Braves Quote For The Day II... 'I was swinging like a girl'
by gondeee on May 21, 2010 1:28 PM EDT
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From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nate McLouth explains how he's pulling out of his slump:
The early struggles are hard to explain, given McLouth's ultra-mechanical and compact swing, but he had a similar stretch with the Pirates two years ago and emerged unscathed.
"I've been doing a lot of extra work in the cage and the video room, keeping in mind that it's a long season," he said.
And the problem was?
"I was swinging like a girl."
Nice quote. I tend to think that he was dropping his back leg and uppercutting too much as well as changing the plane of his swing, but I'll also accept that he was "swinging like a girl."
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I tend to think that he was dropping his back leg and uppercutting too much as well as changing the plane of his swing,
Swinging like a weekend warrior on the softball field?
In any event, you’re en fuego today gondee! Good intel
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by Vance in Sacramento on May 21, 2010 1:34 PM EDT reply actions
As long as he doesn’t pull an Eric Byrnes and go beer league on us.
by Bmacbandwagon on May 21, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I PLAY ON 3 OVER 30 SOFTBALL TEAMS
AND ONCE SCORED 4 TOUCHDOWNS IN A GAME!
I AM OFFENDED!!!!!!!111
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Man, my buddy plays co-ed softball every Wednesday and he talks about it like it matters. It’s kind of sad.
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haha
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Lol at that picture of him
(i LOL ’d)
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by MBL1 on May 21, 2010 1:56 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Nasty seems like a pretty solid dude and a really hard worker. He’s really easy to root for.
This team has tons of guys like that, actually. The only one that seems like a legitimate douche at times is Yunel…
by get swoll yunel on May 21, 2010 1:59 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
agreed
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by Smoltz's Beard on May 21, 2010 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
he also seems pretty intelligent
"Dum spiro spero"
by Bravely going forward on May 21, 2010 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions
THANKS!
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by Pavy848 on May 21, 2010 2:10 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
No offense, Lizzie, NCC, Jude and others…
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on May 21, 2010 2:14 PM EDT reply actions
None taken
Though I could see it being more offensive if the saying he chose weren’t as socially acceptable. Something like, “I was swinging like…”
-Ray Charles
-a midget
-Richard Simmons
-Tommy Hanson
and so on
Milk was a bad choice...
Awww, justin. How sweet of you. But you don’t have to apologize for other people’s shortsightedness and insults to members of their own fanbase. I’m not hurt (I’m far too jaded), but I do think it was a thoughtless thing to say to the females who are either faithful fans in their own right or else support their loved ones’ fanship…dom…whatever. Anyway, I’ve got some seam ripping and picture deleting to go do.
No problem with me...
I am a WOMAN, not a girl.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Touche’ good lady.
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on May 21, 2010 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Man, a bunch of softball players are gonna be pissed over that. Of course, those chicks don’t like dudes anyway, so who cares?
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Do I detect....
a touch of bitterness?
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
If McLouth was swinging like a girl....
What is Melky swinging like?
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on May 21, 2010 2:31 PM EDT reply actions
My 83 year old blind grandma with fibromyalgia on her hoveround power scooter
"I may not agree with what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." Beatrice Hall paraphrasing Voltaire. That being said, it is "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." Abraham Lincoln
by Vance in Sacramento on May 21, 2010 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
And she has no arms….
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on May 21, 2010 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Awesome answer….
"I may not agree with what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." Beatrice Hall paraphrasing Voltaire. That being said, it is "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." Abraham Lincoln
by Vance in Sacramento on May 21, 2010 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I still think McLouth’s swing is a bit long. If he could shorten it up and bit and make it more compact and stop trying to drive everything out of the park, I think he would be better off in the long run. He needs to utilize his speed more.
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