Saturday, September 24, 2005
So long, Rick Short
Rick Short was injured last night and is out for the season. His injury--a temporary, partial separation of the left shoulder--is enough to shelve him for the remaining games, which is too bad because Short needs this time to prove he should be up with the big club. If the Nationals have any brains, they'll give Short a chance to prove he's a productive major leaguer. Whether they do that may depend on who is the GM next season.
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All season long, fans have been asking why Short hasn't received playing time in the majors. The "insiders" indicate that the kid is a butcher in the field. After seeing him the past few games at RFK, I don't know if I concur with "butcher", but if he had to dive to make plays on what were really routine ground balls (he did the same on Thursday) - then maybe the insiders are on to something. Fabulous bat, though. American League, meet Rick Short.
We would be patient with Mr. Short's fielding. We're confident that he could be an adequate defensive second baseman, and we really like his bat. The guy looks very comfortable at the plate, and he looks like a professional hitter--he goes the other way when he should, turns on the ball when he should, etc.
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