Friday, June 06, 2003
WOW! Just as I finish the last post, two news stories come out and both of them affect the Sox....
1. Sammy Sosa has been suspended for 8 games for hitting with a corked bat. He and the Player's Association have filed an appeal which means he'll be able to play against the scum this weekend. The first game of the Cubs/Y*nkees series is today at 3:20 pm EST.
2. The Y*nks have just traded minor league outfielder Marcus Thames for crappy OF/DH Ruben Sierra. I don't see how the Empire improves their team too much beyond the fact that they have an average bat in the lineup until Hernia Williams comes off the DL. What the Y*nks need is pitching and to get their collective head out of their collective @ss.
I think Steinbrenner was sick of having a relative no-namer in Juan Rivera in his left field. I also think this is one of the first sites on the web to have this story. Whoopty doo! Here's a comparison of the Qualatative 3 stats (OBP, SLG%, Avg).
Sierra vs. Rivera
OBP: .333-.250
SLG%: .398-.286
BA: .263-.204
Sierra is an improvement over Rivera and LF is the only place for Sierra in the Y*nkees lineup. Johnson, Giambi are sharing time with Ventura at 1B and DH.
1. Sammy Sosa has been suspended for 8 games for hitting with a corked bat. He and the Player's Association have filed an appeal which means he'll be able to play against the scum this weekend. The first game of the Cubs/Y*nkees series is today at 3:20 pm EST.
2. The Y*nks have just traded minor league outfielder Marcus Thames for crappy OF/DH Ruben Sierra. I don't see how the Empire improves their team too much beyond the fact that they have an average bat in the lineup until Hernia Williams comes off the DL. What the Y*nks need is pitching and to get their collective head out of their collective @ss.
I think Steinbrenner was sick of having a relative no-namer in Juan Rivera in his left field. I also think this is one of the first sites on the web to have this story. Whoopty doo! Here's a comparison of the Qualatative 3 stats (OBP, SLG%, Avg).
Sierra vs. Rivera
OBP: .333-.250
SLG%: .398-.286
BA: .263-.204
Sierra is an improvement over Rivera and LF is the only place for Sierra in the Y*nkees lineup. Johnson, Giambi are sharing time with Ventura at 1B and DH.
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