Found January 10, 2012 on Baseball Prospectus: Yardbarker Blogger Network
1) Bruce Bochy The wisdom and world-weariness written all over Bruce Bochy's face is a good match for that of Robert Forster, but it's not hard to imagine that if he were cast as the Giants' manager, Forster could find Brandon Belt 450 plate appearances and would certainly tell Brian Sabean to round up a few hitters that still have a pulse.—Jay Jaffe 2) Tim Lincecum Doppelganger: Wiley Wiggins —Bradford Doolittle 3) Scott Hairston In a parallel universe, Scott Hairston becomes a folk hero when his home run in the top of the 13th inning at Coors Field on October 1, 2007 propels the Padres into the postseason. In another parallel universe, Hairston is a different kind of folk hero who spends his days with a donkey that sounds suspiciously like Eddie Murphy. In the actual universe, Hairston is just a useful spare outfielder who hits the occasional homer and who knows that ogres are not like cakes.—Geoff Young 4) Jack Morr...
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