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"We saw it…. the hussars let loose their horses. God, what power! They ran through the smoke and the sound was like that of a thousand blacksmiths beating with a thousand hammers
They rush on to the Swedes! They crash into the Swedish riters…. Overwhelm them! They crash into the second regiment - Overwhelmed! Resistance collapses, dissolves, they move forward as easily as if they were parading on a grand boulevard
I'm fascinated this moment by the act of hitting, the physiological aspect of it. I'm into disc golf and like ball golf and hitting, there's a lot of hips involved. I've been watching hitting and golf videos.
I love watching elite golfers and hitters. Just watching them slow mo in the athletic power motion they are so good at. It is like watching Nat Geo or something. It's majestic.
Originally Posted by Sting
I think the Mariners will field a good, playoff caliber team before the Angels. The A's looked to be on the verge last year, but couldn't get out of their own way.
The Astros still have a great offense. I hope Yordan Alvarez is healthy and can stay healthy. Would love to see him hit 40 homers. Bregman looks poised for a bounce-back season. Correa needs to have a great year since it's his last season of club control before he can be a UFA. Brantley is Brantley. Kyle Tucker had a breakout season last year, so hopefully he carries that momentum in to this season. Altuve needs to bounce back this season. [
The Astros pitching scares me. They were really thin on quality starters before Framber got hurt, and now he's got a broken finger on his throwing hand. Greinke, McCullers, Odirizzi, Urquidy, and Christian Javier will be the lineup to start the season. If Javier can build off of last year, where he received some ROY votes, he should be ok. Middle relief is thin, especially if they use Pressley as the closer. Makes me nervous. Having Joe Smith back, plus the free agents they signed, makes me feel a little more comfortable.
The one guy I am super, super excited to see in the (hopefully) near future is Pedro Leon. He's gonna be a stud.
"Milk is for babies. When you grow up, you have to drink beer" -Arnold
I'm not so worried about the starters, but after Odirizzi is gets iffy. I like Urquidi a lot. Middle relief has a lot of "ifs". Pedro Baez helps. They've got Joe Smith. If Josh James can ever figure out his control issues with his fastball, he'd be a weapon. Enoldi Peredes is awesome. May have spelled his name wrong. I'm pretty much over Forrest Whitley. He's having TJ surgery and I imagine the Astros are probably done waiting for him. I'm spoiled after having two seasons with JV and Cole. I'm not a huge Greinke fan.
"Milk is for babies. When you grow up, you have to drink beer" -Arnold
Yeah, I think the middle relief concern is real, but I don’t think there’s too much to worry about for the Astros. Should be the favorite in the division still based on run production, which should counteract the back of that rotation. Barring some sort of collapse, that top three is still among the most formidable in the league come playoff time. Maybe the Yankees are slightly better. Obviously, you still have to get there, but I like their chances.
I hope you're right. Based on what I've seen from McCullers so far in Spring Training, he looks like he's going to have a good season. I was reading somewhere that he was hitting 95-98 consistently on his fastball in the off-season. Combine that with his NASTY curve and he's a dangerous pitcher. Framber getting hurt just makes me sad because he was awesome last year.
"Milk is for babies. When you grow up, you have to drink beer" -Arnold
When your team is counting on Matt Harvey and Felix Hernandez to find the fountain of youth...then I'll listen to complaints about a pitching staff.
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