Jose Bautista HR Count Thread

[Gregg]

#5 Woo hoo!

I can't sell high even if I wanted to. He is $4 this year. I will give him a one year raise next year and have him for two more years. I am not even sure how to put a value on him.

[virgonomic]

Sell high folks. The 2nd coming of Brady Anderson is going to turn into a pumpkin any day now. Just ask El D.

Nah. His bat is for real.

[DJBeasties]

3-3 tonight with a double, a triple, HR #5, plus 2 walks.

Now hitting .339/.480/.661 with a K/BB ratio of 14/16 through 16 games played.

Sell high folks. The 2nd coming of Brady Anderson is going to turn into a pumpkin any day now. Just ask El D.

Haha too early. ElD gets the full year to reserve his claim but if Jose Bautista is still hitting HRs in July, I think most people will have come around. Bautista does look for real though.

[chancellor]

Bah. Only 8 RBI. What a clutch hitting wuss . :secretariat:

[DJBeasties]

- J. Bautista homered to deep left #6

[Teenwolf]

Gotta go out on a limb sometimes, ya know?

Still, it's been 1/10th of a season.

Right, I get that. It's why I predicted A-Rod to fall apart this year, given 3 consecutive seasons of worsening stats. Seems I was wrong on that one so far.

Though I also recall a time where I said that Bautista would easily outperform Manny, and you thought I was crazy for that one. Although J-Bow wins by default there.

[Teenwolf]

#6 hit off that chump David Price.

Price had to pitch him tough though, what with 2 outs, bases empty, and Lind on deck, with Jose Molina in the hole. (Jose Molina in the 5 spot? Really?)

[Teenwolf]

Say hello to your new AL HR leader!

#7 comes again off David Price. A line drive wall-scraper.

Price actually laughed to himself and shook his head. You cannot pitch to this guy.

[Pauly]

Jose Jose Jose Jose! DAMN!

[Moonlight J]

Shields showed how to pitch him yesterday -- bust him way in and throw him low and away. if you elevate anything, it will be destroyed.

[billbuckner]

Shields showed how to pitch him yesterday -- bust him way in and throw him low and away. if you elevate anything, it will be destroyed.

Isn't that a good way to pitch everyone? I can't think of a single hitter whose wheelhouse is low and away.

[DJBeasties]

Shields showed how to pitch him yesterday -- bust him way in and throw him low and away. if you elevate anything, it will be destroyed.

I'm going to go check out that pitcxh f/x data. Interesting.

[virgonomic]

Isn't that a good way to pitch everyone? I can't think of a single hitter whose wheelhouse is low and away.

Vlad?

[Moonlight J]

Isn't that a good way to pitch everyone? I can't think of a single hitter whose wheelhouse is low and away.

Corey Hart had low and away plate coverage.

Here's how Shields threw the Jays yesterday

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here's Bautista's HR to swings and misses to date



He's going to punish mistakes but if you can stay down in the zone to either corner, you have him. If you fall behind in the count, you may as well just put him on base.

[B-Fly]

Isn't that a good way to pitch everyone? I can't think of a single hitter whose wheelhouse is low and away.

My recollection is that Strawberry liked it there. Maybe Winfield, too. Tall guys.