Adam Dunn hate

[PANatsFan]

I notice that you get a lot of heat for getting on Adam Dunn's defense. How do feel about the criticism you get for it?
-- Ken J., Washington

It doesn't bother me at all. The fans remind me of when I was a Dave Kingman fan in the 1970s. During Kingman's first tenure with the Mets, all I wanted him to do was hit monster home runs and break car windows behind the left-field fence at Shea Stadium. I couldn't care less about his strikeouts or the fact that he couldn't play good defense. So I understand how Nationals fans feel about Dunn.

But the reality is, if Dunn, Josh Willingham or Cristian Guzman don't improve their defense this season, the Nationals are going to be in trouble, and I would hate to see that happen

Far better and more balanced posts, except strikeouts don't count for jack except they raise pitch counts because Dunn is very selective.

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100215&content_id=8078126&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was

[CatsEye]

Do you honestly feel as though this team is BETTER WITHOUT Dunn?

                     You know at this point I can't say. I mean we still lost over 100 games with him last season, but to be fair he was not the best choice for to play LF, as we all saw, and he seems to be working out at 1B. However it's the combination of players that makes the winning team, imo, and I am waiting to see how this combination works out for this season, including Dunn. 
    With that said, I still think he belongs in the AL -unfortunately, at this point in time, there is a boatload of players that could be very successful in the AL as PH.
       So I'm a little wishy-washy on the whole subject of Dunn right now.........holding my opinions in reserve whether to give him a new contract extension or not......

                                                                                     

[CatsEye]

You didn't disprove any of it, just rationalized it, right, Bill?

               No Bill here. Althought Bill Ladson does post on this Board and the Washington Nationals Message Board, under another name and avatar. How do I know....I discovered last season, when a particular poster's birthday date and age (as published on this board) were the same birthday date and age that Bill Ladson is,as mentioned in one of his articles.........coincidence........... aww right..........have you heard about the selling of the Brooklyn Bridge.....
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                  

[PatsNats28]

I wonder if he understands the Blob Lobdrows jokes.

[CatsEye]

I wonder if he understands the Blob Lobdrows jokes.

                 No....should I , as a fairly new member of this Board? Obviously I missed a joke there somewhere, when I thought you thought I was Bill Ladson........Oh well, so it goes......you live and learn.....and on and on and on.......