Sunday, October 16, 2005 |
The Helpful Advice Columnist
My team recently had a successful run in the regular season, winning 95 games. They even beat a well-known and highly respected east coast team to advance to the ALCS. Yet my ace has hit the DL, forcing the rest of my rotation to pitch on short rest. Worse, their offense has disappeared! What should I do?
— Out of Answers, and the Postseason, in AnaheimDear Out,
I feel your pain. Luckily for you, I've got a plan. First, get Adam Dunn, a young slugging corner outfielder whose home/road splits show he's hit nearly twice the number of home runs in his homer-happy home park as he has elsewhere. It's probably best to ignore the fact that he broke the major league record for single-season strikeouts in 2004 with 195, and that his high strikeout totals conflict with your club's offensive strategy. If you're gonna do this, it's probably best to do it while GM Dan O'Brien's still fairly new on the job. Unlike his predecessor, the notoriously difficult Jim Bowden, no doubt but he'll let Dunn go for the modest package of Casey Kotchman, Ervin Santana, and Brandon Wood.
And I can recommend plenty of other marquee options. For instance, the Yanks might be interested in moving the ageless Gary Sheffield, whose grace in the outfield and great attitude are peerless, for a package of minor leaguers. And the Red Sox would jump at a similar package for the great slugger Manny Ramirez. The sky's the limit, Bill!
— KenDear Bill Shaikin,
I'm developing a mancrush on Paul Konerko! Should I surrender to his dreamy forearms?
— Bill StonemanDear Bill,
Yes, by all means. Pay no attention to his age and his park-inflated home run total. And I wouldn't worry about bidding on him after a successful postseason run; after all, look how well Carlos Beltran has done for the Mets!
— Bill
Bri - He's a power hitting corner outfielder/firstbaseman. What do you want from the guy? If you're only going to accept 40/40 players who win gold gloves, you're going to be waiting for a looooong time.
And who cares about the strikeouts? Would you feel better if he popped into 90 more outs and hit into 20 more DPs? An out is an out is an out. I don't care how they come.
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