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Ike's swing has always been awkward, even when he was doing well. High hands, big hitch, everything. You can't always write off a hitter because he has an unorthodox approach. See: Carl Yaz.

But...

Geez, seriously.

Young folk....

Clearly I'm slipping.

Harvey and help and scream and yelp.

Anyone in here remember how excited we were when Ike Davis was brought up to replace Mike Jacobs at first base three years ago?

Anyone in here realize that Ike Davis is just as bad now as Mike...

If Wheeler comes up, this should be the song they play every time he comes up to bat:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DohRa9lsx0Q

This team couldn't hit notes if it were sitting atop a piano.

That's one of the major differences between AAA and the majors. Since most pitchers at that level are adept at throwing just one of teir pitches for strikes consistently, batters like Brown learn how...

Thanks for this!

Awesome! I won't be doing much damage to anything since I don't expect to do much running. A successful afternoon for me is if I don't get killed by a flying baseball.

Look forward to meeting you...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

They don't consider him to be too big to be a shortstop. They consider him to be TOO SLOW to be a shortstop.

See, he's not big and fast like Arod. He's big and...

I always said you were a quick study.

No license huh?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31pQOiclaTo

Wait a minute, is Magoo going to show up????? Am I going to be able to meet the Great Magoo?????

Everything that has ever been written about Flores says that the man could never play a major league shortstop[ and in fact was barely able to play a minor league shortstop. Please show me a link to...

I see every reason why Ruben won't be batting over .260. Maybe you need glasses?

We said there was reason to be concerned about Ruben's offense based on his hitting .087 in Spring Training.

Turns out those concerns were legitimate.

No, it's not.

No one.

Yes, he did (although unlike you who called it in the off season, it would be second guessing on my part to say now that Sandy should have traded Ike)

Yes, they should.

Brown is a 28-year old AAAA-er who, like Mike Hessman, learned how to feast off of AAA pitching with that big long swing. It never translates in the show.

Brown is just a waste of time, an...

Your thinking is wrong.

Yeah, really. For someone who has played his entire career at short, third, and second, first base would not be a difficult adjustment. It's also a luxury afforded to a last place team.

Don't fret. I just read that they've moved Andrew Brown to first base in Vegas to prepare for Ike's demotion.

Help is on the way!

Nah. Murph has busted his butt off at second base to make himself serviceable there. To be honest, I don't know how the two compare defensively. But the rule of thumb is you don't want to change two...

God forbid someone should hand Wilmer Flores a first baseman's glove at this point.

I sure as hell didn't see that coming. Anyone?