fool Turner on any of his pitches but was able to get out of the inning on the flyout to right-centerfield.

Neddy · Post #1056 » by **Neddy** » Sun May 15, 2016 3:32 am

Ranma wrote:I missed the Puig Web Gem, but saw it on replay afterwards. Kazmir seemed to be bothered and out of sorts from Seager's 2nd error of the game, but he was able to recover and put up a solid outing, which even includes a bunt single that eventually led to runs being scored.

Seager just went yard with a solo shot over the CF wall.

that's just it, to me, that if Seager can just be around the league average defensively as a SS, his offense should carry him to be an elite at his position. he has not hit like we all know he can and his ceiling is only rivaled by the likes of Kris Bryant, Manny Machado, Bryce Harper and Mike Trouts of this game. once he gets his game locked in, the entire MLB better watch out.

and if he doesn't ever become that elite superstar, he still should have a nice career that rivals guys of our past like Eric Karros or Pedro Guerrero as a multi-year allstar.

Quake Griffin · Post #1057 » by **Quake Griffin** » Sun May 15, 2016 3:36 am

What a pleasant surprise from Kaz.

Throwing more 4 seamers?
Hit 94 a bunch of times today and 95 last inning.

Ranma · Post #1058 » by **Ranma** » Sun May 15, 2016 3:40 am

Neddy wrote:that's just it, to me, that if Seager can just be around the league average defensively as a SS, his offense should carry him to be an elite at his position. he has not hit like we all know he can and his ceiling is only rivaled by the likes of Kris Bryant, Manny Machado, Bryce Harper and Mike Trouts of this game. once he gets his game locked in, the entire MLB better watch out.

and if he doesn't ever become that elite superstar, he still should have a nice career that rivals guys of our past like Eric Karros or Pedro Guerrero as a multi-year allstar.

While I like Seager a lot, I'm not sure I would have his ceiling in the same category as Machado, Harper, Trout, or even Bryant's. He doesn't have the power of that quartet, though he could certainly boost his HR totals as he continues to mature, but I don't think he'll ever be as good defensively as Machado or Trout. In any case, I agree with you that he's a safe bet to be a really good player for the Dodgers with a decent chance to be an elite hitter.

Ranma · Post #1059 » by **Ranma** » Sun May 15, 2016 3:43 am

Quake Griffin wrote:What a pleasant surprise from Kaz.

Throwing more 4 seamers?
Hit 94 a bunch of times today and 95 last inning.

Kazmir is going out for the 9th inning. If it wasn't for Seager's error, he'd have a shot at a shutout. Regardless of the outcome, Scott Kazmir had an impressive outing tonight for us.

Quake Griffin · Post #1060 » by **Quake Griffin** » Sun May 15, 2016 3:43 am

Neddy wrote:
Ranma wrote:I missed the Puig Web Gem, but saw it on replay afterwards. Kazmir seemed to be bothered and out of sorts from Seager's 2nd error of the game, but he was able to recover and put up a solid outing, which even includes a bunt single that eventually led to runs being scored.

Seager just went yard with a solo shot over the CF wall.

that's just it, to me, that if Seager can just be around the league average defensively as a SS, his offense should carry him to be an elite at his position. he has not hit like we all know he can and his ceiling is only rivaled by the likes of Kris Bryant, Manny Machado, Bryce Harper and Mike Trouts of this game. once he gets his game locked in, the entire MLB better watch out.

and if he doesn't ever become that elite superstar, he still should have a nice career that rivals guys of our past like Eric Karros or Pedro Guerrero as a multi-year allstar.

Walk rate seems sustainable and his OBP is above average at .331 and roughly 60 points higher than his BA right now.

I expect to see both go up once he gets consistent with his hitting.
He's already out of the doldrums...getting his average up into the .270s this week.