Okay, enough is enough. In last night’s pathetic display of baseball that is becoming all too common in this town, the Tigers, in the 8th inning, INTENTIONALLY walked the winning run to first base in order to face the worst hitting third baseman in baseball, Aaron Boone. Boone, obviously not bothered by this utter lack of respect for his hitting ability, then cooperated by striking out on 4 pitches. Look, either this guy is still injured or he’s totally lost it. It’s not like he was ever that great a hitter in the first place — he has a career .266 B.A. — but he’s downright killing this team now. Last night he left another five men on base as he went 0-4 with 3 K’s. It’s time to sit this guy and let him either get healthy or figure out what’s wrong with his swing. Again, I am not quite sure if Wedge and this front office, or most fans in this city, for that matter, understand this simple fact: although it’s early, THESE GAMES STILL COUNT.
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4 responses to “Time to sit Boone”
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The entire lineup is having problems, but Boone is killing them. He’s hitting only .130 for God’s sake. They have to sit him down. Why not put Blake back at third and give Ludwick a shot for 5 games to see what he can do before Juan Gone comes back?
Boone probably should ride the pine for a few days to let him sort it out, and I love the idea of giving Ludwick some extra PT before Gonzalez comes back, but this lineup will be at its best with Boone in there on a day-to-day basis. Obviously, he’s not getting it done right now so a few days off may do him some good, but he’ll come around. He’ll never hit for a high average, as Griff pointed out, but Boone should give the Tribe solid production across the board. Let’s not forget that he took the entire year off last season — he just may be rusty. He looks healthy to me, so hopefully this is just an early season funk.
I don’t think they want to play Blake at third because they don’t want him jumping positions. Aaron Boone is this team’s third baseman and they want to make sure Blake is comfortable in the outfield, so unless Boone’s hitting under .200 in June I doubt we’ll see Casey back at the hot corner.
By the way, Griff, I’m glad you’re not our manager. If you had your way, Boone, Coco, Victor and Hafner would be released and Wedge would be fired because the Indians have struggled through the season’s first 25 games. Good teams and good players can start the year slow — it happens all the time. Check out the Yankees and ARod (before he hit three homers in one game, obviously). Baseball’s a marathon, not a sprint, and a knee-jerk reaction to a slow start would only compound the problem.