DeRosa quickly taking leadership role

"Where Wood carries himself with a certain aura that comes with his ability to close out ballgames with a blazing fastball, DeRosa comes in as the scrappy, versatile, whatever's-best-for-the-team type.

You've seen his kind before. His name was Casey Blake.

'There's a lot of similarities between those two guys,' Wedge said."

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I like the tag’s ambiguity. Does he increase grittiness fourfold, or by four grittiness units?

by cleveland teamer on Feb 19, 2009 6:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Certainly he means four Kendall Units.

by still ill on Feb 19, 2009 6:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I smell a Wedge/DeRosa photoshop thread.

Signature to be named later.

by emd2k3 on Feb 19, 2009 8:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Actually, I’m hoping for something more like Trot Nixon, with less pie, and more actual skill.

-Erik

by drerikbrady on Feb 19, 2009 8:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Same here. I’d accept the pie if it came with more skill.

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(And ESPN is right in the middle)

by Spidey on Feb 19, 2009 11:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Facial hair alert.

Now if he can just start butchering half the balls hit to him at 3B, Wedge can get over Blake entirely.

by Jay on Feb 19, 2009 9:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Could someone please explain why everyone insists on comparing DeRo to Casey Blake? Blake’s range at 3B is one step greater than the Statue of Liberty’s; DeRo has the 3B range of a converted SS. Is it just that DeRo sometimes goes with the Don Johnson look facial-hair wise?

I’m still trying to figure this out…

"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007

by DeRoMyHero on Feb 19, 2009 10:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Someone had to fill the void…why not his replacement?

by Ryan on Feb 19, 2009 10:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

OK. That’s as reasonable an explanation as any I’ve seen.

"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007

by DeRoMyHero on Feb 19, 2009 11:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The void really is who is going to be Wedge’s next man-crush. Jamey Carroll was your clubhouse leader until the NYE trade.

When I say man-crush, I mean that Wedge will defend you during a slump saying that you are a veteran and know how to rebound instead of benching you because of one silly error despite your torrid hitting streak

by Roger Dorn on Feb 19, 2009 11:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs