MW: I think that you would be absolutely right if the team were healthy, but trying to claw your way back into a race without McGowan and Wells, in addition to missing Hill, Marcum and Accardo is a very, very tough task, and I don’t think you should sell your future short because of that very slim chance.

“He would deserve the kudos he actually deserves” — ???

And I don’t think he’s a robot — unless someone has discovered a way to make a robot smile when a great defensive play is made behind him!

~unquote.

YES!

Those things that don’t appear in the regular stat line are the things that screw me up.

Anyhow, it just occurred to me what I’d really like to get for AJ Burnett:

Colby Rasmus!

I know I know, keep dreaming….

But it’s such a NICE dream…

(After all, St. Louis is one of the teams he might agree to forgo his opt-out for pretty easily)

If only this guy played in a bigger a market he would deserve the kudos he actually deserves. I was talking to some Yankee fans today who were also in bewilderment at the way this guy pitches.

I know it doesn’t mean much, I just think he ranks up there as some of the greatest Toronto athletes of all-time.

MW: I think you’re right. And I have suggested in the past that he may, in fact, be a robot.

Snider seems like he has a pretty good head on his shoulders, but losing confidence can happen to anybody. Considering his OPS is in the .780 range in AA, he’s almost a sure bet to fail at this level if he was in fact brought up. AA pitching is absolutely nothing compared to major league pitching.

Exposing him to the majors, and then sending him back down to the far less glamorous minor league system, could certainly hurt his development as a player.

And to bring him up without thinking of the mental effect on the player if he was in fact sent down again would be completely irresponsible of JP Ricciardi.

And yes, while you may not want to acknowledge it, bringing up a 20 year old, two years out of high school, when he isn’t even succeeding in the minors, is a HUGE deal.

I haven’t even gone into the problems behind paying Snider at the age of 20 when he won’t be producing, when you’d much rather be doing it at the age of 27 in his prime.

MW: I can’t think about 2015 right now, and I don’t think anyone should be, either. There are SO many variables between now and then that it’s almost impossible to have any reasonable idea about what might be going on then. As far as Snider’s confidence - if he’s the kind of player that we all seem to think he is, he’s not going to be shattered by exposure to failure at the major-league level. If he does fall apart, then that reveals a great deal about who he is and, perhaps, what kind of player he’s going to be.

Does not see the glass as half empty or half full. They see what’s exactly in the glass.

They never try to make a bad situation seem better than it is…

But they also never sabotage any good things they have going on.

They are brutally honest in their assessments of situations - and this always seems to help them cope.

MW: Sounds good to me!

Major screw up on Wells, not sure how I got that unless it was a typo on the calculator.

Wilkerson’s figures were coming into last night’s game. The 0-3 night dropped him down - and I chose May 28 because someone on another board was saying that Wilkerson carried the team while Wells was out and it seemed to me in looking at his game log that May 28 was a turning point, but now he’s 2 for his last 23 so the point kinda fell apart anyway.

I figured Lind again and got a .926 (before the NY) game which was neither my original figure or yours. Clearly either I’m missing some esoteric factor like HBP or I’m just not doing it right.

For what it’s worth (apparently very little) this is the line I have right now based on ESPN’s stat page:

.340 - .364 - .604 - .968

I hope that’s in the general zip code of being right anyway.

MW: According to the lovely and talented baseball-reference.com, Lind was at .320-.340-.580-.920 going into the Yankee game since his call-up. After the game, according to me, he would be at .340-.357-.604-.961. You might be missing the sac fly.

And one more thing, I don’t even drink beer but I’m ready to throw my support behind Frank. He really adds something to a usally sterile environment.

Bring back Frank!

ICE!
COLD!
BEER!

I am on the Joe Inglett Love Train. That was a great catch. But then I’m also on the Scutaro and MacDonald as an All-Star s/s-2nd base pair. At least for the next few hours. Amazing play! It’s extraordinary how well the subs and bench guys are playing for us right now.

MW: Your first question doesn’t make sense. As to the second, I don’t hate Derek Jeter. I hate the myth of Derek Jeter.