Comments on: Team USA heading into must-win semifinal game with one hand tied behind its back http://umpbump.com/press/2009/03/22/team-usa-heading-into-must-win-semifinal-game-with-one-hand-tied-behind-its-back/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: melissa http://umpbump.com/press/2009/03/22/team-usa-heading-into-must-win-semifinal-game-with-one-hand-tied-behind-its-back/comment-page-1/#comment-58751 melissa Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:38:08 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=5208#comment-58751 I clearly remembered DeRosa at first regardless of what he told reporters. I looked it up on Baseball Reference and he played 10 games at first over the last 2 seasons on the North Side and 13 total for his career. It's not a significant amount but it does in fact support the contention that he had in fact played the position. I suppose baseball players don't always have the best memory or aren't always the most accurate in their quotes. I clearly remembered DeRosa at first regardless of what he told reporters. I looked it up on Baseball Reference and he played 10 games at first over the last 2 seasons on the North Side and 13 total for his career. It’s not a significant amount but it does in fact support the contention that he had in fact played the position. I suppose baseball players don’t always have the best memory or aren’t always the most accurate in their quotes.

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]]> By: coley http://umpbump.com/press/2009/03/22/team-usa-heading-into-must-win-semifinal-game-with-one-hand-tied-behind-its-back/comment-page-1/#comment-58737 coley Tue, 24 Mar 2009 06:18:50 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=5208#comment-58737 Oh, and as for Rollins DHing...well, I think we all agree that was the wrong decision. Oh, and as for Rollins DHing…well, I think we all agree that was the wrong decision.

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]]> By: coley http://umpbump.com/press/2009/03/22/team-usa-heading-into-must-win-semifinal-game-with-one-hand-tied-behind-its-back/comment-page-1/#comment-58736 coley Tue, 24 Mar 2009 06:17:28 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=5208#comment-58736 Johnson decided not to put Dunn at first base because he knew Japan would just bunt in his direction all game. Frankly, I think that was the correct decision. And if DeRosa did play first base for the Cubs, that's news to him. He told reporters before the game that he didn't remember ever playing the position before. Kensai, that video pretty much says it all. Johnson decided not to put Dunn at first base because he knew Japan would just bunt in his direction all game. Frankly, I think that was the correct decision. And if DeRosa did play first base for the Cubs, that’s news to him. He told reporters before the game that he didn’t remember ever playing the position before.

Kensai, that video pretty much says it all.

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]]> By: kensai http://umpbump.com/press/2009/03/22/team-usa-heading-into-must-win-semifinal-game-with-one-hand-tied-behind-its-back/comment-page-1/#comment-58732 kensai Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:13:42 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=5208#comment-58732 http://www.sawauto.com/uploader/up1/1Donkey Throw.gif Look at that defense! How can you insult Adam Dunn?! http://www.sawauto.com/uploader/up1/1Donkey Throw.gif

Look at that defense! How can you insult Adam Dunn?!

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]]> By: melissa http://umpbump.com/press/2009/03/22/team-usa-heading-into-must-win-semifinal-game-with-one-hand-tied-behind-its-back/comment-page-1/#comment-58727 melissa Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:06:15 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=5208#comment-58727 DeRosa actually did play at first a few times with the Cubs. I would still rather see Dunn at first where he would theoretically do less damage and DeRosa in the outfield. The better question would be why is J. Roll DHing with Jeter playing short? DeRosa actually did play at first a few times with the Cubs. I would still rather see Dunn at first where he would theoretically do less damage and DeRosa in the outfield. The better question would be why is J. Roll DHing with Jeter playing short?

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]]> By: Coley Ward http://umpbump.com/press/2009/03/22/team-usa-heading-into-must-win-semifinal-game-with-one-hand-tied-behind-its-back/comment-page-1/#comment-58722 Coley Ward Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:12:35 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=5208#comment-58722 Last night's lineup really was a defensive nightmare. Years from now when somebody asks you what kind of ballplayer Adam Dunn was, you can tell him that Dunn hit exactly 40 home runs four seasons in a row, and that in a WBC game against Japan Dunn's manager chose to play Mark DeRosa at first base instead of Dunn, even though DeRosa had never played the position before and first is Dunn's "natural" position. Last night’s lineup really was a defensive nightmare.

Years from now when somebody asks you what kind of ballplayer Adam Dunn was, you can tell him that Dunn hit exactly 40 home runs four seasons in a row, and that in a WBC game against Japan Dunn’s manager chose to play Mark DeRosa at first base instead of Dunn, even though DeRosa had never played the position before and first is Dunn’s “natural” position.

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]]> By: Paul Moro http://umpbump.com/press/2009/03/22/team-usa-heading-into-must-win-semifinal-game-with-one-hand-tied-behind-its-back/comment-page-1/#comment-58721 Paul Moro Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:30:47 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=5208#comment-58721 Three errors. Four unearned runs. Congratulations, Davey Johnson. Three errors. Four unearned runs. Congratulations, Davey Johnson.

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