That's what I suggested earlier. And I sort of agree that Miller may well be as much coach as he is catcher. But that's purely conjecture on my part.Originally Posted by HokieRed
That's what I suggested earlier. And I sort of agree that Miller may well be as much coach as he is catcher. But that's purely conjecture on my part.
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This is how I envisioned this thread:
Poster 1: Norris Hopper was traded for Corky Miller
Poster 2: Hmmmm.... Corky Miller what an obscure reference.
/End thread
Never did I see 5 pages of analyzing the merits of a complete and utter depth trade happening.
great line, Made the whole thread worth reading.
I once called Corky Miller the worst baseball player I have ever seen.
True story.
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I'm not sure I understand any kind of hand wringing over losing Norris Hopper.
I wasn't around when the board soured on Hopper, apparently. All I know is that he hit like .330 in 07 and then got buried.
Can someone enlighten me? I never remember Hopper being anything other than a better version of one Willy Taveras.
Hopper has always gotten on base via push bunt. I'm not sure he can even swing a bat.
Hopper also made Willy look like Magellan based on some of the routes he (NoHo) took to the ball.
Redzone analysis:
push bunt = bad
walk = good
I got blasted in the offseason for suggesting that Hopper, with his career .406 OBP vs. LH, should platoon in CF with Dickerson this year.
Cesar Geronimo analysis:
making an out = bad
making it to first = good
chance of making it to first with a push bunt = 20 to 30 percent
chance of making it to first on a walk = 100 percent
yes, I prefer the walk
Is there some new rule that says you can only do one or the other. The only reason I am even following this thread is because I am assuming that this is where someone will post if CHris Heisey has been called up to Louisville. If that is not the case I will start ignoring this thread.
Hopper got on base on 61% of his bunts (not 20-30%). Show me a player who walks 61% of the time.
You missed the rather obvious point, which is, it doesn't matter how you get to first, a bunt is as good as a walk.
Show me a player who gets on base via bunt hits 61% of the time in 600 ABs rather than 40-odd ABs.
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