http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/tribe_matters/2009/02/17/barfield-garko-begin-experiments/ Indians, Aeros and Major League Baseball Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:29:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/tribe_matters/2009/02/17/barfield-garko-begin-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-552 Eric Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:24:21 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/tribe_matters/?p=392#comment-552 Bottom line: If Garko and Barfield do not hit, they won't be in the lineup, infield or outfield. There are enough "versatile" players on the team who can muster a .270 average; and I think we all know that Delucci is not one of them. Sadly, this team still lacks any sort of consistent power or punch, and that is how most teams score runs in this era. That's also why the Tribe often stuggles for weeks on end with no offense. A 2- or 3-run homer can turn around a game in a hurry, especially with our quality pitching. But when we have to peck and scratch for even a run, particularly after the fifth inning, it often becomes a lost cause. Bottom line: If Garko and Barfield do not hit, they won’t be in the lineup, infield or outfield. There are enough “versatile” players on the team who can muster a .270 average; and I think we all know that Delucci is not one of them. Sadly, this team still lacks any sort of consistent power or punch, and that is how most teams score runs in this era. That’s also why the Tribe often stuggles for weeks on end with no offense. A 2- or 3-run homer can turn around a game in a hurry, especially with our quality pitching. But when we have to peck and scratch for even a run, particularly after the fifth inning, it often becomes a lost cause.

]]> http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/tribe_matters/2009/02/17/barfield-garko-begin-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-551 larry d. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:13:10 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/tribe_matters/?p=392#comment-551 I guess playing first basemen at half the field positions could be called versatility. I guess playing first basemen at half the field positions could be called versatility.

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