Congrats Hong-Chih Kuo

Posted by Ryan Jerz 06/13/2007. Permalink | Shortlink | Tweet it!

Dodgers pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo, who was the topic of a post last year on mrjerz.org, last night made history:

If pitching the Dodgers to a 4-1 win over the slumping Mets with seven strong innings Tuesday night wasn’t milestone enough to celebrate for the star-crossed left-hander, you should have seen Kuo’s bat flip while admiring his first Major League home run — and first homer by any Taiwanese-born player.

He did it on the back end of a flurry of bombs by Dodger players (three on three consecutive pitches). Again, I want to reiterate how much we love this guy in the Jerz house.

Ryan JerzRyan Jerz is an all-around good guy who shoots photos and video, builds websites, and works in athletics at the University of Nevada, Reno. He received a Masters Degree in 2007 from the University of Nevada, Reno's Reynolds School of Journalism.

Comments

Eric wrote:

Too bad the flurry of homers wasn’t enough to keep Eddie his job. I don’t think it’s their hitting that is the problem, they don’t have a lot of power guys to begin with.

Jun 14, 06:55 PM

Ryan Jerz wrote:

I out myself firmly in the camp of “What, exactly, does a hitting coach do?” I honestly don’t know, unless it’s that they impart some sort of overall philosophy on the hitters. If that’s the case, then I’m not sure I was too happy with Eddie. The Dodgers swing at way too many first pitches, from what I can see. Their inherent lack of a major power guy means they should be working the count like crazy to either get more guys on via walks, or wear down better pitchers. Also, working the count with patience results in better hitters counts, and the power can increase from there. I don’t think firing a guy will solve that, but maybe it will.

Jun 18, 03:21 PM

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