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Old Fri Jun 05, 2009, 04:38pm
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YOU make the call: A ball or strike for Dunn during Unit's 300th? - Big Lea... - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
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Old Fri Jun 05, 2009, 04:48pm
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I think the quote from Dibble...Dunn, who year after year nearly, if not outright, leads the league in strikeouts...Dibble says,

"one of the best batter's eye in the game."

What a tool. Too much drama for me.
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Old Fri Jun 05, 2009, 04:55pm
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I think the quote from Dibble...Dunn, who year after year nearly, if not outright, leads the league in strikeouts...Dibble says,

"one of the best batter's eye in the game."

What a tool. Too much drama for me.
you're over thinking. dunn is always among the league leaders in walks (thats probably what dibble was referring to) and i dont know the numbers or care to try and find them, but in my limited experience in watching dunn, it seems like most of his Ks are swinging not looking.

just my .02
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Old Fri Jun 05, 2009, 08:43pm
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Old Fri Jun 05, 2009, 10:02pm
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I've got a ball there...but if RichMSN has a strike, we're in a world of hurt...

Congrats to the Unit...saw many a K up here in Seattle...gee, I guess his back is ok..
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Old Fri Jun 05, 2009, 10:04pm
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Looks like a good pitch to me. Great job by F2. His line for strike zone is okay for the front leg, but look at the back leg.

strike three you're out!

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Old Fri Jun 05, 2009, 11:18pm
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you're over thinking. dunn is always among the league leaders in walks (thats probably what dibble was referring to) and i dont know the numbers or care to try and find them, but in my limited experience in watching dunn, it seems like most of his Ks are swinging not looking.

just my .02
I don't get to see enough of Dunn in my market to have an opinion on whether or not he has a great eye or not. If I had to guess, because of his power, he gets pitched around a lot. Certainly, I'm not taking anything away from him, but overall, a lot of walks might not mean that you have a great eye. Dunn can mash. If the game is close, he's not going to see anything that he could hit out of the park to tie or win a game. His average would probably be a bit higher season to season if he had that 'great eye' though.

I can see your points too. But I think we disagree on a few of our ideas
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Old Fri Jun 05, 2009, 11:57pm
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I've got a ball there...but if RichMSN has a strike, we're in a world of hurt...
And if we're watching your game, we'll be there all night waiting for you to call a strike!
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Old Sat Jun 06, 2009, 02:09am
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Ok...ok
I tried to get my shot in on Rich...but you submarined me...

We could be here all day again talking about pitch location. Bottom line is we alll miss a few here and there...

I say we gang up on Finnerty...for leaving an open ended post...

Screw you Finnerty
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Waaaaaaah.
That was my first thought.

My second thought was: *yawn*.

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Old Sat Jun 06, 2009, 09:32am
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I've got a ball there...but if RichMSN has a strike, we're in a world of hurt...

Congrats to the Unit...saw many a K up here in Seattle...gee, I guess his back is ok..
you have a ball... you might want to work on your zone a ;ittle... its a strike all day.. catcher stuck as well... see you later Dunn.
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Old Sat Jun 06, 2009, 10:03am
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I tried to get my shot in on Rich...but you submarined me...

We could be here all day again talking about pitch location. Bottom line is we alll miss a few here and there...

I say we gang up on Finnerty...for leaving an open ended post...

Screw you Finnerty
Jeez, I hadn't even posted on this thread.

My last plate job, BTW, was a regional playoff game on Tuesday. 1:25, run rule. The only *****ing I heard from the stands was from the home (winning) parents who thought my zone was too big. Go figure.

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Old Sat Jun 06, 2009, 04:35pm
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Is the ball over the plate, when this pic is snapped?
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Old Sat Jun 06, 2009, 10:09pm
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Clearly looked below the knees in the video. Catcher did a great job of framing it, but that doesn't change the pitch's location when it crossed the plate. The fact that it is a crucial situation does not mean one should change a ball into a strike. It's a legit call if he had been calling it that low all game.
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Old Sat Jun 06, 2009, 10:39pm
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What a WOBW that column was. What's the point, it should be 300* ?
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