Useful Idiot Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) Budda, maybe I'm exaggerating a little bit? Let him prove me wrong. I'm man enough to admit it, if he's man enough to pull it off, But, what he accomplished as a cub, means very little to me Edited May 20, 2022 by Useful Idiot Quote
Tiger337 Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/20/2022 at 2:11 AM, Useful Idiot said: Budda, maybe I'm exaggerating a little bit? Let him prove me wrong. I'm man enough to admit it, if he's man enough to pull it off, But, what he accomplished as a cub, means very little to me Expand You said you thought he was like Neifi Perez as soon as they signed him. Since you don't care what anybody did before they came to the Tigers, did you also think that Correa, Seager and Story were just like Neifi Perez? Quote
Useful Idiot Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) I don't recall feeling "rooked" as a result of the Tigers rostering a former shortstop from the Rockies, Astros, or Dodgers....so I think the smart money would wager that my prior thought processes never evolved that far... Edited May 20, 2022 by Useful Idiot Quote
Useful Idiot Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/20/2022 at 2:25 AM, Tiger337 said: Since you don't care what anybody did before they came to the Tigers, Expand WHOA!! Are you perhaps trying to pry the door jamb open a little wider than it should be? Quote
buddha Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/20/2022 at 2:11 AM, Useful Idiot said: Budda, maybe I'm exaggerating a little bit? Let him prove me wrong. I'm man enough to admit it, if he's man enough to pull it off, But, what he accomplished as a cub, means very little to me Expand usful idot, youre exaggerating a lot. but im sure you know this. Quote
Tiger337 Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/20/2022 at 2:36 AM, buddha said: usful idot, youre exaggerating a lot. but im sure you know this. Expand And he enjoys the response he is getting. Quote
Useful Idiot Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/20/2022 at 2:36 AM, buddha said: usful idot, youre exaggerating a lot. but im sure you know this. Expand There was an old Dr Demento song about Idi Amin (the most amazing man you've ever seen). That me and a couple others at the old MLB Tigers board jacked the lyrics around to suit Neifi Perez. This past couple weeks that old tune has been my "walk up" music for Mr Baez...and if he doesn't turn it around soon, I'm gonna EXAGGERATE a set of custom lyics, just for him 😮 Quote
buddha Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/20/2022 at 2:40 AM, Tiger337 said: And he enjoys the response he is getting. Expand yup Quote
Useful Idiot Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/20/2022 at 2:40 AM, Tiger337 said: And he enjoys the response he is getting. Expand I do like you guys. If I didn't,.. I wouldn't keep coming back. The base insults eg. "stupid" "idiot" etc I feel to be a bit beneath me, but other than that, we're good. Quote
Useful Idiot Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 Shortstop, former Cub, ostensibly a good glove, a Mendoza-like batting average, and 11 RBI. When he stops reminding me of Neifi Perez...I'm confident that my comparisons will stop.😀 Quote
Useful Idiot Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) Chasfh, I'm ready for him to end his "occasional" cold streak, any time. His drought is approaching Sheffield proportions.....and we all remember how that one played out. Edited May 20, 2022 by Useful Idiot Quote
Jim Cowan Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/20/2022 at 2:42 AM, Useful Idiot said: There was an old Dr Demento song about Idi Amin (the most amazing man you've ever seen). That me and a couple others at the old MLB Tigers board jacked the lyrics around to suit Neifi Perez. This past couple weeks that old tune has been my "walk up" music for Mr Baez...and if he doesn't turn it around soon, I'm gonna EXAGGERATE a set of custom lyics, just for him 😮 Expand I think that you remember a lot more about your previous posts than the rest of us do. Quote
Useful Idiot Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/20/2022 at 4:22 AM, Jim Cowan said: I think that you remember a lot more about your previous posts than the rest of us do. Expand That's fine, I'm confident that you'll like the version I eventually do for Javy. even better. Quote
Tiger337 Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) On 5/20/2022 at 3:57 AM, Useful Idiot said: Chasfh, I'm ready for him to end his "occasional" cold streak, any time. His drought is approaching Sheffield proportions.....and we all remember how that one played out. Expand You are getting closer now. If you take 27 year old Neifi Perez's defense and 39 year old Sheffield's offense, you get something closer to 29-year old Javier Baez. Edited May 20, 2022 by Tiger337 Quote
mtutiger Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 To paraphrase the late Denny Green, "Javy Baez is who we thought he was".... Maybe this particular cold streak is longer than usual for him, but the team knew what they were getting when he signed.... and really, the strikeouts aren't so much the problem at this point (he's below his career averages) - it's that he's not making good contact and rolling over. Gotta think that will be fixed over time. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/20/2022 at 1:01 PM, Tiger337 said: Expand See, this is why I'm a Dog person. I'd like to see a Cat do that. Maybe that's the Tigers problem. Our team is the wrong species! 1 Quote
JackPine Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/20/2022 at 1:01 PM, Tiger337 said: Expand Well it can't be baez because the dog hit the ball. I'm going with Nori Aoki 1 Quote
Useful Idiot Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) On 5/20/2022 at 12:42 PM, Tiger337 said: You are getting closer now. If you take 27 year old Neifi Perez's defense and 39 year old Sheffield's offense, you get something closer to 29-year old Javier Baez. Expand I've been examining his mechanics. His stance is so open that I think it deprives him of the outer part of the zone (a "reach" thing)....maybe if he squared around in a more conventional stance with both feet equidistant from the plate. That might help. And is their any way we might resurrect Eddie Brinkman to work on Baez' grip? Edited May 20, 2022 by Useful Idiot Quote
gehringer_2 Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/20/2022 at 3:30 PM, Useful Idiot said: I've been examining his mechanics. His stance is so open that I think it deprives him of the outer part of the zone (a "reach" thing)....maybe if he squared around in a more conventional stance with both feet equidistant from the plate. That might help. And is their any way we might resurrect Eddie Brinkman to work on Baez' grip? Expand Ironically enough given the outcome the other night, another guy that dives into the ball from an open stance a lot like Javy is..............Isaac Paredes. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/20/2022 at 2:44 PM, JackPine said: Well it can't be baez because the dog hit the ball. I'm going with Nori Aoki Expand Dog is also a lefty, so you may have it. Quote
Useful Idiot Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) Yeah, but Paredes has that Miggy like kinked knee... inducing a weigh shift.......Baez has more of a tin soldier approach. Edited May 20, 2022 by Useful Idiot Quote
Useful Idiot Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 You guys should be happy? Baez keeps playing like this up until the All Star break, there'll be NO WAY action Al will be able to trade him for "cheap and controllable" at the deadline Quote
JackPine Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/20/2022 at 4:03 PM, Useful Idiot said: You guys should be happy? Baez keeps playing like this up until the All Star break, there'll be NO WAY action Al will be able to trade him for "cheap and controllable" at the deadline Expand 😅 Quote
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