Willie Randolph is terrible

[fryKing]

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The first intentional walk wasn't that horrible because Glavine had already gone 3-0 on Bonds. You don't want to give Bonds a chance to swing at one of Glavine's meaty fastballs.

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ah, thank you, this is what happens when you miss the game and catch up by reading the play by play/box score.

[samjjones]

In Willie's defense, he has to trot out Endy Chavez in CF while Beltran is out. Oh yeah...Milledge is hitting .404/.524/.625 at AAA...

[Silent A]

Why did I think this thread was about Wilma Rudolph?

[wh1t3bread]

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In Willie's defense, he has to trot out Endy Chavez in CF while Beltran is out. Oh yeah...Milledge is hitting .404/.524/.625 at AAA...

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An argument could be made that the problem with bringing Milledge up right now is that there is potential to "set him back a bit".

I dunno though. That kid can play, he proved it in Spring Training and he continues to prove it in Norfolk. If Beltran lands on the DL with his vagina injurty the Mets should really consider giving this kid some playing time in Queens.

[THAY3R]

A nice little tidbit on Lastings:
I played against him in high school, he played for our rivals.
He got suspended the last year for having a little too much fun with an 8th grader [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

He was amazing though. Led the county in Homers, Steals, everything.

[wh1t3bread]

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He got suspended the last year for having a little too much fun with an 8th grader

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Was she hot?

Anyway, yeah I knew about that. I'm pretty sure that dropped him a few spots in the draft which allowed the Mets to pick him up at #12.

[THAY3R]

I don't really know what she looked like.
It was a Christian school, so it was a big scandal/story.
It was a main reason why the Devil Rays didn't draft him.

[wh1t3bread]

Yeah, well I'm really glad they didn't draft him.

That .524 OBP is sick. I can't wait till he takes the leadoff spot away from Reyes next year. Of course Randolph will screw that one up too.

[MinRaise]

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In Willie's defense, he has to trot out Endy Chavez in CF while Beltran is out. Oh yeah...Milledge is hitting .404/.524/.625 at AAA...

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An argument could be made that the problem with bringing Milledge up right now is that there is potential to "set him back a bit".

I dunno though. That kid can play, he proved it in Spring Training and he continues to prove it in Norfolk. If Beltran lands on the DL with his vagina injurty the Mets should really consider giving this kid some playing time in Queens.

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Is there any evidence that position players can be negatively affected by a few MLB ABs slightly before they are ready? I could see this with pitchers, but I don't think this is a good reason to hold a hitter back.

[ColdCaller]

Two words: Corey Patterson.

Alternatively: Kevin Maas