Enough said, the kid is a game changer. Teams better hope he never perfects all his tools.
Enough said, the kid is a game changer. Teams better hope he never perfects all his tools.
OnBaseMachine (09-08-2013)
75 runs and steals in AAA, even with a subpar OBP. If he can raise that OBP just a little-he could be the leadoff hitter the Reds have been waiting for.
Not to belittle the point, or Hamilton, but Choo is the leadoff hitter this team was looking for.
AtomicDumpling (09-07-2013),remdog (09-07-2013),RiverRat13 (09-07-2013)
Well said. But, my goodness is Hamilton fun to watch run the bases.Originally Posted by Spazzrico
Eh, Choo was/is a short term solution that will likely be gone after the season. Even if Choo is back next year, Hamilton will be the leadoff hitter IF he doesn't stink at the plate. Now that's a big if. But he won't have to be as good as Choo to be the leadoff guy. Not with Dusty around.
I don't think there has ever been any doubt over what he can do once he gets on base. The issue is getting there.
But, after just a couple of days you can certainly see the difference between him and Stubbs, Robinson, Taveras, etc.. once he gets on base. Only thing that comes close is when Deion would get on base.
Last edited by NeilHamburger; 09-06-2013 at 11:09 PM.
Even just for now, he's a huge weapon.
Rounding third and heading for home...
He gets into pitchers' heads. It's evident
A gift that is not admitted to exist, until seen in real time. Coleman, Wills, Raines, Davis, and a handful of others. Hamilton may be already in the club, unawares to 99% of fans.
Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand
OGB (09-08-2013),Old school 1983 (09-07-2013)
Henderson?!?
How do we know he's not Mel Torme?
BoxingRed (09-10-2013),_Sir_Charles_ (09-07-2013)
Must fall into the "handful of others" category.
BoxingRed (09-10-2013),_Sir_Charles_ (09-07-2013)
It wasn't hard to see that lack of speed was hurting this team's ability to score. Nice to see Hamilton rectifying that, at least late and close.
membengal (09-07-2013)
I wasn't going to say anything.
This point can't be repeated enough. It helps the hitters because the pitcher will make more mistakes, will rush his delivery messing with his accuracy, he'll shake off breaking balls and go with more FB's, etc. It's in the catcher's head too. He's jumpy back behind the dish, not giving a good target to the pitcher and is set up in poor form to receive the pitch. Defenders in the IF will be wanting to make their breaks towards the bag quicker and allowing for slightly larger IF holes for the hitters. The effects of a true base-stealing threat are really underestimated IMO.
joshua (09-07-2013),Old school 1983 (09-07-2013),REDREAD (09-07-2013)
He definitely was in the pitchers head. That first fastball votto fouled off will usually get crushed.
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