The case For the Dbacks (by Crasnick at ESPN)

by andrewinnewyork on Mar 29, 2007 4:42 PM EDT Comment 1 comment

Anyone in the home front have musings on this one? Until today I had not given a second thought to the impact Gibson will have on the team (hell, I hadn't given it a first thought), and I still think it sounds sort of hot-airy. Is this the press office trying to sell tickets, or has the team really decided that all Young, Q, CoJack, etc. need is "hustle on the bases"?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/preview07/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=2817038

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Mixed feelings...

On the one hand, I tend to think a manager only makes a difference in a handful of games per year. So what would a bench coach do? One? Two, at most. But the "Hustle" ethos is not a bad thing to have, and it doesn't cost anything to try and maximize the talent which the team has.

This quote was interesting: "Outfield prodigy Justin Upton, who has undeniable talent, but displayed questionable attitude and effort in the Midwest League and is still at least a year away." Certainly, the results were disappointing, but this might be the first time a writer has come right out and said the above.

by Jim McLennan on Mar 29, 2007 4:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs