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  1. stringer bell
    Clete has been in center most of the time, but certainly Benson could be considered. Joe is hitting just a bit over .200 with an OPS of around .600. He has been much better of late, both hitting and getting more extra base hits. I would suggest that Benson would be a better defensive center fielder than Hicks has been to date.
  2. stringer bell
    That's the way you draw up the first inning. Doumit with a blast to the bullpen to cap it off.
  3. stringer bell
    On Hicks: The young man has struggled and, to me, the key is whether his disappointing defense is because of taking his at-bats to the field with him or not. If his offense is compromising his defense, he should grab a seat on the bench or on an airplane for upstate New York. I'm thinking Gardy was taking "the flip" in context with Hicks' displeasure for being pinch-hit for and also missing the cutoff man on Monday. On Gardenhire: I think the displeasure here with Gardy is a bit over the top. It is fair that he wasn't extended and if this team tanks, it will be fair to get someone new. He is certainly not the reason the club lost 195 games in the past two years, but he wasn't the only reason they won all those division championships.
  4. stringer bell
    Of the five I mentioned originally, the longest leash probably belongs to Plouffe (mostly because there isn't a replacement for his power at third north of Ft. Myers. Next most secure would be Dozier, who has played very, very well in the field and has been decent in the last 3-4 weeks (.740 OPS as #1 hitter). I would put Parmelee next, again good defense at a new position and hints of power. After that, Florimon whose offense is at expectation right now and who has played better defense since the weather warmed up. I do believe that lack of other options is keeping Hicks in the major leagues right now. I think the lapses pointed out in the last two days are major, and that combined with a continuing drought at the plate makes him a prime candidate to be sent down for more seasoning.
  5. stringer bell
    Bremer did get one thing right tonight. He pointed out a number of players who were struggling. Parmelee has had two miserable offensive games in Fenway, Dozier got the sombrero today and, of course, Hicks is hitting .120 with deteriorating play in the field. Beyond that, Florimon's offensive numbers a drifting towards what was expected and Plouffe's stats are far from stellar. That is only the young guys who aren't established. Who will rebound, and who is headed for either the bench or Rochester?
  6. stringer bell
    Love the "Jenny, Jenny" reference!
  7. stringer bell
    I watched on DVR, and now am catching up. My recollection is "Fertile woman marries at Climax" and that it was on the Tonight show. Hicks might be benched or worse. First of all, he's still not hitting and secondly, it looks like he's taking it with him to the outfield. He misjudged the ball he caught and flipped to Dozier. Joe Benson would strike out just as much but I think he has a better chance of getting a hit right now and probably would play a better CF.
  8. stringer bell
    Hicks apparently benched for missing the cutoff man in the fifth inning last night. Carroll starts at short and leads off, Mauer DH, Doom behind the plate.
  9. stringer bell
    Has Pinto earned a promotion to Rochester? He should be a candidate for mid-season All-Star honors. I know he's splitting his time between C and DH, but he has really hit well.
  10. stringer bell
    Another Hermson? Tonight at least he got some strikeouts. I'd love to see more pitchers emerge, but what I'd like to see most is power arms.
  11. stringer bell
    Gomez should have stayed in the minors longer, no one questions that. Then he had the audacity to bloom in his mid to late 20s. Too bad for the Twins. They didn't hold on to him long enough.
  12. stringer bell
    Did you see him play? According to Baseball Ref, he was decent as an OF. It wasn't Vic Power that moved Allison, it was Tony-O, who was only a right fielder. Harmon would have been the DH--he was never a great fielder and always slow--Allison was pretty good in the OF IIRC and had a fine throwing arm.
  13. stringer bell
    Most left fielders catch that ball.
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  15. stringer bell
    It had everything to do with Doumit staying in the game no matter what because he's the other catcher. It also got Doumit up with a chance to win the game, not necessarily defending the move, but trying to explain it.
  16. stringer bell
    Baily, Baily, Baily!
  17. stringer bell
    I don't know about the OPS of Ginger vs. Mary Ann, but sample size might have a lot to do with presentation.
  18. stringer bell
    So you vote Ginger? Like I said, my best friend thought Ginger, but he was wrong.
  19. stringer bell
    There was a movie called Stalag 17, done in the 50s, and I believe this was a takeoff of that. We could poke fun at the Nazis then and they didn't make any mention of Jew or Concentration Camps.
  20. stringer bell
    Beyond player, full-fledged perv.
  21. stringer bell
    I believe Mackenzie was usually coked out when the cameras were running.
  22. stringer bell
    Definitely thought Mary Ann was hotter. My best friend liked Ginger, but he was wrong.
  23. stringer bell
    Also, why couldn't Klink figure out that Hogan had tunnels out of the Stalag?
  24. stringer bell
    We can talk about old sitcoms. Which castaway was the hottest? Mary Ann or Ginger?
  25. stringer bell
    Burton won't be needed to hold a lead, so why not use him for an inning?
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