What the #&@^$%@!^$???
I’m catching up on The Eric Byrnes Pitch Count Report from yesterday, prior to today’s game. By looking at the Pitch-by-Pitch category of the Game Day screen, I can see how many pitches Byrnesie faced and what happened each time. I have discovered that in the fourth inning Byrnesie hit his RBI single AFTER TWO FOUL BUNTS!
Why was D’Backs manager Bob Melvin asking a .320+ hitter on a ten-game hitting streak, and not known as a bunter anyway, to make a deliberate out with a runner in scoring position???
Thanks for the vote of confidence in Byrnesie, BoMel. I swear sometimes the D’Backs win despite you, not because of you. Diamondhacks has a category called Fire Bob Melvin. Be sure to visit.
Go, Danica!
Kellia "I lived in Indiana for a while" Ramares
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I didnt see the bunt attempts, but in his last couple at bats, EB looked uncharacteristically patient, laying off letter high inside fastballs that “almost” looked like strikes(they were called balls).
Dont know if that was a dugout edict or his own initiative, but he looked good up there.
He has been displaying a little more patience this year. And has had two walks in two days. But he’ll never be a real walker.
Right now, I am just trying to calm down after finding that DaVanion got the start against Arroyo. I swear that BoMel still thinks Byrnesie can’t hit right handers. But he’s lifetime 3-9 against Arroyo–all three being doubles. In fact the folks who make up the highlight screen on the MLB.com front page had Byrnes up there this morning. Then they changed the panel to feature Shawn Green, who is in the lineup today.