Whilst masticating on , Terry May (1:209/745)
wrote to Ed Grinnell:
TM> Re: _weak_, Ed Grinnell wrote to Alan Hess on 02 Dec 97:
EG>> You know, you've trashed Bordick all year and it's tiring. He hit over 
EG>> .300 down the stretch and did a damm good job all year. Give it up, 
Alan, 
EG>> he was a good player and he'll be even better next year.
TM> And Belliard showed power "down the stretch."  What did Bordick 
TM> do over the course of the year, in terms of OBA and slugging % 
TM> (both stats much more important than BA).
Bordick was second or third from the bottom of the league in OPS 
(OBP+Slugging.)  His only asset offensively is his ability to make 
intentional outs (sacrifice bunts), which, while a good skill to have, is a 
strategy that leads to fewer runs being scored and thus should only be used 
in a few situations (tie game from the bottom of the eighth on, or when a 
weak hitter is at the plate, or in a squeeze situation.)
TM> ... (^:b Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, Neagle d:^)
He hit worse than at least two of the above gentlemen.  This has been 
mentioned in the Orioles newsgroup several times.  *adh*
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