He has had his share of injuries these past few years. He had seen his label change from prospect to injury prone. Some had speculated that he would be packaged up into a deal for relief help. Many had given up on him given his injury history.
I hope the 'Sox keep Jed around. He has grit and came through in the clutch last night.
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What a great analogy! Jed in many ways represents this season. Sickly, then well, trying to make a comeback, has a few errors under his belt, but comes through when least expected. A few years ago, Jed was touted as the second coming of shortstops. Now, he's developed into a fairly useful utility man. It's good to see the guy who was written off finally making his presence felt. We needed that win badly. I'll take a walk off any time!
ReplyDeleteOne concern I have actually involves Jed...and my superstitions. You see, Mikey was hitting until he cut his hair. Now, he's 0 for whatever. (Don't belittle the supersitions. The man doesn't even go to the plate with gum in his mouth. I've had other ball players poo-pooh my theory on hair, but it's true.) Anyway, he is a more polished player at first than Jed, but if he doesn't start hitting, we could see Jed getting more starts at first. Mikey's always taken the first pitch. Most pitchers know this and they throw a strike right down the middle knowing he takes. With an 0-1 count, Mikey usually will foul the second pitch off. Now it's 0-2. He knows he has to swing at the next pitch unless it's completely off the plate. He fouls off some bad pitches and lines out or pops one up. He's not going to keep starting if he doesn't change his approach at the plate. With Jed's walk off last night and his reasonable, but not stellar, performance at first, he presents a viable option if Mikey continues to struggle at the plate. I know they are looking for any reason to sit Mikey down. So my advice to my fave is #1 don't cut your hair anymore; #2 stop taking the first pitch!