June 13, 200917 yr Micah Owings is not a hitter. Anyone who steps into the bucket that bad is only going to hit a inside fastball and will never touch a curveball. Not stepping into the bucket is the first thing you are taught in Little League. Coach says you will never be able to hit that way and he was right. No way can you step that way and call yourself a good hitter.Owings was a good enough hitter in college that some thought he might be a first baseman or an outfielder in pro ball. You don't hit the way he has in the majors without having some genuine talent.
June 14, 200917 yr Owings was a good enough hitter in college that some thought he might be a first baseman or an outfielder in pro ball. You don't hit the way he has in the majors without having some genuine talent. He won't be a major league when the left foot goes towards third base.
June 14, 200917 yr Micah Owings is not a hitter. Anyone who steps into the bucket that bad is only going to hit a inside fastball and will never touch a curveball. Not stepping into the bucket is the first thing you are taught in Little League. Coach says you will never be able to hit that way and he was right. No way can you step that way and call yourself a good hitter. His career average is over .300 and he's had over 150 ab's. If he couldn't hit and it was so easy to get him out why does he hit for that high of an average?
June 14, 200917 yr He won't be a major league when the left foot goes towards third base.Apparently it's working for him ...
June 14, 200917 yr This team is hard to watch right now. They have 2 hits after 6 innings. Just miserable. In the 5th BP had a 3-0 green light w/ 2 guys on which is great except he swung at a tough pitch and popped out. Hopefully Votto is back really soon. Like Tuesday would be great.
June 14, 200917 yr This team is hard to watch right now. They have 2 hits after 6 innings. Just miserable. In the 5th BP had a 3-0 green light w/ 2 guys on which is great except he swung at a tough pitch and popped out. Hopefully Votto is back really soon. Like Tuesday would be great. A ton of pressure on BP right now to make something happen like that for the team.
June 14, 200917 yr A ton of pressure on BP right now to make something happen like that for the team. I agree. I just wish he was a liitle more selective on a 3-0 count. It blows my mind that Taveras plays right now.
June 14, 200917 yr Tavares doesn't have a hit in June. :lol: He is going for the another milestone tomorrow 0 for 33 would be the worst since 1974.
June 14, 200917 yr John Fay... What's worse? Missing a sign? Or ignoring a sign? Brandon Phillips came to the plate with runners at first and second – both had reached on walks – and two outs in the fifth inning Saturday night with the Reds down two runs. The count went to 3-0. Third base coach Mark Berry relayed manager Dusty Baker’s take sign. “To tell the truth, I didn’t even look down there,” Phillips said. “I was trying to make something happen.” Phillips flied meekly to right to end the inning. The Reds would go on to lose 7-4 to the Royals. The Reds have lost two straight. They are just one game over .500 at 31-30. They need to win to tomorrow for a break-ever road trip. Baker was livid afterward not because of the big picture, but because of Phillips’ indiscretion. “Brandon was supposed to be taking 3-0,” Baker said. “That could have been the ball game. We had (K.C. starter Kyle Davies) on the ropes. (Phillips) said he didn’t see the sign. In that situation, you’re supposed to know to take. “That’s a big play in the ballgame. You’ve got to know the score, the inning, the situation.” Phillips decided to try to lift the offense on his own. The Reds are in the thick of team-wide slump. They’ve scored 40 runs in the last 14 games. “We was struggling. We wasn’t getting no one on base,” Phillips said. “We weren’t hitting with runners in scoring position. I had an opportunity. I swung 3-0. “He threw me a nice cutter. If I would have come through, it would have been the best play of the year. I tried to make something happen. For future reference, I will not do it again. I apologized to everybody: My bad for a 3-0 swing. I tried to make something happen.”
June 14, 200917 yr John Fay... What's worse? Missing a sign? Or ignoring a sign? Brandon Phillips came to the plate with runners at first and second – both had reached on walks – and two outs in the fifth inning Saturday night with the Reds down two runs. The count went to 3-0. Third base coach Mark Berry relayed manager Dusty Baker’s take sign. “To tell the truth, I didn’t even look down there,” Phillips said. “I was trying to make something happen.” Phillips flied meekly to right to end the inning. The Reds would go on to lose 7-4 to the Royals. The Reds have lost two straight. They are just one game over .500 at 31-30. They need to win to tomorrow for a break-ever road trip. Baker was livid afterward not because of the big picture, but because of Phillips’ indiscretion. “Brandon was supposed to be taking 3-0,” Baker said. “That could have been the ball game. We had (K.C. starter Kyle Davies) on the ropes. (Phillips) said he didn’t see the sign. In that situation, you’re supposed to know to take. “That’s a big play in the ballgame. You’ve got to know the score, the inning, the situation.” Phillips decided to try to lift the offense on his own. The Reds are in the thick of team-wide slump. They’ve scored 40 runs in the last 14 games. “We was struggling. We wasn’t getting no one on base,” Phillips said. “We weren’t hitting with runners in scoring position. I had an opportunity. I swung 3-0. “He threw me a nice cutter. If I would have come through, it would have been the best play of the year. I tried to make something happen. For future reference, I will not do it again. I apologized to everybody: My bad for a 3-0 swing. I tried to make something happen.” Um, no Brandon it wouldn't have. In a team game you don't do whatever in the heck you want. You do what your told.:madman: This can be the difference between an alright team and a great team!
June 14, 200917 yr I agree. I just wish he was a liitle more selective on a 3-0 count. It blows my mind that Taveras plays right now. Jay Bruce is 6-51. How about him?
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