Checking In On The Guys The Royals Traded

There was the “professional hitter” comment.

Then they later said that no matter the personality issue, he “comes to the ballpark to play everyday.” (I suppose that’s good praise. I mean, surely I’d like people to say about me that “Well, he’s a teacher, and the one thing you can say about his is that he comes to school every day to teach.”)

Then there was praise for Guillen’s arm as he kept Rollins at third on a fly after, according to 2X2L, it was JoGui’s shoddy fielding that let Rollins reach third in the first place.

I was watching BBTN last week and they did the same thing, singing his praises. I can’t imagine there are too many more unlikeable players – both by saber types and old school types – than Jose Guillen.

to teams they’re competing against for playoff spots (the Padres for the NL West lead and the Phillies for the wildcard). Their pitching and hitting overall have both been pretty lousy, and Guillen hasn’t really been a difference-maker as yet. There’ll surely be some 1-run losses in the next week or two that are attributable to something molasses-like that he does, probably in the outfield, but really they’ve just been getting killed of late.

I think they’ve just turned back into the team they were before their remarkable July, with Guillen playing the part of the New Bengie Molina.

Anyway: I’m another Royals fan in the Bay Area, if you count Sonoma as part of the Bay Area. So hello from up here.