Opening Weekend: Shox @ Arkansas Little Rock (Feb.16-18)

[BAShocker]

0-0, mid 2nd

[ShockerFever]

Little more human from the offense to start.

[TrackSuitAndTie]

Stroh isn't seeing the breaking ball very well today

[Shockm]

Stroh isn't seeing the breaking ball very well today

He better shorten up his swing on curveballs, and take it up middle/opposite field. He will only see curve balls for the rest of the year.

[Shockm]

Milan’s knee may not bend very well behind the plate after getting hit.

[Shockm]

Liukart nice piece of hitting going opposite field.

[ShockerFever]

Approach to the plate is much better this year but there are a couple of early black holes in the lineup.

[BAShocker]

It’s nice to see situational, put the ball in play, hitting approach versus 100% focus on exit velocity and bat speed. Again, it’s early, small sample size…but it is refreshing.

[Cdizzle]

Stroh isn't seeing the breaking ball very well today

Today? Anybody throwing him a fastball is a moron.

[SB Shock]

2-0 Shox, Bottom of 4th

[Shockm]

Umpire giving LRA pitcher the 3rd Base corner + but doesn’t give Zang the same leeway on the 1st Base side corner+.

Doc is right. Zang has really good movement on his fast ball. It moves in on righties and away on lefties, with a little sinking action. Tough to hi5 when he can control it. OTOH, he hasn’t been able to control his curve ball, so he’s had to depend on one pitch.

[Cdizzle]

3rd base corner definitely there for both pitchers, agreed. The other corner is not. Which is just a bit of a bummer today given the lineups of each team. Solid effort so far though. Just working his way through.

He's had several very big strikeouts with 2 outs and RISP.

[1972Shocker]

It’s nice to see situational, put the ball in play, hitting approach versus 100% focus on exit velocity and bat speed. Again, it’s early, small sample size…but it is refreshing.

Coach Green has publicly stated he is not much into launch angles and exit velocities and I have heard a few players comment trrying to hit the ball hard on a line and spray it around the field as well. So perhaps not too surprising. But, yeah, I like it as well..

[ShockerFever]

Stroh has a little too much Serrano in him.

[BAShocker]

Guess we’ve learned that Stroh can’t hit a curveball. 3 K’s…most if not all, on curveballs.