Pedro Alvarez, he's the next big thing.
When he is in the batters box and is hitting the ball, you know it
without ever setting your eyes on him. Alvarez has that kind of pop in
his bat, you know by sound.
Alvarez, The Pirates first-round draft pick (No. 2 overall) is going to be a special player.
But will he be a special player for the Bucco's?
We've seen this movie unfold before. Anyone ever heard of Barry Bonds?
How about another third baseman named Aramis Ramirez? Ok, Aramis isn't even close to Bonds, but the guy is a superstar.
Moises Alou?
Brian Giles, to a lesser degree (Much).
Jason Bay is gone too.
There's more, and you know them. You have shared the pain in seeing
great or very good players leave the Pirates, and continue their
careers elsewhere.
The thing is, they all want to be paid, and they should. The Pirates cant, won't pay them, sometimes both.
I think we, as Pirates fans, hold back on players. There's no "Love
Affair" with the big name players anymore. Some of us take to the small
names and cling to them, because they have better chances of hanging
around Pittsburgh for longer.
When the Pirates got Jason Bay from the Padres in the Giles deal, I
said to a couple of buddies, "Man, Jason Bay is going to look great in
a Yankees Uniform in a couple years". Well it turns out, it's the Red
Sox uniform hes going to look good in.
Back to Alvarez.
We haven't had that kind of a swing here in Pittsburgh in a long time.
Original Story:
http://www.pittsburgh-pirates.org/?p=71
When he is in the batters box and is hitting the ball, you know it
without ever setting your eyes on him. Alvarez has that kind of pop in
his bat, you know by sound.
Alvarez, The Pirates first-round draft pick (No. 2 overall) is going to be a special player.
But will he be a special player for the Bucco's?
We've seen this movie unfold before. Anyone ever heard of Barry Bonds?
How about another third baseman named Aramis Ramirez? Ok, Aramis isn't even close to Bonds, but the guy is a superstar.
Moises Alou?
Brian Giles, to a lesser degree (Much).
Jason Bay is gone too.
There's more, and you know them. You have shared the pain in seeing
great or very good players leave the Pirates, and continue their
careers elsewhere.
The thing is, they all want to be paid, and they should. The Pirates cant, won't pay them, sometimes both.
I think we, as Pirates fans, hold back on players. There's no "Love
Affair" with the big name players anymore. Some of us take to the small
names and cling to them, because they have better chances of hanging
around Pittsburgh for longer.
When the Pirates got Jason Bay from the Padres in the Giles deal, I
said to a couple of buddies, "Man, Jason Bay is going to look great in
a Yankees Uniform in a couple years". Well it turns out, it's the Red
Sox uniform hes going to look good in.
Back to Alvarez.
We haven't had that kind of a swing here in Pittsburgh in a long time.
Original Story:
http://www.pittsburgh-pirates.org/?p=71
