Vernon Wells Reworked His Swing During the Offseason

Apparently, too blessed to be stressed was lost all last season and confused about who he was. He tried to hit a home run every at bat and messed himself all up. Now he changed his swing completely and has a load in his swing and is going to be amazing. Here's to hoping he is right.

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at least

he’s trying to keep his twitter promise

"id take 5th Dimention Wormhole Rivera over Wells any day of the week"
-clover_black

by the king of CERA on Feb 14, 2012 1:19 AM PST reply actions

I do credit him for trying

But usually when players talk about starting over in terms of their mechanics with a swing or pitch, it is not a sign of good things to come.

by Brody on Feb 14, 2012 9:04 AM PST up reply actions

He can start by taking a page from Albert's book and showing up early to camp.

by moralesforpresident on Feb 14, 2012 11:51 PM PST up reply actions

A load in his swing?

I can expect nothing less than Bautista-esk rise in production

"DOV all the way
Just compare the signature lines. Phi’s is terrible, just like his skidmark…errr…"mohawk". "

by PhiSlamma on Feb 14, 2012 2:31 AM PST reply actions

As a Lakers fan, I can totally respect Vernon for this.

At least he understands his own level of massive sucktitude and is putting in effort to fix it. Whether or not it pays off remains to be seen, but all you can do is try.

Metta World Peace, on the other hand, is a completely delusional fucktard who somehow believes he is still valuable to the team and deserves more playing time despite not being able to shoot, pass, or dribble worth a damn and despite his horrid decision making.

There are guys I play pickup ball with at the CSULB rec center who are better than MWP. I’m not even kidding.

"F it, let's pitch." - Ervin Santana

by Chzburger Jones on Feb 14, 2012 3:33 AM PST reply actions

shutdown D!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ron Ron is hanging on a thread because of that. And, well, the horrible contract that no team would ever take on.

What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.

by clover_black on Feb 14, 2012 12:14 PM PST up reply actions

D and a lousy contract was pretty much Vernon's only contribution to the Halos last year

Remember: Schadenfreude is still Freude.

by Brew Angel on Feb 14, 2012 4:46 PM PST up reply actions

Uhhhhh, Vernon

judging by the way you stunk up the park last year in pretty much every at bat, I don’t think that load is in your swing.

CONGER, CONGER, CONGER !!!

by steelgolf on Feb 14, 2012 6:39 AM PST reply actions

i hope he

works on his range in lf too..your still shitty there too Vernon.

me and the wonder dog got high!

by YOUknowulovetheIE on Feb 14, 2012 7:29 AM PST via mobile reply actions

According to Dipoto, Vernon plays above average defense.

For all his inefficiencies, he’s actually fairly good defensively in LF.

by moralesforpresident on Feb 14, 2012 11:56 PM PST up reply actions

So, this means he'll be popping out to 3rd more often?

"Sometimes when I reflect on all the beer I drink, I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. I think, ‘It is better to drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver.’" ~Babe Ruth

by PieceOfAase on Feb 14, 2012 8:34 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

nah, man

he’ll crush that shit to shallow LF now with this fancy new swing.

"id take 5th Dimention Wormhole Rivera over Wells any day of the week"
-clover_black

by the king of CERA on Feb 14, 2012 9:11 PM PST up reply actions

by DAD OF VLAD on Feb 14, 2012 9:55 PM PST reply actions

I'm hoping he has a good year.

Vernon seems like a genuinely nice guy, he is putting in extra work, and confidence/comfort can go a long way. If he can just relax and try to hit doubles all day, he bounce back.

by JeffJoiner on Feb 15, 2012 11:15 AM PST reply actions