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Re: Official Game Thread - 7/31 - Bucs @ Astros

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 1:53 am
by Bobster
Holderman has been struggling for about a month now :(

Re: Official Game Thread - 7/31 - Bucs @ Astros

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 2:33 am
by Ecbucs
hard to win making 4 errors and having 8 innings where the offense doesn't score.

Re: Official Game Thread - 7/31 - Bucs @ Astros

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 2:35 am
by Wildwoodcoach
Very rarely does one player cost a team a game
This was one of those times. CRUZ

Re: Official Game Thread - 7/31 - Bucs @ Astros

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 2:46 am
by PooperScooper !
So where do they put Cruz next season ?

Re: Official Game Thread - 7/31 - Bucs @ Astros

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 4:02 am
by Javy
PooperScooper ! wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2024 2:46 am So where do they put Cruz next season ?
Oakland?, Colorado? Anaheim?

Re: Official Game Thread - 7/31 - Bucs @ Astros

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 9:49 am
by Bobster
PooperScooper ! wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2024 2:46 am So where do they put Cruz next season ?
Cruz needs to be at 1B.

Re: Official Game Thread - 7/31 - Bucs @ Astros

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 9:57 am
by Doc
Javy wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2024 4:02 am
PooperScooper ! wrote: Thu Aug 01, 2024 2:46 am 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.

Re: Official Game Thread - 7/31 - Bucs @ Astros

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 10:48 am
by 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.

Re: Official Game Thread - 7/31 - Bucs @ Astros

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 11:01 am
by 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.

Re: Official Game Thread - 7/31 - Bucs @ Astros

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 12:24 pm
by 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.