Comments on: It’s good to be a Schuerholz http://umpbump.com/press/2007/05/03/its-good-to-be-a-schuerholz/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Zvee http://umpbump.com/press/2007/05/03/its-good-to-be-a-schuerholz/comment-page-1/#comment-52512 Zvee Fri, 04 May 2007 16:56:15 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/its-good-to-be-a-schuerholz/#comment-52512 This had me laughing out loud. Great article Coley...I don't even know what else I should say. I feel like I should be defending my man Schuerholz Sr but this is indefensible. This had me laughing out loud. Great article Coley…I don’t even know what else I should say.

I feel like I should be defending my man Schuerholz Sr but this is indefensible.

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]]> By: Nick Kapur http://umpbump.com/press/2007/05/03/its-good-to-be-a-schuerholz/comment-page-1/#comment-52510 Nick Kapur Fri, 04 May 2007 04:43:32 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/its-good-to-be-a-schuerholz/#comment-52510 Wow. I mean, really, wow... This is the most glaring case of nepotism I've ever seen! Jon Schuerholz Jr. is a 27-year-old non-prospect with career minor league batting average of .225 and a .314 career OBP. And absolutely no power whatsoever - 4 home runs last year in 445 at-bats. Why is this guy even anywhere near Triple-A ball? His last season that could even vaguely be called "good" was four years ago in low A ball, when he hit .251 and OPS'd only .656, but at least had a reasonably decent OBP of .356 and stole 25 bases. In the three seasons since that time he's batted .207, .245, and .184, yet for some reason he's been steadily advancing another level up the minor league ladder each year! At this rate I'm just going to go ahead and make the call that he will be the Braves starting 2B in 2008. Wow. I mean, really, wow…

This is the most glaring case of nepotism I’ve ever seen!

Jon Schuerholz Jr. is a 27-year-old non-prospect with career minor league batting average of .225 and a .314 career OBP. And absolutely no power whatsoever – 4 home runs last year in 445 at-bats.

Why is this guy even anywhere near Triple-A ball? His last season that could even vaguely be called “good” was four years ago in low A ball, when he hit .251 and OPS’d only .656, but at least had a reasonably decent OBP of .356 and stole 25 bases.

In the three seasons since that time he’s batted .207, .245, and .184, yet for some reason he’s been steadily advancing another level up the minor league ladder each year!

At this rate I’m just going to go ahead and make the call that he will be the Braves starting 2B in 2008.

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]]> By: Danny O http://umpbump.com/press/2007/05/03/its-good-to-be-a-schuerholz/comment-page-1/#comment-52511 Danny O Thu, 03 May 2007 20:23:39 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/its-good-to-be-a-schuerholz/#comment-52511 What, no credit to eagle-eye Orrock here? What, no credit to eagle-eye Orrock here?

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