and I'm back. stupid teenagers.
I'm not even going to bother reading any of the responses since I've been gone. they are pretty predictable.
all I'm going to say is this:
I want the best team on the field at all times, if possible. I don't give a crap who is playing, as long as they perform better than the alternatives could/would/can/do.
I don't think Austin Kearns is the answer, but I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, especially if he keeps playing like he has, and the alternatives keep sucking.
I haven't, nor will I, go out of my way to express hatred for Kearns now that the games have started.
I think Dukes should start over Milledge.
I don't think Dukes had a bad day today. getting on base 3 times from the #2 spot, and playing solid defense, I'll take that. No, he didn't hit 3 home runs or play like the God that AZ and his fanclub make him out to be, but wtf, it isn't like he struck out 5 times and made 2 errors.
I do not believe that saying this equates to "gushing" over Dukes. it's simple. He played decently, Milledge plays like crap. Decently >>>>crap. so keep Decently on the field. That is the angle I am looking at here.
if that makes me a "closet Dukes manlover" or whatever the freak NOTLD said I am, simply because I'm not ranting and raving against Dukes just to get at AZ like he does, then what the freak ever. *shrug* I don't need to choose a personal punching bag for the season and then bash him endlessly regardless of what he does.
The truth is, I root for the Washington on the front of the Jersey, not the name on the back. I don't think there is a single Nats player that I haven't bashed at some point in time, and praised at others. and if there is, they are few and far between. I don't praise/bash based on who I like, and who I don't like. I do so based on what the players do on the field(and whether they can actually even get on the field). I don't have a set of Precious Pet Players that I conveniently overlook bad play for, while screaming my head off at every single other player outside of those three.
I think my post history supports that, and I welcome any proof otherwise.