Wilkerson.....
Just got back from Spring Training. I haven't had a chance to read many of the diaries or comments to the blog but wanted to post my comments on what I saw from Wilkerson.
I went to two of the big club games (Friday and Sunday) and watched him work with Rudy for a good hour on Friday morning on the AAA field. 0'fer in the games I watched and put on the worst display in BP I've ever seen. Now maybe he was working on something specific in BP but it was completely unimpressive. Two bad games I would have dismissed as no big deal but the BP put me over the top. I'd be shocked if he were worth a 4th OF spot this year.
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how timely
by ab03 on Mar 20, 2007 10:00 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not surprising
I think he's another damned injured athelete that says he is healthy. It's nice to be tough and all, but when injured guys take 100+ ABs away from healthy guys, it kind of pisses me off.
by DJCahill on Mar 20, 2007 10:03 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If he is released
by Trosey on Mar 20, 2007 10:20 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's guaranteed.
by DJCahill on Mar 20, 2007 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's with the Wilk hate?
by Athos on Mar 20, 2007 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably because
Not sure why this year would be any different.
by DJCahill on Mar 20, 2007 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wilk's injury
But consider who the manager was last year, and the fact that he's tight with Bill Parcells, who seems to view a player getting hurt as a character flaw. I'm not necessarily saying Buck thinks the same way, but it sure wouldn't surprise me.
by RCCook on Mar 20, 2007 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that is absurd
but its also a giant leap to blame buck for wilkerson playing hurt. wilkerson wasn't a mench or a laird trying to garner favor with buck to get playing time. he was basically assured of a job. i'm guessing that he did it more so that the club would recognize him as a team player and offer him arbitration.
but also, i don't see any reason why wilkerson wouldn't just say he's hurt if he really is hurt. i'm pretty sure he told people he was playing hurt last year too - just that he could play through it and he'd deal with it at the end of the season.
by ab03 on Mar 20, 2007 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Buck/Wilk
I think that characterization is entirely accurate when it comes to Parcells, however. There were several occasions- particularly Julius Jones- where players wound up in the doghouse for the simple crime of getting hurt.
by RCCook on Mar 20, 2007 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
julius jones and others
i mean, i only read this somewhere and i don't have access to the cowboy lockerroom but I feel like thats more plausible - and its what parcells has said before. I think Parcells can understand why it wouldn't be a good idea to rush your franchise RB back from a shoulder injury in his rookie season.
by ab03 on Mar 20, 2007 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Negative ghostwriter.
RC is dead on when he characterizes BP like that.
Parcells was a joke.
by Longhorn on Mar 20, 2007 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not necessarily
by AZranger on Mar 20, 2007 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As far as I know, his money is guaranteed.
by Athos on Mar 20, 2007 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
The Rangers did that with Inky back in the day.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 20, 2007 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't know that.
by Athos on Mar 20, 2007 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I hope he gets it in gear
by Dustin on Mar 20, 2007 10:59 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
To his credit......
by bdavison94 on Mar 20, 2007 11:34 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
assumptions
by t ball on Mar 20, 2007 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know that the Hardline
by DJCahill on Mar 20, 2007 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Disinterested
"Huh?"
by Chris Martin on Mar 20, 2007 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
disinterested,
by t ball on Mar 20, 2007 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but Greggo's disinterest
by DJCahill on Mar 20, 2007 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For 13 years???
by Chris Martin on Mar 20, 2007 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whatever it takes
by DJCahill on Mar 20, 2007 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was hilarious when they...
by cgolden on Mar 20, 2007 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not....
by bdavison94 on Mar 20, 2007 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey
by Jayslick on Mar 20, 2007 1:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The funny thing
by FirebatM3 on Mar 20, 2007 3:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't.....
by bdavison94 on Mar 21, 2007 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if he hits .250
by kumar75150 on Mar 20, 2007 5:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Whiffy sucks
by peteincaviglia on Mar 21, 2007 4:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
But Kata is a player?
by Chris Martin on Mar 21, 2007 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

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