From: mcmath@csb1.nlm.nih.gov (Chuck Chuck Bo-Buck... McMath)
Subject: Re: Giants' GM Quinn *is* a genius!
Organization: Ross Perot Ear Admiration Society
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In article <80416@apple.apple.COM>, chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)
wrote:
> 
> mcmath@csb1.nlm.nih.gov (Chuck Chuck Bo-Buck... McMath) writes:
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> 
> 
> >"When the Giants protected Mike Benjamin (career average .160) ovre pitcher
> >Pat Rapp, there were surprised looks in the Bay Area
> 
> >Benjamin's stats: .333/.364/.571, 42 ab, 14 H, 4 doubles, 2 dingers.
> 
> >And Rapp's even been sent down to AAA.  So it's even *better* than that,
> >eh?
> 
> Of course, the protected list was done by the OLD regime, not the new, so
> this is Rosen's baby, not Quinn's.
> 
> And I'll tell you what. Let's look at this again at the end of the season,
> and, say in three years, and see who the genius is. One of the more
> braindead decisions by the OldGiants, IMHO. Even if Benjamin DOES improve
> markedly over the past (and his hitting is better) he's never going to be
> more than a utility/backup IF. Rapp might turn into a top-flight arm in
> another year.

I think the next time I post something like this, I obviously need to make
the sarcasm a bit more obvious...


chuck


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