03-26-2009, 04:31 PM
<!--quoteo(post=25215:date=Mar 26 2009, 03:07 PM:name=phan)-->QUOTE (phan @ Mar 26 2009, 03:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I still don't get why we didn't resign hank<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Because he was right-handed. It sounds preposterous, but that's the Jim/Lou braintrust at work. (I don't even mind the scuttling of Hank as much as I dislike the concomitant signing of Bako)
Soto is a tough dude...I think he'll be fine, although most ROTY's do regress a bit.
Soriano actually worries me more. While I don't think he's <i>brittle</i>, injuries do happen a lot more to guys in their 30's than they do to guys in their 20's. Tom's hope that he'll put up 40/40 National's-type numbers are a pipe dream, I'm afraid.
Still, he'll be one of the better LFers in MLB, and even if he just puts up average (for him) numbers, I think we'll be fine.
Because he was right-handed. It sounds preposterous, but that's the Jim/Lou braintrust at work. (I don't even mind the scuttling of Hank as much as I dislike the concomitant signing of Bako)
Soto is a tough dude...I think he'll be fine, although most ROTY's do regress a bit.
Soriano actually worries me more. While I don't think he's <i>brittle</i>, injuries do happen a lot more to guys in their 30's than they do to guys in their 20's. Tom's hope that he'll put up 40/40 National's-type numbers are a pipe dream, I'm afraid.
Still, he'll be one of the better LFers in MLB, and even if he just puts up average (for him) numbers, I think we'll be fine.
There's nothing better than to realize that the good things about youth don't end with youth itself. It's a matter of realizing that life can be renewed every day you get out of bed without baggage. It's tough to get there, but it's better than the dark thoughts. -Lance