LordMagnus Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/tom_verducci/03/09/hanley.ramirez/index.html?sct=mlb_t11_a0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I'd love to see him with his 2009 overall offensive ability with his 2008 power. He could probably hit 35+ homers and drive in 125 or so while batting .330 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordMagnus Posted March 10, 2012 Author Share Posted March 10, 2012 Yeah, it's nice to see a positive article on Hanley. I think he's really too much of a hater target around these parts and around baseball for a guy who really doesn't deserve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Hanley is a beast when healthy. No, beasts are Hanley when healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom2613 Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Maybe but first he needs to button up one more button on his jersey. Looks kinda sloppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Maybe but first he needs to button up one more button on his jersey. Looks kinda sloppy. That's his power source. One less button buttoned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdy_0513 Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 If he keeps swingin it like he is now, he should have a great year. This time of the year, hitters are usually way behind pitchers in terms of readiness. He looks fantastic right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 If he keeps swingin it like he is now, he should have a great year. This time of the year, hitters are usually way behind pitchers in terms of readiness. He looks fantastic right now. He does look pretty fantastic right now, offensively and especially defensively. I think this switch is going to go better than anyone, including Hanley, thought it would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlinsmaniac Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 If he keeps swingin it like he is now, he should have a great year. This time of the year, hitters are usually way behind pitchers in terms of readiness. He looks fantastic right now. Definitely, you can see it in the home run he hit. Those inside fastballs killed him all of last year. He wasn't bringing his hands straight to the ball. His swing got long and he was either hitting that pitch WAY foul, popping it straight up or missing it all together. But on that swing in the video he really got inside that pitch nicely as he did in his "hanley" days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystikol87 Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 If he keeps swingin it like he is now, he should have a great year. This time of the year, hitters are usually way behind pitchers in terms of readiness. He looks fantastic right now. Definitely, you can see it in the home run he hit. Those inside fastballs killed him all of last year. He wasn't bringing his hands straight to the ball. His swing got long and he was either hitting that pitch WAY foul, popping it straight up or missing it all together. But on that swing in the video he really got inside that pitch nicely as he did in his "hanley" days. ........against a college kid.............in Spring Training. You guys are likely putting too much stock into this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 If he keeps swingin it like he is now, he should have a great year. This time of the year, hitters are usually way behind pitchers in terms of readiness. He looks fantastic right now. Definitely, you can see it in the home run he hit. Those inside fastballs killed him all of last year. He wasn't bringing his hands straight to the ball. His swing got long and he was either hitting that pitch WAY foul, popping it straight up or missing it all together. But on that swing in the video he really got inside that pitch nicely as he did in his "hanley" days. ........against a college kid.............in Spring Training. You guys are likely putting too much stock into this stuff. I think he was referring the the HR that Hanley ripped against the Mets. It was an inside pitch that he turned on in a flash and absolutely destroyed to LF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystikol87 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 If he keeps swingin it like he is now, he should have a great year. This time of the year, hitters are usually way behind pitchers in terms of readiness. He looks fantastic right now. Definitely, you can see it in the home run he hit. Those inside fastballs killed him all of last year. He wasn't bringing his hands straight to the ball. His swing got long and he was either hitting that pitch WAY foul, popping it straight up or missing it all together. But on that swing in the video he really got inside that pitch nicely as he did in his "hanley" days. ........against a college kid.............in Spring Training. You guys are likely putting too much stock into this stuff. I think he was referring the the HR that Hanley ripped against the Mets. It was an inside pitch that he turned on in a flash and absolutely destroyed to LF. Fair enough, in which case you the first 4 words and several dots of my post. I stand by the rest, regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlinsmaniac Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 If he were doing poorly then the "it's just spring training" would apply. I mentioned his swing mechanics, which at this stage of his playing career need to be perfect whether he's facing lincecum or in a wiffle ball game against a ten year old kid from the make a wish foundation. Last year they were not and he seems to have corrected it. I mean if anything months of no game action should make his mechanics suffer so this is good news. Stop trying to be the parade rainer and be happy that hanley didn't get beat by an inside fastball :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdy_0513 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 If he keeps swingin it like he is now, he should have a great year. This time of the year, hitters are usually way behind pitchers in terms of readiness. He looks fantastic right now. Definitely, you can see it in the home run he hit. Those inside fastballs killed him all of last year. He wasn't bringing his hands straight to the ball. His swing got long and he was either hitting that pitch WAY foul, popping it straight up or missing it all together. But on that swing in the video he really got inside that pitch nicely as he did in his "hanley" days. ........against a college kid.............in Spring Training. You guys are likely putting too much stock into this stuff. I think he was referring the the HR that Hanley ripped against the Mets. It was an inside pitch that he turned on in a flash and absolutely destroyed to LF. Fair enough, in which case you the first 4 words and several dots of my post. I stand by the rest, regardless. He has swung the bat very well. Not only on the homerun against FIU, but all along. You are underestimating college baseball tremendously. He still has to recognize the pitch and square it up. Not only that, but the talent gap is not as large as you might think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncoBob27 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 After all the media sources apparently were incorrectly saying he was really ticked about the move to 3B (at least according to Hanley), I'm expecting him to come out as the Hanley of old offensively and without the occasional defensive laziness. Matter of fact, I would be surprised at anything less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTtheILMarlins Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 No, just a good player. (.300 20+ HR, 80 RBI) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 No, just a good player. (.300 20+ HR, 80 RBI) With Reyes and Bonifacio hitting in front of him, and with Stanton/Morrison/Sanchez behind him, it Hanley doesn't have a minimum 100 RBI and 100 runs this year, we probably will not make the post season because it means something went wrong. He is going to be the key to this batting order, because those two guys at the top of the order will be useless if Hanley can't drive them in, or if Stanton K's with two outs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Love Me Some Fish Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 lolz Meanwhile, many feel that the Marlins ' Hanley Ramirez won't stay happy for long at third base and eventually will demand a trade. 6. Hanley Ramirez, 3B, Marlins - Everyone is putting on a good face about Ramirez moving to third, but is he really happy about it? Many feel this won’t go smoothly and that Ramirez will demand a trade. From the Boston Globe, via MLBTR. http://www.mlbtrader...afardo-on-.html Look at all of his sources! "Many". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 What idiots -_- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyJuice Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 more names for hanram to write on his louisville slugger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordMagnus Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 If there is no news, invent it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Love Me Some Fish Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Boston has such a hard on for a guy that is labeled "Manny-Lite". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Love Me Some Fish Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/hanley-ramirez-miami-marlins-looks-ready-for-return-from-injury-switch-to-third-base-031412 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy42Jack0 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Good article, go hanley! Go marlins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHaze Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Hanley made some pretty good plays at third base today in Port Charlotte, including a really nice snag of a sharp liner to his left. It was the first I had seen of him there, and he wasn't bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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