Whilst masticating on , Ed Grinnell (1:170/1701)
wrote to Alan Hess:
EG> B-A-L-O-N-E-Y. Todd, the God, Zeile wasn't worth 137 GD runs. 
By himself, of course not.  
EG> Alomar's run production was down by 102, Anderson's by 57, 
EG> Palmeiro's by 47, Ripken's by 33 and they never did replace 
EG> Bonilla. Again, your hatred of one person causes you engage in 
EG> hyperbole to have him be the primary reason for a team's failings 
EG> when he was in a postiton to do no such thing. It should be 
EG> painfully obvious NOW to anyone who still believed you that it is 
EG> only your bias that makes you hate him so much.
As opposed to your pro-Bordick bias?  FYI, I don't hate Mike Bordick.  I 
don't know Mike Bordick.  I hear he's a great guy.  What I do dislike is that 
he's a utility player given an everyday job on the team I root for, and that 
fact hurts the team.
EG> Surhoff's a bum at third. He's no more a third baseman than you 
Surhoff wasn't a bum at third.  He's no Matt Williams or Brooks Robinson, but 
most aren't.
EG> are an Orioles' manager. The last two times he was given 100+ 
EG> games at third, he was no better than Ripken so what makes you 
EG> think that he'll suddenly improve? He's playing where he's 
Did I say he'd improve?  No.  I said that the Orioles are a better team with 
him at third providing average offense and defense for 3B, and Ripken at 
short providing above-average offense and defense at SS, and that is a fact.  
Bordick is no better defensively than Ripken, and offensively is worse than 
eight pitchers in the NL were.  That's called a weakness.
EG> Come on, stop with the hyperbole.
Facts, not hyperbole.
AH>> However, this doesn't change the fact that the swap of Bordick 
AH>> for Zeile (or Surhoff) dramatically weakened the team.  *adh*
EG> See first paragraph..
I saw.  It was wrong both times.  :-)
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