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This sounds familiar. From Pirates manager John Russell:

"It's just consistency. Ronny has so many tools, as we saw, but he needs to maintain his concentration. You got the sense that he wasn't always locked in."

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haha, awesome!

Bob Brenly on Leo Nunez "Dan Uggla just saved Nunez’ life because Koyie would break him into a million pieces"

by Zakh on Dec 6, 2009 9:09 PM CST reply actions  

shocked

shocked i say

This Chicago Cubs team is currently Aaron free. Keep it that way, please.

by jesus christos on Dec 6, 2009 9:13 PM CST reply actions  

Took 'em long enough

Cedeno played 46 games for them, you’d think after a game or two they would have figured this out.

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by DTJchris on Dec 6, 2009 9:14 PM CST reply actions  

The man OVERAN SECOND BASE ON A WALK

The single dumbest thing I have ever seen and that includes Milton throwing the ball in the stands with two out but mostly cause that caused no damage and Ronnie took us out of game against the freaking Cardinals.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim

by Doggie Stalker on Dec 6, 2009 10:36 PM CST reply actions  

I feel bad for laughing about this.

But not so bad that I stop laughing.

"Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things." ~Winston Churchill

by Goodie1969 on Dec 6, 2009 11:15 PM CST reply actions  

Ronny Cedeno is not a very smart person

Why is it that three teams so far haven’t figured that out?

by ak123 on Dec 7, 2009 8:44 AM CST reply actions  

Maybe he needs Ritalin

He wouldn’t be the first player who uses it to concentrate on the field.

As I recall, in 2006 and 2007 he was looked down upon for partying more and it affecting an on field performance. Dusty Baker didn’t seem to care too much. Lou sent him to the minors. We all know Cedeno got much better down there and had a torrid few months. When he was called back up he had some high spots including a curtain calling grand slam.

He doesn’t need anymore wakeup calls but perhaps maybe a quick answer such as medication can do the trick!

by ak123 on Dec 7, 2009 12:18 PM CST up reply actions  

Hey, ya never know.

If he does have an undiagnosed condition that’s causing these lapses, I hope he gets it taken care of. Until that time, he’s just not an opposing player I’ll ever spend much time worrying about.

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by daver on Dec 7, 2009 12:30 PM CST up reply actions  

This is the most awesome link ever

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by Worf on Dec 7, 2009 12:40 PM CST reply actions  

It sounds like the Pirates desire to build the team

around Cedeno have been put on hold. Too bad.

He seems like the perfect leader to keep the team below .500 for many years to come.

"Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts." - Leslie Nielson

by LAcarl519 on Dec 7, 2009 3:33 PM CST reply actions  

Ronny Cedeno has always been plagued with a low baseball IQ

Shame on Pittsburgh if they are now just realizing this. They needed to do their homework on Cedeno. I guess this is why they are such a wretched rudderless franchise right now.

The Blackhawks and the Stanley Cup in 2010.

by BLou on Dec 7, 2009 8:14 PM CST reply actions  

I don't think it was homework but more wishful thinking

Everyone has seen spectacular defense and really good days with at-bats. Perhaps Pirates thought in a low pressure scenario he could blossom?

by ak123 on Dec 7, 2009 8:28 PM CST up reply actions  

I guess I missed that "spectacular defense" thing...

…because the Ronny Cedeno I recall very rarely wowed in the field and was prone to the dumb play more often than not

The Blackhawks and the Stanley Cup in 2010.

by BLou on Dec 8, 2009 8:28 PM CST up reply actions  

I will tell you first hand

I was at a game in 2006 when he had a defensive gem that was spectacular. From that point forward I wanted to believe he had a future. Obviously he did not. But when he had a chance to shine without causing an error (which was rare) you saw some pretty nice stuff on the field and that I can’t take away.

by ak123 on Dec 8, 2009 11:43 PM CST up reply actions  

Cedeno...

… had a knack for making tough plays look easy… and screwing up the easy ones.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Dec 9, 2009 7:30 AM CST up reply actions  

He had a knack

For wanting to get on ESPN Web-Gems…

by ak123 on Dec 9, 2009 8:28 AM CST up reply actions  

Exactly.

I saw a Cedeno defensive gem first-hand in 2006, too. He made an amazing over-the-shoulder catch in shallow left field. Unfortunately, if you can’t consistently make the routine plays, you’re not going to do your team a lot of good. I think this is why Theriot always gets good marks in many defensive metrics – he’s pretty consistent with routine plays despite having what our eyes tell us is poor range and a weak throwing arm.

Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.

by daver on Dec 9, 2009 10:25 AM CST up reply actions  

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