Taylor WARd

[Taylor]

I can't take credit for the nickname; I saw someone call him that on Reddit.

But I'm officially a believer. @Second Base you were right. I'm sorry I doubted you.

@Inside Pitch @Angelsjunky @Dochalo Could one of you smart dudes explain what's going on with Ward from a technical standpoint? At this point, it can't be a total fluke, right?

[failos]

Good on you for not stealing jokes.

[Taylor]

Just now, failos said:

Good on you for not stealing jokes.

Nothing grinds my gears more than people taking credit for jokes or quotes they didn't come up with.

[wopphil]

He has made Jo Adell totally expendable. 

[failos]

Just now, Taylor said:

Nothing grinds my gears more than people taking credit for jokes or quotes they didn't come up with.

Carlos Mencia and tdawg must be on your shit list, then.

[gurn67]

Taylor Ward is not human. His OBP is now back up to .500 after that RBI single.

[REDneck]

Integral

Edited May 15, 2022 by REDneck

[UndertheHalo]

16 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Nothing grinds my gears more than people taking credit for jokes or quotes they didn't come up with.

I’m going to steal your jokes 

[Lou]

Just now, UndertheHalo said:

I’m going to steal your jokes 

Why? 

[UndertheHalo]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

Why? 

Because it makes him mad

[tdawg87]

17 minutes ago, failos said:

Carlos Mencia and tdawg must be on your shit list, then.

If you ever

 

Compare me

 

To Carlos Mencia again 

[Lou]

Just now, UndertheHalo said:

Because it makes him mad

But they don't make people laugh. 

Aim higher. 

[Lou]

Just now, tdawg87 said:

If you ever

 

Compare me

 

To Carlos Mencia again 

What, you don't like Mexican people either? 

[tdawg87]

Just now, Lou said:

What, you don't like Mexican people either? 

Carlos Mencia is the Taco Bell of Mexican people.

[Lou]

Just now, tdawg87 said:

Carlos Mencia is the Taco Bell of Mexican people.

Successful?

[failos]

Just now, tdawg87 said:

If you ever

 

Compare me

 

To Carlos Mencia again 

Would you shank me with a shiv, like @Taylor said? 

[failos]

3 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

Because it makes him mad

Taylor has jokes?

 

edit: beaten

Edited May 15, 2022 by failos

[tdawg87]

Just now, Lou said:

Successful?

And not really Mexican.

[failos]

3 minutes ago, Lou said:

But they don't make people laugh. 

Aim higher. 

Damn it

[UndertheHalo]

4 minutes ago, Lou said:

But they don't make people laugh. 

Aim higher. 

My bits make people laugh sometimes.  Success in the GDT ! Even today !

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

And not really Mexican.

Oh, that. 

[Warfarin]

30 minutes ago, Taylor said:

I can't take credit for the nickname; I saw someone call him that on Reddit.

But I'm officially a believer. @Second Base you were right. I'm sorry I doubted you.

@Inside Pitch @Angelsjunky @Dochalo Could one of you smart dudes explain what's going on with Ward from a technical standpoint? At this point, it can't be a total fluke, right?

Not one of the above, but there was a Fangraphs article about him a few weeks back:

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-angels-hot-start-is-partially-taylor-made/

Quote

You can’t fake plate discipline any more than you can fake power, and Ward has excelled there as well. He’s 10th in the league (again, 50 PA) in lowest out-of-zone swing percentage. That’s not from Jeremy Hermida-esque passivity, either; of the top 20 players in not swinging at bad pitches, only three hitters (Will Smith, Anthony Rendon, and Chris Taylor) have swung at more good pitches than Ward has.

That's at least part of the equation, I assume.

[Lou]

Great thread, Taylor 

[tdawg87]

Just now, UndertheHalo said:

My bits make people laugh sometimes.

Yeah because of the size.

[UndertheHalo]

I made an sacred oath to Allah that I would take @tdawg87to el farolito if he comes back to socal.  I would never abandon that oath.