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HypeLikeJoseCruzJr.

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WHat if.....

What if Smoak hit 20 bunts a day in BP for practice. Learns how to bunt well. Every time the shift is on he lays down a bunt for a single. His avg goes up, and if teams stop playing the shift on him it is a win as well.

WHY the F doesn't Gibby say to Smoak you MUST bunt when the shift is on? I wonder if managers will ever say this. IMO there is no way with the whole side of the diamond open you wouldn't hit over .500 bunting.

A game last week had 2 runners on, zero out and Smoak up and of course he struck out.

Just spitballing but Iw onder if we will ever see this??

 

And Smoak would have to hit .333 ++ (consistently) to make other teams consider reducing their shift. However, they'd love it as he wouldn't have the chance to hit HR's or Doubles in doing so. Best approach would be to learn how to hit screaming ropes to 3rd (and area) which would cash in runners. Even if he only tried to go the other way on strike 1.

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The Iceman College Ball

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Smoak is avg 1 extra base hit every 11 plate appearances this season. You will grow old waiting for this. Take what they are giving you.
Spanky__99 FCL Blue Jays

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45,000 posts to my 330 in 5 years - I guess you'd know. LOL. I am too busy getting spanked in real life by hot Asian chicks while you are busy in front of the computer spanking to Blue Jay forum posts. 45 THOUSAND posts. FFS man. Move out of your parents basement already and get some Asperger's therapy and get a woman to take pity on that tiny thang.

 

lol

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You are kidding right. I've wanted Gibby gone more than anyone for 3 years lol. Don't care the reason they use. Great guy...terrible coach for the most part imo

 

Jesus Christ. The least you could do is state a reason and who you think could do it better. I'm gonna wager a guess that you'd replace him with a guy who is either currently or most recently ran a really good team. Must have been the manager that did it, right?

Boxcar All-Star

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WHat if.....

What if Smoak hit 20 bunts a day in BP for practice. Learns how to bunt well. Every time the shift is on he lays down a bunt for a single. His avg goes up, and if teams stop playing the shift on him it is a win as well.

WHY the F doesn't Gibby say to Smoak you MUST bunt when the shift is on? I wonder if managers will ever say this. IMO there is no way with the whole side of the diamond open you wouldn't hit over .500 bunting.

A game last week had 2 runners on, zero out and Smoak up and of course he struck out.

Just spitballing but Iw onder if we will ever see this??

 

Yeah man, why doesn't Gibby make Smoak bunt?

 

Have you noticed around the league that this happens to a lot of players? And that, despite the shift, Smoak is still a well above average hitter? Why fix what is already working? Different players have different strengths.

DigitalRock FCL Blue Jays

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45,000 posts to my 330 in 5 years - I guess you'd know. LOL. I am too busy getting spanked in real life by hot Asian chicks while you are busy in front of the computer spanking to Blue Jay forum posts. 45 THOUSAND posts. FFS man. Move out of your parents basement already and get some Asperger's therapy and get a woman to take pity on that tiny thang.

 

LO, so true, someone needs to get a life.

Brownie19 New Hampshire Fisher Cats

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WHat if.....

What if Smoak hit 20 bunts a day in BP for practice. Learns how to bunt well. Every time the shift is on he lays down a bunt for a single. His avg goes up, and if teams stop playing the shift on him it is a win as well.

WHY the F doesn't Gibby say to Smoak you MUST bunt when the shift is on? I wonder if managers will ever say this. IMO there is no way with the whole side of the diamond open you wouldn't hit over .500 bunting.

A game last week had 2 runners on, zero out and Smoak up and of course he struck out.

Just spitballing but Iw onder if we will ever see this??

 

Jesus christ.

Orgfiller All-Star

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Lol Smoak has been fine this year, he's walking a ton and the strikeouts are still acceptable. Him getting a couple of bunt singles isn't going to change anything.
gruber92 Buffalo Bisons

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Nice to see Grichuk having a good game. Beautiful opposite field stroke on the dinger.

 

Yeah.. It was taking that 1-2 curve down and away that lead to the HR. Nice to see.

Spanky__99 FCL Blue Jays

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Who would of thought staying short and thinking gap to gap would lead to successful scoring..

 

Shaddup coach. Hitting in the MLB is easy.

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