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Short term memory=Short term gain

The Sunday game against Washington marked season highs for the offense. The thing that struck me as remarkable was the willingness of the hitters to go with the pitches. Even Brenly noted the effectiveness of players like Soriano. Well, where is that approach now? Sori is missing pitches by 3 feet again and even Lee is missing the outside pitch.

Jake Fox is wasting away on the bench of a team that desperately needs hitting. And guess what Lou, he can be the left hand batter you long for. He hits right handed pitchers at a .344 pace. Hill is hitting .202 against them. By the way, Lou, have you noticed how much Hill has stepped it up lately? After going .048 in June, he is .191 in July. Start Fox behind the plate. If he screws up, we'll see it quickly enough. Lou underestimated his defense at 3B. Maybe the same thing is happening at catcher.

Who told Jim Hendry that Baker resembled DeRosa? Baker serves no purpose on this team. We are better served by bringing back Scales or even Fuld. Finally, the need for bats outside the roster seems foolish while we sit Fox and Hoffpaiur.

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