Has KYLE KUBITZA replaced Erick 'FUBAR' Aybar?

[JoJo26]

By the 3rd inning - in his Show debut - Kubitza has managed to do the following:

 

Forgot that with 2 outs, just throw the ball to 1st...instead of flinching and getting the advancing runner in a run down...allowing the Rays to score a gift run.

 

FUBAResque.

 

Next, after banging his first hit ever...he "stumbles" rounding 2nd - heading to 3rd...realizes that he's in deep poop...U-Turns it...only to dive about TWO FEET away from second base...where the Original Fubar is standing...and gets tagged out...with MIKE TROUT heading up to bat.

 

Very FUBAResque.

 

 

The kid make Aybar look like Jeter....and that's saying somethin'.....

 

Edited June 11, 2015 by JoJo26

[Hollyw00d]

I can see why the braves traded this dude

[Guest]

By the 3rd inning - in his Show debut - Kubitza has managed to do the following:

 

Forgot that with 2 outs, just throw the ball to 1st...instead of flinching and getting the advancing runner in a run down...allowing the Rays to score a gift run.

 

FUBAResque.

 

Next, after banging his first hit ever...he "stumbles" rounding 2nd - heading to 3rd...realizes that he's in deep poop...U-Turns it...only to dive about TWO FEET away from second base...where the Original Fubar is standing...and gets tagged out...with MIKE TROUT heading up to bat.

 

Very FUBAResque.

 

 

The kid make Aybar look like Jeter....and that's saying somethin'.....

 

I was hoping someone would pull up the Willie Mays Hayes pic

 

I figure now is as good a time as any to repost this:

Edited June 11, 2015 by ScottLux

[Angel Oracle]

You not very bright, Kubitza.

[robblin17]

Tough crowd. It's the guys first game. Cut him some slack.

[tomsred]

You guys wouldn't be able to tie your shoe laces if this were your first MLB game.

[Blarg]

He has two hits for tonight and two errors costing the Angels one run on the boards and one run he should have scored had he not run himself into an out. Difference maker, he is.

[Angel Oracle]

I so want to go Paul Heyman on him.

"What are you? A child?"

[Angel Oracle]

You guys wouldn't be able to tie your shoe laces if this were your first MLB game.

Many making their MLB debut manage to avoid the Little League like blunders he made in the field and on the bases.

[HeavenlyHalos]

Absolutely brutal to watch that.

[HeavenlyHalos]

You guys wouldn't be able to tie your shoe laces if this were your first MLB game.

 

Okay, which is why we aren't trying to be professional baseball players. He is. We lost by two runs. He cost the team two runs with boneheaded decisions. Not a good start to his big league career.

[Blarg]

Meh, he is getting on the job training. First night in front of a real crowd in a real stadium with the cameras everywhere and he actually got two solid hits. I figured he would have growing pains and we'd just have to suffer with it for a while but you guys have to get over it because he is next seasons starting 3rd baseman.

[tomsred]

Many making their MLB debut manage to avoid the Little League like blunders he made in the field and on the bases.

 

Many, but not all.  Then again veterans make these kind of mistakes as well.  I'll reserve judgement until he plays a few months.  All that said, I would not have brought him up now, and I said so earlier yesterday in another thread.  The mistakes got magnified in this game.  Then there was Weaver, he kind of looked like a rookie for the first few innings.  Overall, we come back to the same darn problem - not enough offense.  That's been the consistent theme, and we will go nowhere until it's corrected.  With this pitching staf, this team's got to find a way to score at least 4-5 runs a night, consistently.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

I get being hard on 99% of the players, but this is the kid's first game. They all can't be phenoms out of the gate.

[Jason]

Meh, he is getting on the job training. First night in front of a real crowd in a real stadium with the cameras everywhere and he actually got two solid hits. I figured he would have growing pains and we'd just have to suffer with it for a while but you guys have to get over it because he is next seasons starting 3rd baseman.

Lol at real crowd

[SoWhat]

Lol I felt bad but couldn't help but laugh. I can't imagine how embarrassed he felt.

[Angelsjunky]

First major league game. I'd be nervous too. At least he got a couple hits.

[Slegnaac]

He has to get another start tomorrow

[JoJo26]

First game.....First shame.

Cut him some slack? 

Really?

 

This is his 5th season. I don't expect him to hit for the cycle and play like Brooks....but come on!

 

The dude went total FUBAR...all in the first third of the game...

 

Is he the 2nd coming of Troy Glaus? Doubtful...he's just a stop gap for Freezer....but man...turrable debut rook....just turrable...

[hen3ry]

Y'all are acting like he's the worst player ever to take the field. 

 

He's not even the worst player on the current roster.

 

(Edit:  By which I mean, even if what he did today is what we can expect going forward)

Edited June 11, 2015 by hen3ry

[SoWhat]

We need a dislike button.

[Stradling]

This is what JoJo does. So yes we need a dislike button.

[tomsred]

This is what JoJo does. So yes we need a dislike button.

 

JoJo can relate, he's bad at what he does as well.

[Dreams]

When I saw Kubitza play in a Bee's game a couple months ago, he managed to be picked off 3rd by the catcher with less than 2 out.  Bee's were down by 1 run at the time.  I'm sure we have not seen the last of Kubitza's boneheaded base running.  

Edited June 11, 2015 by Dreams

[Angel Oracle]

Better hope Richardo Sanchez doesn't become a superstar on the mound.

Imagine the howls at the trade then?