Erick Aybar

[nate]

If there is one thing that people never do on these forums it is bitch and moan about a player after they have a bad game.

 

I certainly have never done that.

Edited May 30, 2014 by nate

[WallyWorld]

Wally, honestly how many threads are complimentary as opposed to nit picking flaws? You will just have to bite your tongue and deal with the one in ten threads that are giving a guy you don't like some props.

 

point taken, Eric.  Not trying to piss on a parade just for the fun of it.  Just looking forward to a "DFA Aybar!!" thread next time he goes into a slump and gets thrown out by 15 feet trying to stretch a single into a triple. 

[19HALO71]

That was sweet!!

[markb]

Not trying to pick a fight here, but there seems to be an awful lot of gloating because he had a great game last night.  Whenever someone posts a "trade player X" thread after they have a bad game, they're always roundly (and rightly) mocked.  That steal last night was fantastic and incredibly heads-up.  But are you guys saying he doesn't make a lot of blunders on the basepaths as well?  Or that he's generally a great base-stealer (he's 4-7 in SB attempts this year).  Again, I get that I'm in the minority in not liking Aybar's game, but don't gloat over one night/one play because it supports your point.

 

it's not gloating over him having one exceptional night that's out of the norm, though.   You're implying he's a bad baserunner but he's not, he's well above average.  He has a 16.6 UBR for his career, and his 3.2 last year was 21st in all of baseball.  

 

Because he makes slides like this:  http://m.mlb.com/video/v33106065/kclaa-aybar-beats-throw-home-on-cowgills-single/?query=aybar

 

and heads up plays like this:  http://m.mlb.com/video/v32977363/tblaa-green-drills-rbi-single-to-wall-in-left/?query=aybar

 

Every player makes an occasional mistake on the basepaths.  It sounds like when you see them from Aybar it's just feeding your confirmation bias.  

[Richard]

[Blarg]

point taken, Eric. Not trying to piss on a parade just for the fun of it. Just looking forward to a "DFA Aybar!!" thread next time he goes into a slump and gets thrown out by 15 feet trying to stretch a single into a triple.

And that thread, like this one will have the Aybar dance which never fails to crack me up.

[ten ocho recon scout]

this is exactly what I was getting at when I posted yesterday about him consistently catching the other team napping and getting away with little league type stunts. Thats what makes him so entertaining

[Chuck]

this is exactly what I was getting at when I posted yesterday about him consistently catching the other team napping and getting away with little league type stunts. Thats what makes him so entertaining

Aybar was the MVP of yesterday's game.

[Lou]

How many baserunning blunders has Aybar made this season?

[nate]

How many baserunning blunders has Aybar made this season?

 

Way less than Freese, I will tell you that.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Did anyone else catch the game on sunday I think, where he was about to get thrown out at 3rd, so he ran through it and scored?

[tdawg87]

Aybar has been awesome since his slow start. Both on offense and defense.

I love that little weirdo.

[Lou]

His footwork is incredible

[DowningRules]

Wait until you see his face.

 

 

His footwork is incredible

[Taylor]

I missed it, but did Mora ask Aybar about the Wednesday weenie incident? God that must've been hilarious to hear.

 

He may have, but I couldn't understand either of them.

[Guest]

So does the above story mean that when he was flacid, he still filled up a hot dog bun?

Geez, I like him even more now. Its always the guys with braces!!

I suppose there's a reason why of all teams it was the Oakland A's who ended up trading for him...

[notherhalo]

I love me some Aybar.

 

 

[YouthofToday]

You should see his footwork taking shots of Patron at Newport Beach bars -- allegedly.