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Blum at SS?
« on: March 29, 2010, 02:22:44 pm »
Blum sure seems to be playing a lot of SS this spring. For example, in today's game, Keppinger is at 2B but Blum is at SS. Surely we're not thinking of giving a 37 year old who is not blessed like Omar Vizquel much playing time there. If I was pitching, I'd be pissed. Blum has little to no range.
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Re: Blum at SS?
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2010, 02:29:00 pm »
Quote from: Mr. Happy on March 29, 2010, 02:22:44 pm
Blum sure seems to be playing a lot of SS this spring. For example, in today's game, Keppinger is at 2B but Blum is at SS. Surely we're not thinking of giving a 37 year old who is not blessed like Omar Vizquel much playing time there. If I was pitching, I'd be pissed. Blum has little to no range.

well, Mr. Pitcher, you just go be pissed.
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Re: Blum at SS?
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2010, 02:30:17 pm »
Manzella is hurt.
Keppinger can't hit anyone who throws with their right hand, and isn't anything to write home about in the field.
Maysonet is, as best I can tell, a 2b.  As is Kaz.

IOW, if Manzella is hurt, we're fucked.
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Re: Blum at SS?
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2010, 02:37:59 pm »
Quote from: JimR on March 29, 2010, 02:29:00 pm
well, Mr. Pitcher, you just go be pissed.

Glad you're in mid-season form Coach!
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Re: Blum at SS?
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2010, 02:41:43 pm »
Quote from: Mr. Happy on March 29, 2010, 02:37:59 pm
Glad you're in mid-season form Coach!

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Re: Blum at SS?
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2010, 03:38:00 pm »
Blum has (reportedly) played some good "D" at SS.  I don't think anyone thinks he can be the everyday guy there, though.  Manzella's a kid and should be back soon, but limping into the season is never a good thing.
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Re: Blum at SS?
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2010, 09:16:59 pm »
letd hope they limp into the season, have a magnamanous recovery and run out of the season
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Re: Blum at SS?
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2010, 09:23:41 pm »
Quote from: Fredia on March 29, 2010, 09:16:59 pm
letd hope they limp into the season, have a magnamanous recovery and run out of the season

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Re: Blum at SS?
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2010, 06:57:15 am »
Quote from: austro on March 29, 2010, 09:23:41 pm
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

.... and it's definitely not spelled the way you think it is....
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Re: Blum at SS?
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2010, 11:42:42 am »
Honestly, I'm kinda surprised they haven't tried Feliz at SS.  He looks pretty good at 3B, I guess they want him to settle in there.
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Re: Blum at SS?
« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2010, 12:31:30 pm »
Quote from: Gizzmonic on March 30, 2010, 11:42:42 am
Honestly, I'm kinda surprised they haven't tried Feliz at SS.  He looks pretty good at 3B, I guess they want him to settle in there.

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Re: Blum at SS?
« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2010, 11:12:54 pm »
Quote from: Limey on March 30, 2010, 12:31:30 pm
Hey Coop!  Give Gizzmonic his keyboard back!
Feliz has appeared in 26 games (15 starts) at SS, though his last start there was 2006.
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Re: Blum at SS?
« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2010, 09:15:36 am »
Yeah, I guess I didn't express myself very well there...I was just thinking that Feliz shows exceptional range for a 3B (and his arm goes without saying), so he could probably play the position better than Blum.  However, I understand why they're not doing that.  These dudes ain't robots and you can't just grab Happy Peter and tell him "Hey, welcome to the Astros! You're excellent at third, and that's what we told you you'd be playing when we signed you a couple of months ago, so let's move you over to short!"

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Re: Blum at SS?
« Reply #13 on: April 01, 2010, 09:28:55 am »
And after all that, Feliz is at 1B today,
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Re: Blum at SS?
« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2010, 09:37:31 am »
Quote from: Ron Brand on April 01, 2010, 09:28:55 am
And after all that, Feliz is at 1B today,

Why not? It's April 1, after all.
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Re: Blum at SS?
« Reply #15 on: April 01, 2010, 10:01:34 am »
Quote from: Gizzmonic on April 01, 2010, 09:15:36 am
Yeah, I guess I didn't express myself very well there...I was just thinking that Feliz shows exceptional range for a 3B (and his arm goes without saying), so he could probably play the position better than Blum.  However, I understand why they're not doing that.  These dudes ain't robots and you can't just grab Happy Peter and tell him "Hey, welcome to the Astros! You're excellent at third, and that's what we told you you'd be playing when we signed you a couple of months ago, so let's move you over to short!"

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Re: Blum at SS?
« Reply #16 on: April 01, 2010, 12:51:03 pm »
Quote from: Ron Brand on April 01, 2010, 09:28:55 am
And after all that, Feliz is at 1B today,

And Johnson's at 3B, batting behind Feliz in order, where he hit his seventh HR of the spring. En fuego, he is.
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Re: Blum at SS?
« Reply #17 on: April 01, 2010, 03:31:18 pm »
Quote from: MikeyBoy on April 01, 2010, 10:01:34 am
Stick to comic books, bra.


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Re: Blum at SS?
« Reply #18 on: April 02, 2010, 08:43:41 am »
Quote from: matadorph on April 01, 2010, 12:51:03 pm
And Johnson's at 3B, batting behind Feliz in order, where he hit his seventh HR of the spring. En fuego, he is.

think Luke Scott several springs ago.
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Re: Blum at SS?
« Reply #19 on: April 05, 2010, 11:34:26 am »
Quote from: Gizzmonic on April 01, 2010, 03:31:18 pm
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