Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 11:43 AM EDT
Since we have fun getting ahead of ourselves pondering greatness prior to mid-season, I figured I'd post my own:
Will Gonzalez have a hot HR streak soon enough to fuel triple crown speculation?
I'm not saying he's going to do it, but my best guess is that he needs to draw within 3 of the league lead to start the frenzy. He is 6 back right now so a 3 HR week sometime before the ASB might do the trick. Discuss or post your own Irrational Exuberance Poll in this thread.
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 11:49 AM EDT
- Hammah29r2
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to me, the sweetest swing since teddy ballgame. only, teddy ballgame didn't have the type of opposite field power that Agon has. I got a bet with my boss that by the end of the regular season, Agon has atleast 40 dingahs.
Note to Tito: please do NOT put Agon out in the outfield.
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 12:08 PM EDT
In Response to
Irrational Exuberance Polls:
Since we have fun getting ahead of ourselves pondering greatness prior to mid-season, I figured I'd post my own: Will Gonzalez have a hot HR streak soon enough to fuel triple crown speculation? I'm not saying he's going to do it, but my best guess is that he needs to draw within 3 of the league lead to start the frenzy. He is 6 back right now so a 3 HR week sometime before the ASB might do the trick. Discuss or post your own Irrational Exuberance Poll in this thread.
Posted by 111SoxFan111
I'm not saying he's going to do it, but my best guess is that he needs to draw within 3 of the league lead to start the frenzy. He is 6 back right now so a 3 HR week sometime before the ASB might do the trick.
I'm not saying he's not going to do it, but my best guess is that
the amount (6) of guys infront of him plus 2 more tied with him
is a bigger issue than only being 6 back
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 12:17 PM EDT
@Zac: Reading comprehension isn't your strong suit my friend. Words like "irrational" and "frenzy" were perhaps too subtle?
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 12:30 PM EDT
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to me, the sweetest swing since teddy ballgame. only, teddy ballgame didn't have the type of opposite field power that Agon has. I got a bet with my boss that by the end of the regular season, Agon has atleast 40 dingahs. Note to Tito: please do NOT put Agon out in the outfield.
Posted by Hammah29r2
They said the same thing about Fred Lynn's swing.
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 12:41 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls : They said the same thing about Fred Lynn's swing.
Posted by prknsdnld
Well looking at Gonzo swing myself....It is pretty smooth isnt it?
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 12:52 PM EDT
Clarifying the first IE question ... the question is NOT will AGone get the triple crown (I'd say 50-1 odds on it would be more than generous). The question is whether he will hit enough HR in the near term to get people TALKING about it (I'd say 4-1 against).
I'll give you another irrational exuberance question:
Ryan Lavarnway is sporting a AAA slash line of .417/.481/.792 with 2HR in 24 ABs. How long before he gets called up? Will he make Tek obsolete for 2012?
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 1:03 PM EDT
@Zac: Reading comprehension isn't your strong suit my friend.
I'm not going to argue with that ;-)
Words like "irrational" and "frenzy" were perhaps too subtle?
na, it's just that those words are
a given when describing 73.8 % of the posts here
The question is whether he will hit enough HR in the near term to get people TALKING about it (I'd say 4-1 against).
that's not even close to "irrational" and "frenzy"
actually it's old news
not even counting this thread
there have already been threads on the topic
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 1:20 PM EDT
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BA and RBI's seem a lock at this point. He needs to go on a HR tear but it certainly within the realm of posssibility. It's been 44 years, 2011 could be the year!
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 1:42 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls : Well looking at Gonzo swing myself....It is pretty smooth isnt it?
Posted by southpaw777
It sure is. He's a good looking pick around the bag at first, too. No doubt he's the real deal.
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 1:46 PM EDT
This thread should have been titled "Irrational Exuberance Trolls"
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 1:50 PM EDT
MVP is fine enough
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 1:57 PM EDT
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MVP is fine enough
Posted by small-package
Agreed; he's the best player in baseball; in the NL, it's Reyes.
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 2:07 PM EDT
Triple crown is definitely a longshot and also irrelevant. AGon is having a great year and doesn't need the home run crown to win MVP. He is also slow as molasses, and I don't care. He has a great swing and a greater head on his shoulders, and marvelous hands at 1B.
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 2:15 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls : It sure is. He's a good looking pick around the bag at first, too. No doubt he's the real deal.
Posted by prknsdnld
Yes he is prknsdnld. I think its going to be really fun watching this guy perform in fenway for the next 7-8 years..
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 2:20 PM EDT
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Hey Zac,
Regarding the two players tied with A-Gon ofr the HR lead. Yaz got the triple crown in 1967 with a .326 avg, 121 RBIs and 44 HRs. He tied with H. Killebrew for the HR title, so A-Gon could tie with others as long as he is one of the leaders in each category
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 2:26 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls : Yes he is prknsdnld. I think its going to be really fun watching this guy perform in fenway for the next 7-8 years..
Posted by southpaw777
He could probably hit until he's 45.
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 2:27 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls : Yes he is prknsdnld. I think its going to be really fun watching this guy perform in fenway for the next 7-8 years..
Posted by southpaw777
Hey, Lefty, who's that in your avatar pic? Grove?
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 2:28 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls : Hey, Lefty, who's that in your avatar pic? Grove?
Posted by prknsdnld
Spahn?
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 2:29 PM EDT
I agree with Hammah, with his opposite field power he is better than teddy ballgame
Re: Irrational Exuberance Polls
posted at 6/21/2011 3:07 PM EDT
Hey Zac,
Regarding the two players tied with A-Gon ofr the HR lead. Yaz got the triple crown in 1967 with a .326 avg, 121 RBIs and 44 HRs. He tied with H. Killebrew for the HR title, so A-Gon could tie with others as long as he is one of the leaders in each category
point taken mjnmjn
my only point was that 8 guys would be a bigger issue
than the 6 long balls
but i guess we aren't suppose to make points like ours in this
thread called Irrational Exuberance
