This is not a surprise: Sam Perlozzo has been fired. I’m not the biggest Perlozzo fan but I’m not sure exactly what he could have done differently, its not like he was working with the Red Sox’s roster here. Our high-priced bullpen has been awful, our hitters can’t hit generally and can’t hit for power specifically. Will Joe Girardi (rumored to be Sam’s successor) change things? Maybe a little but he won’t change this flawed roster. Hiring Andy MacPhail as COO is interesting but I’m not sure how that changes our already confusing front office structure. Ah life as an Oriole fan. Always a pleasure.
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In reading Tom Verducci's article on the new afterword in the paperback version of Game of Shadows this little tidbit of information about Barry Bonds stood out:
My favorite fact: the authors detail in their afterword the freakish growth of Bonds' body parts in his years with the Giants: from size 42 to a size 52 jersey; from size 10 1/2 to size 13 cleats; and from a size 7 1/8 to size 7 1/4 cap, even though he had taken to shaving his head. (Italics mine)
The guy's feet have grown 2 1/2 sizes? From his late twenties to late thirties? Consider me sold on whether or not Bonds did steroids, the feet growing that much is even more damning then Bond's head blowing up like a balloon. I can only imagine the potential health effects taking these drugs will have on Bonds' body. I would not want to be him in twenty years.