Oh joy of joys, somebody in the National Press has actually had the balls to suggest that a Rockies players' home/road splits (in this case, Gonzalez's) do not tell the entire story (we've had those balls for some time, of course). Has somebody been tuning in to The Beard's wisdom? Or, is the eye test simply too tough to ignore: Carlos Gonzalez, while not as good as his home numbers suggest, is clearly MUCH better than his road numbers suggest. Either way, it is extremely encouraging to have a national, well-respected source like Sports Illustrated mention the Coors Hangover effect.
With any luck, people will begin seriously crunching these numbers and discussing this as this season winds down, and maybe, just maybe, Gonzalez will get a fair shot at the MVP without people coming out of the woodwork to mention his home/road splits. Thanks, Posnanski.
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Chipper Jones was asked recently about Carlos Gonzalez's pursuit of the triple crown. Here's what he had to say:
"If (Gonzalez) is doing the same thing on the road that he's doing at home, I'd be glad to give him credit. And he's a tremendous player, don't get me wrong, but the numbers? He's hitting like .390 at home with 25 homers and 65 ribbies?"
Am I reading this wrong, or is Chipper Jones refusing to give Gonzalez credit for his hitting because he's hitting too well?
After disliking him for no particular reason for his whole career, I'm actually almost excited to have a legitimate reason to hate Chipper Jones and his sour grapes.
The Beard was already cooking up a Chipper Jones article when you made this comment. Basically, Chipper Jones is a jealous douchebag who never ONCE gave anybody a free taco.
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