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In response to "Is he just done? Is it time for him to retire?" by amoxy

I think he's done...

Posted by Mel Profit (aka Mel Profit) Jun 2 '09, 08:47

watching his at bats is painful now. There are massive holes in his swings. When he came here he had a hole in his swing on the inside. But he learned how to get to those. Now he's missing down and away and even middle in and looking bad doing it. There are times when he does get to the ball but between defensive shifts and a seeming diminishing power stroke they turn into outs now.

It's looking like the Worst Case Scenario. It's really sad to watch now. I don't think he'll see 25 or even 20 HR a year ever again.

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He's signed through next year with a club option for '11. - Will Hunting Jun 2, 08:48 21
- Agreed on your IM. He seemed like a genuinely nice guy and was a great hitter - amoxy Jun 2, 08:50 1
  - He's been nothing but good for the Team, the City and hopefully the Sport. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 2, 09:02
- I really can't stand it... - Mel Profit Jun 2, 08:50 18
  - I just can't think of something similar from a 33 year old. - Will Hunting Jun 2, 08:51 17
    - 40 year olds don't fall off this quick. It might be age, but this doesn't fit *any* pattern. (nm) - musubi Jun 2, 08:52
    - Mo Vaughn? Albert Belle? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 2, 08:52 13
      - vaughn maybe....but that was direct injury (tricep?)...same with Belle's hip degenerating. - Will Hunting Jun 2, 08:54 7
        
        That's what age is though. Sans injury, just age doens't make you fall off a cliff. - musubi Jun 2, 08:57 6
        
        Belle's not in the same category for me at all. - Will Hunting Jun 2, 08:59 5
        
        Of course. But at 25, they have no career baseline of excellent performance. Point being, once that baseline is established, simple age - musubi Jun 2, 09:02 2
        
        Body slows down by natural aging process = cheating on fastballs and missing badly on everything else. - Will Hunting Jun 2, 09:06 1
        
        Natural aging simply *does not* explain going from an near all-star level to below replacement level. - musubi Jun 2, 09:11
        
        I suspect those Trick Or Treaters put a curse on him. -- nm - David Jun 2, 09:00 1
        
        Or any of the other random people he was an ass to. - Will Hunting Jun 2, 09:02
      - Nomar? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 2, 08:53 4
        
        Glenn Davis? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 2, 08:54 3
        
        *cries* - Will Hunting Jun 2, 08:55 2
        
        30+ homers in the astrodome, doe snot hit 30 in 4 seasons after the trade. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 2, 08:56 1
        
        Yeah, that's a good one. I forget why he started sucking, if there was a reason. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 2, 08:57
    - Andruw. -- nm - David Jun 2, 08:52 1
      - At least with Andrew there were visible signs though. - musubi Jun 2, 09:00

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