and, you can see by teh way billy hamilton responded that in this current culture it's not something you can do with anyone that has an ego the size of cincinnatti
because, he isn't that good with a 300obp and no power. but, he thinks of himself as a starter.... maybe on a bottom 1/3rd team with no hopes to make th eplayoffs he's an excellent choice for lead-off, but not on a team with abundant talent.