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During a rain delay, YES is showing highlight clips of Teixeira's glove work - some really nifty plays. My gosh, what an improvement at 1B since he came here!
I recall two discussions: Giambi being better with the bat when he played the field rather than DH'ing, and Posada should have been taught to play first base late in his career in order to extend his productive offensive years. Both arguments ignored the value of first base defense! What nonsense!
Well, all right, not nonsense; both arguments had some merit at the time if one did ignore the defense aspect. Still, forget his bat for a moment - do we have any idea of how many games Teixeira has won for the Yankees with his glove? No way 1B should ever be a dumping/training ground for guys who can't play anywhere else, especially in a league with the DH.
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