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[JohnU]

John, It appears that either the Gorillas have some great hitting or the Totallers have no pitching. Which one is it?

ROIDS!

 

[scoutyjones2]

scouty, All I was trying to say is the Pacific Coast League is a run scoring league with very little quality pitching. During Kelly's time in St. Louis this year to back up Tony's boy, who can't hit either, while Molina was on the DL, Kelly looked terrible at the plate attempting to hit MLB pitching. I have no problem with Kelly's defense but he's got a lot of work to do on offense before he can get to the MLB level and stay there. It's not just me saying this, many baseball experts that I read are saying the same thing.

Lordy your a dope...Yadi had his first 100 OPS+ at age 100...he was a very poor hitter till then...

 

[navamind]

Lordy your a dope...Yadi had his first 100 OPS+ at age 100...he was a very poor hitter till then...

Yadi had a 64 OPS+ in his first 3 seasons (1033 PA). That's bad even by catcher standards. Kelly's been pitcher-esque at the plate, but we're talking about 118 PA. That's only one month's worth of plate appearances.

 

[tomcat1]

ROIDS!

John, Gotcha . . . I just knew you would have the correct answer!

 

[tomcat1]

Lordy your a dope...Yadi had his first 100 OPS+ at age 100...he was a very poor hitter till then...

Lordy, you're dopier than a dope! Are you saying that Yadi is a great hitter now?

 

[scoutyjones2]

Lordy, you're dopier than a dope! Are you saying that Yadi is a great hitter now?

Yes...Yadi is hitting almost as well as his best year ever (2012)...and compared to where he was at the beginning of his career (until about age 28) he's doing fantastic! Dude really had 3 really great hitting years, and then fell back towards average, which is still excellent for the package you get with Yadi (which was a way below average hitter). And this year, he's picked it up hitting wise

Sorry if you are too stupid to understand that...

Go back to railing on Kelly because of his 100 scattered MLB appearances sprinkled in over a year and a half, without understanding what is important in catching, especially for the Cardinals these past 20 years...defense, handling pitchers, and throwing out runners. Offense is a bonus.

 

[tomcat1]

Yes...Yadi is hitting almost as well as his best year ever (2012)...and compared to where he was at the beginning of his career (until about age 28) he's doing fantastic! Dude really had 3 really great hitting years, and then fell back towards average, which is still excellent for the package you get with Yadi (which was a way below average hitter). And this year, he's picked it up hitting wise

Sorry if you are too stupid to understand that...

Go back to railing on Kelly because of his 100 scattered MLB appearances sprinkled in over a year and a half, without understanding what is important in catching, especially for the Cardinals these past 20 years...defense, handling pitchers, and throwing out runners. Offense is a bonus.

scouty, I will have no problem admitting that I was wrong about Kelly if and when he ever proves himself at the MLB level. Have a great day!

 

[Markwassillylaugher]

my Pirates are in Cincy. Sure hope that we can win tonight!

 

[tomcat1]

my Pirates are in Cincy. Sure hope that we can win tonight!

Mark, I know you hated to see the all star break come at a time when the Pirates were on fire. Good luck during the remainder of the season.

 

[navamind]

scouty, I will have no problem admitting that I was wrong about Kelly if and when he ever proves himself at the MLB level. Have a great day!

As we said, he's only had a month's worth of plate appearances (and scattered at that) as a major leaguer. I wouldn't worry too much unless he's still struggling this badly with 500+ plate appearances.

 

[GNG]

my Pirates are in Cincy. Sure hope that we can win tonight!

The Pirates are not that good.

 

[GNG]

Mark, I know you hated to see the all star break come at a time when the Pirates were on fire. Good luck during the remainder of the season.

They'll return to mediocrity.

 

[navamind]

The Pirates are not that good.

Neither are the Rangers.

 

[Markwassillylaugher]

Pirates get a easy 11-1 win in Cincy.
finally back to .500

 

[steelparrot]

They'll return to mediocrity.

Its a .500 roster with a .500 record, right about where we should be.

 

[Markwassillylaugher]

Nova needs to pitch a great game today! He has been just as disappointing as some of the young arms on this staff.
Brewers get a much needed win by beating Kershaw led Dodgers.

 

[steelparrot]

Nova needs to pitch a great game today!

Not if we go HR derby on them

 

[Markwassillylaugher]

Not if we go HR derby on them

Nova actually got his 1st hit of the season today!!!

Love it when Joe Madden gets tossed!

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Anyone know a Pirates fan on here that would be up for a 1-week avi bet on the Pirates/Indians series?

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Not if we go HR derby on them

Avi bet on the series?