12-15-2008, 06:42 PM
<!--quoteo(post=4890:date=Dec 15 2008, 02:36 PM:name=HTC)-->QUOTE (HTC @ Dec 15 2008, 02:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->He's not that great defensively. He's made some good plays just off athleticism but he takes a lot of stupid routes in center. He's going to have to play right or left at some point.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yes, but he's not a liability out there. We lived through a Henry Rodriquez/Brant Brown/Sammy Sosa defense. I think a post earlier about expectations having gone up since '03 is so true. Marquis in 1996 would be loved. And Ankiel in 1993 would be a saint for us. It's good that we have high expectations, but his defense isn't terrible. The Red Sox won 2 titles with Manny in left and David Ortiz playing games at first in NL parks.
Do I want Ankiel? Hell no. But I think he has a better glove than Bradley, Ibanez, Dunn, etc, although their bats outweigh Mr. HGH.
Yes, but he's not a liability out there. We lived through a Henry Rodriquez/Brant Brown/Sammy Sosa defense. I think a post earlier about expectations having gone up since '03 is so true. Marquis in 1996 would be loved. And Ankiel in 1993 would be a saint for us. It's good that we have high expectations, but his defense isn't terrible. The Red Sox won 2 titles with Manny in left and David Ortiz playing games at first in NL parks.
Do I want Ankiel? Hell no. But I think he has a better glove than Bradley, Ibanez, Dunn, etc, although their bats outweigh Mr. HGH.
I hate my pretentious sounding username too.