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    Re: Who will have the better career: Jason Heyward or Jay Bruce?

    Quote Originally Posted by Bumstead View Post
    "Trade Jay Bruce." "Put Janish in the lineup everyday."

    What's going on here?
    Whiplash caused by knee jerk reactions is my guess.


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    Re: Who will have the better career: Jason Heyward or Jay Bruce?

    Quote Originally Posted by RANDY IN CHAR NC View Post
    Heyward looked like a beast at the plate yesterday. Stays on the ball real well. If yesterday is a good indicator, he is real good. Like all players, they will find a hole and exploit it. How he handles that will tell a lot.
    Remember Bruce's first game?

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    Re: Who will have the better career: Jason Heyward or Jay Bruce?

    Quote Originally Posted by bucksfan2 View Post
    Remember Bruce's first game?
    Like all players, they will find a hole and exploit it. How he handles that will tell a lot.

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    Re: Who will have the better career: Jason Heyward or Jay Bruce?

    50/50 shot it will be one of those two guys.

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    Re: Who will have the better career: Jason Heyward or Jay Bruce?

    Just read this:
    Since homering in his first major league at-bats, he’s 2-for-16 with eight strikeouts.
    Heyward could be one of the better NL outfielders ... eventually. But, I think that the hype got a little crazy and some people started thinking that he'd be one of the best outfielders NOW. Hopefully the expectations for him THIS YEAR will become a little more realistic. If Heyward can just have an .800 ops this year it would be a big achievement.

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    Re: Who will have the better career: Jason Heyward or Jay Bruce?

    Quote Originally Posted by redsfandan View Post
    Just read this:

    Heyward could be one of the better NL outfielders ... eventually. But, I think that the hype got a little crazy and some people started thinking that he'd be one of the best outfielders NOW. Hopefully the expectations for him THIS YEAR will become a little more realistic. If Heyward can just have an .800 ops this year it would be a big achievement.
    That's actually better than the start Bruce has had to this season, believe it or not.

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    Re: Who will have the better career: Jason Heyward or Jay Bruce?

    Has anybody seen Heyward hit? He has insanely quick hands and a short swing.

    Heyward will have the better year and career. He's a once in a lifetime type player, IMO.

    I think Bruce will end up with 30+ HRs, but overall Heyward will be better.

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    Re: Who will have the better career: Jason Heyward or Jay Bruce?

    Quote Originally Posted by Bumstead View Post
    "Trade Jay Bruce." "Put Janish in the lineup everyday."

    What's going on here?
    I'll never understand the Janish love on this board.

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    Re: Who will have the better career: Jason Heyward or Jay Bruce?

    Quote Originally Posted by reds44 View Post
    I'll never understand the Janish love on this board.
    Considering some of the bad D guys we've had at SS in the last decade it's not a surprise to see the glove guy with no stick get love.
    Go Gators!

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    Re: Who will have the better career: Jason Heyward or Jay Bruce?

    Quote Originally Posted by RANDY IN CHAR NC View Post
    Bruce's problem right now is that he does not look at all comfortable at the plate. He needs to slow everything down. He does not recognize pitches well. His front side is pulling off the ball so quickly. I'm afraid this is going to be a major problem for Jay Bruce. Got to keep that front side in and stay on the baseball. It is more pronounced against lefthanders, but he does it on righthanders too. He has no chance against a lefthanders' breaking stuff. Heyward looked like a beast at the plate yesterday. Stays on the ball real well. If yesterday is a good indicator, he is real good. Like all players, they will find a hole and exploit it. How he handles that will tell a lot.

    Hitting a baseball in the Major Leagues is Hard.

    Hitting when you are off balance is all most impossible.

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    Re: Who will have the better career: Jason Heyward or Jay Bruce?

    Quote Originally Posted by westofyou View Post
    Whiplash caused by knee jerk reactions is my guess.
    I'll agree with this assessment.

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    Re: Who will have the better career: Jason Heyward or Jay Bruce?

    Quote Originally Posted by reds44 View Post
    I'll never understand the Janish love on this board.
    I must not have gotten access to "this board" that has all "Janish love."

    Maybe I should check my DNS.


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