Word is it was 99 in the shade at Citi Field Sunday, yet right here, it feels a bit like ’99 in the Shea: The Mets are hot on the Braves’ heels, Bobby Valentine is basking in the media’s glare and the Mets’ infield has been warming to its task with uncommon aplomb.
Highly uncommon, but wonderfully reminiscent of the way it used to be around first, second, short and third. Very wonderfully. So wonderfully, in fact, I’m going to sprint about a mile ahead of the starter’s pistol on an evaluation I don’t make lightly. Accuse me of jumping the gun. I don’t care. I’m too enraptured by what I’ve been seeing around the diamond lately. So here goes:
Ike Davis, Ruben Tejada, Jose Reyes and David Wright are fielding their positions in a manner comparable to that of John Olerud, Edgardo Alfonzo, Rey Ordoñez and Robin Ventura eleven years ago.
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yagottabelieve reblogged this from hotfoot and added:
Yeah no. Don’t get me wrong, this is a nice little infield we got goin’ here. But let’s not compare David Wright to...
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1863-project reblogged this from hotfoot and added:
That is a huge, huge compliment. Also, this infield is entirely home-grown, which is even better.
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