So one of the stories out of Spring Training this year was Aaron Hill's apparently newfound patience. Welp, only 3 games into the season, and Aaron is hacking up a storm worse than ever. Check out the pitches he's swung at so far.
A whole lot of junky offspeed pitches up and away that no one has any business swinging at. There's a cluster of about 6 fastballs in the middle of the strikezone that are good pitches to swing at, whereas everything else should really be taken unless there's 2 strikes. And check out some of those pitches outside the zone. Aaron's already swung at 8 pitches at least a foot and a half out of the strike zone, and in only 14 plate plate appearances. This is not a good model for success.
In a tragically ironic twist that hurts my very soul, see that fastball that's about two and a half feet high out of the zone? That's the pitch that Aaron homered on last night. Ugh.
By the way, last night Hill saw 15 pitches and swung at 11 of them. That's not counting his intentional walk in the 8th. Yikes.
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Carlos Delgado on...
...golfing in the offseason.
“This is pretty special. It's exciting, just because you know you're playing meaningful games.”
...playing first base.
“It's like a meeting place, but it's also like my workout.”
...being a Blue Jay.
“It's too bad. You hate to end up this way.”
...the 2004 season.
“I wasn't throwing a tantrum out there. I wasn't doing anything stupid to get attention. It actually went on for four months before anyone noticed.”
...getting past security at the Yankees' playoff party.
“We've made it tough for ourselves. It won't be an easy battle. But if we're going to go down, we're going to go down swinging.”
...SkyDome attendance.
“They came last week and once before that about three weeks ago. They came in cars and took a few people away.”
...the Blue Jays' fantasy football league.
“It's hard to predict what kind of numbers and what kind of results you will end up with, ... All I can say is that it is fun right now, challenging myself to push to be a better player.”
...how players cope with playing for the Jays.
“There are a lot of drunks here.”
...Halo 3 online.
“The kid is impressive. It's kind of a scary feeling that he's actually going to get better, so I'm happy to be on his team.”
...finishing 3rd.
“We're not doubting ourselves.”
“This is pretty special. It's exciting, just because you know you're playing meaningful games.”
...playing first base.
“It's like a meeting place, but it's also like my workout.”
...being a Blue Jay.
“It's too bad. You hate to end up this way.”
...the 2004 season.
“I wasn't throwing a tantrum out there. I wasn't doing anything stupid to get attention. It actually went on for four months before anyone noticed.”
...getting past security at the Yankees' playoff party.
“We've made it tough for ourselves. It won't be an easy battle. But if we're going to go down, we're going to go down swinging.”
...SkyDome attendance.
“They came last week and once before that about three weeks ago. They came in cars and took a few people away.”
...the Blue Jays' fantasy football league.
“It's hard to predict what kind of numbers and what kind of results you will end up with, ... All I can say is that it is fun right now, challenging myself to push to be a better player.”
...how players cope with playing for the Jays.
“There are a lot of drunks here.”
...Halo 3 online.
“The kid is impressive. It's kind of a scary feeling that he's actually going to get better, so I'm happy to be on his team.”
...finishing 3rd.
“We're not doubting ourselves.”
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