Jason Heyward is a monster. He's a stud. He's a beast.
Heck, his first at-bat was a bomb that hit off the back of the Braves' bullpen.
But last night in a 2-0 loss to the Cubs, it didn't look too good.
Heyward went 0-for-4, and he looked pretty bad to me, especially in his last at-bat, when he faced Carlos Marmol in the bottom of the ninth.
The sequence was pretty simple.
Slider down and in. Heyward swings at a ball. Strike one.
Slider down and in. Heyward swings at a ball. Strike two.
Slider down and in. Heyward swings at a ball. Strike three. Thanks for trying.
Now granted, they were three good pitches. Each one started in Heyward's wheelhouse and disappeared.
But the way Heyward looked, ugh!
They were three ugly swings, all wild and violent hacks. Kind of like he was trying to make ...
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Jason Heyward Looked a Bit Silly in Atlanta Braves’ 2-0 Loss To Chicago Cubs
Posted: 9th April 2010 by Colin Krouse in MLBComments Off on Jason Heyward Looked a Bit Silly in Atlanta Braves’ 2-0 Loss To Chicago Cubs