OT: MLB Thread - Part XVII: Mets and Yankees Play Base-Diamond

[Fugazy]

If you remember him, Bird is reminding me heavily of Nick Johnson.

With all the injuries with Bird so far in his injury, I think he's Nick Johnson part 2.

That's a pretty good comparison, but Bird definitely has more talent than Johnson did.

 

[Krams]

That's a pretty good comparison, but Bird definitely has more talent than Johnson did.

Don't know if that's true. Johnson was pretty talented, and put up a few very good seasons before he missed that full year with the broken leg.

 

[nyr2k2]

Johnson was really highly-regarded. His MiLB numbers were very comparable to Bird's. Johnson was gonna be a really good player before the injuries ruined him.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Nick Johnson was a top 10 prospect according to a few publications at one point in time. He was an exceptional pure hitter. If he stayed healthy, he would have been a monster.

Bird is/was good, but not on that level.

 

[Cassano]

Johnson was set for a .400 OBP career before his retiring stint with the O's. That would've put him in exclusive company.

He was a poor man's Votto tbh.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

Nick Johnson was a top 10 prospect according to a few publications at one point in time. He was an exceptional pure hitter. If he stayed healthy, he would have been a monster.

Bird is/was good, but not on that level.

Not including OBP, Bird is pretty close to that level, if not, even a bit moreso.

 

[Krams]

Not including OBP, Bird is pretty close to that level, if not, even a bit moreso.

How so?

 

[Cassano]

Shaky stuff from Sonny.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

Shaky stuff from Sonny.

Yeah, he's looking a bit shaky so far tonight. Even some of his outs are line outs.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

How so?

In terms of decent to good batting average, power, good eye contact to draw walks, decent 1B defense, etc.

 

[mrmovies779]

Gray is dealing now.So is Snell.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

In terms of decent to good batting average, power, good eye contact to draw walks, decent 1B defense, etc.

Johnson was superior in every single area you listed as a prospect.

 

[nyr2k2]

Johnson was superior in every single area you listed as a prospect.

IDK about power. I don't remember anyone ever projecting Johnson as a big power guy. He was more like a John Olerud type. The rest--OBP, glove, average--yeah.

 

[Krams]

In terms of decent to good batting average, power, good eye contact to draw walks, decent 1B defense, etc.

Johnson was superior in every single area you listed as a prospect.

^^

Maybe with an exception to power

 

[Machinehead]

These ****ing umpires...

 

[nyr2k2]

So Cleveland is on their way to their 20th consecutive win. Huh. Pretty amazing.

 

[Machinehead]

So Cleveland is on their way to their 20th consecutive win. Huh. Pretty amazing.

Oakland did that and they made a movie about it. Ok, the movie wasn't just about that, but it helped. That's how amazing it is.

 

[mrmovies779]

Judge is back to being lost at the plate.

 

[mrmovies779]

Sonny deserves better then a loss.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Great job by the bats tonight...

20 in a row for Cleveland with Cory "not in Sale's class" Kluber picking up the CGSO.

 

[Leetch3]

cleveland was 20 games behind the dodgers when the streak started. they are now 3 1/2 back. 16 1/2 games in like 20 days

 

[Machinehead]

Judge is back to being lost at the plate.

When the strikezone doubles in size when you come up, it's easy to get lost.

 

[mrmovies779]

When the strikezone doubles in size when you come up, it's easy to get lost.

Fastballs down the middle verse Hunter isn't "doubled in size"

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

Gray looked shaky the first 2 innings, but pitched pretty damn well the rest of the way. Didn't deserve a loss tonight.

Bats got shut down big time.

 

[Machinehead]

Fastballs down the middle verse Hunter isn't "doubled in size"

That was a bad one, yes, but he had at least another walk in this game that he got called out on.