Secret Code
by geeves on Aug 9, 2008 11:47 AM EDT
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PrintWonder what John Russell thinks of Pearce's struggles at the plate? (emphasis mine of course):
"He needs to start making adjustments,'' Russell said. "He's always been a very aggressive hitter. [Opposing pitchers are] not giving him a lot of great pitches to hit and he needs to make adjustments to lay off those pitches.
"We've talked to him about that. It's a process. He's a very aggressive hitter. He loves to swing the bat. Sometimes that will hurt you more than help you because you try to do too much.
"He's got to start learning how to manage the strike zone, manage his at-bats, be a little more in control of what he's trying to do.
"You don't want to take away the aggressiveness. You want him to be aggressive but under control - put himself in a better position to be aggressive.
"We're all about aggressiveness. We're all about swinging the bat with a purpose. But it's more a situation of being in a position to be aggressive - to be in a position to see the ball well and put an aggressive swing on it. Right now he's not quite there. He's taking aggressive swings at too many pitches.''
I guess he want's Pearce to channel his passiveness? Not sure. I don't speak manager-ese.
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Be a little more in control of what he's trying to do
This actually seemed pretty clear to me.
If you swing at pitches that are not strikes, major league pitchers will not throw you strikes. If you swing at pitchers’ pitches with less than two strikes, your chance of getting a hit are modest. But continue to be aggressive when you see a pitch you like.
Viva Clemente!
You're sure you're not putting words into JR's mouth, right?
/sarcasm
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Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".
"It's a process"
I got the sarcasm, but the “it’s a process” thing gives me a vague recollection that Tracy used to say that, and it might have even been here that he was skewered for it, in whatever context it was that he used it.
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