Getting in the Groove
As I have had the MLB package for a few years I’ve noticed a lot of different things in the game of baseball. One is which players play every play and which takes a few plays off here and there. I think if we all think we know a few on each list. Also I’ve noticed the players who never really get talked about but play solid ball. And lastly, I’ve always been confused by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
So, you may be asking me why. Well a few weeks ago on Twitter I tweeted the Arizona Diamondbacks confuse me with there line-up day in day out. I started noticing this last year. You always had your regulars like Stephen Drew at short and Snyder at catcher(unless he was hurt) and that was pretty much it, well besides Chris Young in center. Now, I do have to say they did have a few injuries but not enough that I thought warranted the line-up changes made day in day out. You would see O-dog one day and then Augie Ojeda another at second, and Chad Tracy or Connor Jackson at first. You never knew who was going to start. The out field was like musical chairs it seemed.
So, at the end of the year I thought it was just due to injuries. Well not the case. I saw the same thing to start the season off this year. One day Eric Byrnes or Connor Jackson in left or right, Parra or Young in center or throw Upton in the mix as well. I would see Eric go 2-4 or 3-5 and then the next day he sits. Same thing as last year, musical chairs.
To me, I just can’t see how a guy can get in a groove. In baseball that’s what it is about. Getting in a groove. Look at the teams that do well. They have usually 6 guys that are always in the line-up with one spot getting some rotation. Some times you just gotta stick with guys through rough spots but you know, most every time they find their groove.
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Some good points – the D-Backs did stick w/Justin Upton during his early season struggles and he just won player of the month for May. At least they did something right!