1. I hear the Indians are talking to Kenny Lofton about coming to spring training to tutor Michael...

1. I hear the Indians are talking to Kenny Lofton about coming to spring training to tutor Michael Brantley and some of the other outfielders. He also will work on base running. He will join his former manager Mike Hargrove, who will be around all season as a special assistant to team president Mark Shapiro.

Terry Pluto, from his column Terry Pluto's Talkin', which is always presented as a numbered list, for no obvious reason.

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I guess the bullet points make it seem like a quicker and easier read, but yes they aren’t traditional bullet pointing.

by hans on Feb 13, 2011 11:56 AM EST reply actions

But they aren’t bulleted. He numbers it and sometimes breaks up thoughts through the numbers.

I know newspaper columnists get a lot of criticism that’s not really fair and, frankly, Pluto seems the best we’ve got going for us. But, this numbering thing, it’s not even that I want to criticize it, it just seems…baffling.

by afh4 on Feb 13, 2011 12:11 PM EST up reply actions

the numbering is tied to Pluto’s interest in Biblical numerology

by Freneau on Feb 13, 2011 2:02 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs

It’s like he’s breaking them up into individual tweets. He’s hip.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Feb 14, 2011 12:08 AM EST up reply actions

The numbering works for me…

What’s in it for Lofton to play catch with a couple Cleveland outfielders? And how much does this really help anyway?

"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge..." C. Darwin

by Spidey on Feb 13, 2011 12:42 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Maybe it could be a foot in the door to get into coaching.

by Toxicadam on Feb 13, 2011 12:56 PM EST up reply actions

Who cares? If the choice is to have Kenny in the organization or to not, I’d always choose to have him, however meaningless the role. But he is my all-time favorite player, so it’s an easy choice for me.

by jefftribe on Feb 13, 2011 1:39 PM EST up reply actions

In fact, the more meaningless the role the better.

by Jay on Feb 14, 2011 9:11 AM EST up reply actions

At the least, it has value toward fan interest. At best, it actually helps the speed and energy of the team’s young talent. You’re never going to be able to actually measure it either way.

by PBH on Feb 13, 2011 2:02 PM EST up reply actions

I like it.

The Once and Future King

by FlaGators on Feb 13, 2011 1:30 PM EST reply actions

This just makes the decision to not bring back Kenny for 2008 that much more perplexing to me. The organization is apparently not anti-Lofton, and it’s not like we upgraded from him with Michaels, Francisco, and Gutierrez. I know it’s water under the bridge now, but it just seems a little odd.

Come on, four billion!

by Joel D on Feb 13, 2011 2:08 PM EST reply actions

I think the hope was that Francisco or Gutierrez would prove more valuable in the long run, and they didn’t want to stunt their development.

"An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools" -Hemingway

by notthatnoise on Feb 13, 2011 2:20 PM EST up reply actions

I don’t think it was that as much as they already had Dellucci under contract and they were both suited for the same role. It was probably the wrong choice in hindsight, but in hindsight, Kenny wouldn’t have saved 2008 anyway.

Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Feb 13, 2011 3:10 PM EST up reply actions

Ben Francisco. I almost forgot about him.. and the misguided hope I placed towards him.

"Spring Training wins are good for the soul."

by USSChoo on Feb 13, 2011 5:10 PM EST up reply actions

I believe that was about Lofton wanting money that was beyond his skill set. No one wanted him in 2008.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Feb 14, 2011 12:09 AM EST up reply actions

Gotta love Kinny!

by JulioBernazard on Feb 13, 2011 6:54 PM EST reply actions

I’d rather have Kenny as the backup CFer this year than the schlub we’re going to run out there.

by millionairesrow on Feb 13, 2011 6:56 PM EST reply actions 2 recs

I recced this under to belief that in some version of reality (not this one right?) the Indians will allow a competition for the fourth outfielder position and somehow give it to Crowe.

by hans on Feb 13, 2011 10:38 PM EST up reply actions