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Boilerman

Oct 9, 2015
8:19am

Boiler grew up 35 miles NW of downtown Chi town "as the crow flies". In my current Indy area home town, the local fans are about 20% Reds fans, 40% Cardinals fans, and 40% Cubs fans. I'm also a Reds fan after having lived there for 15 years and having season tickets for six of those years, but I digress.

The Cards will be tough to beat, but the fans aren't feeling "warm and fuzzy" either. I'm meeting friends at the local pub to watch the game at 6:45 PM EST. Some are Cards fans and some Cubs, so it'll be fun. Lots of "tongue in cheek" jawing.

My buddies have been on my ass about the terrible Cubs for the past decade, and last off season I told them that the Cubs would be improving quickly and dramatically with their surplus of minor league talent. They were having none of that, they laughed, yet they aren't laughing any longer. We may lose, but at least we have them thinking.

Yippee.

Terry Locke

Oct 9, 2015
10:18am

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What a storyline that would be, the Cubs winning. I just don't see it happening. But they are headed in the right direction and I can see them being competitive in the upcoming years.

chafraho

Oct 9, 2015
10:22am

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I'd like to see the Cubbies get in there, because...well, just because. Go Cubs!

rayxtwo

Oct 9, 2015
10:54am

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Yeah, GO CUBS...... Go play golf next weekend.

hoops2

Oct 9, 2015
12:06pm

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Let's Go Mets!

rayxtwo

Oct 10, 2015
6:36am

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Originally posted by: hoops2
Let's Go Mets!

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An oldie but a goodie.

Ray

Boilerman

Oct 11, 2015
3:07am

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For any of you older guys who played baseball, you may have noticed how bunting mechanics have changed over the years. Along with this stance change has come a widespread inability of major league ballplayers to put a consistently good bunt down. Most everyone used to "square around", which meant facing directly at the pitcher with your feet slightly wider than your shoulders (inside foot slightly ahead of the other). While in the crouching position, you don't reach with the bat but instead follow the ball with your head and body. If a pitch is on the outside corner, your upper body and head moves maybe six inches and you never reach. Another key is to keep your head quite close to the ball, "catching the ball on the bat".

With today's players not squaring around, they can't follow the ball with their bodies and head, because with their feet are parallel with the flight of the pitched ball. If they attempt to move their body and head towards the ball, they would fall face first onto home plate. Here is one of only MLB players doing it right today, and he's one of the very few strong bunters today.

https://www.foxsports.com/florida/video/marlins-mechanics-dee-gordon-s-unique-bunting-stance-092315

JM2300

Oct 11, 2015
3:24am

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Originally posted by: Boilerman
For any of you older guys who played baseball, you may have noticed how bunting mechanics have changed over the years. Along with this stance change has come a widespread inability of major league ballplayers to put a consistently good bunt down. Most everyone used to "square around", which meant facing directly at the pitcher with your feet slightly wider than your shoulders (inside foot slightly ahead of the other). While in the crouching position, you don't reach with the bat but instead follow the ball with your head and body. If a pitch is on the outside corner, your upper body and head moves maybe six inches and you never reach. Another key is to keep your head quite close to the ball, "catching the ball on the bat".

With today's players not squaring around, they can't follow the ball with their bodies and head, because with their feet are parallel with the flight of the pitched ball. If they attempt to move their body and head towards the ball, they would fall face first onto home plate. Here is one of only MLB players doing it right today, and he's one of the very few strong bunters today.

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Thanks Mr. Baseball.

Boilerman

Oct 11, 2015
5:41am

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I'm assuming that was a "tongue in cheek" comment, but thank you. Boiler played a considerable amount of ball, and was a pitcher/center fielder in high school, and a pitcher in college.

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Originally posted by: JM2300

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Originally posted by: Boilerman
For any of you older guys who played baseball, you may have noticed how bunting mechanics have changed over the years. Along with this stance change has come a widespread inability of major league ballplayers to put a consistently good bunt down. Most everyone used to "square around", which meant facing directly at the pitcher with your feet slightly wider than your shoulders (inside foot slightly ahead of the other). While in the crouching position, you don't reach with the bat but instead follow the ball with your head and body. If a pitch is on the outside corner, your upper body and head moves maybe six inches and you never reach. Another key is to keep your head quite close to the ball, "catching the ball on the bat".

With today's players not squaring around, they can't follow the ball with their bodies and head, because with their feet are parallel with the flight of the pitched ball. If they attempt to move their body and head towards the ball, they would fall face first onto home plate. Here is one of only MLB players doing it right today, and he's one of the very few strong bunters today.

JM2300

Oct 11, 2015
7:13am

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Originally posted by: Boilerman
I'm assuming that was a "tongue in cheek" comment, but thank you. Boiler played a considerable amount of ball, and was a pitcher/center fielder in high school, and a pitcher in college.

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Originally posted by: JM2300
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Originally posted by: Boilerman
For any of you older guys who played baseball, you may have noticed how bunting mechanics have changed over the years. Along with this stance change has come a widespread inability of major league ballplayers to put a consistently good bunt down. Most everyone used to "square around", which meant facing directly at the pitcher with your feet slightly wider than your shoulders (inside foot slightly ahead of the other). While in the crouching position, you don't reach with the bat but instead follow the ball with your head and body. If a pitch is on the outside corner, your upper body and head moves maybe six inches and you never reach. Another key is to keep your head quite close to the ball, "catching the ball on the bat".

With today's players not squaring around, they can't follow the ball with their bodies and head, because with their feet are parallel with the flight of the pitched ball. If they attempt to move their body and head towards the ball, they would fall face first onto home plate. Here is one of only MLB players doing it right today, and he's one of the very few strong bunters today.

[L]=https://www.foxsports.com/florida/video/marlins-mechanics-dee-gordon-s-unique-bunting-stance-092315
https://]https://www.foxsports.com/florida/video/marlins-mechanics-dee-gordon-s-unique-bunting-stance-092315[/l]

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Thanks Mr. Baseball.

Yes Boilerman my comment was "tongue in cheek", but..................never mind.
Pitch righty?

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