"I know he [Wood] hasn't shown yet he can hit, but guess who batted .196 with a .326 on-base...

"I know he [Wood] hasn't shown yet he can hit, but guess who batted .196 with a .326 on-base percentage in 367 at-bats in his first full seasons as a big league third baseman? Mike Schmidt, arguably the best ever at the position. Patience is a virtue, Connor, not some tired expression thrown out by old guys like me."--Lyle Spencer, talking about Brandon Wood and providing some excellent perspective.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100125&content_id=7965142&vkey=news_ana&fext=.jsp&c_id=ana&partnerId=rss_ana

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Ya, I saw that, and thought it was perfect.

Though I can understand why some people are still unconvinced that Wood will do well

by ~MMP~ on Jan 25, 2010 11:24 PM PST reply actions

I recall these missives

During every Troy Glaus slump …

by Rev Halofan on Jan 26, 2010 3:22 AM PST via mobile reply actions

Always glad to see someone saying this about Wood besides me

There will be those who expect him to be Jesus with a bat from Opening Day, and the first slump will have the jackals out making comments about Dallas McPherson v2.0.

The folks I have read who have watched Wood carefully for the last several years complement him on his psychological makeup and his athleticism, and maintain that he simply needs 500 AB in a season to get his rhythm and timing down, and will adjust as the seasons go by to major league pitching.

"He's not a Rhodes Scholar to begin with''~Theo Epstein, talking about Papelbon

by George Kaplan on Jan 26, 2010 6:56 AM PST reply actions