So your Russell Branyon striking out half the time instead of Hall will make things better how?

There is a reason Branyon is playing at Nashville no MLB team thought he was good enough to be on their roster.

So we have a platoon of Branyon and Hall and nothing will change because Branyon sucks
Chris | Homepage | 05.12.08 - 12:47 pm | #

While keeping in mind that I support your position and think Russ should be up, I should point out that his BABIP down in he minors this season is currently .467.
PaulNoonan | Homepage | 05.12.08 - 1:02 pm | #

That is because everything he hits is going for extra bases Paul.

That strike out's are the devil was meant to have a question mark next to it, sorry Chris. the intention was to show that it doesn't matter if you strike out a lot as long as you are productive when you connect.
ESK | 05.12.08 - 1:12 pm | #

Bring him up he is the classic AAAA player he will rarely connect when he is hitting in the show. Past history shows that.

Hence the reason he is not on a major league roster playing even in a platoon

Bring him up it will be a disaster
Chris | Homepage | 05.12.08 - 1:16 pm | #

Except that past history doesn't show that. Teams over exaggerate the negative impact of a strikeout which has killed Branyan's career.

His terrible, rarely connecting disaster of a career OPS is .805. How pathetic.
ESK | 05.12.08 - 1:18 pm | #

He's historically been a three-true-outcomes monster, and has been very undervalued.

For the record he has 11 doubles and 22 singles, so you have a point. He's mashing line drives. So you've got a point. His BABIP isn't so bad considering that.
PaulNoonan | Homepage | 05.12.08 - 1:22 pm | #

Clearly I don't think he's going to continue the torrid pace he's on but he will also be much better than .536 OPS against righties.

Plus, down a run in the ninth with a righty closer on the mound, wouldn't you prefer to see The Muscle to Juan Pierre Gwynn?
ESK | 05.12.08 - 1:25 pm | #

Yes, yes I would.
PaulNoonan | Homepage | 05.12.08 - 1:34 pm | #

buy anything in the woot! off?
ESK | 05.12.08 - 1:36 pm | #

Nah, I tried to get a few cheap laptops but they sold out too quickly.
PaulNoonan | Homepage | 05.12.08 - 2:25 pm | #

To quote Ned Yost "Fuck your math" Russell Sucks Ass
Chris | Homepage | 05.12.08 - 3:01 pm | #

you confuse me sometimes, and you are never allowed to pray to Earl Weaver again!

You've been excommunicated from the Church of the Three Run Bomb!!
ESK | 05.12.08 - 4:41 pm | #

cool another religion I can thumb my nose at
Chris | Homepage | 05.12.08 - 4:47 pm | #

Plus Branyon never hits 3 run homers he hits solo shots in games that are already decided that is why I hate him so much
Chris | Homepage | 05.12.08 - 4:52 pm | #

I don't know why you always make me bring up his fantastic stats with RISP, but you inevitably trust your memory more than the score book.
ESK | 05.12.08 - 7:52 pm | #

Braun has hit a bunch of solos this year, he sucks too.
Benjamin | 05.12.08 - 7:53 pm | #