Kirk Gibson
Wait a minute, wasn’t Blake DeWitt slotted to go back to Jacskonville this year. master AA pitching and receive a call up to Vegas before year-end? What went wronng with that plan? After Nomar, LaRoche and Abreu all went down like dominoes, the Dodgers looked down the 3B depth chart and came across the name of Blake DeWitt. Huh? Well, it’s just a stopgap situation - at least one of the other three would be back soon… Six weeks later, we are changing his name to RAKE DeWitt, because this kid can R-A-K-E!He’s now hitting .317 with 2 HR and 18 RBI and most of those AB’s have come in the #7 or #8 spots in the lineup! What more can you ask? WE all thought he’d arrive in the majors in 2009 or 2010. Go figure. In baseball, well you just never know. How cool is that? If he keeps it up, he’s certainly in the running for the Rookie of the Year. Now, here’s the part where you all are going to jump on me with both feet: Blake DeWitt is not a 3B! Read the rest of this entry »
