[KP]

I do agree with you, Avery, in that probably an large percentage of the players know where they are playing and even batting every day. I play in an adult baseball league and our coach juggles the lineup almost every game and puts people at different positions. It is kind of frustrating even for us old guys!
Also, as much as I hate the Dodgers (Angels 2-1 so far!) I would not give up Brazoban for Kearns. Ya'll already gave up a power arm in Mota...don't do it again with Yhency...especially for Kearns who always seems to get hurt.

Segue...

...to Griffey, Jr. Maybe 'cause he was always at Griffey's house learning how to get hurt? Just kidding, Mark and Sara! Anyway, Griffey sure lost a lot of national appeal when he left Seattle. Probably more so for the way he left. It was admirable that he took less money from Cincy and has given some back, but why couldn't he have done that with an experienced and playoff ready team? Didn't all but force the trade saying he wanted to be closer to his Orlando home? Hmm....
And, how many freak injuries can one man sustain? He seems to have gotten fairly pudgey over the last four or five years. Is conditioning a problem with him? I know torn knees and calves and hammys and the like can happen to everyone. Maybe it is coincidence, but it seems to happen alot to him. The reputation he got for whining and crying about wanting to be left alone and then the alledged call to ESPN saying they were showing too much Jim Edmonds kind of hurt him as well.
One more thing...IMO, I can't stand the way he stands and watches his homers. Just run the dang bases! Scotty Rolen does it the right way, IMO.

My rant is done. You've been great. I'll be here all week....