Comments on: Left way behind

By: Drew

Drew — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:42:16 +0000

Getting worse at first, given the money invested there, is not a good thing. The irony of a Ruf/Howard platoon would be too sharp to enjoy. Michael Jack today on the news said that he has never seen Howard more receptive to counsel about hitting. Schmitty has never been one to blow smoke. One can only hope that Howard is ready to listen and learn.

The corners are bad and have been. No illusion there. One hopes that somehow Brown, Ruf, Young manage to earn their living and justify further employment.

By: egrissom

egrissom — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:37:34 +0000

The bigger problem than the walks is that they got a lot worse offensively. They could have walked less and gotten better or walked less and stayed about the same. But I think the walks are a big part of what’s wrong.

Charlie is nothing if not loyal. Maybe to a fault. I guess if you’re going to have a fault, though, it’s a good one.

By: Drew

Drew — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:22:24 +0000

I agree about Rollins and leadoff. Maybe some day for Revere, but he hasn’t really earned that yet relative to a 12 year guy who is one of the defining members of this team. Charlie is loyal to his guys. Rollins leads off.

The drop in walks out of only two positions, especially left field, is staggering. Kind of hard to win that way, huh.