I’d like to start this week with THE TRUTH.
I can’t imagine anything other than Toronto Blue Jay’s nostalgia rooting for Jose Bautista’s return to the big leagues. Watching a washed, terrible defensive, player be potentially used for cheap offense isn’t exactly a story-line I’m interested in at all. I’ve been looking at their previous solutions for third base and Bautista isn’t nearly as cool as when Freddie Freeman went in his bag and did it himself.
I’s 2018, with all of the advanced analytics and money that organizations have, they should just clone Freeman and let him play 3rd and 1st.
Yes, a clone. I know what you’re thinking, the tech isn’t quite there yet. But, if you look at the Atlanta Braves, who rank 13th in attendance, and then you look at all the money put into SunTrust park… there’s just gotta be a way to get more financial blood out of the stone. I believe the Braves should be relegating a heavy amount of their revenues into creating a clone of Freddie Freeman.
I mean, is there any better plan? Joey Bats is 37. Theoretically, a clone of Freddie Freeman would be starting at year 1, giving him upwards of 36 years before he meets the same age as the worst defensive outfielder in (correction: NOT IN) baseball.
Let’s dive deeper.
Sure, Joey Bats is a good nickname, but BATS isn’t even his last name? What are we to even believe about him? Freddie Freeman is a sure shot. He has the absolute most baseball name and looks like GenericBaseballPlayer3.jpeg. You gotta clone this guy.
What an infield! Imagine the communication abilities and synergy these guys would have in the infield together. Who do you want Freddie Freeman working with on third base? If you choose the empty husk of Jose Bautista, you’re choosing against the future of this league.
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Blister In The Sun, the song by Violent Femmes has maybe the most fun riff of all time. Blister In The Shohei Ohtani, the event which pretty much ruined my baseball watching weekend.
It’s wild to see how much he changes the entertainment value of the Angels. Especially with Mike Trout… existing? I personally am not tuning into a game of the Angels unless Ohtani’s playing; I feel like I’m not alone on this. When Ohtani got pulled in his home opener against the A’s after keeping everyone in suspense over a potential no-hitter, I turned off the T.V. I wasn’t interested at all in the game anymore. I mean, at least when he got bulled against the Red Rox we got to see Mookie Betts be an absolute monster.
I feel like we all want to see this Angels/Red Sox matchup once again without a blister.
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What have the Phillies fixed better in their first week? The coaching or the percentage of games they’ve played in powder blue jerseys? As I’m writing this, Scott Kingery, NL Rookie of the Year (My Dreams), is playing third right now and his positional versatility is wild as hell to me. I may not be watching closely enough, but I’m not seeing rookies being used like a long “l” blocks in Tetris the way Kingery is, I love him. I really don’t know if I believe in the Phillies to fight for a wildcard spot, but… I believe I want them to get that wildcard spot.
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Anyways, until Kershaw and Scherzer face off this weekend, I’ll be watching the 76ers and being an absolutely on-edge jerk focused on the NBA, see yea next week!
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