Kole

[NachoPop]

I'm in Australia so most of what I actually get to watch is Gameday running in the background while I'm at work, and watch highlights after the games have finished. My question/s here is: 

What has Kole changed? I've heard his approach and coverage at the plate has improved since returning from the DL but what exactly has he done? Has he figured something out and is it sustainable? Did he change something coming into this year?

May 31 (before the DL) -   .145 / .195 / .179

Jul 5 (15 games later) -    .180 / .230 / .275

Is this expected to continue and get him back to his career norm, or have the shifts just completely ruined him? I've always liked Kole and having him in RF provides a defensive advantage over their alternatives.

Thanks

 

[Jobu]

He leans over the plate more.

[Blarg]

He looks like a left handed Evan Gattis.

[Tank]

He's real squatting at the plate now.

[RallyMo]

He dug himself a hole that he would never get out of without some distance. It's great to see him come back like this. His horrendous start was unsustainable. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

@NachoPop, are you a Yank living in Oz, or an Aussie baseball fan?

[NachoPop]

2 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

@NachoPop, are you a Yank living in Oz, or an Aussie baseball fan?

I'm an Aussie. Live in Melbourne

[ten ocho recon scout]

3 minutes ago, NachoPop said:

I'm an Aussie. Live in Melbourne

Right on. Out of curiosity (and sorry to derail the thread), what made you decide to follow baseball? 

Kind of cool/unique that you and @Oz27 follow the angels from the other side of th3 globe, enough to nerd out on chat rooms with the rest of us.

[laagamer]

He takes a shit while he bats now. 

[NachoPop]

35 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Right on. Out of curiosity (and sorry to derail the thread), what made you decide to follow baseball? 

Kind of cool/unique that you and @Oz27 follow the angels from the other side of th3 globe, enough to nerd out on chat rooms with the rest of us.

I just fell into it back when I was in school in the late 90's. Started playing in a local competition after I saw a flyer and picked the Angels somewhere along the way. Probably shouldn't mention I'm also a Seahawks fan as well, but at least I know I'm not he only one

[AussieHalo]

I thought I was the only halos fan in Melbourne! 

I started watching 3 years ago, now I watch every game at work.

[Richo]

I'm an Aussie in Sydney have played my whole life and started following the angels in the 90s

 

 

[GalericX]

What the... 3 of you?! thats awesome.

[laagamer]

2 hours ago, AussieHalo said:

I started watching 3 years ago, now I watch every game at work.

How do you like working in government?

[Maydab23]

I very rarely post but I’ll jump in as well since Australia is hi-jacking the thread.

I have been in Sydney for 1 1/2 years (from SoCal) and there’s a decent amount of baseball fans here. 

I play in a well organized rec league here and quite a few know the game well and are fans of various MLB teams. 

[AussieHalo]

2 hours ago, laagamer said:

How do you like working in government?

Hahaha, I brought a cafe. People wait when there are runners in scoring position. 

[Chuck]

9 hours ago, NachoPop said:

I just fell into it back when I was in school in the late 90's. Started playing in a local competition after I saw a flyer and picked the Angels somewhere along the way. Probably shouldn't mention I'm also a Seahawks fan as well, but at least I know I'm not he only one

Hey, that makes two of us! 

I've been a Seahawks fan since '83. 

[T.G.]

This is very cool.  One of the nicest guys I've ever met at spring training was Aussie - Rich Thompson!  Wonder what he's up to now.

AW is international. Very cool.

[Dick B Back]

I like...

 

[Adam]

Plate alignment adjustments FTW

[Make Angels Great Again]

After last night's game, since returning:

.306/.352/.612

[Angel Oracle]

OPS has jumped from .374 to .505 since returning just some 15 games ago.

Only THREE XBH's before the DL stint, SEVEN XBH's (3 doubles, 4 HRs) already after returning from it

[UndertheHalo]

Pretty cool that we’ve got some aussies on here.  I’m not convinced that Calhoun squatting over the plate has made him a major league ball player again.  Whatever the hell it was that we were watching the 1st 2 months of the season was not a major league player.  We’ll see how it goes.  

Question for Australian folks : do people actually eat vegemite sandwiches ?

 

Edited July 5, 2018 by UndertheHalo

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Dick B Back said:

I like...

 

good for you. i like . . .

[Adam]

Impostor white guys