Ezi Magbegor and Assorted Topic Drifts

[MSGRET]

Dan Duquette (former Red Sox, current Oriole GM) said that the reason for the preference, and why scouts look for taller pitchers, is they have a downward angle to their pitches, and as a result hitters can only see the top half of the ball. Nevertheless, one of his prized signings for the Sox was Pedro Martinez, a freak of nature who was only 5'11'', 170.

So was Greg Maddux one of my favorite pitchers and a Vegas native. Was so peeed off when the Cubs refused to match the offer of the Braves.

 

[Husky fanatic]

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Looks about right

 

[HoopsFan21]

Dan Duquette (former Red Sox, current Oriole GM) said that the reason for the preference, and why scouts look for taller pitchers, is they have a downward angle to their pitches, and as a result hitters can only see the top half of the ball. Nevertheless, one of his prized signings for the Sox was Pedro Martinez, a freak of nature who was only 5'11'', 170.

Didn't Pedro have super long fingers? Maybe that mitigated his height disadvantage.

 

[BigBird]

Part of the fun of being a Husky fan is the anticipation of excellence as well as the actual witness of it. Nowhere is this more true than in the area of recruiting.

“Happiness is the expectation of the fulfillment of desire.” — Earl Nightengale

 

[DefenseBB]

You have to look at the whole picture and also add in some creative body language. Over Cameron's sholder are the NC trophies and Geno just got done telling her that his office can clearly be extended across the hall to make room for more trophies especially since Kevin's office is currently unoccupied. Also if you look out the window that is the Huskies Wall of honor and you can clearly make out Bria Hartley's name and number. That pitch was easy also: Brink #42 will some day be on that wall. She is coming to UCONN it is her destiny.

Thanks for the smile today Coco!!! Now channel your inner psychic again, have it travel halfway around the globe and get Ezi to make a verbal to UConn...

 

[FlyRyGuy]

Ugh!
Every 5 minutes I keep checking the BY to see if there are any Magbegor updates!
Anybody relate?

 

[the Q]

Didn't Pedro have super long fingers? Maybe that mitigated his height disadvantage.

Yes. it's what gave him great movement.

 

[the Q]

Dan Duquette (former Red Sox, current Oriole GM) said that the reason for the preference, and why scouts look for taller pitchers, is they have a downward angle to their pitches, and as a result hitters can only see the top half of the ball. Nevertheless, one of his prized signings for the Sox was Pedro Martinez, a freak of nature who was only 5'11'', 170.

They also tend to be more durable (up to a certain point).

It's why you rarely see a Tim Lincecum type (and he would've lasted longer if he wasn't so stubborn about his awful mechanics).

 

[JordyG]

Ugh!
Every 5 minutes I keep checking the BY to see if there are any Magbegor updates!
Anybody relate?

Yes. I can't help it. But I don't expect any real traction for a month though.

 

[JRRRJ]

Dan Duquette (former Red Sox, current Oriole GM) said that the reason for the preference, and why scouts look for taller pitchers, is they have a downward angle to their pitches, and as a result hitters can only see the top half of the ball. Nevertheless, one of his prized signings for the Sox was Pedro Martinez, a freak of nature who was only 5'11'', 170.

Another advantage for tall pitchers is they have longer levers to put the ball in motion. That it takes more time on average to put longer levers into motion does not matter since the small amount of additional time it takes to deliver a pitch is not of concern.

When I have a minor arm injury (as now) I play tennis with a different racquet which generates less vibration on off-center hits. It's also an inch longer than my regular racquet. That additional length makes a significant difference in the racquet head speed I can generate on serves and gives me a more penetrating serve. However, I'm a serve-and-volley player and the additional reach doesn't quite compensate for the additional moment it takes to get the racquet in place to volley hard-hit balls accurately.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Ugh!
Every 5 minutes I keep checking the BY to see if there are any Magbegor updates!
Anybody relate?

You might as well take a break. It's gotten so slow that we've moved to baseball talk.

 

[NewCorn]

Imagine a 6’4” Gabby Williams!!

Amihere!

 

[winlots]

[QUOTE="RockyMTblue2,

[/QUOTE]

ROCK - Wow -- that video was really something VERY special. Thank you. Does anyone know who won?? Score?

 

[pacific 44]

Are those MIT grad students?

 

[j66kicker]

We became fans of the Saint Louis Cardinals when we lived in the area. Besides trying to win a world series, their goal was to provide a family friendly event. Excessive boozing, fighting, and cursing was rewarded with a very fast trip out of the stadium. Somewhere during this ouster they got a photo. It was used to keep the person(s) out of future games for at least one month to an indefinite period. If you were a season ticket holder, you better get on bended knee to retain you season tickets. I personally witnessed their efficiency. Three fellows became rowdy. From the time I noticed until they were escorted up and out of our section was less then 5 minutes. No negotiations. Just ordered out posthaste. The escort team was reward with loud applause and words of encouragement. Now I would never take a child to a Saint Louis Blues NHL game. Yikes!

Sounds a lot like the boneyard

 

[DEpup]

Amihere!

I don't think anyone resembles what 6'4" Gabby would be like. That would be out of this world never seen before!!!!!

 

[MSGRET]

Imagine a 6’4” Gabby Williams!!

Heck she would be dunking the ball almost half the time and really pissoff some of the other team's players, but the UConn fans would be screaming.

 

[meyers7]

[QUOTE="RockyMTblue2,

ROCK - Wow -- that video was really something VERY special. Thank you. Does anyone know who won?? Score?[/QUOTE]
New Zealand won 62-13.

 

[NewCorn]

I don't think anyone resembles what 6'4" Gabby would be like. That would be out of this world never seen before!!!!!

Amihere is out of this world. Check her out.

 

[Ozzie1986]

Amihere and Kuier are both dunkers.

 

[Fairfield Fan]

This is a picture of Cameron in Geno's office. She is coming to UCONN.
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Next year is already here. Ezi and ONO will be suiting up for UCONN this fall. Don’t see both Boston and Amihere coming to UCONN with Ezi and ONO both on board. Brunelle is no KLS, if she decides to come to UCONN great. Editorial comment: This poster also once opined that KLS was no KML and was glad to be proven wrong. Personally, I’d rather have Haley Jones at UCONN ahead of Brunelle Note: See prior editorial comment.
The UCONN 2019 recruiting class needs to be larger (3-5) and impactful because UCONN will be losing 2 AA (potentially 3) to graduation in 2018.

I don't recall the post. But I will say that KLS is perhaps the most dramatically improved player I've ever seen at Connecticut. She was a stationary three-point pusher when she arrived. And missed a lot early on. Now she is a tremendous multi-dimensional player with inside skills, defensive skills, tremendous passing ability, and unrelenting intensity, not to mention the best outside shot in the nation. I don't believe I've seen an excellent player come to UConn and improve so incredibly as has she. She is far beyond what KML ever was, though KML was a brilliant outside shooter- one of the best ever.

Never thought KLS would find herself on the cusp of possibly being chosen NPOY. Breathtaking!

So just to follow up, has there been an actual announcement anywhere on Magbegor? Was it just the comment by a fellow player in an Aussie paper, or did her team make an announcement? Sorry for being slow on the uptake!

 

[JordyG]

Another advantage for tall pitchers is they have longer levers to put the ball in motion. That it takes more time on average to put longer levers into motion does not matter since the small amount of additional time it takes to deliver a pitch is not of concern.

When I have a minor arm injury (as now) I play tennis with a different racquet which generates less vibration on off-center hits. It's also an inch longer than my regular racquet. That additional length makes a significant difference in the racquet head speed I can generate on serves and gives me a more penetrating serve. However, I'm a serve-and-volley player and the additional reach doesn't quite compensate for the additional moment it takes to get the racquet in place to volley hard-hit balls accurately.

Correct, all correct. With pitchers it's all about release point and where the batter picks up the ball. With such a high release point hitters feel as if the ball is rolling downhill toward them. I however have seen smaller pitchers whose release point is so difficult to pick up that although they get to plate at only about 86 to 87 mph, to the batter it looks more like 100. Tall pitchers also seem to put more action on the ball. One of their disadvantages is because they generally don't have compact motions base runners get larger leads and have more success stealing bases. Tall pitchers also generally have slower motions to first.

In tennis the best players toss and meet the ball on serve the same way every time. Serve then becomes about years of repetition. I've seen players that generate incredible racquet speed, but because of the inconsistency of their toss and placement could never get their best serve in play. I've also seen players that generate far less racquet speed, but because of their short, consistent toss the ball gets on top of the player very quickly. I've always felt for those high toss servers on a windy day.

 

[JordyG]

[QUOTE="RockyMTblue2,

ROCK - Wow -- that video was really something VERY special. Thank you. Does anyone know who won?? Score?[/QUOTE]
One guy online said the French should have done their Can-Can dance in response. FOTFLOL.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Amihere!

BTW, I’m hearing that Laeticia likes Kia Nurse and UConn. I don’t know if she has an offer or not. Some people think she would be redundant if we got Ezi, but I want both. Catchings played with Holdsclaw. Geno will figure it out.

 

[msf22b]

Compare and contrast:

My family lived in N Zed for two years
if you were a sports fan, options were limited
Rugby in the winter
Cricket in the summer
and to a lessor extent, that absolutely miserable perversion of woman's BB
known as net-ball (pronounced nit-ball).

As our interest in Rugby expanded; especially with regard the National All-Black team, our knowledge of the Haka increased; indeed, our kids were taught to perform it in school.

A fearful and stimulating outcry.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Amihere and Kuier are both dunkers.

I know Belibi is a dunker. Who is Kuier?

 

[FedupFred]

And the Band played on.
Sounds like an HBO movie title...

Hard to believe that after 2 days, no one can find out squat.

 

[MilfordHusky]

As a reminder, here is Laeticia pre-injury:

 

[oldude]

BTW, I’m hearing that Laeticia likes Kia Nurse and UConn. I don’t know if she has an offer or not. Some people think she would be redundant if we got Ezi, but I want both. Catchings played with Holdsclaw. Geno will figure it out.

I’m like you. You can never have enough talent. I would also remind everyone that when UConn played in Toronto for Kia’s homecoming game, Geno confirmed that the Huskies were recruiting a couple Canadian players. That statement, plus the fact that UConn is one of the schools listed on Amihere’s Hoopgurlz profile lead me to believe there is a strong interest there.

 

[MilfordHusky]

In case people don’t know, HoopGurlz has Amihere rated #2 in her class, behind only Brunelle. Haley Jones is at #5, but could move up. Laeticia is long and uber-athletic.