From: macole@wam.umd.edu (Mario A. Cole)
Subject: Re: Elster to DL?????
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 04:49:49 GMT

In article <reynard.703451137@usceast.cs.scarolina.edu!> reynard@susie.cs.scarolina.edu (John Reynard) writes:
>
>niepornt@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (David Marc Nieporent) writes:
>
>>In article <1992Apr14.040049.4911@pica.army.mil> skitchen@pica.army.mil (D. Scott Kitchen (CCAC) <skitchen>) writes:
>>>In <1992Apr13.160113.19920@eng.umd.edu> golob@eng.umd.edu (Laurence Golob):
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>>>>Does anybody know the Mets plans concerning Kevin Elster?  The
>>>>addition of Schofield coupled with Kevin's weak throw yesterday,
>>>>(attempting to turn a quick double play off of a bunt) indicates to me
>>>>that he is headed for the DL. Is Pecota headed to short (how is he
>>>>defensively), Magadan back to third and Schofield to a back-up roll,
>>>>or will they be content to give up some hits for a better glove?
>
>>>Well, I wish I could say I knew what was going to happen to Elster
>>>(he's on one of my rotisserie teams, so I have a bit of a stake in
>>>his future :), but I honestly don't know.  Tonight, Schofield
>>>started for the Mets after arriving only 20 minutes before game
>>>time.  And Pecota started at third, so it looks like they're going
>>>with defense until the bats heat some.
>
>>And I have to say that I don't understand this trade at all.  Not that
>>Julio Valera is going to be great or anything, but why would you trade
>>him for Schofield?  This seems to be just like the Charlie O'Brien trade 
>>-- trading a pitching prospect for an almost useless player that you could 
>>get for free.  I mean, Alvaro Espinoza was just released; he's available
>>for nothing.  Why would you give up a pitcher to get Schofield, when
>>Espinoza is almost as good (bad)?  If you're going to make a trade, pick 
>>up a prospect or a GOOD veteran; not Dick Schofield.
>>-- 
>>David M. Nieporent              |ALEast 92: 1.Baltimore 2.Boston 3.Toronto
>>niepornt@phoenix.princeton.edu  |4. Detroit 5.Milwaukee 6.NY 8.Cleveland
>>"Baseball stathead, and card-carrying member of the ACLU.  And proud of it."
>
>Maybe the Mets realized they needed defense so they got the guy who next to
>Ripken was the best fielding SS in the entire league.  So what if he can't
>hit real well he can field, something the Mets could use real badly.
>John
>Go Expos
>
Yeah, he must hit better than Raphael Santana?  Santana was at short 
during the '86 season...and had a career year...something like .230.
Can any of you stat dudes (and dudettes :-) ) explain how a team can
win (or attempt to win) without a hitting shortstop?  I'm pretty sure
there are some teams out there that have SS that can field but can't hit
a beach ball...but so far this Schofield dude does what he must to help
the team (and he's not 500 years old either)...I believe he has been 
involved in about 4 or so double plays, is hitting, and sacrificing...
(I think that's a tab bit better than Magadan's 2 hits and fielding errors)
What do you think?  If you are losing, I think that someone who can field 
and put a bat on a ball would be most helpful (at least in one portion of 
the game.)  And c'mon...at least John said something good about the Mets 
(or at least I think it's something good :-) )

Go Expos...er, I mean Mets (lost my head there for a sec...or did I?)
Although the Bucs seem to be a decent team...

That's my $1.00's worth (I don't come cheap...)
Play ball!!! It's going to be a wild season......

Mario
Still a Mets fan and the Doc is still practicing his profession...


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