Hamilton

[OregonLAA]

Uhh, wasn't he roping them last spring? That's where bombsauce came from.

Maybe. But there was some dude who came on and said he was barely hitting them out and he had warning track power

[Hollyw00d]

Stradling's bomb sauce was roping while he watched

[OregonLAA]

Oregon has turned into a grump.

Haha maybe I have. I'm having a tough time with all the negativity on the board I suppose

[fan_since79]

Okay, not trying to throw any cold water on this, but I hope Josh lays off the breaking pitches in the dirt which he's sure to get this year in abundance. They're not meant to be crushed, only looked at.

 

 

[SoWhat]

Okay, not trying to throw any cold water on this, but I hope Josh lays off the breaking pitches in the dirt which he's sure to get this year in abundance. They're not meant to be crushed, only looked at.

That won't change, Josh has always swung at those pitches. I don't see how he could suddenly stop, especially this late in his career

Edited March 10, 2014 by SoWhat

[fan_since79]

So on the infrequent occasions when he actually makes contact with the baseball, he'll be crushing it.

 

I can't wait. The excitement is killing me.

[HaloMagic]

Oh my, I thought you had forgotten about our night.

To get through a night with you I'd need at least three pills AND a paper bag.

The last pill would be cyanide.

[Stradling]

Feeling is mutual HM, you are such a peach.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Okay, not trying to throw any cold water on this, but I hope Josh lays off the breaking pitches in the dirt which he's sure to get this year in abundance. They're not meant to be crushed, only looked at.

like your girlfriends hot friend.

[Stradling]

So on the infrequent occasions when he actually makes contact with the baseball, he'll be crushing it.

I can't wait. The excitement is killing me.

I am blown away that you of all people would find the negativity of a positive thing. You are usually such a beacon of optimism.

[fan_since79]

Mathis crushes pitches in batting practice. Things like that are meaningless once the game starts.

 

If Hamilton can't bring himself to lay off an 82-mph breaking pitch and ends up looking silly flailing away at it, I don't care if he hits the ball 700 feet in BP.

[Stradling]

Ok, so go ahead and assume the worst. I saw what I saw, it was very impressive.

[NrM]

Ok, so go ahead and assume the worst. I saw what I saw, it was very impressive.

how did pujols look in comparison?

[fan_since79]

Ok, so go ahead and assume the worst. I saw what I saw, it was very impressive.

I believe you. We'll see what he does this year.

[Stradling]

how did pujols look in comparison?

Not great although I left after his first round of BP. The first group in the cage was Trout, Hamilton, Raul and Calhoun. Next group was Aybar, Albert, Howie and someone else but I don't recall who. I watched all of the first group and the first round of the second. So in all fairness the first round they are working on bunting and hitting the ball to the opposite field for the first few pitches.

[Glen]

STOP ENJOYING BATTING PRACTICE! !!

[ten ocho recon scout]

how did pujols look in comparison?

racist

[AngelsLongBall]

Ok, so go ahead and assume the worst. I saw what I saw, it was very impressive.

So, weird erection, or no?

[GregAlso]

That won't change, Josh has always swung at those pitches. I don't see how he could suddenly stop, especially this late in his career

Actually he has had decent years versus the slider. He has been hot and cold in how he deals with it. Last year was his worst by a long shot. If he rebounds to his career norms then he can be very productive. Check out my article on him from two weeks ago here on AngelsWin for all the numbers.

[ukyah]

hamilton had an awful season last year and he still finished with some respectable numbers for an above avg. major leaguer. i've been drafting him in my fantasy leagues because i think he's going to rebound respectably.

[Michifan]

Was an absolute beast in batting practice. He hit multiple balls over the screen and scoreboard today.

Those of us, and that's pretty much me, who are stuck in the frozen tundra of Michigan, appreciate hearing things like this that we cannot experience for ourselves. I'll take any tidbit of hope I can get. Thanks for posting!

[Stradling]

Bump, this is the Hamilton I saw in the cage in Tempe.

[YouthofToday]

Hamilton looking good so far!

[TooCool]

Hamilton looking good so far!

 

Glad to see it. Now if Pujols can get on the same page.. we would be dangerous.

[Stradling]

YoT, if you would have seen the batting cage session you would have seen this as a real possibility. It was pretty incredible.