The two guys who are currently trying to take Wieters' place behind the plate - Caleb Joseph and Nick Hundley - are hitting .123 and .147 collectively, with No (as in zero) home runs and 8 RBI between the two of them over approx. 100 plate appearances. I think its safe to say that the catching position has become a black hole offensively for the O's. Opening Day back-up catcher Steve Clevenger was hitting .243 when he was sent back to AAA Norfolk a few weeks ago, which isn't great, but its a fur site better than .123 or .147. Even though Clevenger only threw out 3 of the 20 guys who tried to steal off of him, Buck may need to bring him back just so that spot in the order isn't just an automatic out.
Rest in Peace Tony Gwynn. He left waaaaay too early (only one year older than me.) Extremely classy guy and always one of my favorites. Went into the Hall of Fame the same year that Cal did. He was one of the good guys.
ditto on your thoughts on the classy Tony Gwynn...never thought that he would be gone this early when he went to the hall with Cal. A good advertisement on the evils of smokeless tobacco.
ReplyDeleteAs for Matty, who saw this coming??? Great start offensively this year for a great defensive catcher....best wishes to him on speedy recovery and bounce back to All-Star form....and hopefully as an O.
Now that Joseph has his first homer, they should come in bunches now right, plus he had that key sac fly.