Thursday, May 7, 2009

Melvins firing a blessing

I am an avid Diamondbacks fan, but have to admit seeing Bob Melvin go is a blessing. Im tired of this Mad scientist label he has been given, what Bob is isnt a sceintist at all, maybe Mad is more correct. Anyone who knows anything about a working relationship is that consistancy is a must, this is what Bob failed to conquer in his leadership role. Take Chad Tracy for instance, he suffered a major injury 2 years ago, one that players rarely return from in 100% major league fashion, this spring he was finally healthy again hitting over 312 with an OBP of 400+. So what does Bo-mel do? Well lets say what he didnt do first. Chad lost his starting job at 3rd base to the leagues leading strike out king, Reynolds. Chad was placed on 1st base, which he can play, but thats not the point, he deserves his job back if you ask me, well Bo-mel decided Chad was a part timer and playing him only when righties were pitching, even though Chad proved at the end of last year (bating 299) against lefties. So here we have Chad playing 1 in 3 games and whn his batting slumped he was benched for a rookie from triple A. Here's the problem, why is Justin Upton playing? why is Byrne's playing? Why is Reynolds playing, why is Jackson playing, all of these everyday starters are batting lower, yet still given the chance to play everyday and lts not mention some are under .200; like Snyder, OMG what happened to him. Well what happened to him is what is happening to most of the Dbacks, their bats suck and have since they started the merry go round of players. So settle down find some consistancy and maybe the bats will come alive, or maybe look at the other coaches and clean house.

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