Why do MLB managers insist on walking Mark Teixeira to face Alex Rodriguez with the bases loaded, like Blue Jays skipper Cito Gaston did Sunday? Don’t these managers ever look at stat sheets these days?
Besides the obvious – that A-Rod has hit three grand slams and driven in 18 runs when put in this situation – the fact is that Teixeria is still slumping. He got the platinum sombrero just the day before. He’s off to another bad month. And he’s only hitting .211 on the year. Heck, even Ramiro Pena, at .227, is hitting better than Tex is!
I’m officially concerned about Teixeira. The brief time in May where he was hitting again seems to be the aberration, rather than portending him turning it all around.
And I like Tex, but him characterizing Saturday as just “one bad day” is a lot, um, off the mark!
If he doesn’t pick up soon, I think he needs to be moved down the batting order, until he turns it around.
But what do you think? Leave us a comment!
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