04-13-2010, 04:56 PM
<!--quoteo(post=88626:date=Apr 13 2010, 03:52 PM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ Apr 13 2010, 03:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I think it's incredibly stupid. It's not a matter of effort. He's just a huge dumbass and sucks badly in stretches. And he is what he is in the outfield.
What is putting him on the bench going to do? We have him for five more years, can't essentially give up on him now. He's probably the streakiest hitter in baseball, so doing something over a bad week at the plate is just dumb. Just have to stay with him and deal with his crappy times.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
If Soriano could just go ahead and tell Lou when he's going to get hot, that would make everything a whole lot easier.
I agree, by the way. We can't have an $18M player sit on the bench for the next 5 years. Soriano is still going to hit 30+ homers for the next few years, if healthy. I don't think Colvin is going to do that.
What is putting him on the bench going to do? We have him for five more years, can't essentially give up on him now. He's probably the streakiest hitter in baseball, so doing something over a bad week at the plate is just dumb. Just have to stay with him and deal with his crappy times.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
If Soriano could just go ahead and tell Lou when he's going to get hot, that would make everything a whole lot easier.
I agree, by the way. We can't have an $18M player sit on the bench for the next 5 years. Soriano is still going to hit 30+ homers for the next few years, if healthy. I don't think Colvin is going to do that.