I wanted to take a few moments here to say thank you to Ryan Church. Because he played for the Nationals, I had very little knowledge of his talents. All I can say is thankyou Washington.
If Schneider never plays as well as his history says he should, the Milledge trade was worth it. Ryan Church himself was worth the price of Lastings. He's been nothing but great in the field and at the Plate. He has great speed in the field and a cannon for an arm. He covers ground with ease and always seems to get to balls. At the plate he's showing that he can be a RBI force in that line-up. He's hit where ever Willie's put him, and he's crushing left handed pitching. He's hitting .353 and slugging at a .559 clip against southpaws. He also has a .421 OBP angainst them. I thought he couldn't hit left-handed pitching? I guess HoJo knows more about hitting than Lenny Harris does. Ryan said he never got any hitting instruction in Washington, and that HoJo has helped him level his swing and see the ball better. I see Ryan becoming a left handed version of Wright. Someone who will hit for average, drive in runs, get you 25-30 homeruns a year, and 40+ doubles. He seems comfortable in NY and has a knack for the big hit.
So here's to Ryan. I hope he stays around for many years to come, and has a great year in the Orange and Blue. The Mets need a young healthy hitter to compliment David and Beltran, and Ryan may just be that player.
What do all of you think about Ryan? Does anyone still miss Milledge? I don't, do you?
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I am glad that church is here, (i am not on a first-name basis with him.) i do miss milledge though. he could turn out to be a great player. i liked his attitude when he was here, he was excitable and a little arrogant, just what this team is missing. I think that we should probably slow down on church though. he has been great so far, but if you are expecting a left-handed David Wright, you may be setting yourself up for a letdown.
Milledge who?
I loved when Church got pissed last night when he got hosed on that 3rd strike that was a foot off of the outside corner. He brings another level of intensity that fails to exist in a few other players.
Speaking of pissed, how about Belrtan throwing his bat last night? Between his spring training proclamation and his bat throwing, i'm thinking that there might be a little life inside this dude.
Hey, quit stealing my posts! Just kidding.
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