Comments on: Russell Branyan is Strong http://sodomojo.com/2009/08/21/russell-branyan-is-strong/ A Seattle Mariners Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:52:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Harrison http://sodomojo.com/2009/08/21/russell-branyan-is-strong/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Harrison Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:28:28 +0000 http://sodomojo.com/?p=521#comment-101 Guys like Ian Kinsler have obvious power. The distances on his home runs are a clear indication that the guy makes solid contact and can drive the ball great distances. The thing with Jose Lopez, while he makes plenty of contact he does not have the power that other second basemen have. That belief is derived from the contiued short distances on home runs. I understand that he is hitting them out of the park, and i'm certainly not complaining about it. Instead it is just an important note for if and when his power numbers start to decline within the next couple years. Lopez is truely a gap power hitter parading around like a home run hitter. He dosn't have traditional power and while it's working in our favor it's not going to last. Funny how a post about Russell Branyan turns into a big thing about Jose Lopez. Guys like Ian Kinsler have obvious power. The distances on his home runs are a clear indication that the guy makes solid contact and can drive the ball great distances. The thing with Jose Lopez, while he makes plenty of contact he does not have the power that other second basemen have. That belief is derived from the contiued short distances on home runs. I understand that he is hitting them out of the park, and i’m certainly not complaining about it. Instead it is just an important note for if and when his power numbers start to decline within the next couple years.

Lopez is truely a gap power hitter parading around like a home run hitter. He dosn’t have traditional power and while it’s working in our favor it’s not going to last.

Funny how a post about Russell Branyan turns into a big thing about Jose Lopez.

]]> By: Griffin Cooper http://sodomojo.com/2009/08/21/russell-branyan-is-strong/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Griffin Cooper Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:33:25 +0000 http://sodomojo.com/?p=521#comment-99 No? Where did you get that from? No? Where did you get that from?

]]> By: lars hanson http://sodomojo.com/2009/08/21/russell-branyan-is-strong/comment-page-1/#comment-98 lars hanson Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:58:46 +0000 http://sodomojo.com/?p=521#comment-98 So you're saying Ian Kinsler, Chase Utley, Aaron Hill and others just get lucky and hit 25+ HR's? So you’re saying Ian Kinsler, Chase Utley, Aaron Hill and others just get lucky and hit 25+ HR’s?

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