Delwyn Young's face collides with line drive ... but he appears to be OK
He was standing in the bullpen during batting practice, talking to someone, and a ball hit by Russell Martin hit him just above the right eye. He was on the ground for several minutes, then walked off, obviously woozy, with trainer Stan Conte. A quick exam revealed no concussion, and there was never any loss of consciousness. But he'll have an ugly bump for a few days. He's a scrappy player, so he'll probably wear the ugly bump with pride. All is well that ends well, I guess. Russ seemed a bit shaken by the whole incident, too. He ran down to the bullpen to check on DY. ... Torre said the reason Kemp is out is because he is overanxious, and Joe didn't think Jake Peavy was the guy he was going to get well against.
Tony Jackson has covered the Dodgers for the Daily News since 2004 and has covered Major League Baseball on a regular basis since 1995. He previously covered the Colorado Rockies and Cincinnati Reds. He is a native of Springdale, Ark., and a graduate of the University of Arkansas.
Comments
Pierre hitting a STOUT .143. That surely deserves more playing time...
Posted by: silverwidow | April 5, 2008 3:01 PM
silverwidow,
As I noted in the previous thread, I am an ardent supporter of Kemp and a Pierre critic. But citing batting averages this time of year simply carries no weight.
Look at the following stats, and tell me if they even remotely resemble what we will see at the end of the year (or even at the end of April).
http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/stats/sortable_player_stats.jsp?c_id=la&baseballScope=BR3&subScope=pos&teamPosCode=all&statType=Overview&timeSubFrame=2008&sitSplit=&venueID=&Submit=Submit&timeFrame=1
And if Torre wanted to keep Kemp out of the lineup for the reasons stated (the same ones I surmised in the previous thread), who else besides Pierre was going to fill-in? Maybe it should have been Delwyn Young, even after he got his bell rung by Russell Martin.
Obviously, the choice was going to be Pierre whether Young got hit or not. Pierre is, after all, the designated fourth outfielder, and the obvious choice to replace anyone in the outfield. And for all his faults, Pierre not exactly a .143 hitter.
Posted by: Brooklyn Dodger | April 5, 2008 4:08 PM
Brooklyn Dodger,
I agree with your general point, but Tony references batting average often, so I was just having a little fun.
Personally, the only hitting stats that concern me are OBP and OPS.
Posted by: silverwidow | April 5, 2008 4:54 PM