November 12th: Five plate appearances, four more times on base.
In the first inning, Ack! came up with 1 on, 1 out, and kicked off a bat-around inning...
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=== Double Off-Field ===
Thusly:
On 2-1, Brooks Brown hit the outside third with a 91 fastball and -- Ackley doubled the other way.
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=== 4-Pitch Walk ===
Same inning, different pitcher. Ackley's second AB, against Brendan Wise:
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=== Stop Da Fight ===
The happy totals:
Fun stuff,
Dr D
I was just sitting here finally watching Cleto videos. Thanks for the run down on a guy with an OBP of over .600. Watch how he works counts and this kid understands hitting.
Okay, I am dumb. But is there a simple way to copy/paste those counts from MLB? I have wanted to use some of those examples to show kids but...hey, I still have 8 tracks.
If you're talking about pulling the text out of those graphics ... I think they're embedded graphics, the text actually a picture, so would have no idea how to pull out, say, "4-Seam Fastball" from the graphic... Ungroup doesn't work in a graphics program like PowerPoint...
If you just mean, how do you copy the way this article does, though:
1. Hit the Print Screen button to copy whatever's on your monitor, edge to edge
2. Paste the screen capture as a picture into (say) PowerPoint
3. Right click, Show Toolbar, use the cropping tool
4. "Save As" the image, selecting .jpg in the "Save File As" dropdown
Is that what you're asking amigo?
Good explanation. Now to be able to pull it off! Here I was thinking that the scissors and paste was not really that bad!
It worked. I have wanted to do that to give better visuals to kids on teams but get too busy. With you and the help of my daughter....job well done. I am throwing away my carbon paper and white out as we speak!
... for offering me the novel experience of explaining something to somebody that involved a computer :- )
Just a side note..His team is in 1st place. They won the league last year. Hopefully we get to watch him in the championship game on the MLB network. Great that we can watch the progression and the improvement. I think the kid has adjusted to playing away from North Carolina. He grew up in NC and played for NC and that was part of the adjustment that he made. I read where he is living in Seatle now so that will help make that adjustment a lot easier. Thanks for the update Doc
John
One more facet of the live-and-die hardball angle, John?
He's either going to be in Tacoma or Seattle...it's not like there's a risk of being demoted to East Tenn or High Desert. :) I doubt there's much significance to living in Seattle...I mean where would YOU go? :)
But how many guys in Ackley's situation move to the other coast and plant roots like that -
Talkin' about a No'th Carolina south'na moving to King County first thing he does...
Dude just got 6 million for signing, it wouldn't be that bad living in a hotel for 6 months a year (as opposed to 3 months scattered over six months), he certainly can afford it like few other minor leaguers can. And he wouldn't be the first player to keep his home in another state. I believe Cliff Lee never moved from Arkansas, Washburn always lived in Wisconsin, most foreign players maintain their homes in their original countries.
Just put him in the line-up Wedge (and Z), opening day.
Thank you.
moe
vista has this neato thing called the "snipping tool" under the accessories menu that allows u to capture any portion of your screen and save your selection as a png, jpeg, gif or html.
Thanks for the tech help! I am now a step ahead of the Flinestone's! Can throw away the chisel and hammer. Actually, being able to display and email pitchers to kids is a great teaching tool but my lack of tech....so thanks!
In terms of tons of hits and walks with hardly any strikeouts. It was in 2005:
23 G, 82 AB, 30 H, 7 dbl, 3 tpl, 2 HR, 21 BB, 10 K
.366/.495/.598/1.093
The very next year in the bigs:
396 AB, 122 H, 20 dbl, 7 tpl, 11 HR, 34 BB, 77 K -- .308/.365/.477
Career MLB: 124 OPS+, .291/.363/.491
It's Andre Ethier of the Dodgers.
Of course, Ack's AFL season is better, with 8 dbls, 4 HR and 23 walks in only 18 games, and he's 4-for-4 on stolen bases. And playing a tougher defensive position. And it goes on.
But, nevertheless, Ackley failed to reach base yesterday.
Trade him while he still has value.
nm
Two doubles and a walk.
Jaw can't drop much farther -- last 10 games:
38 AB, 19 H, 7 dbl, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 11 BB, 3 K, 3 SB, 0 CS
That's on base 30 times in 10 games right there. OPS of 1.533 for that stretch. (And that includes Monday's 0-for-4.)
The nerve of him going 0-4...Still my pick for MVP AFL...
Gotta start 2011 on MLB roster..
Anybody remember the Pay 'n Pak softball team?
Lets see, I'm pounding on my calculator prorating some of these numbers over 162 games... Oh my...
0-for-1, 2 walks. First at-bat he walked while the guy missed outside all day. Second at-bat he swung the bat once, through a change over the plate, and then the guy peppered the outside again and got a cheap and way-outside ball to be called strike 3. Third time he fought over it. Coupla fouls, some wild outside pitches and a pitch on the outside corner that went Ackley's way.
Ackley's team wins 1-0, and you can watch him in the finals on Saturday on the internet.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101117&content_id=16139126&vke...
"Peoria will hope to be the Javs instead of the have-nots for the second straight season when it faces the Scottsdale Scorpions at Scottsdale Stadium in Saturday's winner-takes-all contest, beginning at 3 p.m. ET.
The Javelinas' attempt to win their second consecutive championship will be broadcast live on MLB.com and MLB Network, with Greg Amsinger and Dave Valle calling the game. Fans can also watch pitch-by-pitch action on MLB Gameday."
~G
Bet you a dollar he'll blow you away with how deep he lets the ball go, and how sudden his turn is. :- )