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Which only reminds me of how things break down in October, that most solemn of months. The balky shoulders of Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen sag under the weight of October; so do Nomar??€™s hands, A-Rod’s mojo (what’s left of it, anyway), and the bags under my eyes. Eight o’clock start times, plus midterms...
Besides, gaining A-Rod’s productivity doesn’t offset the loss of Nomar??€™s and Manny’s. Last season Rodriguez hit .298 with 47 home runs and 118 RBI. Nomar hit .301; Manny...
...Nomar??€™s not hitting the way he did three or four years ago, but the man is just 30. A-Rod is only two years younger...
This guy is far and away the best hitter in the majors. He’s hit over 40 home runs the past six seasons. Six! And he’s a gold glove shortstop! His OBP is just about .400 since 2000—compare that to Nomar??€™s usual .350. He’s had over 130 RBIs in three of the past four seasons. What was the only year he didn’t do it? 2003—and he still...
...drop off from the rest of the team. Whoever replaces Manny in left will do the job. Jose Guillen or Raul Mondesi—the Red Sox will have the money to pay a pretty good player if they can dump Manny’s $20 million and Nomar??€™s $11.5 million...