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Post by jdd2 on Aug 19, 2017 20:01:27 GMT -5
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Post by epaul on Aug 19, 2017 22:13:44 GMT -5
Thank you for posting this. I saw it at the Italian Moon while having a pizza. The place erupted.
Buxton's trip round the bases was timed at 14.3 seconds which is the fastest time baseball's record keepers have recorded. (Buxton says he double-clutched rounding third and can do it faster)
Buxton is one of the rosiest of a really rosy group young players on the Twins roster (Sano, Keppler, Rosario, Grossman, Polanco). If they can manage to find a couple more good pitchers, three or four of them, they will be one of the best clubs in baseball. Of course, finding three or more good pitchers won't be easy. They need to strike some hidden gold.) According to that sabermetric stuff, Buxton is the best fielding center fielder in the game, and along with Keppler and Rosario, is part of the best young group of outfielders in baseball.
In addition to his inside the park homer, Buxton had a triple and a double in that game. In his last at bat, his attempt for the cycle was snagged by the second baseman. Buxton had a hell of time at the plate all year until the last week of July, then something clicked. In the last month, he is hitting around .390.
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Post by RickW on Aug 19, 2017 22:33:50 GMT -5
Wow, that kid can move.
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Post by epaul on Aug 19, 2017 22:54:59 GMT -5
Another view (plus a couple blasts from Sano):
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Post by coachdoc on Aug 20, 2017 19:51:48 GMT -5
Sanyo reminds me of David Arias.
And that Buxton can burn.
But we have Devers setting all kinds of under 21 power records and Jackie Bradley, Jr. elevating to rob extra bases. Chris Sale is pitching ok as well. See ya soon, l guess.
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Post by billhammond on Aug 20, 2017 20:35:27 GMT -5
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Post by xyrn on Aug 21, 2017 22:02:10 GMT -5
A few years back we had another very talented and fun to watch base runner in Ben Revere.
This is one of my favorite baseball moments:
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Post by coachdoc on Aug 22, 2017 6:18:06 GMT -5
Reminds me of "Skates" Lonnie Smith. Couldn't stay on his feet, but played for 3 different WS champs in a row. Phil's, KC, and St.Louis.
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