Thursday, April 08, 2004
The Battle of Pennsylvania, Take Three!
It is a good start, isn't it? I'm a little troubled about how the rest of the lineup beyond Burrell and Polanco aren't hitting, but it was difficult not to be impressed by three things: terrific work by the bullpen (especially Wagner), and Burrell and Polanco. Polanco has looked strong, which I think has been getting lost in the shuffle over Burrell's strong start. Having your two hitter get on base is going to enable Thome to see a lot more fastballs, so he might be able to break out of his traditional April, early-May funk quicker:
Thome hit .227 last April, and .210 in May, 2002. Both times he followed up the next month by going on a tear: .297 in May, 2003; and .330 in May, 2002.
2003:
April .227
May .297
2002:
April .210
May .330
Imagine Thome's numbers without his April starts!
Thome hit .227 last April, and .210 in May, 2002. Both times he followed up the next month by going on a tear: .297 in May, 2003; and .330 in May, 2002.
2003:
April .227
May .297
2002:
April .210
May .330
Imagine Thome's numbers without his April starts!
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