09-02-2009, 03:38 PM
<!--quoteo(post=61287:date=Sep 2 2009, 02:23 PM:name=Coldneck)-->QUOTE (Coldneck @ Sep 2 2009, 02:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=61278:date=Sep 2 2009, 03:04 PM:name=Giff)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Giff @ Sep 2 2009, 03:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=61276:date=Sep 2 2009, 01:59 PM:name=PcB)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PcB @ Sep 2 2009, 01:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Amazing catch by Blanco. I want him at short in '10. Theriot wouldn't be able to make that catch if he rubbed a lamp and got 3 wishes.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I <i>love</i> Blanco's glove, but no way I want him starting for this team next year. When offense is the problem, you can't afford to have him playing every day.
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See, that's the thing Giff. I think defense up the middle is just as important as quality hitting. I would gladly sacrifice 50 points in average for the difference in Theriot and Blanco. And we'd be moving Theriot to 2B, so we'd really be replacing Blanco's bat with what we've had at 2B this year.
But I'd rather have someone that is great at SS and has some prowess at the plate. The problem is that those guys are expensive and we don't have very much cash to spend due to our future commitments.
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Normally I would agree with you, however the problem all season has been scoring runs. Defense from the middle infield obviously hasn't been anything special, but it hasn't been a reason at all why this team has struggled. And as bad as 2nd base has been offensively, replacing that would Blanco would be even worse. If I was convinced this offense would go back to performing like 2008, with Ramirez, Soto, Soriano, Bradley, and Fuk all being big contributors, then I would love to see Blanco at short everyday. And I've said it numerous times, if he got a chance to play everyday, he would win a Gold Glove.
I <i>love</i> Blanco's glove, but no way I want him starting for this team next year. When offense is the problem, you can't afford to have him playing every day.
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See, that's the thing Giff. I think defense up the middle is just as important as quality hitting. I would gladly sacrifice 50 points in average for the difference in Theriot and Blanco. And we'd be moving Theriot to 2B, so we'd really be replacing Blanco's bat with what we've had at 2B this year.
But I'd rather have someone that is great at SS and has some prowess at the plate. The problem is that those guys are expensive and we don't have very much cash to spend due to our future commitments.
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Normally I would agree with you, however the problem all season has been scoring runs. Defense from the middle infield obviously hasn't been anything special, but it hasn't been a reason at all why this team has struggled. And as bad as 2nd base has been offensively, replacing that would Blanco would be even worse. If I was convinced this offense would go back to performing like 2008, with Ramirez, Soto, Soriano, Bradley, and Fuk all being big contributors, then I would love to see Blanco at short everyday. And I've said it numerous times, if he got a chance to play everyday, he would win a Gold Glove.
The thing you need to remember is that all Cardinals fans and all White Sox fans are very bad people. It's a fact that has been scientifically proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. Being a Cubs fan is the only path to rightousness and piousness. Cardinal and White Sox fans exist to be the dark, diabolical forces that oppose us. They are the yin to our yang, the Joker to our Batman, the demon to our angel, the insurgence to our freedom, the oil to our water, the club to our baby seal. Their happiness occurs only in direct conflict with everything that is pure and good in this world.
-Dirk
-Dirk