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Blake Dean
Posted on 4/8/09 at 10:38 pm
Posted on 4/8/09 at 10:38 pm
Last HR was against Southern on Ash Wednesday. Dude has apparently given up hitting homers for Lent.
I've been a big supporter of this kid all season, saying he shouldn't be benched because he can't break out of a slum riding the pine. But enough is enough. We're better than halfway thru the season and the guy is just not producing. And then, tonight, after reaching on a weak single, he rounds second on the next hitter's single, and gets himself gunned down when the RF threw behind him while he was lollygagging back to the bag.
I don't know what's on this kid's mind (I personally think he's counting his draft money),
but it sure ain't baseball. Time for a change.
I've been a big supporter of this kid all season, saying he shouldn't be benched because he can't break out of a slum riding the pine. But enough is enough. We're better than halfway thru the season and the guy is just not producing. And then, tonight, after reaching on a weak single, he rounds second on the next hitter's single, and gets himself gunned down when the RF threw behind him while he was lollygagging back to the bag.
I don't know what's on this kid's mind (I personally think he's counting his draft money),
but it sure ain't baseball. Time for a change.
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Posted on 4/8/09 at 10:39 pm to Godfather1
Wait and watch this offense explode when he gets warmed up... 
Posted on 4/8/09 at 10:39 pm to Godfather1
quote:
(I personally think he's counting his draft money),
thats getting easier and easier.
Posted on 4/8/09 at 10:40 pm to Godfather1
Cant bench him. Gotta stay with a guy with his track record.
Posted on 4/8/09 at 10:41 pm to bbap
He was in a slump because he was focusing on homers. Now he is out of the slump because he is focusing on getting the ball in play. Not sure which one he will go back to after lent. 
Posted on 4/8/09 at 10:42 pm to Lester Earl
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Cant bench him.
but you could drop him
Posted on 4/8/09 at 10:42 pm to Lester Earl
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Cant bench him. Gotta stay with a guy with his track record.
Even if it starts to cost the team in terms of wins and losses?
Posted on 4/8/09 at 10:43 pm to bbap
quote:
but you could drop him
i just glanced at the box score from this past weekend, but didnt he move down some in the order? i think he was batting 7th. But like i said i just glanced.
Posted on 4/8/09 at 10:44 pm to Lester Earl
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i just glanced at the box score from this past weekend, but didnt he move down some in the order? i think he was batting 7th.
ill be honest i dont remember him batting 7th at all this weekend but maybe he did.
Posted on 4/8/09 at 10:44 pm to bbap
quote:
(I personally think he's counting his draft money),
quote:
thats getting easier and easier.
You got that right. It's dwindling with every at bat.
Posted on 4/8/09 at 10:45 pm to Godfather1
Long gone are the days where some jokers on here were actually questioning whether he was a better hitter than Todd Walker.....wow.
Posted on 4/8/09 at 10:46 pm to bbap
i could be wrong nap, im about to check
Posted on 4/8/09 at 10:46 pm to Godfather1
I think we have enough other good bats to just leave him in there and see if he can work it out.
Posted on 4/8/09 at 10:46 pm to Lester Earl
les i just checked. he batted 3rd all 3 games over the weekend.
Posted on 4/8/09 at 10:49 pm to bbap
my bad, dont know what i am thinking about then.
he def should drop.
Benched? no. Dont think there is a better option, and you cannot get out of a slump on the bench. Just the way i see it.
he def should drop.
Benched? no. Dont think there is a better option, and you cannot get out of a slump on the bench. Just the way i see it.
Posted on 4/8/09 at 10:50 pm to Lester Earl
agreed on the no bench aspect. and honestly his weekend was "that" bad. i kind of thought he was on the verge of coming out of it. he's still pulling everything though.
Posted on 4/8/09 at 10:50 pm to Godfather1
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Last HR was against Southern on Ash Wednesday. Dude has apparently given up hitting homers for Lent.
Posted on 4/8/09 at 10:55 pm to Lester Earl
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you cannot get out of a slump on the bench.
I have agreed w/ that stance all season. And I understand that he doesn't have a Matt Clark in the lineup to protect him this season.
But I don't know if you saw the play at second base tonight that I referred to in the OP. He dogged it. Total lack of hustle on his part. And it ended up costing us a run. If I'm his coach, that alone warrants a benching until he gets his head on straight.
Posted on 4/8/09 at 11:01 pm to Godfather1
Who knows what's happening with him. Reading too many press clippings before the season. Baseball is a game of slumps, as the best in the show have them. Lance Berkman hit 1 double in like the first 56 games last year. Is he pressing too much to be "The Guy" on the team. I think this offense really misses Clark. I think you drop him down the lineup, and at some point I might give a young guy a shot for a day. Look what happened when Tyler and Mikie got a day.
This post was edited on 4/8/09 at 11:02 pm
Posted on 4/8/09 at 11:23 pm to Godfather1
Blake Dean is Mr. June--wait for the heat wave.
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