02-28-2009, 04:13 PM
Well, I'm certainly not on a mission to keep bringing him up. In fact, the only reason he seeps into so many baseball conversations is that he exemplifies a certain TYPE. When discussing ballplayers, there are certain "archtypes," and if David Eckstein is at one end of the spectrum, Dunn is on the opposite end.
They're both weird, off-the-beaten-path type players, and are thus interesting to MLB fans when discussing MLB.
Besides, what else are we gonna talk about...the fact that Bradley is hurtin'? Something tells me that topic will also be on overload in 2009, and we'll all be begging for a change of subject.
They're both weird, off-the-beaten-path type players, and are thus interesting to MLB fans when discussing MLB.
Besides, what else are we gonna talk about...the fact that Bradley is hurtin'? Something tells me that topic will also be on overload in 2009, and we'll all be begging for a change of subject.
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