Around the Horn: July 23, 2010
July 23rd, 2010 | by Ray Flowers |(1) David DeJesus out for the year with injured thumb.
(2) It’s true, Brian Roberts is back.
(3) Carl Crawford returns to the starting lineup.
(4) Justin Masterson could be shut down in September.
(5) Rangers could get Rich Harden and Derek Holland back soon.
(6) J.A. Happ to return to Phillies because of injury to Jamie Moyer.
(7) The Royals have recalled Alex Gordon. Should you care? Read Five Questions to find out (there is also more in that piece about Roberts return and what to do with Happ).
By Ray Flowers
Tags: Alberto Callaspo, Alex Gordon, Brian Roberts, Carl Crawford, David DeJesus, Derek Holland, J.A. Happ, Jamie Moyer, Justin Masterson, Rich Harden, Rick Ankiel
By Jim on Jul 27, 2010
Hey Ray, interesting articles on the HOF selections and misses. I’ve thought Dawson’s selection was righteous, but I also agree completely that they’ve dropped the ball on Robbie Alomar. It’s difficult to decipher the criteria that the writers use in making their selections … itself a fairly pompous and odd circumstance … but I would hope that the defensive part of a player’s game is taken into serious consideration. Runs created and runs prevented both figure into the equation when tallying up team wins. I’ve seen the Hawk gun down innumerable base runners at Wrigley (from the hellhole that is right field in that park), and no one would deny that Robbie was one of the best gloves at 2nd base who ever played the game. Both of those guys deserve enshrinement in the HOF for the totality of their contributions, in my opinion.
By Ray Flowers on Jul 27, 2010
http://baseballguys.com/2010/07/26/the-hof-and-ubaldo-jimenez/
That’s the article Jim is referring to.