tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post3465209505658494185..comments2023-10-10T12:46:47.186-04:00Comments on The Green Weenie: Quiet ThursdayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-51784779731026989582011-05-05T19:52:22.097-04:002011-05-05T19:52:22.097-04:00Yah, Will, the quarter pole is a good place to sta...Yah, Will, the quarter pole is a good place to start. I was always a Memorial Day fan when it comes to eyeballing teams.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-516425430473760842011-05-05T16:32:12.950-04:002011-05-05T16:32:12.950-04:00Toldja Nate could still play if he could just stay...Toldja Nate could still play if he could just stay healthy. 20-20 center fielders who are also good defensive players don't grow on trees, and the McLouth trade is still a loss for the Pirates unless Jeff Locke turns into a productive major leaguer. I don't believe in Gorkys Hernandez, and while Charlie Morton's early season work is an unexpected bonus, I don't believe in him, either. At least not until further notice. And even if Morton pans out, only a truly elite pitcher is worth more than a starting position player. So even a good Morton does not equal McLouth, no way. Not a healthy McLouth, at any rate. <br /><br /><br />But moving on from there, it looks like Adcock isn't intimidated by the big leagues. He has certainly been used more often and to better effect than I ever thought he would be. I can't think of another pitcher in recent seasons who has made such a dramatic leap up from A-ball to become an established big leaguer---assuming, of course, that Adcock continues to succeed and is in the bigs next year from the get-go. <br /><br /><br />Yes, this team is definitely more interesting and dramatically better managed than previously. I'll have a more in depth take at the 40 game mark. That's when Sparky Anderson always said you had a good read on your team.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.com