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Why isn’t Kling playing?

Posted on 5/26/24 at 6:01 pm
Posted by NorthshoreTiger76
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 6:01 pm
Guess he can’t hit
Posted by beauchristopher
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 6:02 pm to
i understand him not playing, but i don't get bingham getting chances over him.
Posted by NorthshoreTiger76
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 6:03 pm to
Yea Bingham doesn’t bring anything to the plate
Posted by Neilfish
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 6:04 pm to
Have you watched Kling this season?
Posted by NorthshoreTiger76
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 6:04 pm to
Have you watched Bingham?
This post was edited on 5/26/24 at 6:05 pm
Posted by vidtiger23
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 6:05 pm to
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Have you watching Bingham?

Did fine his last at bat.
Posted by LSBoosie
Member since Jun 2020
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 6:06 pm to
Didn’t Bingham get a RBI base hit in the 9th? Now is a really weird time to be complaining about Kling not playing.
Posted by Honkus
Member since Aug 2005
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 6:08 pm to
Would love to see him in year 3 of CJJ's system but got a feeling he's moving on next year one way or another.
Posted by beauchristopher
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 6:13 pm to
yeah that's easy to say he did well his last AB, but he hasn't done much lately.

my point is all things equal enough why not Kling for a little more upside. and for the possibility maybe he returns next season. i guess that's still unlikely?

my complaint isn't this game specific though. i just don't get more Bingham lately when Kling was kind of playing better.
Posted by geauxpurple
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2014
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 6:15 pm to
He is not the answer to our hitting problems.
Posted by Mobiletiggah
Mobile Alabama
Member since Mar 2021
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 6:47 pm to
How many games have you watched? CJJ stayed with Kling for over 35 games with BA sitting on .200.

He will have to break down his approach and start again. He’s a fantastic defensive player.
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 7:17 pm to
I don’t think Kling was available today.

When they announced the whole team prior to the game, they said his name, but he didn’t come out
Posted by GeauxTigers73
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2023
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 7:39 pm to
Stats pre D1 Basball:
Batting Avg OBP Slugging % Runs HR RBI
Bingham .252 .371 .423 27 8 25
Kling .220 ..413 .317 27 1 21

All these offensive stats are fairly close, but Bingham's are a little better. Kinda difficult to make a convincing argument for either one over the other unless you need a home run or other extra base hit where Bingham's stats are obviously better.
Posted by 985_Tiger
Member since Jul 2021
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 8:01 pm to
Because he can't hit lol. & if you're asking why Bingham gets pinch hit opportunities over him it's because Bingham can actually hit occasionally compared to Kling not being able to hit. Ever. At all.
Posted by saltytiger2
Pride, LA
Member since Sep 2015
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 8:02 pm to
Please stop with the “where’s Kling”. He had over half a season to figure out the hole in his swing.
This post was edited on 5/26/24 at 8:13 pm
Posted by FLBooGoTigs1
Nocatee, FL.
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 8:04 pm to
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Guess he can’t hit


You Guess? He can't touch an outside pitch
Posted by notbilly
alter
Member since Sep 2015
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 8:05 pm to
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Didn’t Bingham get a RBI base hit in the 9th?


No. Bingham went 0 for 2 today. That was not a base hit. It was an error and therefore he did not get a hit or an RBI.
Posted by FLBooGoTigs1
Nocatee, FL.
Member since Jan 2008
58602 posts
Posted on 5/26/24 at 8:08 pm to
Could have easily been a hit also. Bingham hit it hard though. I hate Bingham's little chop thing in his warmup before hitting. This isn't softball
This post was edited on 5/26/24 at 8:20 pm
Posted by notbilly
alter
Member since Sep 2015
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 8:09 pm to
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All these offensive stats are fairly close, but Bingham's are a little better.


Now go compile the stats of Bingham, Kling, and Brown since the beginning of April and everyone in this thread would be very surprised to see that Kling would look better than Brown or Bingham in OBP and BA. And for the record, Bingham would be last.
Posted by AlwysATgr
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 5/26/24 at 8:10 pm to
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don’t think Kling was available today.

When they announced the whole team prior to the game, they said his name, but he didn’t come out


Any more info on this?

Kling had an ok series at Bama. Was surprised he didn't get more PT vs OM (and since).
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