Well, if you had read my post completely, you'd see that RISP wasn't factored into me calling them "hot" bats. Regardless, I think simply a high batting average does constitute the usage of the term.

Another good win!

I've ALMOST forgiven them for not giving me a beard hat the other day.

win 1 of the next 2 and you're at 13-17, not where you want to be but better than it was looking as if to be

Really excited to see what Maurer does today!

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Last night's attendance: 9818. Apparently people are voting on the state of this franchise with their wallets. Still hopeful of a .500 season this year. For that to happen the hole in the middle of the lineup that is Justin Smoak must be filled IMO.

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CF Guti
RF Saunders
LF Chavez/Bay/Ibanez
1B Morales
2B Ackley
SS Andino/Ryan
3B Seager
C Montero/Shoppach
DH Morse

I think that is a pretty good lineup there.

Well, we must all must remember that it wasn't long ago that the M's had the best record in all of Major League Baseball.

Welp the M's get my depressing Blue Jays this weekend - including Felix vs a guy who was just called up yesterday - so enjoy the series win.

I am hoping that this is not your preferred batting order...

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You do realize that he has been hitting fairly consistently lately and has raised his batting average to .245, right? He is not the gaping hole that he once was.

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Oh, definitely not lol. I shouldn't have called it a lineup, I guess.

Smoak and Ackley have been gradually creeping back up. It's good to see. Let's hope it's not just a fluke and they can keep it up. Smoak has been drawing walks, too, which is nice, though he still K's too often.

Saunders has really come on and started to hit like he was projected to.

I think the biggest problem that I have with Smoak now that he is hitting and walking is that he is not hitting with RISP. One step at a time though.

Another win today and only two games under .500

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yeah curry, im almost rooting for him like i would my son in little league. He's honestly 0-4 with the bases loaded alone in the past 2 weeks. he seems to be having more faith in his approach, but i would for it to translate to a big hit in a clutch situation.

maurer tomorrow.

Tell your son to loosen up and stop thinking so much. He's probably just phyching himself out when he gets to the plate with the bases loaded.

I was gonna ask, who are we talking about, Smoak or your son? lol.

There's a pretty strong argument to be made that 'clutch' hitting is as much a product of random fluctuation and small sample size as anything. There's certainly some athletes who do better under pressure than others, but if someone is generally hitting well across the board, but doesn't happen to come through 'in the clutch,' I don't think that necessarily means anything. There's generally only a couple high leverage at-bats per game, if that, small sample size, yadda yadda.

doesnt help that i'm screaming "hit a grand slam or no dinner!'

He is hitting the ball hard enough right now where some of those will find space with runners on.

I believe it is Saunders tomorrow not Mauer.

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