Down the lines its fine, at 335 and 325, in the gaps its 345! and dead center is a really tough shot to get it out. The power alley's are a joke, though. I can't comment on the stats because I do not know the ranking's well enough... I would like a 375 power alley, though...
You have to actually watch them to see how their stats do not show the whole story. Abreu is great. Thome couldn't hit with runners on base, Burrell couldn't even make contact, Lieberthal kept trying to hit high pop ups over the second basemen's head and when he couldn't settled for hitting into a double play, Rollins was very much improved and if he peppers the outfield walls he could be GREAT, Polanco came on strong at the end, David Bell was very good (one can only hope he is that good next year), and Utley is going to eat the power alley's alive. I'm not saying they can't hit, because they can. What I'm saying is they can't hit when it counts.
You have to actually watch them to see how their stats do not show the whole story. Abreu is great. Thome couldn't hit with runners on base, Burrell couldn't even make contact, Lieberthal kept trying to hit high pop ups over the second basemen's head and when he couldn't settled for hitting into a double play, Rollins was very much improved and if he peppers the outfield walls he could be GREAT, Polanco came on strong at the end, David Bell was very good (one can only hope he is that good next year), and Utley is going to eat the power alley's alive. I'm not saying they can't hit, because they can. What I'm saying is they can't hit when it counts.
