POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso
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So on one hand you have a guy that's 5'6" and weighs 166 lbs who they give 92 POW R.
Then you have one of the premier power hitters in all the Majors, who is 6'3" and weighs 245 lbs who they give 90 POW R.I'm sure all of this makes perfect sense backed by the stats of this month, XBH/TB/SLG%/ISO/OPS and whatever else you can come up with to justify this. Would it hurt that much to give Alonso 100 POW R? It's such a small increase but looks very different.
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Little man, big power.
He doesnt even use the Crawford boxes. Most his HR's are legit 400ft+. Dont know where it comes from. He could probably take Alonzo in arm wrestling.
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@chuckclc5755_xbl said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
Little man, big power.
He doesnt even use the Crawford boxes. Most his HR's are legit 400ft+. Dont know where it comes from. He could probably take Alonzo in arm wrestling.
Hahaha it wasn't a dig towards Altuve, I really like his game. But man when I look at these two cards and see that particular attribute, I just can't help but raise an eyebrow.
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@chuckclc5755_xbl said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
Little man, big power.
He doesnt even use the Crawford boxes. Most his HR's are legit 400ft+. Dont know where it comes from. He could probably take Alonzo in arm wrestling.
Well he uses a buzzer that tells him what pitch is coming. That makes a huge difference.
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POTM Daulton Varsho is a monster, that's all I know right now. A catcher with a decent arm (79/85 base) with 79 speed, 54 stealing, and has a swing as smooth as butter? And he's a lefty with outfield secondary position eligibility.
I was doing well with the Prospect Adley Rutschman card but this Varsho card just blows that Adley out of the water. .
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@l-rone-i_mlbts said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@chuckclc5755_xbl said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
Little man, big power.
He doesnt even use the Crawford boxes. Most his HR's are legit 400ft+. Dont know where it comes from. He could probably take Alonzo in arm wrestling.
Hahaha it wasn't a dig towards Altuve, I really like his game. But man when I look at these two cards and see that particular attribute, I just can't help but raise an eyebrow.
Nah, I know. It definitely was just taking the Month into consideration. Because their LS cards arent close power wise. But the older Altuve gets the lower his contact and speed goes and the higher his power goes. Old man strength is real. Alonzo is just raw power.
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@theblindrhino said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@chuckclc5755_xbl said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
Little man, big power.
He doesnt even use the Crawford boxes. Most his HR's are legit 400ft+. Dont know where it comes from. He could probably take Alonzo in arm wrestling.
Well he uses a buzzer that tells him what pitch is coming. That makes a huge difference.
Haha I knew this comment was coming sooner or later.
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@theblindrhino said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@chuckclc5755_xbl said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
Little man, big power.
He doesnt even use the Crawford boxes. Most his HR's are legit 400ft+. Dont know where it comes from. He could probably take Alonzo in arm wrestling.
Well he uses a buzzer that tells him what pitch is coming. That makes a huge difference.
I heard it is actually implanted in his head. Elon Musk stuff.
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@l-rone-i_mlbts said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@theblindrhino said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@chuckclc5755_xbl said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
Little man, big power.
He doesnt even use the Crawford boxes. Most his HR's are legit 400ft+. Dont know where it comes from. He could probably take Alonzo in arm wrestling.
Well he uses a buzzer that tells him what pitch is coming. That makes a huge difference.
Haha I knew this comment was coming sooner or later.
Well that is the thing about reputations. Hard to build and easy to destroy.
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@l-rone-i_mlbts said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@theblindrhino said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@chuckclc5755_xbl said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
Little man, big power.
He doesnt even use the Crawford boxes. Most his HR's are legit 400ft+. Dont know where it comes from. He could probably take Alonzo in arm wrestling.
Well he uses a buzzer that tells him what pitch is coming. That makes a huge difference.
Haha I knew this comment was coming sooner or later.
Who else sits on a 3-2 slider from Chapman?
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@d_e_m_i_s_e_psn said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@l-rone-i_mlbts said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@theblindrhino said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@chuckclc5755_xbl said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
Little man, big power.
He doesnt even use the Crawford boxes. Most his HR's are legit 400ft+. Dont know where it comes from. He could probably take Alonzo in arm wrestling.
Well he uses a buzzer that tells him what pitch is coming. That makes a huge difference.
Haha I knew this comment was coming sooner or later.
Who else sits on a 3-2 slider from Chapman?
Probably the other Astros with a buzzer.
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@d_e_m_i_s_e_psn said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@l-rone-i_mlbts said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@theblindrhino said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@chuckclc5755_xbl said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
Little man, big power.
He doesnt even use the Crawford boxes. Most his HR's are legit 400ft+. Dont know where it comes from. He could probably take Alonzo in arm wrestling.
Well he uses a buzzer that tells him what pitch is coming. That makes a huge difference.
Haha I knew this comment was coming sooner or later.
Who else sits on a 3-2 slider from Chapman?
He wouldnt sitting, it was the worst pitch, hanger, ever.
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@chuckclc5755_xbl said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@d_e_m_i_s_e_psn said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@l-rone-i_mlbts said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@theblindrhino said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@chuckclc5755_xbl said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
Little man, big power.
He doesnt even use the Crawford boxes. Most his HR's are legit 400ft+. Dont know where it comes from. He could probably take Alonzo in arm wrestling.
Well he uses a buzzer that tells him what pitch is coming. That makes a huge difference.
Haha I knew this comment was coming sooner or later.
Who else sits on a 3-2 slider from Chapman?
He wouldnt sitting, it was the worst pitch, hanger, ever.
Well, I just watched it. It was a 2-1 84 mph high and outside.
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@chuckclc5755_xbl said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@d_e_m_i_s_e_psn said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@l-rone-i_mlbts said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@theblindrhino said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@chuckclc5755_xbl said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
Little man, big power.
He doesnt even use the Crawford boxes. Most his HR's are legit 400ft+. Dont know where it comes from. He could probably take Alonzo in arm wrestling.
Well he uses a buzzer that tells him what pitch is coming. That makes a huge difference.
Haha I knew this comment was coming sooner or later.
Who else sits on a 3-2 slider from Chapman?
He wouldnt sitting, it was the worst pitch, hanger, ever.
The thing is anyone in the league would’ve destroyed that pitch. People still defend that hanger to this day.
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You guys meant this?
https://youtu.be/sOt0WjxSDos -
@thegoaler_psn said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
You guys meant this?
https://youtu.be/sOt0WjxSDosMore clutch than Jeter.
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@d_e_m_i_s_e_psn said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@chuckclc5755_xbl said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@d_e_m_i_s_e_psn said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@l-rone-i_mlbts said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@theblindrhino said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@chuckclc5755_xbl said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
Little man, big power.
He doesnt even use the Crawford boxes. Most his HR's are legit 400ft+. Dont know where it comes from. He could probably take Alonzo in arm wrestling.
Well he uses a buzzer that tells him what pitch is coming. That makes a huge difference.
Haha I knew this comment was coming sooner or later.
Who else sits on a 3-2 slider from Chapman?
He wouldnt sitting, it was the worst pitch, hanger, ever.
Well, I just watched it. It was a 2-1 84 mph high and outside.
That pitch was right over the plate man, and yes, a high hanger
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Since Altuve started pro ball back in 2013, he's been an aggressive swinger. 2-1 is a hitter count. Y'all can keep using the buzzer excuse if it makes you feel better.
Too bad Lance McCullers was dropping curves and no buzzer, trash can etc would have helped those feeble swings.
Judge ending the 8th pretty much says it all...
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@hoboadam_psn said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
Since Altuve started pro ball back in 2013, he's been an aggressive swinger. 2-1 is a hitter count. Y'all can keep using the buzzer excuse if it makes you feel better.
Too bad Lance McCullers was dropping curves and no buzzer, trash can etc would have helped those feeble swings.
You have to think the Yankees were doing something to fall for 24 straight.
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@theblindrhino said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@l-rone-i_mlbts said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@theblindrhino said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
@chuckclc5755_xbl said in POTM Altuve vs POTM Alonso:
Little man, big power.
He doesnt even use the Crawford boxes. Most his HR's are legit 400ft+. Dont know where it comes from. He could probably take Alonzo in arm wrestling.
Well he uses a buzzer that tells him what pitch is coming. That makes a huge difference.
Haha I knew this comment was coming sooner or later.
Well that is the thing about reputations. Hard to build and easy to destroy.
What’s wrong with the rep in Houston? Just because a bunch of allstars left and the best they’ve brought in since a WS ring is Ryne Stanek doesn’t mean the entire league is laughing at them and choosing to play literally anywhere else besides Houston. Aledmys Diaz for example, HUGE resigning. Everybody was after the 3 million dollar man.
