cal mclish

names have all kinds of meanings to some people and
none at all to others.
greg luzinski could only be a left fielder
or any position at all,
even a pitcher
until everybody seen luzinski in the flesh playing defense.

then it becomes very clear.
luzinski plays no position at all.
he's getting traded to the american league
and becoming a designated hitter.

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how in the hell did ben oglivie and george foster
hit so many home runs?
they were both toothpick skinny
and so was luis gonzalez for that matter
when he hit those 57 home runs.

i don't like buff baseball players
and crazy brain wilson workout routines.
it's all too efficient and perfect
and so are sabermetrics.

but don't get me wrong.
i like WAR and OPS+ and BABIP.
and study it like a good school boy
so i can communicate with baseball's genius crowd,
a little bit anyway,
but give me some jean segura at 165 pounds.
he still hasn't hit his first mlb home run.
but jean...the mighty gene is gonna hit 10 in 2013,
at least 10.

the only thing  i can say for sure
is that calvin coolidge julius caesar tuskahoma mclish is the full name of former brewer's pithing coach cal mclish
and i love that name.
his father was three quarters choctaw indian.