Quote:
Originally Posted by AustinChief
Ok, so to get things back on track.
Two biggest problems I had with last nights game..
#1 we obviously started pressing early and stopped playing small ball. Escobar's at bat was a prime example of this.
#2 What the **** was up with the strike zone? I honestly think the ****ed up strikezone had a much bigger effect on us than people realize.
|
I posted in the game thread about how you appoach an AB against Bumgarner. You have to be patient above all. Be willing to take a possible strike out. He will throw that fastball up and outside the strike zone. Then thrown that cutter or off speed stuff down and in. You have to, must lay off those pitches to have any chance of success against the guy. These are the pitches that took down Escobar etc
When you lay off those pitches he has an average very flat fastball that he will leave over the middle of the plate. Those are the pitches that Hosmer and Billay hammered.
I know easier said than done. We didn't do it worth a shit the 1st game. Did it correctly in the 2nd game and got him for 3 runs. Then within the same damn game we stopped being patient and he mowed us down again. He's tough but not unbeatable.
Your lineup should have no problem with Peavy and Hudson. I still like you guys to win this series.