He'll be the first to complain they don't score next year
The headline of a Richard Justice column says it all today:
Sure. Just like they trusted Bagwell, right?
Trusting that one-armed man only to find out he couldn't play meant there was a huge hole in this roster due to his salary and the fact that his salary displaced what could have been the salary of a productive slugger.
Carrying Biggio on the roster so he can get 3,000 hits in an Astros uniform will come at a cost -- the cost of his salary, but also the cost of those at-bats and chances in the field, which might otherwise go to another player.
It's fine if some people want to put together a roster based on pure emotion, but I sure don't want to hear those same people complaining next year if that roster doesn't produce championship-level baseball. Emotions don't drive in runners and turn double plays.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 09/16/06 08:35 PM | Print | Comments (0)
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