posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 7:36 PM
by
Jim
One wonder twin down
Scott Podsednik is
back on the disabled list after aggravating that tricky groin of his, with Boone Logan, who was playing in Rochester a couple of days ago, taking his place.
Three things came to my mind:
- The wrong guy got injured!
- It'd've sure been nice to have Eduardo Perez for the first two weeks of the season.
- Why do we need three lefties, anyway?
Three brief explanations:
- I don't actively wish harm on anybody, but just saying if I had to pick the guy with the .378 OBP or the guy with the .262 OBP to make a trip to the DL, well...
- This is what happened the last time Pods returned from a groin injury faster than expected. The cold weather probably didn't help, and having another righty bat would've been nice against Johan Santana and C.C. Sabathia if Pods decided to take his time.
- Only Hank Blalock and Frank Catalanotto are especially susceptible against lefties, and neither of those guys are worth carrying three lefties on the roster.
The first issue's impact is excerbated further, because in place of Podsednik,
Darin Erstad is leading off tonight, giving him more opportunities to make outs just a day after Guillen had discussed
dropping him lower in the order. Rob Mackowiak is playing left, and Brian Anderson will continue to ride the bench.
Trying to take solace somehow, Boone pitched his tail off in spring training, so bully for him, I guess.