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Friday, March 04, 2005 |
Pickoff Moves, Lunchtime Edition
By the time you read this, your lunchtime is gonna be over. That's because I spent mine writing this column.
A Bust, A Palpable Bust
Roto-heads, beware the ides of March -- and these Dodgers players, says Jeff Erickson:- Jeff Kent (he expects a power decline)
- Odalis Perez (look out for that shoulder)
- Derek Lowe (the usual litany)
- Jayson Werth (not having surgery when you coulda? For shame, doc)
- Kaz Ishii (duh -- too many walks, too high WHIP, not a lock to make the rotation)
- Jose Valentin (eroded offensive skills and shaky D)
- Paul Bako (no offensive value at all)
The Wrong Side Of The Wall
Eric Stone, whose e-mail very nearly got sent out with last night's chicken bones thanks to my overzealous spam detectors, wrote me yesterday to ask if I would say something about his recently published book, Wrong Side of the Wall: The Story of Blackie Schwamb, the Greatest Ballplayer in Prison History. It has some very positive reviews from some big names, including Tom Brokaw, Peter Gammons, and Joe Garagiola. I may have to get a copy and write a review. In the meantime, Eric, there's your mention.U.S.S. Mariner Takes On Plaschke
Bill Plaschke's February 28 column about Adrian Beltre has received a double-dose of ire from Fire Jim Tracy. There's nothing like a blogger with a fatwa on the Times and Jim Tracy; bile clings to the walls like mildew in an unkempt locker room. But, he's hardly the only one so affected by everyone's favorite Times monosentence-paragraph writer: now cometh U.S.S. Mariner to deconstruct the fruits of his labor, calling the piece "70 percent anti-DePo propaganda, 30 percent legitimate criticism". I'm inclined to agree.
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