Comments on: Branyan Arrives

By: Shana Beddow

Shana Beddow — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:06:23 +0000

Generally I do not make comments on blogs, but I would like to say that this post really forced me to do so. Really nice post!

By: B K Miller

B K Miller — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:55:13 +0000

What are the eye exercies Russell Branyan has been doing? I think I would like to do these to improve my tennis game.

By: vj

vj — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:36:12 +0000

FYI, there was an article recently in one of the seattle papers’ websites that Branyan has started to exercise his eyes in recent years and that this is helping him to see the ball better. He attributes his improved performance to these exercises.

By: armandobenitez

armandobenitez — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:28:53 +0000

I think the difference between this forum and others is that when i read comments after articles here, I’m actually interested in what people have to say. People add to the conversation instead of taking away from it…even the arguments don’t make me mad haha

By: H

Fri, 29 May 2009 13:27:35 +0000

Give Ryan Howard the same 7,500 AB’s as Thome and he’d have just shy of 2,500 K’s. Not quite Branyan’s pace, but > 10% more than Thome. Yet the difference in perception of, and opportunities given to, Branyan and Howard are vastly different.

By: Slurve

Slurve — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:59:25 +0000

God I love TTO players so much.

By: aweb

aweb — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:46:34 +0000

I’ll repost what I put in a comment last week in the Jake Fox article – Branyan didn’t get a shot early on because his strikeout rates were unbelievably high (way past anything Dunn managed, and way past what Mark Reynolds managed last year in setting the new K record), and it’s hard for teams to ignore those entirely. Thome currently leads all active players in K’s, with 2231. Give Branyan the same 7500 ABs, and he’d be around 2900 K’s, at his career pace. Give him Reggie Jackson’s ABs, and he’s around 3800 K’s. It’s not a defense of the teams really, since K’s aren’t really so bad, but it is understandable that such things scared them a little.

From last week:
I’m happy Branyan is finally getting to play fulltime. He’s been “blocked” by many mediocre veterans, more touted prospects, moved around the field defensively, relegated to the bench, and been a consistent power threat (~35 hr pace at full playing time). Not great, but at least consistent. His low averages and record shattering strikeout pace from his early Cleveland days (229 Ks in his first 550 ABs) scared teams off, I assume. He won’t finish the year with an OPS above 1.000, but is a fairly large upgrade over Sexson’s below replacement level contributions of the past few years.

By: John L.

John L. — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:44:40 +0000

Fair enough, but just know that ganging up on a guy for making an unpopular post detracts far more from the rational discourse that you so covet than the post itself.

By: Kevin S.

Kevin S. — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:22:36 +0000

Well, I’m sorry I won’t be joining you around the campfire singing Kumbaya. His argument was stupid, and it was treated as such. I’m not losing any sleep over it.

By: John L.

John L. — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:09:05 +0000

And I have no tolerance for people who try to make others feel bad because I used to be one of them and I hated myself for it. Please don’t think you’re doing anybody any favors by alienating potential followers with your haughtiness.