Kris Bryant Firehose of Splooge Thread

[Eli]

Let's all watch over and over where the pitch was the Bryant somehow drove off the opposite-field wall:



For further posterity, freeze-frame to show that the pitch was actually off the plate inside.

[Powdered Toast Man]

Let's all watch over and over where the pitch was the Bryant somehow drove off the opposite-field wall:

My cup seriously runneth over.

[Quality Start Machine]

Let's all watch over and over where the pitch was the Bryant somehow drove off the opposite-field wall:

My cup seriously runneth over.

No joke, he has the best swing of any Cub since Billy Williams.

[SKO]

Let's all watch over and over where the pitch was the Bryant somehow drove off the opposite-field wall:

My cup seriously runneth over.

No joke, he has the best swing of any Cub since Billy Williams.

I love that I'm trying to decide whether I actually think he or Jorge is the better pure hitter. The answer is I don't care. They rule.

[SKO]

Let's all watch over and over where the pitch was the Bryant somehow drove off the opposite-field wall:



For further posterity, freeze-frame to show that the pitch was actually off the plate inside.

Oh God I just read the entire article that is from and now I need new pants.

[Saul Goodman]

Joe West is a fucking piece of shit and Ray Charles is apparently handling replay reviews for MLB tonight. That was horseshit all around.

That's the second night on the spin that the Cubs have been hosed by the video replay retards.  And, as you so astutely point out, Joe West can go and fuck himself.  It's not about you, Joe.

Look, I just watched the replay of the replay on the MLB At Bat app. I really couldn't see anything conclusive that would tell me Bryant was safe. I want to believe that Cervelli whiffed on the tag on the back side of Bryant's legs and Bryant's shin got to the plate, but I really couldn't see if that actually happened.

I think the replay is inconclusive so the initial call has to stand.

I don't care, though. Cubs win.

Not sure what you guys are talking about as I only watch baseball to see my favorite umpires' strike three choreography.

[Eli]

No joke, he has the best swing of any Cub since Billy Williams.

OK, calm down.

[Quality Start Machine]

No joke, he has the best swing of any Cub since Billy Williams.

OK, calm down.

I'm talking mechanics. I could just as easily called him a right-handed David Justice. But if Bryant wants to put up Billy Williams numbers I'm certainly not going to complain.

[Eli]

No joke, he has the best swing of any Cub since Billy Williams.

OK, calm down.

I'm talking mechanics. I could just as easily called him a right-handed David Justice. But if Bryant wants to put up Billy Williams numbers I'm certainly not going to complain.

Why do you think Bryant's swing mechanics are better than Sosa's? I'm not a swing expert by any stretch, but the rotation and extension Sammy got were amazing. It was basically the classic power hitter swing, steroids be damned.

[PenFoe]

No joke, he has the best swing of any Cub since Billy Williams.

OK, calm down.

I'm talking mechanics. I could just as easily called him a right-handed David Justice. But if Bryant wants to put up Billy Williams numbers I'm certainly not going to complain.

Why do you think Bryant's swing mechanics are better than Sosa's? I'm not a swing expert by any stretch, but the rotation and extension Sammy got were amazing. It was basically the classic power hitter swing, steroids be damned.

How does his swing compare to say, Troy Glaus?

[Slaky]

No joke, he has the best swing of any Cub since Billy Williams.

OK, calm down.

I'm talking mechanics. I could just as easily called him a right-handed David Justice. But if Bryant wants to put up Billy Williams numbers I'm certainly not going to complain.

Why do you think Bryant's swing mechanics are better than Sosa's? I'm not a swing expert by any stretch, but the rotation and extension Sammy got were amazing. It was basically the classic power hitter swing, steroids be damned.

How does his swing compare to say, Troy Glaus?

Similarly! It does, however, compare quite favorably to Kierkegaard.

[Eli]

No joke, he has the best swing of any Cub since Billy Williams.

OK, calm down.

I'm talking mechanics. I could just as easily called him a right-handed David Justice. But if Bryant wants to put up Billy Williams numbers I'm certainly not going to complain.

Why do you think Bryant's swing mechanics are better than Sosa's? I'm not a swing expert by any stretch, but the rotation and extension Sammy got were amazing. It was basically the classic power hitter swing, steroids be damned.

How does his swing compare to say, Troy Glaus?

I think there are some major similarities. They are both tall players, so they have to be smart about using their height for leverage.

For example, you can see from Photo 1 to Photo 2 here that Glaus makes a slight shift in his center of gravity and that countermove sets up the rest of his swing.





Below, you'll see that as the ball is being released toward home, his center of gravity has shifted forward again. His hips have not begun to turn, which important because power hitters want to release their hips as late as possible (same principle in golf; if you release your hips too early, you end up hooking the ball off into the woods). It also helps him keep his hands back.



In the next image, you see that Troy's front knee is flexed and his hips have started to circle around a bit, but not until after his weight has shifted. This is similar to Bryant, who also keeps his hands and hips back very well. However, Bryant does differ in that he really straightens his front leg when planting, almost to an extreme degree. You can see the different here, where Glaus only has a modest leg plant as he begins to "throw" the head of the bat toward the ball:



The result of this is a long home run to left field, featuring great extension that is the culmination of being able to use his leverage to keep his hands back so they explode into the baseball.

After this analysis, which was total and utter made-up, uninformed bullshit on my part (thanks for reading this far, if you still are) I think this solidifies that Troy Bryant and Kris Glaus are the same player.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

A Desippy for Eli on this post.

[PenFoe]

A Desippy for Eli on this post.

Bah--that's his home run contest swing.

Everybody knows that's not a fair comp.

[SKO]

A Desippy for Eli on this post.

Agreed