OT-Padres Talk

[Savage Lizard]

I just feel a sense of dread whenever Street comes into the game. Feels like it used to when Randy Myers would come in from the pen.

I know, but I never wanted to see him come out of the pen, it was the kiss of death. I went to game three of the Series in '98 and when he cam in I literally stood up and yelled NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Fleet]

Hunter Renfroe coming up in the CWS.

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Hunter Renfroe coming up in the CWS.

Dude is legit... I love college baseball! He is gonna be a descent big league corner oitdielder cabable of 20-25 bombs. Descent gap power & descent arm. He isn't a Mike Trout/Bryce Harper type, but he is almost big league ready.

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[Fleet]

5 tool player. Hes swinging late tonight though.

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5 tool player. Hes swinging late tonight though.

Not many five tool players in the Bigs today....I'd say Renfro is potentially a 3 tool player. His defensive skills and speed although above average will need work at the next level. We all know you can't coach speed so...

All this being said, the mental game of baseball has prohibited more "physical sure bets" than anyone thing (probably including injuries)... Point being, nobody is a sure bet.

Win the mental game & let your baseball tools flourish (regardless how physically gifted you are) ... David Eckstein had .25 ( point two-five) tools and had a fantastic MLB career. He could hit for average a ill' bit & that's it. But what Eckstein had over most in the game was confidence & mental stability. His parents did a fantastic job of raising him... It showed in his demeanor, approach to the game, attitude etc....

[Mister Hoarse]

Eck had a solid fundamental base. Good footwork, and a trained batting eye without the batspeed. Everything that was coachable he absorbed like a sponge.
A great attitude to top it all off.
The kind of guy that scouts say will never be a difference maker has a WS MVP trophy and 2 rings.
One of my all time favorites.

[Fleet]

Not many five tool players in the Bigs today....I'd say Renfro is potentially a 3 tool player. His defensive skills and speed although above average will need work at the next level. We all know you can't coach speed so...

All this being said, the mental game of baseball has prohibited more "physical sure bets" than anyone thing (probably including injuries)... Point being, nobody is a sure bet.

Win the mental game & let your baseball tools flourish (regardless how physically gifted you are) ... David Eckstein had .25 ( point two-five) tools and had a fantastic MLB career. He could hit for average a ill' bit & that's it. But what Eckstein had over most in the game was confidence & mental stability. His parents did a fantastic job of raising him... It showed in his demeanor, approach to the game, attitude etc....

I know but the commentators kept saying it so i just went along with it. Puig/Trout maybe Harper come to mind.

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Think Carlos Gonzalez ...

Harper may not hit for average, Trout doesn't have a plus arm, and Puig is the bomb w/potentially all the tools.

[Fleet]

Think Carlos Gonzalez ...

Harper may not hit for average, Trout doesn't have a plus arm, and Puig is the bomb w/potentially all the tools.

I thought Harper was going to do it all this year. He started out pretty great before his injury. Just not stealing bags.

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Eck had a solid fundamental base. Good footwork, and a trained batting eye without the batspeed. Everything that was coachable he absorbed like a sponge.
A great attitude to top it all off.
The kind of guy that scouts say will never be a difference maker has a WS MVP trophy and 2 rings.
One of my all time favorites.

Me too... There are more no tool player in the bigs than there are 5 toolers IMO .. Most no toolers win the shit out of the mental portion, thus slowing down the game.... HUGE IMO

[Boltdog]

I enjoy the Laker hate.

But the only message board I've ever talked about the Lakers was the board we came from. Lakers fans and message boards are the worst of the worst.

It's the one area it sucks to be a fan. There are so few fellow fans that actually watch basketball

Overall you may be correct, but there are one or two Lakers boards I follow during the season that I compare to the Chargers.com board--Huge number of posters and some really insightful posters who are total fans and know Lakers basketball so well I wonder if they have a direct media or pro connection. They dissect potential trades very well and know NBA and college players to the point that I hit those boards before I go to the media "expert" reports...

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How bout them Padres? Have a game why don't you Blanksy!