We went to the Dragons game last night. Yikes. I know, they are kids, it's low A, it's very early in the season. But yikes.
I have never seen such hacking in my life. To a man, they would swing at anything from their helmets to their shoe tops. And most of them were swinging from their front foot. We sat two rows behind the dugout and I never saw Powell say a word to anyone after an AB.
The left side of the infield - Reininger at 3rd and Janish at SS - can pick it. Then there is the problem of getting it to first. It was like watching Felipe and EdE with their struggles to make a throw.
Cueto started the game. He thows some heat - but the problem is he just throws. No movement on any pitches. He got shelled.
Jay Bruce left me thinking "this is a first round pick??" He's only 19, I know. But he never got a jump on a ball to right. Good or bad. He would stand there for a second to see where the ball was going and then take off for it. No instinct at all.
Of course a game at 5/3 is always fun. But it looks like it's going to be a long season for Dragon fans.
Originally Posted by creek14
IIRC the last time Dayton had a winning season (2002) they started out really bad but then went on an 11 game win streak later in the season to turn it around. Another point is that in "A" ball the season is actually 2 seasons. So the Dragons can redeem themselves in the 2nd half.
