OT- Shohei Ohtani

[jibsey]

I have 4 words for you...Aaron Judge Gincarlo Stanton

Neither one is getting strikes to hit right now, but they swing anyway. This is why you have tape and a batting coach.

 

[methodology]

Great story so far. He made adjustments out of spring training lets see how the league adjusts with more video and scouting available.

Baseball is a game of adjustments and hot/cold streaks. I'm skeptical he can keep the hitting going. Pitching he could prove to be a top of the rotation piece

 

[Towney007]

I'm a Red Sox fan but anyone dogging Judge and Stanton right now need to take valium.

High K% power hitters characteristically have higher peaks and lower valleys. It's also cold as cold can be out. They'll suck to deal with, sure enough.

 

[Dogdeacon]

Judge looked more than fine last night, Stanton looked cold & moment a little too big for him

 

[dennismenace]

Stanton being challenged at the moment with fastball; especially up. New League, big expectations. He'll be fine. I noticed how well the Red Sox hit fastballs last night. They were hitting Severino's fastball in the mid to upper 90's. He just couldn't get his slider over. Still, I thought the Sox can swing the bat. I think it might be the beginning of a new Yankee/Red Sox era and that would be fun. I don't particularly like the home run or nothing mentality and perhaps the metrics it may be based on etc.
Way too many strikeouts but that's the way it's played in this day. How about all the pitchers who can throw in the mid to upper 90's?

 

[Dogdeacon]

Stanton being challenged at the moment with fastball; especially up. New League, big expectations. He'll be fine. I noticed how well the Red Sox hit fastballs last night. They were hitting Severino's fastball in the mid to upper 90's. He just couldn't get his slider over. Still, I thought the Sox can swing the bat. I think it might be the beginning of a new Yankee/Red Sox era and that would be fun. I don't particularly like the home run or nothing mentality and perhaps the metrics it may be based on etc.
Way too many strikeouts but that's the way it's played in this day. How about all the pitchers who can throw in the mid to upper 90's?

Yeah, Boston fans last night were very riled, ready to bring back the animosity. Partially due to cold night had only the die-hards there, but in general especially with the Celtics on hold for a year and knowledge that we are on borrowed time with Belichick /Brady we need more from the Sox and Sox-Yanks than the milquetoast state of last 5yrs+.

90+: Amongst Sox fans there was a funny Lin-sanity buzz/chant when Tzu-Wei Lin subbed in, but Cessa struck him out easily throwing 95-ish gas

 

[the Q]

I'm a Red Sox fan but anyone dogging Judge and Stanton right now need to take valium.

High K% power hitters characteristically have higher peaks and lower valleys. It's also cold as cold can be out. They'll suck to deal with, sure enough.

And Sanchez isn't hitting yet either.