Glaused Over

At the Cardinals game last night (eww) I was surprised to hear continued criticism, from the people in the stands, leveled at Troy Glaus. Wait–given the game, it’s prohbably best to say that I was surprised to hear criticism leveled specifically at Troy Glaus. After all, his OPS is a typically Glaus-ian .854, he’s playing defense that exceeded my wildest expectations, and ever since his slugging percentage hit its nadir of .380 at the end of May he’s put up numbers that almost resemble his long-lost Anaheim past. But then I thought about it. I’ve had to miss a few games, lately, on TV, and I find myself unable to recall the last time he did something truly impressive while I was watching. If I were to guess–and I haven’t looked at the numbers–I would say, without hesitation, that Glaus is the streakiest hitter on the team. Which got me thinking: there’s a non-zero chance that some of these hecklers might have been particularly ...