Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 2 - The Charlie Gehringer version
Avila may be a little banged up, but he looks fine behind the plate, and even if one of his legs was amputated, he should still be hitting more than he has. His problem is the giant hole in his bat and the two hands firmly around his throat. He even managed to make an out from the on-deck circle tonight when Cabrera got gunned down at home. If Martinez and Young aren't 100%, then that's all the more reason for them to stop making 375 foot outs by swinging for the fences, especially on a night where the ball clearly isn't carrying.
Avila is hurt, as is Martinez and Young. That is part of the reason I wanted Jimmy to start sitting Avila after it was apparent we had this thing wrapped. He took one helluva beating this year, and he caught about 20-21 games in a row, when that really was unnecessary. Stomping on Cano's foot at 1B in New York didn't help matters any, either.
Avila may be a little banged up, but he looks fine behind the plate, and even if one of his legs was amputated, he should still be hitting more than he has. His problem is the giant hole in his bat and the two hands firmly around his throat. He even managed to make an out from the on-deck circle tonight when Cabrera got gunned down at home. If Martinez and Young aren't 100%, then that's all the more reason for them to stop making 375 foot outs by swinging for the fences, especially on a night where the ball clearly isn't carrying.