Marte hungry for a real opportunity

The last sentence says it all:

"If nothing else, [Marte]'s mastered the art of catching ceremonial first pitches."

almost 4 years ago Voltaire 15 comments 0 recs |

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This is a well-written article appearing on the team’s official website. Even their paid employees can’t believe it. What in God’s name is wrong with Shapiro/Wedge et al?

by NickFantana on Jun 28, 2008 8:12 PM EDT reply actions

MLB.com is run by MLB Advanced Media, which more or less has editorial independence from the individual teams. That seems crazy, but they recognize that the content won’t be any good if the articles are going through the teams for approval, and then they can’t win web traffic away from ESPN.com and all the other sites.

by Jay on Jun 29, 2008 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Wait, so Castrovince isn’t a Tribe employee? I guess he has become a tad more critical of the club since when he started.

by supermarioelia on Jun 29, 2008 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions

That is interesting to know and now that you mention it, I think you’ve pointed it out before and I should have known it. Still though, pretty strong words from any beat reporter.

by NickFantana on Jun 29, 2008 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Catching ceremonial first pitches will take a toll on his knees and shorten his career.

by elsandito on Jun 28, 2008 8:23 PM EDT reply actions

Blake’s career hasn’t been shortened by his being on his knees with great frequency.

by KevinV on Jun 30, 2008 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Whoa there … careful, that’s right on the line.

by Jay on Jun 30, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought for sure that was an infraction

by Roger Dorn on Jun 30, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions

He’s blowing games. That dances around it a bit. And anyway, the discussion is probably bringing more attention to it than the comment itself.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jun 30, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Noted.

by KevinV on Jun 30, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s a good thing Wedge had him take reps at first base. If it weren’t for Garko’s truly outstanding offensive performance, Marte might have been needed over there, or at 3B while Casey played some 1B.

by xrickx on Jun 28, 2008 9:35 PM EDT reply actions