MLB Chatter Thread

[Rev]

 

[Cotton]

Ratelimit triggered!

 

[Rev]

Ratelimit triggered!

Reload the page works for me. Not sure why it does that

 

[Cotton]

Reload the page works for me. Not sure why it does that

I can see it now. Yeah, Nolan was very special. I may now watch the doc about him for the 3rd time tonight. I'm sure the wife will be more than pleased to get to watch it again.

 

[Rev]

 

[Cotton]

One of my favorite players as a kid. I tried to emulate his batting stance, but couldn't get the bat around in time, so had to ditch it.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Pretty sure he used a super heavy bat, too.

 

[Cotton]

Pretty sure he used a super heavy bat, too.

That's what I have always heard.

 

[Cotton]

Pretty sure he used a super heavy bat, too.

Yes. Julio Franco (assuming the typo for the longtime MLB infielder/DH) was well-known for using one of the heaviest bats in the majors.⁠Wikipedia

Wikipedia notes he batted with a long, whip-like swing “with the heaviest bat allowed.”⁠

Contemporary and retrospective accounts (including an ESPN feature and teammate Chipper Jones) describe him preferring roughly a 36-inch, 35–36-ounce bat—explicitly called out as among the heaviest of his era (and heavier than the 31–33 oz models most players had shifted toward by the 1990s/2000s).⁠

Game-used bats attributed to him commonly measure in the mid-30s ounces (examples around 33–35+ oz depending on the model and year).

This was above average relative to the typical MLB bat weights of his playing time (roughly the early 1980s through 2007), when many hitters moved toward lighter lumber for bat speed. Franco’s unusually strong hands/wrists and distinctive stance (barrel often tipped forward/high) helped him control the extra weight

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Yeah, that stance and long swing didn't help. He was just that strong.

 

[Rev]

and the lead hand with only 1 or 2 fingers on the bat.

 

[Genghis Khan]

RIP Bob Boone, all time great Phillies catcher.

 

[bbgun]

that and the NBC game of the week

 

[Cotton]

I know nothing about him. @Rev?

 

[Rev]

I know nothing about him. @Rev?

Former Phillie player so cant be too good at hitting. Probably thinks strikeouts are ok.


ok. hyperbole aside. I have no clue who he is other than just the quick google that I did.

 

[Cotton]

Something you want to share with the class, Gengypoo?

 

[Genghis Khan]

I know nothing about him. @Rev?

Wow that name is a blast from the past. I can't believe he is a coach already.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Something you want to share with the class, Gengypoo?

We got him as the centerpiece prospect when we traded Hunter Pence to the Giants. Had some concussion issues and kind of crapped out from what I remember. Former catcher so that probably bodes well for his coaching career.

 

[Cotton]

We got him as the centerpiece prospect when we traded Hunter Pence to the Giants. Had some concussion issues and kind of crapped out from what I remember. Former catcher so that probably bodes well for his coaching career.

Thanks. Yeah, if he was a catcher he is most likely smart, so that's good.