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General Discussion => Talk Zone => Topic started by: Ron Brand on May 13, 2012, 10:56:57 am
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Manuel uncertain as to what will help Pence (http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120512&content_id=31076152¬ebook_id=31076168&vkey=notebook_phi&c_id=phi)
"Hunter chases bad balls at times. He's different from any hitter I've ever had. We don't want to confuse him. We don't want him to get out of synch with his thinking. The way he approaches hitting, he will always swing at some balls out of the strike zone.
"Now, what we do about it, I don't know. You wouldn't call him a disciplined hitter. He's unorthodox. He's the kind of guy who, if he sees it and thinks he can hit it, he swings at it. Right now you've got to kind of accept that and hope he gets good balls to hit."
Pence leads the Phillies in homers (seven) but is also hitting 42 points under his career .292 average at the beginning of the season. In his last five games he's 2-for-21 (.095), but Manuel is inclined to let him find his own way, pointing out that some of the best hitters in history had less-than-classic swings.
"The old saying is, if it's not broke, don't fix it. That's kind of how I look at Hunter," he added. "My job is to get the most out of him and the best thing we can do, I don't know. I've never had a hitter like him. I don't know how to talk about him, to tell you the truth. He's different from any hitter I've ever talked to. I don't want to send him a bad message, that we don't like the way he hits."
I think they should find a really good trainer of Cocker Spaniels, for starters.
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Thanks for the info. Nice to see others coming to grips with Pence. They are probably hoping he will get hot so they can unload him for prospects.
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Thanks for the info. Nice to see others coming to grips with Pence. They are probably hoping he will get hot so they can unload him for prospects.
GM said they might be sellers this year.
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I wonder how they like his unorthodox outfield play?
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I wonder how they like his unorthodox outfield play?
I'm sure that they love it, especially that arm.
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for a fan favorite no one seemed to miss him
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Manuel uncertain as to what will help Pence (http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120512&content_id=31076152¬ebook_id=31076168&vkey=notebook_phi&c_id=phi)
I think they should find a really good trainer of Cocker Spaniels, for starters.
i would have no problem telling him i do not like the way he hits.
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i would have no problem telling him i do not like the way he hits.
And then he would pee on the floor.
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i would have no problem telling him i do not like the way he hits.
Me either. Fuck him if he can't or doesn't want to take it.
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You wouldn't call him a disciplined hitter. He's unorthodox.
You know, that is pretty damning with faint praise there. Right there.
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Pence..."thinking"?..."approach"? Really Charlie?
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He's the kind of guy who, if he sees it and thinks he can hit it, he swings at it. Right now you've got to kind of accept that and hope he gets good balls to hit.
Right. You don't want to confuse a hitter by filling their head with crazy ideas like "don't swing at balls you can't hit". The right answer is always to wait for the pitchers to throw him easier pitches.
The old saying is, if it's not broke, don't fix it. That's kind of how I look at Hunter.
This... I... wow.
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Right now you've got to kind of accept that and hope he gets good balls to hit.
So, basically, for Pence to be successful, pitchers need to throw the ball at his bat. #beensayingforyears
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I wonder how they like his unorthodox outfield play?
Conn, sonar! Crazy Ivan!