Except for Harper, and so some extent, Escobar and (surprisingly) Espi, no one else on this team of hackers appears to be learning anything from their woefully inept ABs....led, of course, by the truly awful Ian Desmond....who never chokes up with 2 strikes, who never swings at good pitches, who chases bouncing balls all over the left hand batter's box, Werth(less than last year) who flops over the plate chasing Desmond's favorite low and outside pitches, Ramos, who stands 9 feet away from home plate, the dives futilely flailing at low outside breaking balls and occasionally makes feeble contact (usually just enough to hit into a DP, given his 'speed' - reminding me of a concrete delivery truck with 2 flat tires), Taylor, another 'diver for dogshtye' pitches, Zimmerman, also standing a mere 8 feet away from home plate, watching the good stuff, whiffing at low, outside breaking crap or above the eyes fastballs, Flubaton, who hits like a girl, Tyler Moore, a country boy lacking oomph and no eye for good pitches, Uggla, who is about as big a zero as there is at the plate, pinch whiffing at an astonishing rate, Rendon still struggling somewhat, but generally does not swing at the horrible cheese most of these other clowns chase (he may get back to form ...but it may be too late by then)...I guess Robinson has been decent...but is now collecting splinters as the Zman is allegedly back....and all of these ineptitude is blended with a total lack of competitive spirit, the will to win...there is no strategy, no small ball, no adjustments for pitchers, conditions of the score or runners on base.....hit and run is an impossible play to call because of the lack of consistent contact by most of these overpaid clowns....and our pitchers cannot bunt for $hyte either....missing or popping up....who really believes this eff-ups will be doing anything other than watching the post season games?
