HOLY CARP - A Florida Seminole baseball player....

[KitchenWitch]

He played all 9 positions in a seven inning game, and he also hit a GSHR in the same game...

:wow:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2008-05-12-posey-notes_N.htm

[Reverend_Smitty]

1. To say that he had a good game would be a *bit* of an understatement

:)

[KitchenWitch]

3. And the game was shortened by the 10 run rule!

Geebus. He will probably never be able to top that.

But wow, anyway.

[Oeditpus Rex]

2. Shades of Cesar Tovar!

But without the slam.

[KitchenWitch]

4. Brings "utility player" to an entirely new level

Is there such a thing as an "everyday utility player"?

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. Depends

If you've got an infield like Garvey, Lopes, Russell and Cey, then... no. Guys died tryin' to crack that. Billy Grabarkewitz ended up moving to the outfield — which was good, since his name didn't fit at shortstop.

But if you were a utility infielder with the Giants in the '70s, you played 156 games and they had a back-up for you for the other six. :D



Oh — the Dodgers put Furcal on the 15-day DL today. x(

[KitchenWitch]

6. Oh noes!

x(

LNP (Little Nick Punto) is on our DL - Not really the same impact as a Rafael Furcal though. But I love watching LNP run around the bases.

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. It may not be disastrous

I figure there's two ways they can go — put Garciaparra at third full-time and move DeWitt to short. More likely, they'll move Hu to short (it's his natural position) and try to squeeze full-time out of Kent.

Or... the report says they're gonna try to buy a third baseman named Luis Maza from Las Vegas, where he's hitting .402 with an OPS of .992. (Vegas also has a guy named Terry Tiffee who's hitting .430 witn an OPS of 1.092. Of course, it is the PCL.)

Still, losing that lead-off bat for two weeks is gonna suck. x(

[KitchenWitch]

10. I liked Terry Tiffee!

Sounds like he is tearing up the PCL!

The Twins have needed a good leadoff batter for years. Seems like we may now actually have a good one in Carlos Gomez. Man, he is fun to watch. He hit a homer the other day and actually sprinted around the bases instead of that plodding jog everyone else does.

[Jamastiene]

7. He's great at multitasking, isn't he?

:wow: That has to be a record of some kind.

[KitchenWitch]

8. I am sure it has happened before perhaps without the granny.

but I am sure it happens about as often as an when someone turns an unassisted triple play and someone else hits for the cycle within the same 7 day period.

[Blue-Jay]

11. Can he dunk a basketball?

[KitchenWitch]

12. I don't know, but it would not surprise me if he could.