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The Napster Returns

Quietly, Mike Napoli has strung together a 7-game hitting streak.  

According to http://www.insidesocal.com/angels/ Napoli is crediting a new stance invented by everyone's favorite hitting coach, Mickey Hatcher.  

Is this the start of him being the player he was for the first two-months of his career, or are all you haters out there still writing him off?  

Now if Scioscia could only teach him how to throw out runners...  

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Ever since he switched to the flattened swing
back durning that homestand, I've thought he looked a lot better at the plate. Good to see him turning it around.
~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 16, 2007 11:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Um
I was at the game tonight, he looked absolutely horrible when the game was close and the pitchers were selective and going for corners.

He got that double once they brought in the clean up reliever and he was just throwing fastballs anywhere in the zone to get the game over with.

He is outmatched by good pitching. Period.

Also, he looks so bad trying to throw out runners, its frustrating to watch.

by Pwn on May 17, 2007 2:25 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Napoli
Is around .220, that's about as good as we can hope for from his batting average.  I'd like to see him start on a homer binge and get back to taking walks - that will probably happen after he starts scaring pitchers with his power again.

He's our best option - Molina can't hit and Mathis would give us Napoli batting average without the power.

If he can't turn around his throwing, Angels may have to go outside the organization for a catcher, but for now lets give Napoli a full chance.

If I went to war and could only take one weapon, it would be an HK47.

by RallyMonkey5 on May 17, 2007 6:23 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

JoMo
correction: Jose can't hit righties whatsoever.  He hits LHP OK for a catcher.

by elricsi on May 17, 2007 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Too bad
Napoli isn't a lefty swinger.  Then we could do a straight platoon.  
If I went to war and could only take one weapon, it would be an HK47.

by RallyMonkey5 on May 17, 2007 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not me
He's calling a great game, there's no doubt about that.

We've got Jose Molina with no offense and Jeff Mathis with no offense in AAA.

Go ahead and write him off, just realize your options after that.

"So basically when Vladdy hits, the Angels win." - Steve Physioc

by Wytelitning on May 17, 2007 10:32 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Just have to hold out
Till President Conger gets up here. ;P
~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on May 17, 2007 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Post that Hank for President Video
please... when he pops the balloon it is TOO funny...

by Rev Halofan on May 17, 2007 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jeff Mathis
was big news at Rancho, a burnout at Salt Lake.

Catchers have almost as high an attrition rate as pitchers.

Ervin Santana To AAA!

by scareduck on May 17, 2007 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He needs to...
start putting something together cause I am losing faith in him daily.  Hes not hitting well and he might as well have a "run on me at will" sign on his forehead.  They showed his baserunner thrown out percentage on last nights game - its pathetic.
I will punch anyone who thinks Figgins is good...

by gorams77 on May 17, 2007 3:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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