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fintach · 06-04-2010, 07:17 PM

John, let me give you an example from my 1977 Giants (I think I'm on June 2nd).

I was offered Duane Kuiper in a trade, and I picked him up because I personally always liked him as a player and I figured he would evolve into my starting second baseman within two years or so.

I couldn't keep him on the bench. He kept hitting too well. By late April he was starting every day and went on an absolute tear. His average got over .400 for over a week in mid-May, during his 14-game hitting streak, and he still leads the league at about .389 and VORP (I forget his total).

There are a lot of games left to play, but I think this sounds like the sort of thing you wanted to hear about.

06-04-2010, 07:17 PM	#5
fintach Major Leagues Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 484	John, let me give you an example from my 1977 Giants (I think I'm on June 2nd). I was offered Duane Kuiper in a trade, and I picked him up because I personally always liked him as a player and I figured he would evolve into my starting second baseman within two years or so. I couldn't keep him on the bench. He kept hitting too well. By late April he was starting every day and went on an absolute tear. His average got over .400 for over a week in mid-May, during his 14-game hitting streak, and he still leads the league at about .389 and VORP (I forget his total). There are a lot of games left to play, but I think this sounds like the sort of thing you wanted to hear about.