July 6, 200719 yr Great first person article by Josh Hamilton in the latest ESPN the magazine. His $400 of meal money on road trips still goes to Johnny Narron to divy up as he needs it. Also some interesting in-game comments made to him by an umpire and Michael Barrett. Good stuff.
July 6, 200719 yr Did I single out Hamilton as being slow? JR Slow Dunn Slow Ross Slow Hatteburg Slow E-5 Avg foot speed Gonzalez below avg foot speed BP above avg speed Hamilton slighlty above avg speed I just like watching teams that can run. No but it's not like any of those other guys are going to be replaced by Freel or Hopper, unless you play Freel at 2nd or 3rd. Or are you saying you'd like an OF of Freel, Griffey, Hamilton? Dunn, Freel, Hamilton? I just don't see how you can not single out Hamilton with your statement, and reasonably expect to get Freel or Hopper in there.
July 6, 200719 yr No but it's not like any of those other guys are going to be replaced by Freel or Hopper, unless you play Freel at 2nd or 3rd. Or are you saying you'd like an OF of Freel, Griffey, Hamilton? Dunn, Freel, Hamilton? I just don't see how you can not single out Hamilton with your statement, and reasonably expect to get Freel or Hopper in there. 33 and 52 would indicate a different formula might be considered. Its not 100% pitching.
July 6, 200719 yr 33 and 52 would indicate a different formula might be considered. Its not 100% pitching. This lineup is a different formula. Narron rarely ever used Hamilton in the leadoff spot. It was Freel up until the end of May, and we saw how that worked out. Hopper leading off was not a success either. So this Hamilton "formula" just may be the answer.
July 6, 200719 yr Did I single out Hamilton as being slow? JR Slow Dunn Slow Ross Slow Hatteburg Slow E-5 Avg foot speed Gonzalez below avg foot speed BP above avg speed Hamilton slighlty above avg speed I just like watching teams that can run. Your assessment of Hamilton's speed would be the only one I disagree with. He's pretty fast.
July 6, 200719 yr This lineup is a different formula. Narron rarely ever used Hamilton in the leadoff spot. It was Freel up until the end of May, and we saw how that worked out. Hopper leading off was not a success either. So this Hamilton "formula" just may be the answer. The answer for what? Getting to .400?
July 6, 200719 yr 33 and 52 would indicate a different formula might be considered. Its not 100% pitching. Not 100% pitching but I'd say 90% pitching. Wipe out the 8th inning debacles and the Redlegs are probably closer to 40 and 45. Not great but obviously better.
July 6, 200719 yr Your assessment of Hamilton's speed would be the only one I disagree with. He's pretty fast. OK I can go with pretty fast. Still an overall slow squad. Like I said earlier, 2 times the Reds have guys go from 1st to home on a double. I love that play
July 6, 200719 yr Not 100% pitching but I'd say 90% pitching. Wipe out the 8th inning debacles and the Redlegs are probably closer to 40 and 45. Not great but obviously better. 70% pitching 10% slow team 20% Narron. Remember some of his moves ( or non moves) attributed to the pitching woes
July 6, 200719 yr Great first person article by Josh Hamilton in the latest ESPN the magazine. His $400 of meal money on road trips still goes to Johnny Narron to divy up as he needs it. Also some interesting in-game comments made to him by an umpire and Michael Barrett. Good stuff. What in the heck are you eating that is 400 dollars??? :scared: Yep, cannot hear enough about Hobbs is handling everything so far, not to mention all the success on the field.
July 6, 200719 yr Who needs speed when you just have to jog around the bases? Reds lead the league in homers and losses.
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