re: RW3R League

nobes i see u are a LESI now

yeah ive been following. I saw today he had a huge game. He has been hovering around .500

"No, he's not looking for a roster spot. He's looking for somebody's position," manager Lou Piniella said Saturday after Colvin went 4-for-5 with his second spring training home run, raising his Cactus League average to .475.

"I''ll tell you what. It's impressive isn't it? He's going about it the right way. He's taking aggressive passes. He looks like a major league hitter up there. The spring that this young man has had has opened up a lot of eyes.

"It would be foolish, whoever the manager is, not to get his name in the lineup from time to time and let him perform."

Piniella inferred that it would be unfair to send Colvin, 24, back to the minor leagues after the way he's played. He has nine extra-base hits, 13 RBI, a .729 slugging percentage and two steals.

"I'll believe it when I see it," said Colvin, who went directly to the weight room after playing all 10 innings of a 2-2 tie against the Padres. "All I can do right now is wait until last game on April 3 and see what he says. I'm just trying to get ready for the season, have good at-bats and make it tough on them."

Colvin's spring has created a bit of a dilemma, given that Piniella has three established outfielders in Alfonso Soriano, Marlon Byrd and Kosuke Fukudome, not to mention Xavier Nady on his bench.

Piniella knows that to keep Colvin means he has to play the Clemson product, whose progress would otherwise be better served getting regular playing time in Triple-A. Piniella all but ruled out a rotation on Saturday, but said he could envision starting the rookie twice a week.

One thing Colvin has in his favor is his ability to play all three outfield positions.

When he was promoted to the Cubs for a cup of coffee last September (3-for-17 after hitting .300 with 14 homers in 84 games for Class AA Tennessee), Piniella didn't hesitate to use him in center field. And he could be a fit at the top of the order where he hit for the first time on Saturday.

"He basically runs better than anybody we have," Piniella said,

Colvin didn't do much wrong Saturday. He led off the bottom of the first with a line single to left. Although he was caught stealing, Piniella said he would have stolen the base had it not been a hit-and-run.

His fifth-inning homer to tie the game 1-1 against San Diego starter Clayton Richard was pulled to right-center. In the sixth, he stroked a one-out triple to the left-center gap. And he led off the 10th with a single to center.

"He's saying to us, 'get my name in that lineup and I can get some things done,' " Piniella said. "And he's played very well in the outfield.

"You don't want a young kid like that just sitting and being a defensive replacement. That means, if he's here, that he can play a couple days a week, give himself some nice at-bats and see how he does.

"Obviously, he's earned the right to be here. It's been fun watching him play."

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when Soriano gets hurt, he'll get his shot

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STFU...Soriano staying healthy this year..he can take Fukodome's AZN arse's spot on THE REG

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he likes dicks FWIW

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well he can be a healthy dick liker...can't he?

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STFU...Soriano staying healthy this year..he can take Fukodome's AZN arse's spot on THE REG

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yeah either one really. i hope sorrie is healthy all season

Matthew Berry says Justin Upton is a top 10 player in fantasy this year

and he hates steals too

Well you replied to the right guy for this league.

Lol