And while we are on the left field topic and being clueless, anyone crying about Alonso not getting playing time in left field over the past couple of weeks sure looks clueless at this point. If you are on that list, your credibility took a severe hit. Let the excuse making begin.

He obviously got there in enough time to shag some balls and see how they react off the wall. Obviously the answer is, yes.

 

I really don't know why this is difficult to comprehend. You guys are picking at ridiculous stuff.

 

It's a ridiculous excuse.

Sappelt lf, Renteria ss, Votto 1b, Phillips 2b, Bruce rf, Stubbs cf, Hernandez c, Frazier 3b, Willis p.

And while we are on the left field topic and being clueless, anyone crying about Alonso not getting playing time in left field over the past couple of weeks sure looks clueless at this point. If you are on that list, your credibility took a severe hit. Let the excuse making begin.

What the frig are you talking about? Anyone who said that they needed to see Alonso in left before they tanked that project should have seen enough to know he's a defensive liability there. Who's clamoring for it now? No one. YOu can defend toothpick to the end, but let's not go there.

It's a ridiculous excuse.

Agree.

Justified! But don't let logic get in the way of your bias......

Look, here's the bottom line. You don't know the quirks of an outfield until you play there. You can be told, you can shag balls, you can watch friggin' video. He'll be no better a left fielder from a day of watching from the bench. Come on, let's get the Dusty panties off. He's gonna play the older guy everytime. It's what he does. And for the record I don't think that is altogether wrong. But let's not pretend that he's making some monumentally sound decision to let him "feel" his way around the park. Jeez.

What the frig are you talking about? Anyone who said that they needed to see Alonso in left before they tanked that project should have seen enough to know he's a defensive liability there. Who's clamoring for it now? No one. YOu can defend toothpick to the end, but let's not go there.

 

All I heard and read for a week was ranting about why bring Alonso up if you aren't going to play him. I said all along that they brought him up to be a late inning left handed bat off ther bench at a time they still appeared to have a chance in the race. So my point is those who were ranting Alonso should be in the lineup every day has mud on their face now. Dusty was right on that one. Sorry if I touched a nerve. We all make mistakes.

Look, here's the bottom line. You don't know the quirks of an outfield until you play there. You can be told, you can shag balls, you can watch friggin' video. He'll be no better a left fielder from a day of watching from the bench. Come on, let's get the Dusty panties off. He's gonna play the older guy everytime. It's what he does. And for the record I don't think that is altogether wrong. But let's not pretend that he's making some monumentally sound decision to let him "feel" his way around the park. Jeez.

 

No one runs a guy out there without having any idea how a ball reacts in an OF corner position. To think otherwise is ridiculous.

All I heard and read for a week was ranting about why bring Alonso up if you aren't going to play him. I said all along that they brought him up to be a late inning left handed bat off ther bench at a time they still appeared to have a chance in the race. So my point is those who were ranting Alonso should be in the lineup every day has mud on their face now. Dusty was right on that one. Sorry if I touched a nerve. We all make mistakes.

No one said he should be the everyday left fielder. Go back and read. You didn't touch a nerve, simply overexaggerated what you perceived. Sure folks wanted to see Alonso in the lineup to see what he could do, no more no less. Next.

No one runs a guy out there without having any idea how a ball reacts in an OF corner position. To think otherwise is ridiculous.

Really, so Wrigley and the ivy doesn't count?

Really, so Wrigley and the ivy doesn't count?

 

HE GOT THERE SATURDAY AND PLAYED SUNDAY. How hard is that to comprehend? Get away from the nitrous oxide.

 

Obviously he had time to shag balls as he was there a day earlier. There was a post earlier that stated he got to GABP late. Sounds like he didn't have time to shag balls before Monday's game.

Wow, you've lost it. He can shag balls in BP and figure out the distance to the wall, the corner, etc. It's not rocket science. Unbelievable really. Hope he got a good dose of Left Field 101. Maybe he can ask Alonso what not to do.

I thought I read somewhere Sappelt got to the game about an hour before he was going to start. Maybe I am losing my mind.

Wow, you've lost it. He can shag balls in BP and figure out the distance to the wall, the corner, etc. It's not rocket science. Unbelievable really. Hope he got a good dose of Left Field 101. Maybe he can ask Alonso what not to do.

 

RIGHT! But, it doesn't sound like he was there early enough for BP.

 

If he didn't get a chance to shag balls in LF prior to the start of the game and you think he still should've played, I'd be shocked. Stunned, really.