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Guys Who Can Hit

Edgy DC Jul 30 2010 01:25 PM

Got to say, looking back at the Jacobs days, love this Hessman-for-Barajas swapout even more, as it leaves the team with one guy --- Cora --- who can't hit*, maybe two depending on your Francoeur disposition or if Blanco slides back to his career norm. Everybody else --- guys who can hit. Compare that to the start of the season when the team was carrying Cora, Tejada, Matthews, Tatis, Jacobs, and Catalonotto all at once(!), and we should be in a good position to make a run. We just need those that can hit to hit, you know, better, and Jerry to get out of the way. * "Can't hit," for the purposes of this post, may described as a trait brandished by guys who, when they do hit, make you stand up and say, "Holy crap, he can hit! I thought he couldn't do that!"

Willets Point Jul 30 2010 01:34 PM Re: Guys Who Can Hit

Saw this on Tumblr. Thought it fit here considering BIFL and all.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 30 2010 01:47 PM Re: Guys Who Can Hit

Look how young Mr. Met was!

metsguyinmichigan Jul 30 2010 01:51 PM Re: Guys Who Can Hit

420 is a pretty darn deep centerfield!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 30 2010 01:54 PM Re: Guys Who Can Hit

It's a good point about Guys Who Can Hit though. At one time at least, Matthews, Catalanotto, Tatis and Jacobs were GWCH themselves.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 03 2010 12:37 PM Re: Guys Who Can Hit

In the spirit of this, and just because I'm a compulsive oceanliner-deck-chair rearranger... Post-hype candidate, worth picking up? Post-hype candidate, maybe worth picking up. (As the writer points out, he's but 26, and a hot streak away from being Rick Ankiel... AND he can play center from time to time.)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 03 2010 12:38 PM Re: Guys Who Can Hit

Definitely worth a looksee

Zvon Aug 03 2010 02:02 PM Re: Guys Who Can Hit

Willets Point wrote: Saw this on Tumblr. Thought it fit here considering BIFL and all. Damn, that's priceless. I like the way he's running in for the drive, and that Flintstone nose attached to the mouth thing.....nice touch.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 03 2010 02:06 PM Re: Guys Who Can Hit

Misspelled Mays' first name.