On Thu, 8 May 2008 17:33:54 -0700, "badlands420" <bung@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
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>> Usually you can hear the CEO turn over his egg-timer
>> every 2 minutes, and politely tell Werndl how dumb
>> he and everybody else is.
>
>Alderson needs to stop reading his own press clippings and pull his head
out
>of his ass. If the dude was as big a genius as he fancies himself, he
would
>at some point acknowledge the fundamental truth that if you've got A) a
park
>with the deepest gaps in either league, and B) a good pitching staff, you
>need players who can get on base, run like hell, and flash good leather
in
>the field.
>
>I thought this was all perfectly clear two years ago when the Indians and
>White Sox came in here with teams better suited to our park than ours
was,
>and they both kicked our ass. Hey Alderson, was that a fucking accident?
>
An astute observation !
I immediately flashed on Bill James' description of how the KC Royals
chose outfielders for their home park, which also has large gaps, and
artificial turf to boot.
Amos Otis was the classic Royals outfielder... cover the ground, hit
line drives and run like hell.
That T. Gwynn guy in Milwaukee might work out pretty well here.
Hoover
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