Jose We Hardly Knew Ya
So much for the Jose Cruz Jr experiment, he barely made it a week. It seems strange to trade for the guy (even if it was only 2 non-prospects) only to let him go a week later. That’s okay with me though, as I said when the trade was made, I didn’t really think it was necessary as I felt that the combination of Kapler and Olerud, with Millar switching between right and first, would be just as effective if not better. Of course, Olerud got hurt after that which brings me to my next subject, Roberto Petagine.
I don’t really get all the hype over Petagine. This guy does not have much of a major league career. All of his hitting was done in the minors and in Japan. Admittedly, he wasn’t given much of a chance to prove himself in the majors the first time around, but he didn’t do much in the short time he had.
Hitting in the minor leagues and in Japan is not the same as hitting major league pitching. I think it’s fine that he’s up right now while we wait for Olerud to recover, but I really don’t think he should be logging much playing time. Yes he’s left-handed, but so what, Kapler can hold his own against right-handed pitching. Also, my understanding is that he’s not known for his glove at 1b (he Bucknered that ground ball last night and looked like Durham Bulls first baseman Jose, after his girlfriend put the curse on his glove), and by putting him at first it not only slightly downgrades the defense there, but it severely downgrades the defense in right field as we go from Kapler to Millar.
Olerud should be back by the end of the week and I think that if Francona is going to insist on not letting Kapler get the at-bats while Nixon is out, than Olerud is the better option over Petagine.
Yesterday my 2004 World Series DVD collection arrived in the mail. I got it from Ebay for $88.50 including shipping, which is a far cry from the $130.00 they want for it at most outlets. I haven’t had a chance to take a look at any of it yet, but I can say I’m already a little disappointed. Everything I’m about to mention, I already knew about before I bought it, so I can’t really say I’m too disappointed as I knew exactly what I was getting.
The biggest disappointment is that it’s not in high-def format. I didn’t have a high-def TV at the time the games were played so I don’t know what I was missing, but I do have one now, and I don’t understand why they couldn’t have put it out in a high-def format, it would have been nice.
Next is the bonus DVD. My understanding is that, although there is some additional footage, it’s mostly the same DVD that was put out by Major League Baseball. I think that just about anyone who would shell out the doe to buy this collection already owns the MLB DVD, so the bonus isn’t really much of a bonus. Why not include a completely different DVD with all new and different material?
The pluses: the box score for each game on the back of each DVD cover is a great idea. Also the trivia on the front is cool. The DVD’s are set up so that each half inning is a chapter and the inside cover of each DVD has as summary of that half inning so you can quickly and easily get to whatever it is you want to see.
Overall I’m very happy to have each game from the ALCS and World series complete and with no commercials. You might remember I TiVo’d it all when NESN replayed them but the quality wasn’t that good, I needed 2 DVD’s for each game, and it had the commercials, which would have been a lot of work to edit out. This is much better.
I don’t really get all the hype over Petagine. This guy does not have much of a major league career. All of his hitting was done in the minors and in Japan. Admittedly, he wasn’t given much of a chance to prove himself in the majors the first time around, but he didn’t do much in the short time he had.
Hitting in the minor leagues and in Japan is not the same as hitting major league pitching. I think it’s fine that he’s up right now while we wait for Olerud to recover, but I really don’t think he should be logging much playing time. Yes he’s left-handed, but so what, Kapler can hold his own against right-handed pitching. Also, my understanding is that he’s not known for his glove at 1b (he Bucknered that ground ball last night and looked like Durham Bulls first baseman Jose, after his girlfriend put the curse on his glove), and by putting him at first it not only slightly downgrades the defense there, but it severely downgrades the defense in right field as we go from Kapler to Millar.
Olerud should be back by the end of the week and I think that if Francona is going to insist on not letting Kapler get the at-bats while Nixon is out, than Olerud is the better option over Petagine.
Yesterday my 2004 World Series DVD collection arrived in the mail. I got it from Ebay for $88.50 including shipping, which is a far cry from the $130.00 they want for it at most outlets. I haven’t had a chance to take a look at any of it yet, but I can say I’m already a little disappointed. Everything I’m about to mention, I already knew about before I bought it, so I can’t really say I’m too disappointed as I knew exactly what I was getting.
The biggest disappointment is that it’s not in high-def format. I didn’t have a high-def TV at the time the games were played so I don’t know what I was missing, but I do have one now, and I don’t understand why they couldn’t have put it out in a high-def format, it would have been nice.
Next is the bonus DVD. My understanding is that, although there is some additional footage, it’s mostly the same DVD that was put out by Major League Baseball. I think that just about anyone who would shell out the doe to buy this collection already owns the MLB DVD, so the bonus isn’t really much of a bonus. Why not include a completely different DVD with all new and different material?
The pluses: the box score for each game on the back of each DVD cover is a great idea. Also the trivia on the front is cool. The DVD’s are set up so that each half inning is a chapter and the inside cover of each DVD has as summary of that half inning so you can quickly and easily get to whatever it is you want to see.
Overall I’m very happy to have each game from the ALCS and World series complete and with no commercials. You might remember I TiVo’d it all when NESN replayed them but the quality wasn’t that good, I needed 2 DVD’s for each game, and it had the commercials, which would have been a lot of work to edit out. This is much better.
posted by Bob at 8/09/2005 11:43:00 AM
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