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Posted on 6/9/12 at 3:52 pm to Moustache
Wait, wait, wait!
Who in there right mind would give anybody the advantage over Rhymes.
He is the best hitter in the nation, seriously, who would you rather have up with two outs and a man on in a clutch situation?
Who in there right mind would give anybody the advantage over Rhymes.
He is the best hitter in the nation, seriously, who would you rather have up with two outs and a man on in a clutch situation?
Posted on 6/9/12 at 3:57 pm to rballa19
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LF-Goldstein vs. Rhymes------------Advantage SB
Stupid line and then gets backed up by "hitting isn't the only part of baseball"!!! Ummm. READ the freaking title. For this discussion. Yes batting is the ONLY THING to consider.
Posted on 6/9/12 at 4:02 pm to Moustache
How does Stoney Brook end up with better hitting than anyone left in CWS field?
Posted on 6/9/12 at 4:04 pm to rballa19
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He is the best hitter in the nation, seriously, who would you rather have up with two outs and a man on in a clutch situation?
Here's what I don't understand: Rhymes' BA has dropped over 60 points in the past month or 6 weeks or however long it's been. Especially this late in the season (with all the ABs he's had) you have to be struggling big time for your average to drop that much. He was great earlier in the season and is still a fine hitter, but he just has not been a good hitter recently. I can think of 2 or 3 players on SB's team who i would rather come up in a clutch situation RIGHT NOW, not based on the whole season.
It's baseball and people struggle. Rhymes is averaging out his insanely good start with a "eh" second half to this point.
Posted on 6/9/12 at 4:54 pm to Pintail
FWIW, last year Goldstein was ranked the No. 1 HS prospect in NY by BlueChipProspects.com... LINK
They describe him as a "legitimate 5-tool player, runs extremely well, 88-90+ mph fastball"
For anyone who doesn't know what "5-tool" means, here's a breakdown:
1. Hits for power (.497 slugging)
2. Hits for average (.345 average)
3. Plus speed (15 stolen bases)
4. Plus arm (90+ mph fastball)
5. Plus fielding (2 errors)
In the history of the MLB, there have been few other legitimate 5-tool players. Examples include A-Rod, Barry Bonds, and Ken Griffey Jr.
I think it's a pretty even matchup. Oh yea, and he's still just a freshman.
They describe him as a "legitimate 5-tool player, runs extremely well, 88-90+ mph fastball"
For anyone who doesn't know what "5-tool" means, here's a breakdown:
1. Hits for power (.497 slugging)
2. Hits for average (.345 average)
3. Plus speed (15 stolen bases)
4. Plus arm (90+ mph fastball)
5. Plus fielding (2 errors)
In the history of the MLB, there have been few other legitimate 5-tool players. Examples include A-Rod, Barry Bonds, and Ken Griffey Jr.
I think it's a pretty even matchup. Oh yea, and he's still just a freshman.
This post was edited on 6/9/12 at 5:09 pm
Posted on 6/9/12 at 5:05 pm to rballa19
quote:
He is the best hitter in the nation, seriously, who would you rather have up with two outs and a man on in a clutch situation?
Austin Nola, all day every day since he walked on campus. Kid will not swing at a bad pitch
Posted on 6/9/12 at 5:07 pm to Moustache
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LF-Goldstein vs. Rhymes------------Advantage SB
Your post has no merit or accuracy.
Posted on 6/9/12 at 5:12 pm to Purple Forever
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Your post has no merit or accuracy.
See my comments, 2 posts above yours.
Posted on 6/9/12 at 5:14 pm to Moustache
perfect storm. It happens sometimes in college baseball. They probably wont be relevant for another 20 years
Posted on 6/9/12 at 5:22 pm to Moustache
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How does Stony Brook end up with more hitting talent than LSU?
It happens. LSU doesn't have the best lineup in the country every year. Stoney happened to assemble a great team this year. Best in their history and may never happen again.
Forget they were given a #4 seed. You should know that they are one of the better teams in the country this year. The committee didn't do they homework on this team.
Posted on 6/9/12 at 5:38 pm to eastcoast177
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See my comments, 2 posts above yours.
Good stuff, thanks.
I still cant take another player at that position over the batting average leader in the country.
Goldstein is obviously going to have a fine career.
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