04-07-2009, 03:50 PM
<!--quoteo(post=28079:date=Apr 7 2009, 02:40 PM:name=veryzer)-->QUOTE (veryzer @ Apr 7 2009, 02:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->you know whats funny? before the derosa rumors started, half the site was expected a big dropoff for derosa. a lot of people here thought there was no way derosa was gonna put up the same numbers (ironically i wasn't one of them) and now that he's gone, it's like we lost rogers hornsby or frank frisch.
i liked derosa as much as the next guy, but i'm past this. the loss of derosa will have no bearing on the outcome of this season.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Tom, even though we fundamentally disagree with the deRo debacle, I agree with both of your points.
Maybe Hendry was Lou-proofing the squad. Second base should be a strict platoon, but that would mean that Fontenot would get 75% of the AB's, because right-handed pitchers make up about 75% of all MLB pitchers. And Lou might've started DeRosa in spite of the platoon thing, which is dumb.
Do I really think Jim did it for that reason? No, but I'm desperately trying to dream up some logical scenario in which the DeRo trade makes a whit of sense.
Oh, and BTW, my good friend Clappie: DeRosa > Miles/Fuk.
(or, more accurately: DeRosa >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Miles/Fuk.)
i liked derosa as much as the next guy, but i'm past this. the loss of derosa will have no bearing on the outcome of this season.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Tom, even though we fundamentally disagree with the deRo debacle, I agree with both of your points.
Maybe Hendry was Lou-proofing the squad. Second base should be a strict platoon, but that would mean that Fontenot would get 75% of the AB's, because right-handed pitchers make up about 75% of all MLB pitchers. And Lou might've started DeRosa in spite of the platoon thing, which is dumb.
Do I really think Jim did it for that reason? No, but I'm desperately trying to dream up some logical scenario in which the DeRo trade makes a whit of sense.
Oh, and BTW, my good friend Clappie: DeRosa > Miles/Fuk.
(or, more accurately: DeRosa >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Miles/Fuk.)
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