Let's ignore the fast and exciting guy

by dontkickthebaby on Sep 19, 2009 7:48 AM PDT

who can get on base with his speed. Luis Durango basically steals a victory Thursday afternoon, days after the big call-up from double-A. Shows he's someone who in the future might help a club that plays in Petco. Gives an indication that he might be someone who could benefit from some September at-bats for a team that is going nowhere.

So what does Bud Black do? Forgets about him. Today's will be the second game since Durango put on his Speed Kills show that he is not in the lineup. So who's taking his place? Anthony Gwynn and Drew Macias. It's not like we don't know how successful these guys are at getting on base.

Can't wait until this morning's exciting 9:30 start.

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i need to find me some of that Luis Durango kool aid

Homeboy throw in the towel
Your girl got dicked by Ricky Powell

by CurbEnthusiasm on Sep 19, 2009 9:30 AM PDT reply actions

Is it better than the Drew Macias kool aid ?

by texpadre on Sep 19, 2009 8:07 PM PDT reply actions

Way better

Its more sugary.
It re-hydrates better.
And the hallucinations are ten times as intense.

In all seriousness. it seems like sometimes the GM and the player development department should sometimes hold meetings with the manager and let him know who they think has a future in the major leagues and who doesn’t. Durango’s future is way brighter than Macias’. Both their futures may only be AAA, but it would take a blind person (who refuses to ask players their age) to think that Macias still has a better future than Durango. To summarize, I have no clue why Buddy plays Macias at all. Well, other than Macias has “a better feel” for the majors. A if that should mean a damned thing on this team.

Wisdom can not be cultivated through ignorance of information.

by Wonko on Sep 20, 2009 1:39 AM PDT up reply actions

Acuerdo

I think that it’s the “Macias has ‘a better feel’ for the majors” rationale or maybe it’s the ‘We want to take one last look at Macias before we cast him aside" rationale. Truthfully, if you look at Macias’ minor league numbers no rationale makes much sense. Two years ago, at the age of 25 no less, he spent a full year at AA and didn’t even excel there. Of course this year at Portland he hit .233.

Also, god love him, but why is Edgar Gonzalez receiving September platoon starts over Luis Durango ? Not a large sample, but not a tiny one either, E.Gonzalez’ numbers are really bad this year and he will be 32 next summer.

by texpadre on Sep 20, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions