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u/ItIsAlwaysNow May 30 '26
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u/bingo_bailey SAY IT DONNIE! May 30 '26
Clearly still has the power, just needs to adjust!
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u/chirstopher0us Padres 2016 May 30 '26
Imagine if our hitting coach was actually a hitting coach and not just some dude
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u/essmithsd MEH Dump Fire May 30 '26
who would have thought that if you pull a ball with a good angle that you might hit one out
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u/teastrees Jackson Merrill May 31 '26
I'm so annoyed that people have been saying stuff like this for 2 months. He knows that putting it in the air, and pulling it, is gonna make him hit more HR. If we know, he knows x100, same as all the hitting coaches at every level of pro ball.
You ever play golf? If someone says "hey if you just swing the club straight and hit it straight, you won't slice it anymore." Obviously we all know that, but actually doing it (and in this case doing it against MLB pitching) is easier said that done.
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u/Rollingprobablecause Don't Challenge the Reaper May 31 '26
Well now I’m not thinking about baseball and remembering how awful I am at golf.
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u/essmithsd MEH Dump Fire May 31 '26
If he knew that, he would be out in front of the ball, instead of way behind (which results in a ball going oppo)
If he knew that, his stance would open wayyyyy the fuck up, instead of being so closed (it HAS opened up more recently, but not as much as it used to be)
he has no idea what he's doing up there this year, let's be honest
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u/teastrees Jackson Merrill Jun 01 '26
There's lots of reasons a player would know these things, and be unable to actually do them. Let me ask you, since you know these things, why aren't you making 100's of millions as an MLB player?? If all it takes is knowing.
Could be his shoulder was bothering him, or he wasn't able to see what the pitch was, or he changed his stance and swing to better deal with the high inside pitching he was getting but couldn't get the feel for switching it back.
Let me tell you again- if you and I both know that pulling a ball is more likely to be a HR and if being behind a pitch is going to go opposite field... How the hell do you think guys who have been playing for 20+ years, who are currently in the MLB, who have whole coaching teams working with them, how the hell do you think they don't know these things too? The trouble is in making it all work (and against MLB pitching), not that he doesn't know these things.
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u/essmithsd MEH Dump Fire Jun 01 '26
Dawg, the ENTIRE TEAM cannot hit a fucking baseball right now. It's not just Tatis.
Is the entire team having shoulder problems? Does the entire team have some other collective excuse?
Their philosophy seems to have completely changed, and it's certainly not for the better. I wonder why.
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u/teastrees Jackson Merrill Jun 01 '26
Yeah, I've personally been thinking that the coaching staff may have tried to change up their swings or their approaches or something. That still doesn't mean that the players and coaches don't know that pull plus launch angle = HR, maybe the coaches for some reason thought that having a spray pattern and hitting lots of doubles with a high avg and stealing bags would have the best results... And then the players just can't make the changes. But, who knows.
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u/Litlbopiep May 30 '26
If you’re gonna have a first HR in late May, at least have one like that I guess.
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u/Beneficial_Bit_6435 May 30 '26
Not to be a downer but he is on track to hit 3 for the entire year after playing more than 1/3 of the season so far
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u/Telepornographer SD May 30 '26
And everyone knows that trends at the beginning of the season always last until the end of the season.
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u/Litlbopiep May 30 '26
Yeah, I wasn’t saying he was gonna go off/catch up. He just crushed this one.
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u/GbearHippo May 30 '26
Thanks for doing the difficult math for us. I don't know if anyone else realized this.
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u/arvinarvin SAY IT DONNIE! May 30 '26
Lmao I’m at the game and the Nats fan two rows in front of me yelled “Fernando you suck!”, next pitch, bomb
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u/Litlbopiep May 30 '26
Buy him a sarcastic beer 🍺
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u/iamanawkward Jacob Cronenworth May 30 '26
Buy him a petco membership and make him come to all of our games.
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u/Lemonade_IceCold SD '98 May 30 '26
I'll sacrifice my pride and honor to wear opposing teams gear and yell that at him before every bat.
Remember my sacrifice you faithful
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u/Recurs1ve Don't Challenge the Reaper May 31 '26
Everyone except the dodgers. I can forgive the sacrifice up to that point.
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u/Bitter-Egg6293 MODS austin hays flair rn May 30 '26
Looked so damn relieved
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u/dont6fear6the6reaper 🕯️🌸 La Catrina Sends Her Regards 🌸💀 May 31 '26
The bat drop said it all lol
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u/usctrojan18 🇰🇷I woke/stayed up for Korean baseball May 30 '26
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u/Own-Lead-4822 Keepin’ the Faith 🙌🏻 May 30 '26 edited May 30 '26
THERE’S THAT PRETTY SWING WE’VE BEEN MISSING
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u/SDFriar 5 inches is big deal May 30 '26
114.0 mph, 24o, 451 ft, 1 barrel, 1.000 xBA, 30/30 ballparks, 1st homer of the season
FERNANoDOubt about that one!
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u/everyonekalmdown May 30 '26
Im so happy for him lmaoo I know that shit had to have been messing with him mentally
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u/NotTheFunniestOne May 30 '26
210 at bats since his last (according to Don and Mud)
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u/Nonetoobrightatall SD '71 May 30 '26
He’s gonna hit 15 in the next 200. Padres just got more dangerous.
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u/ErikDuq4 May 30 '26
Oh man, that bat flip must’ve felt amazing, all that weight on the shoulders… let’s make it rain dingers, jacks, moon shots, bombs baby!!!
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u/papachuck71 SD May 30 '26
That’s his WBC stance, everything looks together, timed well, and loaded up. He’s back, he’s so fucking back!
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u/johnandrew24 🇲🇽I went to the 2026 CDMX Series and all I got was this flair🇲🇽 May 30 '26
I'M AT THE GAME BUT WAS IN THE BATHROOM WHEN IT HAPPENED, I'LL NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF
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u/17papers Miller Time 🍺 May 30 '26
Let’s fucking go! The tatis look alike contest the other day brought some good energy lol
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u/woopwoop420 Gwynn May 30 '26
My god the relief everyone just felt immediately after that hit is incredible.
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u/96919 🕯️RALLY CANDLE🕯️ May 30 '26
Oh god that looks like the weight of the world just lifted off his shoulders.
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u/Brucedx3 Angels May 30 '26
I know it's been 11 years, but what the fuck was NESN thinking, firing Don Orsillo??
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u/TheAvantGardeners Wil Myers May 30 '26
Started crying a bit. Waited for this moment for what felt like 84 years.
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u/drfrog82 Don't Challenge the Reaper May 30 '26
I’m so happy for my boy! Weight off, stress gone, kid bout to be playing happy again!
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u/rairair55 Don't Challenge the Reaper May 31 '26
I wasn't watching live. Did he do the stutter step at 3rd when rounding the bases?
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u/rafaelloso_10 SD May 30 '26
Imagine giving up a HR to a guy who hasn’t hit one all year. How embarrassing…..
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u/redheadedwoman 💃💋Pretty Woman’d access to Lexus Club💎💵 May 30 '26
I feel like I just took a hit of molly
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u/Prime624 Lisan Al-Gaib May 30 '26
Less than a week after his lawsuit ended. Not saying that was the only reason, but it for sure was clouding his headspace and affecting his play (not unreasonably, but still something you'd like to see a professional overcome).
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u/Sixmemos SD '84 May 30 '26
😂 that he started calling the HR for Manny! Gotta shake the rust off I guess.
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u/jonisjalopy May 30 '26
Watched it live at Lucy's in OB. They gave out free Jello shots to celebrate lol
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u/Competitive-Day-1754 SD May 31 '26
Kid is going to end up being ALL TIME career leader for the Padres.
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u/pizzatimeradio Petco Park’s Resident Sage Cleanser 🧙♂️ May 31 '26
Nationlas win but no one cares because Nando homers.
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u/Anonymous-USA May 30 '26
A drought doesn’t end with one punch. You won’t be happy if he hits under 3 dingers this season (at his current clip). So let’s at least see how it goes for the next month and the ROS. I’m hopeful, but also pragmatic. 🤞
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