tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post5327479096898165059..comments2024-03-18T20:39:01.965-07:00Comments on Raising Matt Cain: "Human Highlight Film"M.C. O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-58590733123933380112008-05-02T06:53:00.000-07:002008-05-02T06:53:00.000-07:00Let's not forget Fred's SPLASH HIT! Let's see Dav...Let's not forget Fred's SPLASH HIT! Let's see Dave Fookin' Roberts pull that off, eh? (To be fair, Roberts is an excellent baserunner. Fred could use some tutoring there.) But Chris' point is important: what to do with Roberts? If Freddie Lew is still kicking butt when Roberts returns, I hope we have the sense to trade him to a contender for some youngsters.<BR/><BR/>Pitcher of the Month? The Linkster, obviously. Walker has stepped up, and Wilson is showing some grit and fortitude to go along with his 95 mph stuff. The 'pen has come through, as JCP points out.<BR/><BR/>Rowand has played about where the numbers said he would. Above average hitter, gets hurt a lot. He's like Edgardo Alfonzo or Ray Durham. Accomplished major leaguers, no doubt, but highly over-valued and over-paid by our team. Rowand is a good ballplayer, but, like Randy Winn, is not a 3-4-5 cornerstone. He'd be a great complementary fit on a strong team (like Philly, with Utley & Howard & Rollins).<BR/><BR/>I agree with Bob's bold prediction: M.C. is going to break out when the weather warms up. He's an Alabama boy, after all.M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-15986571423980547192008-05-01T12:08:00.000-07:002008-05-01T12:08:00.000-07:00FreddieLew definitely has the two best defensive h...FreddieLew definitely has the two best defensive highlights so far: yesterday's great diving catch and the spectacular catch & throw out at the plate to preserve a victory from a couple weeks ago. <BR/><BR/>It would seem that we all agree that Fred is our April player of the month, what about pitcher? You probably figure I'll pick Tim ( a good choice) but since he is just doing what I expected, I'm going with...Tyler Walker! ( I was so ready to type Mare-keen, but it changed at the last second!) Yesterday was the closest to shaky that Tyler has been all year. He has six times more strikeouts than walks! I bet he ends up among the league leaders in holds. The whole bullpen deserves credit for making us almost decent.JC Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666659454815710731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-72312143425691980052008-05-01T09:41:00.000-07:002008-05-01T09:41:00.000-07:00Brother Bob:re: !BOLD PREDICTION!!DUH!I'm tempted ...Brother Bob:<BR/>re: !BOLD PREDICTION!<BR/><BR/>!DUH!<BR/>I'm tempted to say Lewis is our best player, except maybe Rowand is. You gotta love what both of these guys have done so far.<BR/>Mixed reviews on Sanchez Wednesday. He couldn't follow up his career-best start with another gem, but he didn't suck either. Our sterling bullpen took over, and Mare-KEEN was awarded the W when Castillo had his biggest moment of the year with his homer.<BR/>So Misch gets a start Friday, and we're going with a 4-man rotation for a while, thanks to a few off days. Should be interesting.<BR/>My bold prediction du jour is that Cain is going to go on a studly streak for a month and remind us why he's worthy of having a blog site named for him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-84550062022913886592008-05-01T08:23:00.000-07:002008-05-01T08:23:00.000-07:00!BOLD PREDICTION!Fred Lewis is better than Dave Ro...<B>!BOLD PREDICTION!</B><BR/><BR/>Fred Lewis is better than Dave Roberts.<BR/><BR/>/end bold predictionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com