Johan Santana – B+: Recently seeming to shed many doubts about his abilities…
perhaps pitch-tipping and negative publicity combined to cause his string of poor
starts…regardless, remains a warrior in top shape who will continue to be a
valuable top-of-the-rotation starter for the Mets.
Mike Pelfrey – A-: Faltering lately, but even his faltering is improved over
the past…hot start cannot be forgotten as it came when we the team was
dealing with Ollie, Maine, and rotation woes…is getting better across the
board, and his youth, fitness, and growing arsenal of pitches can only
suggest that more improvement is yet to come.
Jonathon Niese – B: The curve is becoming more dominating, and Niese’s overall
game is following suit…another Junior Core member making the critics of the
Met farm look really silly…has been gaining confidence in every aspect of
his game, and is working on cementing his name in this rotation for the next
decade.
R.A. Dickey – A-: A true Godsend…a la Darren Oliver, a pitcher with a long
and terrible career who never stopped learning and who has remade
himself…the number four for the
foreseeable future…maturity, confidence, and unflappable attitude make this
picture even brighter….and his hitting and fielding only help to complete
the pleasantly surprising picture.
Hisanori Takahashi – C+: Tough to gauge…seems as though, with his mediocre
velocity, everything has to be working perfectly for him to win…has had
many good games, but has also had some clunkers…may indeed have greatest
value as 6th/7th inning bullpen arm; the jury remains out on his overall MLB
ability.
John Maine and Oliver Perez – Incomplete: Charity for them both…weak
mentally and physically, the clock seems to have struck midnight for these
two, who, after 2008, looked like they would be 2/3 of the Met rotation
forever…two years was all it lasted…surgeries (or PED withdrawals?) have
reduced their velocity to the point where they both would make fine
mid-rotation starters for a bad AAA team.
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Francisco Rodriguez – B+: Several blown saves, the usual issues about his
usage, but remains one of the game’s better closers.
Pedro Feliciano – B+: When not asked to be more than he is, he actually gets
the job done quite well…he’s just not good or dominant enough to be “the”
setup guy…but still extremely effective against tough lefties, and overall
remains awfully good and awfully valuable.
Elmer Dessens – A-: Perhaps the better comparison to Darren Oliver…remains
to be seen if he will keep this up, but thus far his 2010 has been nothing
short of remarkable; even more amazing if one is familiar with his overall
career.
Bobby Parnell – A-: Too early to tell if we are witnessing 2009 redux, but
he sure looks good since being recalled…if he can continue to vary his
approach to complement his very fast fastball, he will be a success at this
level…may become the Lindstrom/Bell successor who didn’t get away.
Fernando Nieve – C: Pretty decent at everything, very good at nothing…just
appears to be good enough to be exactly what he is-a 6th or 7th starter,
and/or a 4th or 5th guy out of the pen.
Ryota Igarashi – Incomplete: Generous grade for a guy who has thrown a few
serious meatballs…seems as though he was reaching a comfort zone before the
injury, to which he has yet to fully return…something in the C- or D area
will be what awaits him should he not turn it around with a healthy and
productive 2nd half.
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Ike Davis – B: Has been decent offensively, and being rushed to the bigs may
have slowed his progress…still, has shown a lot of promise in his power,
his general plate disclipline, and his ability to recover after a
particularly bad game…defense is excellent and should improve…overall
attitude seems serious and mature as well.
Luis Castillo – C: Production finally dropping to levels his detractors
thought it was at the last three years…his physical situation has finally
caught up to the complainers…a very good player, one of the most unfairly
maligned in team history, is clearly breaking down…it might be time for him
to be mostly a bench/platoon player and/or tutor to Ruben Tejada.
Ruben Tejada – B-: Another youngster here a tad before his time; shows
serious promise at a new position…Tejada’s ability to move from SS to 2B
this smoothly speaks well to his overall talent…in addition, his
improvement across the board in the minors year to year suggests a player
with much potential to continue getting better…will he hit enough? If this
team continues its progress over the rest of the year, a light-hitting,
slick-fielding 2B in the 8 hole might be just fine in 2011…a few more
months in Buffalo also might be what is called for here if Slappy is indeed
healthy enough to squeeze three more months out of his rusting chassis.
Jose Reyes – B+: The slow start and recent setback are all that keeps this
grade below an A…Jose has regained his stroke and is once again amassing an
amazing team W-L record in games he scores, drives in a run, steals a base,
etc…and Jose’s fielding and cannon arm have been again creating calls for a
Gold Glove.
David Wright – A: Doing it all…striking out, but also doing everything
else…power, average, OBP, baserunning, excellent fielding…a great player, a
5-tool player, and the veteran face of the next Met champs within the next 2
years.
Jason Bay – B: A major disappointment power-wise, but basically everything
else about his game is at his usual productive levels…still, should he
finish with the projected HR/RBI numbers, the George Foster/Carlos Beltran 1st
year Met blues will be rightfully belted out by the usually off-key Chorus
of Complaint…regardless, remains a productive, hustling, excellent
fundamental player.
Angel Pagan – A-: Must be considered, along with Pelf and Dickey, as one of
the season’s nicest surprises…last year’s gaffes have totally disappeared,
and Pagan has made the Beltran-less CF a productive spot for the Mets…just
a fine season in pretty much all respects.
Jeff Francoeur – C+: Great guy, funny man, hustling and well-liked
teammate…just not all that good at hitting a baseball..his offense simply
cannot be counted on aside from 2-3 week hot stretches which fall between
extended glacial periods…fielding, arm, hustle, and “intangibles” make him
decent hitting 6th or 7th in a very productive order, but without Jason
Bay’s power, and while Beltran is out and Barajas is cold, Frenchy’s rarely
thawed bat is definitely a liability.
Rod Barajas – B: Came back to Earth with a rather loud thud after the
Bench-ian start, but still remains an improvement over recent years behind
the plate…cannot overlook what he and Blanco’s reputations with pitchers
have been when now viewing the years being enjoyed by Pelf, Niese, Dickey,
Dessens, and others.
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Henry Blanco – B: Largely a perfect backup catcher. Has some pop, is fine
with pitchers, and is a good fielder with a fine arm…an excellent guy to
have on the team.
Alex Cora – C+: Surprising RBI power of late; still, remains a marginally
effective bench player/spot starter.
Fernando Tatis – C-: Has been a good bench player and pinch hitter as a Met,
but age seems to have finally sapped his ability.
Chris Carter – C-: Clearly possesses some of the mystery shine which also
glows off of Nelson Figueroa; people want him to succeed so badly, but alas,
he’s just not very good and will enthusiastically prove it in many ways.
Take away those two AB against the Orioles, and despite a couple of nice
hits here and there, he sports a pretty shockingly unproductive 72 PA for a
guy who cannot run, throw, or field…if the power from the Oriole series had
just established itself, might actually be a 1-tool player.
Josh Thole – B: Have to like this kid’s approach at the plate; very patient,
makes contact, rarely strikes out…did not become a full-time catcher until
2008, so skills behind the plate may very well improve…little HR power and
not overwhelming overall, but certainly has tools; a platoon in 2011 with
Barajas might be ideal for Thole to work his way into the majors…like Ike,
Mejia, and Tejada, very little time above AA, so may have a lot of growth
ahead of him.
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Jerry Manuel – B: Won with the White Sox, and edging closer to winning
here…the bullpen cannot be the 1969 or 1986 or 2000 Met bullpen with the
personnel it has now…Igarashi isn’t Ryan, Nieve isn’t Aguilera and Pedro
isn’t Orosco, no matter how Jerry uses them…still bunts too much, and still
makes questionable bullpen moves, but a contending team doesn’t lose due to
its manager and win in spite of him, no matter how many experts repeat the
same complaints.
Dan Warthen – B+: Seems like he must deserve some credit for Pelf, Niese,
Dickey, Dessens, and others.
Omar Minaya – B: Lots of season to go, but the Don brought in Dickey and
Dessens, did not bring in any of the outrageously overpriced pitchers so
many pined for, and remains loaded with highly-regarded prospects…Omar is sitting on the
opportunity to join a very select group of Met GMs; his moves over the next
9 months may indeed have an excellent chance to give birth to the third
title team this franchise has spawned.
——————————————————————–
Overall – B+.
This team is in great position. The year started out with John Maine, Oliver
Perez, Mike Jacobs, and Gary Matthews Jr. all getting serious playing time.
Since all four of these guys were shown the door, the team has gelled on and
off the field and played largely consistent and very good baseball for
nearly 2 months now.
No Beltran for half the season, an inconsistent Johan Santana, nothing
(positive) from our projected 3 and 4 starters, green rookies at 1B and 2B,
a very mediocre bench (other than at C), considerably less HR and RBI
production from Bay than expected, a terrible first two weeks of the season,
and we are a serious division and WC contender at the halfway point.
This team is really precisely on schedule. Perhaps a more even first half,
with less roller-coasterish highs and lows but yielding the same record,
might better highlight this team’s progress.
Regardless of the never-ending complaints about Omar, Jerry, and just about
everything else, this team is re-inventing itself before our eyes. This is
not your 2007-2009 NY Mets. This team hustles, plays fundamentally sound,
does the little things, sticks together, wins at home as well as anyone in
the game, and is coalescing into a very healthy, loose, tightly-knit mix of
young veterans and rookies, with more youngsters to come.
Will adding the right starter be the one piece to put this team over the top
in 2009? Probably not. But this group is not more than a few pieces away-and
Ike and Niese might very well be two of those pieces.
One or two FA or trade moves for the right guys, one or two more members of
the Junior Core coming to Queens, and some more ripening for Ike and Niese,
and we are going to be watching a powerhouse in 2011, if indeed not by the
end of this year.
All systems are back on “go” for this often ridiculously maligned franchise
and its leadership.
50 comments
rustyjr
7/12/2010-8:49am at 8:49 am (UTC -4)
Agreed on all points kong except I think that Davis is more of a b+ but hey I’m splitting hairs
Kingman 26
7/12/2010-8:51am at 8:51 am (UTC -4)
Thank you sir and good morning! Hope I did not step on your daily infamy!
Am out of town, but will–as always–be reading every day…
Have a great week my friend.
And I love Ike. A B+ is cool with me.
rustyjr
7/12/2010-8:58am at 8:58 am (UTC -4)
No infamy today had to be in work war early today
Kingman 26
7/12/2010-9:01am at 9:01 am (UTC -4)
Keep that place in shape!
And thanks for posting a pic of the float again yesterday….
njstuckintx
7/12/2010-8:54am at 8:54 am (UTC -4)
Ollie and Maine are F+’s. The plus is the hope that they may contribute something in the future. Hopefully as part of a trade…
Bay I’d drop to a C+. Francouer to a C-. Tatis is an F (granted not playing much doesn’t help him raise that but being old and not so good is probably why he isn’t playing…)
And for Manuel, I’ll spot you a B-, even though I think he’s a C+ at best.
Kingman 26
7/12/2010-8:59am at 8:59 am (UTC -4)
Thanks for reading NJ…is there such a thing as an F+??
njstuckintx
7/12/2010-9:04am at 9:04 am (UTC -4)
I remembering getting one on an algebra test back in the 8th or 9th grade and remember thinking, well, at least I failed in style.
And I know my grade changes for the above are nit-picky. But a good read. Probably a little too “feel good” for the normal glass half empty readers, but I’d rather be positive than the opposite.
Kingman 26
7/12/2010-9:05am at 9:05 am (UTC -4)
Agreed sir, and thanks again for the feedback; much appreciated.
ceetar
7/12/2010-9:07am at 9:07 am (UTC -4)
Tejada probably a C-..had a decent streak of hitting the ball, but overall, isn’t ready. His defense is good but it’s not sparkling and still looks rough around some edges.
Manuel gets a D at best. he hasn’t done anything this year to improve himself.
Cora probably should get a B+, he’s not meant to be a 65 start guy in the first half, part of that’s on the unlucky bone bruise of Castillo happening right around opening day, and the rest on Manuel’s use of him. But he contributes, plays hard, is a good guy, has been clutch. Not really much more you can ask from him.
I’d probably bump up Nieve a bit as well. He carried the bullpen in April, wore down, and visited the doghouse for a while. Has been pretty good lately though, so we’ll see how he gets used.
njstuckintx
7/12/2010-9:21am at 9:21 am (UTC -4)
I can’t give Manuel a D. I want to. I want a new Manager. One I trust. But that said, the team is over .500 and 4 games back of first. So, to me, he’s a C. C+ if you want to be give him a little more credit. C- if you don’t. But he’s in the 70%-79% range.
metsfan4decades
7/12/2010-9:07am at 9:07 am (UTC -4)
I agree with this most of all:
‘This team is really precisely on schedule.’
I’d put Jerry a bit lower than B. Some of the problems, especially early on, were more a matter of who he had to work with: GMJ, Jacobs, Maine, Ollie,, Green – but I still don’t like his BP management and for the love of god, can we please stop bunting in the first inning with no outs unless it’s the pitcher at the plate???
njstuckintx
7/12/2010-9:12am at 9:12 am (UTC -4)
And if it’s the pitcher at bat in the first inning with no outs, they’re up by 5 at the least, so let him swing away!
ceetar
7/12/2010-9:24am at 9:24 am (UTC -4)
4 at least actually. 2 outs and 2 on (to have a bunt opportunity) so the other 4 guys scored.
njstuckintx
7/12/2010-9:26am at 9:26 am (UTC -4)
No Outs.
And that was factoring in the suicide squeeze possibility.
ceetar
7/12/2010-9:31am at 9:31 am (UTC -4)
Heh. fine then. I’ll counter with it’s 16-0 with bases juiced and one out (Manuel bunted with the pitcher the first time through) Let him swing this time!
ceetar
7/12/2010-9:32am at 9:32 am (UTC -4)
13-0 rather.
njstuckintx
7/12/2010-9:41am at 9:41 am (UTC -4)
Amen!
metsfan4decades
7/12/2010-9:28am at 9:28 am (UTC -4)
LOL – well you’ve got a point. I think RA and Niese have a better OBP than Frenchy does at this point…
darknova306
7/12/2010-9:29am at 9:29 am (UTC -4)
Good read. I could nit-pick grades, a few look a little generous, but overall good stuff.
I’d say the guys that’ve most impressed me have been Niese, Dickey and Pagan. Love that lack of idiocy on the field from Angel, not to mention the incredibly consistent bat.
Niese has come a long way, especially on his curveball development, and is solidifying himself as more than just the 5th starter some (including me) had assumed he would be. Gotta feel bad for him with those injuries he’s gone through. He also sounds like he’s got a good head on his shoulders.
Overall, the team has played better than my expectations. Not that I expected a lousy performance, but they’re on pace for better than the 84 wins I pegged them for. My biggest fear, though, is that Ollie becomes our mid-season pitching acquisition.
ceetar
7/12/2010-9:36am at 9:36 am (UTC -4)
Doesn’t look like it. He had two starts that you could maybe possibility justify it on the K totals, but the last one (If it’s true that he velocity was still down, which i’m not sure I trust from the scouts/guns down there. Esepecially since he sometimes throws a slightly slower cutter than his ‘main’ fastball) wasn’t good. Struggled with the velocity, didn’t have the Ks to say that he was fooling guys, and labored. He’s gonna have to show some signs of real recovery, which he hasn’t yet, either with the Mets are in rehab, from the surgery.
I didn’t break down last nights start, but it was high BB, low K which suggests the high pitch count was from foul balls. (Mainesque, who’s another guy that may be able to make a return if he can work on the mechanics and arm strength) Without the Ks, you just can’t justify a return, and they won’t.
oleosmirf
7/12/2010-9:56am at 9:56 am (UTC -4)
move him and Maine to the 60 day DL, problem solved!!!! and 2 spots on the 40-man open.
ceetar
7/12/2010-10:00am at 10:00 am (UTC -4)
That doesn’t solve the problem. It eliminates a possible solution, however slim it may be.
oleosmirf
7/12/2010-10:07am at 10:07 am (UTC -4)
the chance that Maine or Ollie comes back and has a negative impact is far greater than them having a positive impact.
oleosmirf
7/12/2010-9:39am at 9:39 am (UTC -4)
I think Francouer can be very successful in this new role. Considering Beltran has always had more power from the left side, it makes sense that Francouer would get the start against the lefties (where he is a career .302 hitter).
I really dont think Beltran needs that many days off as he has been playing in St. Lucie almost everyday for 3 weeks where he is batting .367 with a .439 OBP and a .908 OPS.
stickguy
7/12/2010-9:39am at 9:39 am (UTC -4)
generally good. A few minor quibbles, but mostly stuff like a B to a C+.
except for the big one, and you know it is coming: Jerry. I could actually support Ceetar’s D, but being gentlemanly, I will give him a C for effort. They are still in the hunt, so he has to get at least that. A D for sure for technical ability though!
You were even nicer to Carter than I expected. Figured you would give him a Q or something in that range.
And you are a tough grader, giving the guy hitting above .500 a B!
Kingman 26
7/12/2010-9:58am at 9:58 am (UTC -4)
LOL! A “q”.
Wish I had thought of that! But he does have a little offensive ability; trying to be fair here.
Love Thole.
And I have respectfully abandoned the Jerry debate in the comment area. You are all welcome.
Stick, have a wonderful week sir and thanks for reading!
ceetar
7/12/2010-10:01am at 10:01 am (UTC -4)
Can I b.i.t.c.h. about the pitching rotation next week yet? Or shoudl I save this for Wednesday?
njstuckintx
7/12/2010-10:35am at 10:35 am (UTC -4)
Please do! What’s the rotation looking like?
trs86
7/12/2010-10:37am at 10:37 am (UTC -4)
eh. I don’t mind it myself.
ceetar
7/12/2010-10:43am at 10:43 am (UTC -4)
Dickey (cause once you see a knucklerballer, that’s it, your timing is screwed up for weeks. Just like how if you swing for the fences in a derby, you’ll never hit another HR), Niese, Pelfrey, Santana.
It’s the not pitching Santana Friday on normal rest that bugs me.
trs86
7/12/2010-10:52am at 10:52 am (UTC -4)
Perhaps they want to setup the rotation this way for a reason? To me it’s not a big deal.
ceetar
7/12/2010-10:53am at 10:53 am (UTC -4)
and if it gets Santana one less start this season and the Mets lose by one game? The little things add up.
trs86
7/12/2010-11:05am at 11:05 am (UTC -4)
Again, perhaps there is a reason why they want to give him more time. Perhaps he ask for it. Maybe it’s even personal.
ceetar
7/12/2010-11:10am at 11:10 am (UTC -4)
Perhaps. But until there is news to that regard..I can only go with what we have, and that’s silliness.
oleosmirf
7/12/2010-12:18pm at 12:18 pm (UTC -4)
well if the Mets are in a tight race in September, I expect them to only use a 4 man rotation for the final 2 weeks or so.
GravediggerHebner
7/12/2010-12:26pm at 12:26 pm (UTC -4)
I can’t quibble with a 31 year old who has almost 2000 innings on his arm and has had surgery on his pitching arm within the last 12 months getting a bit of a mid-season break before the post-AS break pennant drive.
You can and have every right to do so but I don’t see it as a negative.
ceetar
7/12/2010-1:52pm at 1:52 pm (UTC -4)
wrong timing though Grave. Maybe give him an extra couple of days earlier when he was struggling? Why wait until he’s on a scoreless streak and cruising to mess with the rthyem? That’s like sitting a guy who’s been hitting all weekend. (no comment)
He’s still a pitcher, 31 is theoretically ‘prime’, and now, at the start of that pennant drive, with the team playing badly over the last two weeks, is not the time to baby your Ace. I was a proponent of maybe going with a radical 6 man rotation for April, ease guys back into it.
GravediggerHebner
7/12/2010-2:56pm at 2:56 pm (UTC -4)
Your point(s) are certainly reasonable and I respect them. I just don’t have any strong feelings about him “having to” start on normal rest.
I agree with your general point about “little things” and them “adding up” but I am inclined to approach that more like I think Oleo has here. I’d rather Santana have this little extra rest now and be able to overwork him closer to the end when the need to win 1 particular game will clearly be more apparent.
Yes they all count but it’s just tough for me to say in mid-July “oh no that game will be the difference.” In September it’s simply a lot more straightforward to point at a game as a turning point and I appreciate reserving the opportunity to invoke Johan at that moment as opposed to now.
GravediggerHebner
7/12/2010-12:23pm at 12:23 pm (UTC -4)
Not going to bother quibbling with your grades, they’re yours – if I want to share my grades I’ll list them at some other time.
Just want to offer kudos on your fine usage of the ellipsis…you learned well from the master…bravo.
Kingman 26
7/12/2010-3:13pm at 3:13 pm (UTC -4)
Thanks Grave…
A+ comment by the way…and sure would love to see your grades…
stickguy
7/12/2010-12:36pm at 12:36 pm (UTC -4)
Good thing the mets came back and won Sunday. According to Verducci, any team with a lead of more than 5 games at the ASB is a virtual lock for the postseason (so I guess that means the odds of a team more than 6 out making it aren’t that good, but not as bas as the leaders due to the WC).
SInce the current divisional set up in 1995, the only team that led its division by more than 5 at the break and did not make the playoffs was the 2003 Royals.
So, sucks for the Braves! Looks like a win sunday would have almost locke dthem into the playoffs.
Actually, more surprising than only 1 team blowing the lead? That the 2003 Royals were actually in front by 7 games!
youngvalerawest
7/12/2010-1:29pm at 1:29 pm (UTC -4)
I really don’t understand why Kingman has such strong negative feelings toward Carter. The guy hardly plays regularly and has come up big in a few of his rare chances. Sure, he’s an AL player but Jerry should find more at bats for this guy and stop using Jose Feliciano as a pinch hitter when Carter is available.
If you extrapolate his 70 at bats to a full a season you’d have a guy with 16 HR, 40 doubles and 96 RBI (given 560 at bats). He may not be an on base machine right now (as a pinch hitter most guys will go up swinging at fast balls) but his approach would likely change with 4 at bats a game. He’s been productive in his few appearances nonetheless.
Kingman 26
7/12/2010-3:10pm at 3:10 pm (UTC -4)
Hey Wanny–
Thanks for reading.
Carter cannot run, throw or field.
His BA is bad and his OBP is horrible.
2 of his 2 HR and 6 of his 12 RBI came in 2 AB against the Orioles, one of the worst organizations in all ways in the game.
So, to me, I would guess they probably do a slack, terrible job at advance scouting and gave Carter two meatballs which he nicely crushed.
Without those two AB, he is on pace in the 560 AB for 0 HR and 48 RBI, as well as 8 BB, 0 SB, and 40 runs scored to go with his rancid OBP, weak BA, and inability to contibute in any other way.
That’s my thinking on Carter.
ceetar
7/12/2010-3:23pm at 3:23 pm (UTC -4)
“Without” but you can’t take stuff out. He still hit them. they still threw them. we still had to play them.
I’m not saying he’s a gold glover, but I haven’t seen enough to say he can’t run throw or field.
trs86
7/12/2010-3:27pm at 3:27 pm (UTC -4)
OK wait now. We have ALL seen enough to say he can’t throw.
Kingman 26
7/12/2010-4:39pm at 4:39 pm (UTC -4)
Well Ceetar, he has 2 HR and 6 RBI in 2 AB against a rotten team.
In the entire rest of his PA he has zero HR and 6 RBI.
Which stats show his production more clearly, with or without the 2 3-R HR against the Orioles?
Have you seen him throw a ball? It’s not pretty.
youngvalerawest
7/12/2010-4:48pm at 4:48 pm (UTC -4)
Kong — It’s really unfair to label a guy after 70 sporadic at bats. We don’t know yet that he is a low OBP guy. The sample size is minimal and the manner of usage has not been consistent.
His lengthy minor league career suggests he can hit. He has hit the ball pretty hard in his MLB at bats. He is not being asked to walk as a pinch hitter, especially since he is usually being used as a pinch hitter with runners on base.
Kingman 26
7/12/2010-4:57pm at 4:57 pm (UTC -4)
You may very well be right, as you often are.
I might be biased here; I just think that his minor league stats show that he can hit at AAA.
Look at how Thole and Ike have produced since they have been up; Carter cannot touch their offense and he spent years in AAA.
wannybackstra
7/12/2010-6:28pm at 6:28 pm (UTC -4)
maybe. but thole has about as many mlb at bats as I do.
and davis, who has received much more opportunity with the mets than carter – and deservedly so, – has roughly the same batting average and slugging percentage as carter and hardly an obp to write home about. there’s no reason to think carter could not have a .330 obp if given more opportunity and fewer at bats as a pinch hitter.
gipperpdx
7/12/2010-6:02pm at 6:02 pm (UTC -4)
Other than some minor hair-splitting on a few grades, I wholeheartedly agree with the overall take here. I remain amped for 2011 and beyond and believe the boys will make some noise down the stretch the 2nd half of this year. On schedule, if you ask me.
That west coast swing to start the 2nd half scares me…let’s hope they improve on the road…soon!