He's picked a hell of a time to relive this season's April and May.
"Everyone" says he's too good, he'll come around, he'll break out. Oh, yeah?
He doesn't have a month or two to straighten himself out. He either does it tonight, or I say, bench him. Let him work with his personal batting coach for a bit. Or let him play defense, have Stanton DH for him, and let the pitchers bat. Maybe they can at least bunt.
This makes me very sad, but I mean it. Can we use Grisham? Put the Martian out there, regardless of his defense? Can we pinch hit for Judge if he comes up with men on base?
Sure, I know this is all crazy talk. Sacrilege. Ugly. Maybe horrible juju. Certainly something nobody wants to say out loud.
But right now, the guy is a millstone around our necks. He doesn't want that. He wants to win. He wants to hit clutch home runs in the postseason, like Stanton. But...he can't. Never could.
It's been, what, nine years that he's been playing in every postseason we've had? Isn't that enough of a tryout?
With some guys it’s just something in their heads. It was easy to see this coming. Never a real “clutch” hitter, now on the biggest stage, he will wilt completely
ReplyDeleteI just wish we could sidestep him for the time being. Of course, that's impossible. He'll be striking out and getting the occasional single until this is over.
DeleteSoto is auditioning for the Dodgers at this point
ReplyDeleteSo is Cole
DeleteMe, too.
DeleteJM, words no guy wants to hear.
ReplyDeleteAwful might be a step up
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