Re: _NLCS_, Ed Grinnell wrote to Bruce Marshall on 17 Oct 97:
 EG> Bruce Marshall gave up a long homer to Otis Nixon and said:
 EG> 
 BM>> weaker defensively for getting rid of Grissom for Lofton in centre
 BM>> and I was shot down saying that I didn't know anything about
 BM>> Lofton.
 EG> 
 EG> You still are. Christ, Bruce, if you're going to jump all over Lofton
 EG> for ONE lousy play during the playoffs then you're really getting
 EG> blind by forgetting the things that happened LAST year to Grissom
 EG> during the playoffs. Just admit it, Bruce, ex-Expos can do no wrong in
 EG> your eyes, even when they do.
Actually, after watching Lofton all year, I'd have to pretty much agree with 
Bruce.  I always thought he was a great outfielder, but I saw him misplay 
many, many fly balls this year.  And granted, he caught a lot of those he 
misplayed, due to his speed, but a lot of them he didn't get to, because he 
came in when he should have been going out or vice versa.  Or if he got to 
them, he'd drop them.
When Andruw Jones was in for him while Lofton was out with his injury, it was 
like night and day.  Andruw seemed to know where the ball was going before it 
was ever hit, and he got to balls that Lofton wouldn't dream of getting to.  
You'd think AJ was the veteran gold glover and Lofton was the rookie.
As for Lofton vs. Grissom, while I didn't see much of Grissom this year, 
based on what I saw him do as a Brave, there's no comparison.  Grissom gets a 
MUCH better jump on the ball, has a surer glove, and takes away a lot of 
singles with his ability to play shallow. 
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