Comments on: Designated What?

By: joser

joser — Sat, 10 May 2008 20:00:00 +0000

I’m not a fan of Mr Asterisk, and as an M’s fan I’m not sure what I’d think about the team if they hired him. On the one hand, it’s hard to cheer for a team that is losing so ugly; on the other, it would be hard to cheer for an ugly team, even if it’s winning. And there’s no guarantee that the addition of He Who Must Not be Named would turn things around.

But given the abysmal production up and down the lineup, and especially at the DH spot, it’s difficult to see how a team could pass over the best available hitter in baseball. And to the extent that they continue to do so, it’s difficult not to give at least some credence to the mutterings about the dead hand of collusion.

By: dang

dang — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:29:13 +0000

Bavasi would not have kept Norton instead of Cairo without MacLaren’s approval. It is Mac that determines the lineup and who will play when, so he is to blame for the Norton fiasco.

By: dan

dan — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:34:24 +0000

But… but…but Cairo is scrappy!

By: Finn

Finn — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:02:03 +0000

…. BARRRYYYYY!!!

By: Devon

Devon — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:27:37 +0000

Dave, if you want to feel even worse, look at what Norton has done in pinch hit appearances for the Braves. 3 RBI’s and two hits. The Mariners hold on to Cairo because how else can they use Willy? But dump Norton, he’s dead weight. BAVASI!!!!

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:42:29 +0000

I believe it shall henceforth be referred to in the proper, ‘The Norton Move’.

Where’s Bucky Jacobson when you need him?

Seriously though, the M’s really are like a week from having this thing start to get away from them. I can’t really believe they’d be thinking of trading for ‘He Who Shall Not Be Named’ or someone else to take over DH. If you need to get your s*** together within the next week or so bringing other guys in when you havn’t even given the last player (Clement) a week’s worth of PA’s yet seems silly. Jeff was crushing the ball and he’ll come around. You can’t say the same for guys like Vidro or Sexson- there’s no upward potential at this point.

By: Sentinel

Sentinel — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:24:38 +0000

Thanks for starting me up again, Dave.

The Norton move really pissed me off. Like you said, to think Norton has less value than WFB-Light is unfathomable. Leave it to Bavasi to make that move, though. I’m beginning to think the Rally Monkey would be a better judge of talent.

So, what do you think our move should be as far as our DH goes? Do we stick with Clement and hope he improves? Do we go back to… *gulp*… Jose Vidro? I mean, I’m still happy that we didn’t sign Frank Thomas, but there has to be an option out there.