tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11922808.post532554766428964304..comments2023-04-03T05:42:40.748-05:00Comments on Royal Reflections: More Aggressive?Lee Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16017140298065755618noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11922808.post-43328829380486747602007-03-18T15:50:00.000-05:002007-03-18T15:50:00.000-05:00Meche had three strong innings, but he allowed six...Meche had three strong innings, but he allowed six guys to reach base in the fourth. Not what we're looking for from him, that's for sure.<BR/><BR/>I understand what Bell was upset about, I just thought he expressed it in an odd fashion (calling the offense "awful"). I would have liked to see him express his frustrations a little more specifically. But we may be talking semantics.Lee Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16017140298065755618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11922808.post-42180226082079625402007-03-18T14:32:00.000-05:002007-03-18T14:32:00.000-05:00Meche worked three strong innings yesterday (3 str...Meche worked three strong innings yesterday (3 strikeouts, no hits, no runs). Not exactly a bad day halfway through Spring Training, but not exactly what you're looking for from a guy you've determined to be a key to your rotation. <BR/><BR/>The thing Bell is pissed about is the way that the perceived lack of aggressiveness affected the game yesterday. Having the bases loaded and nobody out and getting A run across with the inning ending with Shealy watching a third strike, runners at the corners and no outs and only one run again. He wants to see improvement in the timing department this season (something they severely lacked last year), and he sees it as becoming somewhat of a problem again. Hitting .309 as a team is great, but when you can't string a few together when you need them, or waste a couple with timidity it doesn't mean much. <BR/><BR/>I have high hopes, and Buddy does also. He is trying to avoid the problems they had in the '06 season that produced their third 100 loss season in a row, and is seeing them come to the surface again.bizz22https://www.blogger.com/profile/14939588074735138356noreply@blogger.com