Official Game Thread - 7/31 - Bucs @ Astros

[Bobster]

Holderman has been struggling for about a month now

[Ecbucs]

hard to win making 4 errors and having 8 innings where the offense doesn't score.

[Wildwoodcoach]

Very rarely does one player cost a team a game
This was one of those times. CRUZ

[PooperScooper !]

So where do they put Cruz next season ?

[Javy]

So where do they put Cruz next season ?

Oakland?, Colorado? Anaheim?

[Bobster]

So where do they put Cruz next season ?

Cruz needs to be at 1B.

[Doc]

So where do they put Cruz next season ?

Oakland?, Colorado? Anaheim?

Yep. Let some other team that's intoxicated by the exit velocity have him.

[Bobster]

There's a saying that "some people play ball, and some people are ballplayers." Cruz is not "a ballplayer" in the sense that, although he has great physical skills, he lacks the baseball IQ, the overall understanding of the game and maybe even the motivation to make himself the best he can be. His strength and speed are ideal for the game. But being a great player requires more than sheer physical ability. Maybe someday he'll get there. But right now, he can be as much of a detriment as an asset.

[bucs607179]

Sweep would have made for nice off day.

Friend: your SS has low baseball IQ. Me: yeah, but his exit velocity is top notch. Friend: that's meaningless. Statistician's need to give it a rest.

[Wildwoodcoach]

With Cruz- It's all about him. When he makes an error or strikes out ( which is very ofter)
he pouts. When he pouts, be loses concentration. Wondering if veterans like Cutch and Tellez
have tried talking to him? He is the one the fans should start booing.