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Newman · August 4th, 2007, 10:42 AM

What does it say when the only thing you can come up with about your cleanup hitter is that he's good at fouling off pitches!!!

I too was stunned when Bobby Cox, the genius, walked Helton twice. So what if he owns Smoltz. That's the old Helton, not the new foul ball machine Helton.

This is such a study in human nature. Clearly Todd is no longer a cleanup hitter. I mean a total of 9 homeruns in August, playing at Coors Field, ugh, and excuse the lack of a complete sentence.

How do you move him out of that slot? He is the face of the franchise. He has a huge ego. Stars are more important than managers.

Just do it, Clint! Have him shave his beard and put him in the 5 or 6 hole. He's hurting the team. Or, maybe the 2 hole, where his great skill at fouling off pitches can be used effectively. He's a slow singles hitter now, washed up at age 33?

Why doesn't he just go back to taking steroids, save his career, and help the team? No one in MLB seems to care about steroids anyway, from Al Downing to Kirt Reuter to Joe Morgan to Peter Gammons to Willie Mays to Bud Selig to the CEO of ESPN. Who cares what message it sends to the kids. Kids don't watch baseball anymore anyway. They are watching Ultimate Fighting Championships.

Wayne Hagen was right.

August 4th, 2007, 10:42 AM	#94 (permalink)
Newman Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Aurora Posts: 566	What does it say when the only thing you can come up with about your cleanup hitter is that he's good at fouling off pitches!!! I too was stunned when Bobby Cox, the genius, walked Helton twice. So what if he owns Smoltz. That's the old Helton, not the new foul ball machine Helton. This is such a study in human nature. Clearly Todd is no longer a cleanup hitter. I mean a total of 9 homeruns in August, playing at Coors Field, ugh, and excuse the lack of a complete sentence. How do you move him out of that slot? He is the face of the franchise. He has a huge ego. Stars are more important than managers. Just do it, Clint! Have him shave his beard and put him in the 5 or 6 hole. He's hurting the team. Or, maybe the 2 hole, where his great skill at fouling off pitches can be used effectively. He's a slow singles hitter now, washed up at age 33? Why doesn't he just go back to taking steroids, save his career, and help the team? No one in MLB seems to care about steroids anyway, from Al Downing to Kirt Reuter to Joe Morgan to Peter Gammons to Willie Mays to Bud Selig to the CEO of ESPN. Who cares what message it sends to the kids. Kids don't watch baseball anymore anyway. They are watching Ultimate Fighting Championships. Wayne Hagen was right. Last edited by Newman; August 4th, 2007 at 10:44 AM.