Whilst masticating on , Ed Grinnell (1:170/1701)
wrote to Alan Hess:
EG> You've had it in for Bordick ever since he replaced your precious Zeile. 
Zeile, or Surhoff.
EG> Well, Toddy Baby is hitting .224 and while Bordick is hitting below .200, 
EG> he's been hitting over .246 in his last 18 games. If you'd take the time 
to
.246!!  Stop the presses!
 
EG> realize how much better this team is with Cal AT THIRD and Bordick at 
EG> short, you'd stop dinging Bordick.
I watch the Orioles every day.  They'd be better with Cal at short and a 
third baseman at third.  Bordick doesn't even have an accurate arm - 
considering his reputation, I'm amazed how many of his throws are off-line.  
He's a hustler and a gamer, but so was Billy Ripken, who's much cheaper.  If 
the Oriole pitching was stinking up the joint again, and the team as a result 
was lousy, there'd be the same "why is he on the team, and playing every 
day?" cries as there were about Billy when he was here the first time.
EG> I don't think that you're ever going to be happy with anything 
EG> that the Orioles do...
Incorrect.  Signing Key and getting Ray Miller were good moves.  So was Eric 
Davis, when he's able to play.  Boskie and Bordick were bad moves.  Boskie 
can still be rectified, though.  Bordick I'll have to live with.  *adh*
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