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Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: ↑Sat Jul 20, 2024 9:06 am

Edgy MD wrote: ↑Fri Jul 19, 2024 10:22 pm J.D. carried the team when the baton was in his hand. Maybe it's somebody else's turn. But he got a walk and a sacrifice fly tonight, and tattooed the ball in the ninth.

I'm more concerned about Alonso. I don't see the bat speed, and I don't see him capitalizing on balls left over the plate.

I was about to start the "Alonso Sucks" thread. He looks positively awful out there

metirish wrote: ↑Sat Jul 20, 2024 10:26 am Man, he's tighter than a ducks arse up there , watching that $$ dwindle away will.do that I would guess

kcmets wrote: ↑Sat Jul 20, 2024 11:09 am I wonder what the origin is and who did the initial leg work.

MFS62 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 20, 2024 11:41 am

kcmets wrote: ↑Sat Jul 20, 2024 11:09 am I wonder what the origin is and who did the initial leg work.

Channeling Paul Lynde, "Someone who was very lonely."

Later

Frayed Knot wrote: ↑Sat Jul 20, 2024 11:54 am Lowest OPS of his career ... by a lot: 770, previous low in a full season was 821 last year. Career avg 2019-2023 = 870
Overall his BA is 14 points below his career [.238 vs .251] and his OBA down 22 pts [.320 vs .342]
But the slugging is where things are really taking a hit: .450 SlgA vs his career .528
19 HRs (12 of them in Apr & May) on pace for 32. Previous low in a full season is 37 (2021)

Now 30+ bombs still makes him a slugger -- Isolated Power = .190 vs the MLB norm of .154 -- just not an elite one
and not what he had been prior to this year: 277

kcmets wrote: ↑Sat Jul 20, 2024 11:09 am I've always found the phrase 'tighter than a ducks ass' amusing.
I mean, wtf. Are duck asses tighter than a goose ass? A swan ass?
I wonder what the origin is and who did the initial leg work.

whippoorwill wrote: ↑Sat Jul 20, 2024 1:12 pm Paul Lynde was a gas

kcmets wrote: ↑Sat Jul 20, 2024 6:46 pm Lotta fun. Sorta.