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Anders
March 31st, 2010
9:50 am
I heard Lon Trost the Yanks CEO on the radio this morning. As of today the Yanks have 3.3 million tickets sold for this season already! They won’t break their old record in attendance because the new park is smaller but I think it’s safe to say that all the talk about the negative affect of the higher ticket costs has passed. Funny how winning a WS does that.
3.3 mil by March – They just keep printing money in the Bronx.
RHR
March 31st, 2010
9:52 am
Here’s link to that Sports Illustrated cover. Just click the “next” button in right corner above cover to cycle through the six covers till you see one with McCann in that corner photo
Oh good, just a corner photo, not a full cover. We may be spared, folks but I think it’s safe to say RIP Halladay. No way he’ll survive being on SIX covers.
Wayne in Utah
March 31st, 2010
9:53 am
Brian
Some folks are never satisfied. They say “Get rid of the bum!” and when the Braves do, they say “why did you get rid of that guy with a 95 mph fastball when you have another bum in the system!”.
Never satisfied.
Kinda like the bunch who have given up on McLouth, a year after the sweetheart deal we made w/ Pittsburg to get him….. Now he has no arm, can’t hit and is a bum on top of everything.
(well, OK maybe I am exaggerating a bit, but I just tire of hearing the complaining)
Anders
March 31st, 2010
9:55 am
So I’m going through my old SI editions the other day and I come across the Generation K cover. I think to myself “Boy, these SI guys sure know how to pick winners.” {:
Wayne in Utah
March 31st, 2010
9:58 am
Gov
I too am big on Kawakami. He is a clutch pitcher.
And I would be happy with a 265/365/445 and 20 dingers and 100 runs out of McLouth. Nate is a decent ballplayer. Never an all star, but how many are?
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2010
9:58 am
Heyward’s back in the lineup, batting second. And I just watched him run the bases during BP.
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2010
10:02 am
Lineup: 1. Cabrera CF, 2. Heyward RF, 3. Chipper 3B, 4. Glaus 1B, 5. McCann C, 6. Escobar SS, 7. Diaz LF, 8. Infante 2B, 9. Lowe
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2010
10:05 am
Good lefty going for the Stros…Wandy Rodriguez.
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2010
10:07 am
Heyward batting-practice HR just hit a window of the Astros team bus parked in lot beyond RF. No, it didn’t break.
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2010
10:08 am
Now he just hit one that bounced off the top of the TV production truck parked in front of the Astros bus. Don’t know if it hit any cars after it bounced over, couldn’t see that.
Don
March 31st, 2010
10:08 am
GovClint, Hope your projections on McLouth are correct. Buit don’t understand your expectations – He has hit in the .250s or bellow in all of his major league seasons except one.
McFann
March 31st, 2010
10:16 am
Thanks for the lineup, Chief!
Happy Birthday, Shirley Jones!
Smack
March 31st, 2010
10:17 am
Brian from SC, I’m not saying give up on Marek, but I just figure the odds would have been more in our favor of slipping him through waivers. The guy walked more than struck out and had an ERA of 6 over a complete season. In his mostly second year of AA. Red Flags pop up everywhere on the guy.
DAP
March 31st, 2010
10:18 am
i get the feeling that saito wont be used as the primary set up man. i think saito, moylan, and o’flarety are all going to get work there, depending on the situation.
don we just plain do not have a good option for Center Field.
you go on to bash mclouth, but he has been one of the top CFers in baseball the past several years. you dont know what youre talking about.
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2010
10:19 am
Joseph Killeen: Freeman will be at either Double-A or Triple-A to start season. As of yesterday, Braves said that still had not been decided.
Vizcaino will likely be at high-A Myrtle to begin season.
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2010
10:21 am
Anders, just saw your 8:34 a.m. comment. Thanks for your continued visits (page views) and comments. We couldn’t do it without you, Mr. Met. And the great thing is, we know we won’t have to.
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2010
10:22 am
Smack, I agree that Marek would have been more likely to get through waivers, but the Braves obviously didn’t want to take the chance, or they really didn’t care if they lost Acosta or not.
Danga
March 31st, 2010
10:22 am
Smack
Red flags might be popping up for Marek, but the Braves waived the white flag anytime Acosta was put in the game.
richbrave
March 31st, 2010
10:22 am
Anders
March 31st, 2010
9:50 am
I heard Lon Trost the Yanks CEO on the radio this morning. As of today the Yanks have 3.3 million tickets sold for this season already! They won’t break their old record in attendance because the new park is smaller but I think it’s safe to say that all the talk about the negative affect of the higher ticket costs has passed. Funny how winning a WS does that.
3.3 mil by March – They just keep printing money in the Bronx.
Morning Anders:
The subject du jour – MONEY? You’re not trying to point out anything to BRAVES followers are you?
Feeling badly about METS management grabbing at BRAVES cast-offs are we? I ask with a wink, snide grin, then a sly smile. First FRANCOUER, now ACOSTA. You’ll soon have a park full of erstwhile BRAVES, cast-offs, but a room full to be sure. Oh I know, BRAVES management are just a collective bunch of village idiots while the METS hierarchy is studded with brilliant baseball executives that can perceive qualities in players that the BRAVES assemblage can only grasp at.
Ben
March 31st, 2010
10:23 am
I like Heyward in the 2nd spot with his on base percentage in front of Chipper.
Lew
March 31st, 2010
10:24 am
I like that lineup.
ncscoots
March 31st, 2010
10:27 am
No way he’ll survive being on SIX covers.
Halladay’s toast. His life is going to be worse than a sad country song by the All-Star break.
Six covers? Dude is totally fluffed.
Moe Berg
March 31st, 2010
10:30 am
I like this lineup on a day in which Prado is not starting. But if he is playing, do you put him in the 7 or 8 spot?
ncscoots
March 31st, 2010
10:32 am
I like Heyward in the 2nd spot with his on base percentage in front of Chipper
More than a troubling few here feel the same way. In other words, for a team that had excellent OBP last year and a poor rate of converting that into runs, the best option will be to take a guy who can actually be an added run-producer and put him in an on-base slot? That about the size of it?
22 ain’t going north to move runners over and bunt in the 8th. That would be a tragic misuse of his apparent skills.
Smack
March 31st, 2010
10:34 am
True Danga true.
RHR
March 31st, 2010
10:34 am
Six covers? Dude is totally fluffed.
I know, right? Six covers in one week? Say your prayers, Doc.
monty
March 31st, 2010
10:35 am
McLouth does have a subpar arm but other than that he is a very serviceable CF. He will probably never hit for high avg, but he probably will hit 16-20 HR’s if healthy and steal alot more bases than anyone we have had in a while. If he gets a hit or walks it’s pretty much like he just hit a double. I can see if Prado hits behind him alot of steals and Prado bunting him to third or hitting to the right side behind NAte exactly where MArtin needs to be focused. CHipper up, runner on 3rd and one out. I like that.
P'cola Brave
March 31st, 2010
10:39 am
I think the majority of people who want to see Heyward batting 2nd want him there so he will see better pitches. Granted that may be true but like scoots said, your taking away the reason he was brought up. He didn’t come up to move runners over and hit a bunch of solo homers. The best use for Heyward is to have him in the 6/7 hole where he will have the best chance to drive in runs and produce.
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2010
10:41 am
The Mets are starting to do like the Nationals and take all the guys we didn’t have much use for anymore. I hear they’re very interested in Gregor Blanco.
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2010
10:42 am
I think Heyward is mainly in that 2-hole today because Prado is out. I think Prado has hit 2nd just about every day he’s been in there this spring, so I expect that to carry over to the regular season.
O.J.
March 31st, 2010
10:43 am
Hey DOB, here is a question that I am sure has been asked and I might have missed it, but how are Nate’s hamstrings doing this spring? Has he had any problems with them at all or is everything good to go?
P'cola Brave
March 31st, 2010
10:46 am
Melky has batted leadoff the majority of the spring. Guess he will be our opening day leadoff.
Ignatius J. Reilly
March 31st, 2010
10:46 am
prado will hit 2hole when he’s in the linuep
heyward will be 6/7 on the reg if i was a guessin man
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2010
10:51 am
ncscoots: Cox said the other day that Prado’s one of the best No. 2 hitters in the game. He has no intention of moving him, from every indication. At least not for now. I’m pretty sure he’ll keep Heyward in bottom half of order with Prado in lineup, at least for the time being.
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2010
10:51 am
O.J., McLouth’s hammys haven’t been a problem at all this spring.
Ben
March 31st, 2010
10:52 am
I think batting second will take the pressure off Heyward. I agree he will eventually bat 3rd. or clean-up.
P'cola Brave
March 31st, 2010
10:52 am
I would agree with Cox on Prado. He does all the little things right. The man can handle the stick. Great #2 guy.
Nova Scotia Steve
March 31st, 2010
10:53 am
Heyward batting-practice HR just hit a window of the Astros team bus parked in lot beyond RF. No, it didn’t break. – However a crane is now lifting the bus back onto its four wheels.
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2010
10:54 am
Some Braves, led by Scott Proctor, pulled a helluva prank on Eddie Perez yesterday. Eddie’s known for being scared of snakes and other living things. So while he was in the shower, Proctor and some others brought in three small pigs — yes, live pigs — into the clubhouse.
The funny thing was, for once Eddie wasn’t scared. Said something about how he grew up with them in Venezuela.
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2010
10:55 am
I got a letter yesterday from State Farm telling me my car insurance rates are increasing due to Heyward, and I’m all the way in SC. Oh well, small price to pay.
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2010
10:56 am
What show was I watching when Tim Hudson hid in Perez’s closet at a hotel and scared the living crap out of him? That was funny. Mighta been TWiB.
O.J.
March 31st, 2010
10:57 am
Awesome DOB, good to hear about his hammy’s. Guess Proctor’s Pigs give new meaning to the word Hammy, lol
McFann
March 31st, 2010
10:58 am
DOB–
Brian from SC–
I saw that on YouTube once…hilarious!
Moe Berg
March 31st, 2010
10:59 am
Now that the prank is over, will there be BBQ after the game?
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2010
11:01 am
Only two things pigs are good for: bacon and BBQ. Thank God for pigs.
P'cola Brave
March 31st, 2010
11:01 am
Seems that Perez has been the man to prank the last few years.
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2010
11:03 am
Perez is the man that gets pranked because he is so often the pranker himself.
jeffrey d
March 31st, 2010
11:03 am
Cox said the other day that Prado’s one of the best No. 2 hitters in the game
Cox also said that Lowe didn’t throw that bad when he faced about 12 hitters in an inning. I love Bobby (kind of), but it seems you can’t tell much about a player by his evaluations. At least not when he talks to the press.
BravePack
March 31st, 2010
11:09 am
Based on the line-up the last couple games(I know it’s ST) I get the feeling we will be seeing a platoon in CF with Melky playing everyday. He’ll be in CF and lead-off against lefties with Nate sitting and then Melky in LF and leading off and Nate in CF against righties. We all know how Bobby loves platooning. Do you think this is what we’ll see during the regular season DOB?
P'cola Brave
March 31st, 2010
11:12 am
BravePack
I think you’ll see Nate in CF w/ Melky in LF. Seems Diaz is the odd man out. He will probably spell Mclouth and Heyward on days w/ a tough lefty. I seriously doubt Mclouth ends up being platooned.
Nova Scotia Steve
March 31st, 2010
11:20 am
The work currently ongoing in the parking lot on the Houston Astros bus after Heyward’s BP Blast earlier this morning.
http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d5/unsecured/media/44140130/44140130_4823955001_1215dvs-egypt-bus-crash-SJ-plus.jpg
MZ
March 31st, 2010
11:32 am
DOB —–
just getting around to the latest blog, but great song choice! … using a variation of another Petty song: Anything that’s Petty’s fine
Braveheart
March 31st, 2010
11:33 am
I love Bobby (kind of), but it seems you can’t tell much about a player by his evaluations. At least not when he talks to the press.
I kinda disagree with that. If you read any individual quote in isolation, it’s hard to gauge what he’s thinking or how he came to that conclusion. However, if you listen to him enough, and remember enough of what he says about people, you have a frame of reference to give context to those individual quotes.
I forget now who the poster was yesterday who said it, but he said something like when you read Bobby’s quotes, you have to convert them so that good = okay, very good = good, great = very good, and so on and so on. I also think you can tell how Bobby’s feeling about a guy when he’s singing his praises, or on those rare times when he trashes a player. You can also tell he’s not sure how he feels at the moment when there is radio silence about a player. He’d prefer not to say anything until he gets a better feel for it, or he just feels like if you don’t have anything nice to say, then say nothing.
Sometimes when he’s saying nice things, he knows he’s stuck with a player on the roster for whatever reason at the moment, so he has to try to make the best of it. Sometimes he knows the guy’s confidence is waning, and needs to know that his manager will publicly support him.
Also, alot of times you’ve got to read what he’s saying to understand the thought process. Sometimes, some guy will suck, but he’ll like the movement on his pitches, or that he was getting grounders, or that he was missing bats, or that he’s just missing his spots, or that a hitter was hitting right at ‘em, or that a hitter was battling and making a pitcher work, and so on.
Most of the time I roll my eyes as well, but keep what he said in mind. When he sings the praises today, but then downgrades his praise a month or two later, you know something is going on.
Mixxo
March 31st, 2010
11:33 am
Nova Scotia Steve – LOL!
Anders
March 31st, 2010
11:35 am
Anders, just saw your 8:34 a.m. comment. Thanks for your continued visits (page views) and comments. We couldn’t do it without you, Mr. Met. And the great thing is, we know we won’t have to. (DOB)
Mr. Met? I’m digging the respect. You’ve certainly called me worse over the years. Yes, years.
BTW- Don’t sell yourself short. You could do it without me. Might not be as much fun for you and yours though. Especially this year when your boys appear to have the upper hand on my Mets for the first time since I’ve been here.
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2010
11:36 am
Chipper scratched from Braves lineup with ingrown toenial on left big toe. Said if it was regular-season game he’d be playing.
Prado inserted in lineup, and right now they have him at third base and batting third, with Infante staying at second.
monty
March 31st, 2010
11:38 am
BRaveheart
Exactly you have to learn Bobby speak.You have to crack the code. You know you are in trouble with BC or aren’t in his immediate plans if just says you were “OK.”
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2010
11:39 am
Really, it wouldn’t matter to me if Chipper, McCann, Heyward, and most of the other guys didn’t play at all before Monday. They’re ready.
Homer Simpson
March 31st, 2010
11:39 am
Only two things pigs are good for: bacon and BBQ. Thank God for pigs.
Right Brian, those come from the same wonderful, magical animal. I suppose next you’ll have some fantastic story about where ham and sausage come from.
monty
March 31st, 2010
11:40 am
Ingrown toenail! Wow! Never heard that one before. Better see a podiatrist.
Anders
March 31st, 2010
11:40 am
The Mets are starting to do like the Nationals and take all the guys we didn’t have much use for anymore. I hear they’re very interested in Gregor Blanco. (Brian in SC)
Yeah, the Braves really took Minaya to the cleaners in that Frenchy for Church deal. You know, the one where the Braves sent Frenchy and money for Church? How’d Church work out for you guys last year? As for Acosta, he cost nothing and is headed to AAA.
BTW- How’s Wags doing? As long as we’re talking about castoffs teams didn’t have any use for and all.
Nova Scotia Steve
March 31st, 2010
11:40 am
Brain from SC – i’m with you…So nervous about an injury this late in Spring.
Snotboogie
March 31st, 2010
11:42 am
Oh gosh. Anders comes on here and to his merriment “Larry” sits with an ingrown toenail. Take it from here Anders.
Also I guess now Prado could have been moved back to the No.2 spot and Heyward to the 3 spot. Would be a better lineup. Also put a lefty between the 2 righties Prado and Glaus. Oh well.
RHR
March 31st, 2010
11:42 am
I agree, Brian. Let’s wrap those boys in bubble wrap and send them on up to Atlanta already. Buy them a steak and give them a massage when they get there even.
toga party
March 31st, 2010
11:42 am
Good comment Braveheart (11:33). Very well put.
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2010
11:43 am
Scheduled to follow Lowe in his shortened tuneup start today: Moylan, Chavez, O’Flaherty and Venters.
Anders
March 31st, 2010
11:43 am
Chipper scratched from Braves lineup with ingrown toenial on left big toe. Said if it was regular-season game he’d be playing. (DOB)
And so it begins.
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2010
11:44 am
I didn’t say the Braves “took Minaya to the cleaners”. I said the Mets are starting to like guys that we no longer had a place for. It doesn’t matter what we got for Frenchy, because we didn’t need or expect to get anything for Frenchy.
Wags is doing pretty good. Do the Mets still have guys battling for five bullpen spots?
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2010
11:45 am
RHR…I didn’t say we should keep them from playing. I said it wouldn’t matter to me if they didn’t play.
Braveheart
March 31st, 2010
11:46 am
Especially this year when your boys appear to have the upper hand on my Mets for the first time since I’ve been here.
You’ve only been here since the 2007 season. The Braves have 242 wins, and the Mets have 247 wins during that time. Neither team has made the playoffs. Oh, boy, let me tell you, that is some might upper hand you guys have had over us.
Ridiculous, a fan of a mediocre team that averages 82 wins a season boasting of an upper hand to fans of yet another mediocre team that averages 81 wins a season.
Fischerking04
March 31st, 2010
11:46 am
Dr. Scholl’s?
Bayou Brave
March 31st, 2010
11:47 am
An ingrown toenail usually does not heal itself. You have to have a doc cut it out. And then its a bloody, swollen, aching mess for several days. (I’ve had this done 3 times.)
Anders
March 31st, 2010
11:49 am
It doesn’t matter what we got for Frenchy, because we didn’t need or expect to get anything for Frenchy. (Brian)
The Braves didn’t “need” anything? Really? You want to re-think that one? I mean, you had Diaz/Church and Anderson in the corners after Frenchy was traded. That worked for you? 2 of the 3 were cut loose after the season and the other guy is going to be a perennial bench player imo.
Lew
March 31st, 2010
11:50 am
Fischerking-A podiatrist to trim his toenails is closer to what he needs.
Daslied
March 31st, 2010
11:50 am
Anders, Wags is doing great? How are those two draft pic…I mean, prospects working out?
RHR
March 31st, 2010
11:51 am
Yeah, the Braves really took Minaya to the cleaners in that Frenchy for Church deal. You know, the one where the Braves sent Frenchy and money for Church? How’d Church work out for you guys last year?
Ha. You think that bothers us? The majority of us were thrilled to get anything for Jeff. Church finished out the season in Atlanta no worse than Jeff would have and this kid named Heyward is our RF now. Hmmm…yep. We still came out on top on that trade.
I’m happy for Jeff that he is happy after 2 months in NY. You can be sure that he’ll let you know when he doesn’t like it there anymore. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the golden boy in September, when he’s only 18 or so short of his self-predicted 27 HR.
Lew
March 31st, 2010
11:52 am
And yet with Francoeur on the Mets and Church on the Braves, the Braves came in what? About 12 games ahead of the Mets?
Bout time the Mets realized that Francoeur, Bay, Beltran and all those other greats can’t pitch.
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2010
11:52 am
Anders, I didn’t mean the Braves had no needs last year. What I meant was the Braves didn’t need to get anything for Frenchy, because if the Mets hadn’t taken him, we just would have released him anyway. No, we didn’t gain much in Church, but the return was not the primary reason for trading him. If we were looking to fill a need in a trade, we would have had to have traded someone a lot better than Francoeur.
KC
March 31st, 2010
11:52 am
DOB, any idea why McLouth isn’t in the lineup?
RHR
March 31st, 2010
11:53 am
And ew DOB, I love Chipper but maybe in the future could you just say “his toe hurts” or … even better “day off”. I mean, just look at the discussion you’ve started.
Daslied
March 31st, 2010
11:54 am
Anders does have a point. Who exactly will replace Frenchy this year?
Lew
March 31st, 2010
11:54 am
Unfortunately for the Mets, neither can Maine, Pelfrey , Ollie or 4/5th of their rotation..
DCbrave
March 31st, 2010
11:54 am
I’m just amazed by the novel “injury” that Chipper, or any baseball players for that matter, that can keep them off a game, spring training or not. Ingrown toenail? You’ve got to be kidding me.
Lew
March 31st, 2010
11:55 am
Daslied-Certainly NOT a former Met.
Steve McP
March 31st, 2010
11:55 am
All this talk of toes brings the blog memories flooding back.
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2010
11:56 am
When Frenchy does what he’s always done and makes outs about 70% of the time, maybe they’ll try to put him in the bullpen. They sure could use some help there, and he’s got an arm.
Lew
March 31st, 2010
11:56 am
DCBrave-Wasn’t it something like an ingrown toenail that finished Dizzy Dean’s career? Ever had one? They’re no fun and hurt like hell. It could mess up his mechanics and make him pull another oblique.
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2010
11:57 am
I agree DCBrave, how dare Chipper sit out this game today! I mean, second place in the Grapefruit League is at stake! What a coward!
Lew
March 31st, 2010
11:57 am
Steve-Maybe it should just be said -Toes are not to be trifled with.
Wayne in Utah
March 31st, 2010
11:58 am
Concerning Eddie’s 3 pigs, I once saw this wonderfull quote on a T-shirt. Had a beautiful sunset on one side, and this inscribed on the other:
There’s a place in the world for all God’s beautiful creatures…….and it’s right beside the mashed potatoes!
Snotboogie
March 31st, 2010
11:58 am
Steve McP
Following the UCL, I hope. Do you think Shrek’s ankle will derail the Utd season? 2-4 weeks is critical.
Wayne in Utah
March 31st, 2010
11:59 am
Toes are not to be trifled with……..
Anders
March 31st, 2010
11:59 am
Braveheart- I meant what the expectations were before each of the seasons began. Nobody saw the injury train wreck the Mets had last year coming. Look at the Mets from 2006 through 2008. Pretty good run. They were playing pretty well last spring too until the injuries started to mount. Come on – you know what I meant.
Soph
March 31st, 2010
11:59 am
It amazes me how some people who’ve never played a lick of baseball in their life (or any sport for that matter) think they could play through anything and everything. Unless you’ve actually had the injury and tried playing through it, try not to be so judgemental.
monty
March 31st, 2010
12:00 pm
Anders
“Especially this year when your boys appear to have the upper hand on my Mets for the first time since I’ve been here.”
What? Last year doesn’t count? Your team finished 22 games back, the BRaves have been above the Muts, 15 out of the last 19 years. And 7 out of the last 10. This year will be 8 of the last 11. WHere have you been?
TnBrian
March 31st, 2010
12:03 pm
Ingrown toenails can turn into some nasty critters. All sorts of funk can build in the side of your toe if you don’t get the thing treated.
My brother had to get his toenails ripped off because his were so bad.
Anders
March 31st, 2010
12:03 pm
Can you get an ingrown toenail from pigs? Just asking.
DAP
March 31st, 2010
12:04 pm
anders The Braves didn’t “need” anything? Really? You want to re-think that one? I mean, you had Diaz/Church and Anderson in the corners after Frenchy was traded. That worked for you?
what the braves needed was to get rid of frenchy. did you notice the way the braves played after the deadline? id say diaz anderson and church worked out ok, especially compared to when frenchy was in there.
DCbrave
March 31st, 2010
12:06 pm
Lew- Yes, you or me or DOB may have one, but these baseball players who earn millions are supposed to take care of themselves in those areas better than you and me, and especially Chipper, given all those miscellaneous injuries including his foot/feet in the past several years, you’d think he’d examine his feet at least 3 times a day to make sure nails are cut on time, etc., which is why you don’t hear ingrown toenail injuries that often amongst baseball players. He is not you or me.
chipperchop
March 31st, 2010
12:06 pm
Anders,
The Braves started WINNING ballgames AFTER Francouer was traded. Did you happen to see the Braves record after that trade? Only the Phillies had a better record than the Braves during that span, and I believe it was only one game. We can very close to the WC spot, so in answer to this comment:
The Braves didn’t “need” anything? Really? You want to re-think that one? I mean, you had Diaz/Church and Anderson in the corners after Frenchy was traded. That worked for you? 2 of the 3 were cut loose after the season and the other guy is going to be a perennial bench player imo.
I’d say things worked very well for us. And no one give a rats behind about Ryan Church…there’s a new sherriff in town…perhaps you have heard of him…Jason Heyward?