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Is it me or is Bobby Crosby a really intense player?  Whenever i see him make an out or an error or something, he looks like he is goign to kill someone. That is good to see though in a young player like Crosby because it really shows his passion for baseball. But man, he is really intense and looks kind of scary. Harold Reynolds said the A's will make the playoffs? I don't think he has ever been correct in his entire life, but lets hope he is this time.

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I don't know why...
...but even though he's not the biggest guy on the field, I've always had the impression that Crosby throws the hardest and swings the hardest. He seems like a guy who could kick anyone's ass. I like that.
Chicks dig Moneyball.

by Kelly on Jul 13, 2005 8:39 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It seems...
like if you pissed him off, he'd come after you in a dark alley with Rich Harden and Eric Byrnes at his side.

Very, very scary, yet incredibly hot.

"I think there's some closet sickos on this team, just waiting to bust out. Even Huston; you can't be a closer and not be a little off." Zito said.

by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 13, 2005 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and that intensity
a quality we all admire, is also part of the reason he plowed into Ellis last year and swung so hard he cracked his rib this year.

It's all part of the package.

oaktoon

by oaktoon on Jul 13, 2005 9:36 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

"package"
"ample"
Laugh while you can, monkeyboy!

by monkeyball on Jul 13, 2005 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In large type.
AMPLE
"Look what we did!"

by ArakSOT on Jul 13, 2005 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

CROTCHBY
Laugh while you can, monkeyboy!

by monkeyball on Jul 13, 2005 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How do the BART people know
Crotchby is AMPLE?

Can I get that job?

by Jennifer on Jul 13, 2005 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

....what have i started.
Change is for the better. For both the A's and in life.

by WhiteElephantGuy on Jul 13, 2005 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The benefits of a ...
... strong union. I understand that their "line in the sand" in recent negotiations with management was regarding local athlete endowment assessment. Word was, management wanted to outsource it.
Laugh while you can, monkeyboy!

by monkeyball on Jul 13, 2005 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hee hee!
"line in the sand"

That made me giggle. :D

by Jennifer on Jul 13, 2005 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I understand ...
... Johnson can draw a mean line in the sand ...
Laugh while you can, monkeyboy!

by monkeyball on Jul 13, 2005 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No ...
... I'm a lineman for the county ...
Laugh while you can, monkeyboy!

by monkeyball on Jul 13, 2005 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

HAHAHA
maybe that can be his new nickname..... thats the first thing me and friends noticed when we first saw him play...

by TrizzleNizzle510 on Jul 13, 2005 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

With a name like TrizzleNizzle ...
... how could you not?
Laugh while you can, monkeyboy!

by monkeyball on Jul 13, 2005 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bobby Crosby
is actually pretty big.  He's listed at 6-3 and most likely now weighs a little over 200 pounds.  I got his autograph at spring training at the Library sports bar in Tempe this past March, and his height is pretty obvious when you see him close up.  I agree, he is also a very strong player.
Beauty may only be skin deep, but ugly goes all the way to the bone.

by bigfanjohn on Jul 13, 2005 9:41 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Crosby looks big to me.
Especially, when I see him at the plate. Of course he is no wide load, but he is tall, and probably pretty muscular. I keep thinking he is standing too far from the plate now. But, either it is an optical illusion created by the center field cam being off center.  Or, his arms are that long.

by Donner on Jul 13, 2005 9:58 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

and the problem with big
is big strike zone.

So far Crosby has been really disciplined. Let's see how he does as the pitchers start adjusting and changing the pattern.

oaktoon

by oaktoon on Jul 13, 2005 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Let's See How the Opposing Pitchers Do
as Crosby continues to adjust to them. Crosby became more disciplined after his rib injury, and he is going to continue to improve. Right now he is sacrificing power for average, but he will learn to put it all together.

by silas on Jul 13, 2005 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Although
You could argue he hasn't really sacrificed power. His XBH percentage is terrific.

He has started to strike out a lot more in the last week or so, but he is still getting very good at bats.

As long as he realizes (which I am sure he does) that he is going to need to make some adjustments, I think he'll be okay.

My impression is that he works as hard as anyone on the team, and is going to bust his a** to make sure he does his best.

"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -- Gil Meche

by Alien on Jul 13, 2005 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

he is
big on and offscreen... ive met him a couple of times.. he gave me a hug... in those big... strong... arms... damn hes hot

by TrizzleNizzle510 on Jul 13, 2005 1:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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