March 10, 200818 yr QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Mar 10, 2008 -> 07:47 AM) They may have been forced to put him on the field, but guys like Burgiose (sp) didn't get a shot at all, and apparently deserved one. There is no defending having him lead off. None. Andy played in 67 games. Cherry pick his top 4 offensive games where he went a combined 11-14 and he hit .137 the other 63. Add to that some less than stellar work with the leather and a case could be made a beer league is more his level. Ugh, Andy played *way* too much last year. He's terrible.
March 10, 200818 yr QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Mar 10, 2008 -> 08:47 AM) They may have been forced to put him on the field, but guys like Burgiose (sp) didn't get a shot at all, and apparently deserved one. There is no defending having him lead off. None. Andy played in 67 games. Cherry pick his top 4 offensive games where he went a combined 11-14 and he hit .137 the other 63. Add to that some less than stellar work with the leather and a case could be made a beer league is more his level. There could be some reason they kept sending him out there. But I don't know what it would be. So I have to agree with you - it made no sense. My theory is that the organization (and I am sure other clubs do this too) has guys they like and don't like, for reasons beyond what we may be aware of. So they played Gonzalez over Bourgeois. And go a year back to 2006, as the season went on, why did they keep trotting Pods and other injured ineffectuals out there instead of Gload? When it comes to bringing new blood in, there does seem to be a "in" list of players. Maybe its personality, or work ethic, or who knows what.
March 10, 200818 yr QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 10, 2008 -> 10:51 AM) There could be some reason they kept sending him out there. But I don't know what it would be. So I have to agree with you - it made no sense. My theory is that the organization (and I am sure other clubs do this too) has guys they like and don't like, for reasons beyond what we may be aware of. So they played Gonzalez over Bourgeois. And go a year back to 2006, as the season went on, why did they keep trotting Pods and other injured ineffectuals out there instead of Gload? When it comes to bringing new blood in, there does seem to be a "in" list of players. Maybe its personality, or work ethic, or who knows what. Companies having favorite employees is nothing new, and we shouldn't expect a professional sports team to be any different than any other company.
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