Gregory Polanco is...

Puff_Dougie

...living up to the hype! Fourth appearance in the majors and he has a five hit game, including a game-winning two run homer in the top of the 13th inning! Raise the Jolly Roger!!! Methinks this kid is the real deal!!

danielzreyes

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321/412/557 - Puig 294/382/557 - TroutVin Scully approves, which makes any argument you have invalid Bat flips, cannon throws...I like it.

danielzreyes

Never said he wasn't a good player. He's a great player, but a dumbass for sure. You're in denial if you don't think he is.

Rain

He's a 23 year old kid in a foreign country. Yeah, he's got some growing up to do.Disclaimer - I'm a fan of shenanigans in sports. Joe Horn pulling out a cell phone after a TD? Yes please. I watch sports to be entertained.

Puff_Dougie

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He's a 23 year old kid in a foreign country. Yeah, he's got some growing up to do.Disclaimer - I'm a fan of shenanigans in sports. Joe Horn pulling out a cell phone after a TD? Yes please. I watch sports to be entertained.

^^This. I don't get the outrage over the "bat flip." In every other sport... football, hockey, tennis, soccer, golf... when a player makes a great play or scores, they celebrate. I could see it if Puig flipped his bat AT another player... there's a difference between celebrating and taunting... but expecting guys to suppress their excitement when they make a great play is just stupid.

Ken Light

Puff_Dougie

Ken Light

ThreadJacker3000

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"The bat flip is a taunt to the pitcher, it is not a celebration"Not sure if this can be argued since it's an opinion. I bet some people would say the slow home run trot and fist pump is a taunt to the pitcher. Not that I think about it too much...if the pitcher is offended he'll hit someone, then we'll hit someone, a few media complaining sessions will go on about "the unwritten rules" that nobody really knows. It's also about your perspective. I'm not an LA Dodger. But they are MY team. If Puig says that Trout looks like a woman, I'll be laughing. If Trout says it about Puig, I'll be furious. Like Fallon says in Fever Pitch, "It's good to invest in something you have no control over."

danielzreyes

Ken Light

Anything in the batter's box or it's vicinity is directed at the pitcher. Anything past 1st base is fair game. Simple logic of line-of-sight. not to mention timing of when the ball actually leaves the park. If I managed I'd have every pitcher throw at Puig until he left baseball. I'd fill my rosters with pitchers so if they get tossed it's all good.

Ken Light

Mattingly's as much to blame as Puig, just like I'd blame a kid's parents as much as the f*ck-up himself. I'm really happy the Yankees didn't make him manager, he's clearly unfit to lead a team. Even if it did leave us with Clueless Joe, who couldn't manage himself out of a paper bag.

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After a pitcher gives up a home run, most turn around to watch/check/cry about it...which would put the fist pumping harlem shaking batter in his line-of-sight. I guess a pitcher owns the whole field? Let's not act like pitchers don't celebrate a big K...Fernando Rodney, Brian Wilson and countless others. Guess they need to wait until the batter is out of sight so they don't "show em up".I see your point Ken, I just think it's wrong. As for calling him an eff up, he's making millions flipping a bat.....wish my parents "failed" me like his did. Gotta love NCR XOXO

Ken Light

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After a pitcher gives up a home run, most turn around to watch/check/cry about it...which would put the fist pumping harlem shaking batter in his line-of-sight. I guess a pitcher owns the whole field? Let's not act like pitchers don't celebrate a big K...Fernando Rodney, Brian Wilson and countless others. Guess they need to wait until the batter is out of sight so they don't "show em up".I see your point Ken, I just think it's wrong. As for calling him an eff up, he's making millions flipping a bat.....wish my parents "failed" me like his did. Gotta love NCR

I didn't say his parent's failed, I said Mattingly failed as a manager and made the analogy. 'Course...wasn't he kidnapped or something? Anyway, not the point. Rodney's a sh!thead too. I don't know Brian Wilson (at least if, as I'm assuming, he's not also a Beach Boy). Joba's fist pump was borderline because he made a point of turning his back to the batter first.

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Bwahaha...a Beach Boy.

danielzreyes

Ken, you don't know Brian Wilson? We're back to not being friends again. ............ think stupid hideous beard.

Puff_Dougie

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I think it was also a fly out to CF.

danielzreyes

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^^^Bet he could not do that again if he tried.

Bigshizza

My two favorite teams are the Dodgers and Pirates. I grew up with the Dodgers but loved the explosive Pirate teams of the '70's. Those players were something else..

Ken Light

danielzreyes:

Ken, you don't know Brian Wilson? We're back to not being friends again. ............ think stupid hideous beard.

Is he the one that dyed it black a couple years ago? I Googled him but he doesn't look familiar. What antics does he do on the field?

danielzreyes

Ken Light

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The 22-year-old Polanco is hitting .241 with a .308 on-base percentage and a .349 slugging percentage. His .657 OPS ranked seventh among eight NL rookies and 16th among the 21 Major League rookies who have at least 250 plate appearances this season. Raise your hand if you expected the following guys to outhit Polanco: David Peralta, Travis d'Arnaud, Tommy La Stella, Billy Hamilton, Kolten Wong, Kevin Kiermaier and Rougned Odor. No, there aren't many hands in the air at this point. -MLB.com

Puff_Dougie

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The 22-year-old Polanco is hitting .241 with a .308 on-base percentage and a .349 slugging percentage. His .657 OPS ranked seventh among eight NL rookies and 16th among the 21 Major League rookies who have at least 250 plate appearances this season. Raise your hand if you expected the following guys to outhit Polanco: David Peralta, Travis d'Arnaud, Tommy La Stella, Billy Hamilton, Kolten Wong, Kevin Kiermaier and Rougned Odor. No, there aren't many hands in the air at this point. -MLB.com

Yeah... I know. Rookie came out sluggin' and had a great debut but seems to have hit a wall. Got sent back down to AAA for a bit to hone his skills and settle down. Still believe he's got the potential to be one of the great ones though. Give the lad some time. He's just a baby bucco. :^)

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I agree. I just ran across the article and thought about this thread. Makes baseball great.

Puff_Dougie

That, and guys with names like "Rougned Odor"... Seriously??