Bring Up Jermaine Clark!

by Aparicio11 on Apr 27, 2005 6:40 AM PDT

It is past time to keep Eric Byrnes off the field. I was there last night for another round of his follies. I can't decide which was worst - his awful at bat with guys on 2nd and 3rd, his mis guided lollipop over Chavez ( wrong base and strange throw) or his 3 Stooges juggling spasm.
I can't recall a game this year where he hasn't ham fisted something. Thank God we have a profesional center fielder.
We should give Jermaine Clark a shot and send Eric down for fielding lessons and god know what to calm him down. He plays like he is on an amphetimine over dose. All his fielding skills (and they were never great) have diminished more rapidly than Canseco's. I can't imagine any NL team having any interest in him after this years highlight tape.
I can't imagine any pitcher feeling good about a ball hit to left when he is out there.

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WARNING! Byrnes fan

Don't hate me but I am going to defend byrnes here. Thtat play in left, as others have previously posted was lost in the lights. I thought it should have been caught, but at least he showed "heart/emotion/feeling" when he kicked the wall after screwing up that play. And yes that lob of a throw to 3rd was odd, but scutaro should have been covering, again he did show that he was perplexed by this as well. But last night wasn't a great defensive effort by either side.

Everyone agree, right? Be gentle.

Let's Go A's!

by AllThingsOakland on Apr 27, 2005 7:58 AM PDT reply actions

sarcasm

The remark that I made about heart was sacrcasm to all those Chavy haters. I know his defense was terrible yesterday, but I am trying to be optimistic and am still elated by the win. I know Byrnes has made bad plays in the past, I'm just giving him a pass for yesterday's entirely ugly game.

Let's Go A's!

by AllThingsOakland on Apr 27, 2005 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions

Don't clarify

that statement .... you're absolutely right ... seeing Byrnes kick the wall makes it considerably easier to stomach. At least we can see that he takes his mistakes hard. That's a good thing. That's a real good thing.

It does say a lot about Byrnes that he realizes he just blew it ... blew it bad. And his emotional "outburst" makes the error much easier for fans to forget.

VacaAsFan

by Vacafan on Apr 27, 2005 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions

I can show heart/emotion

find a better solution in left or we lose

Can we get Astropitch to sell "Free Dan Johnson" T-Shirts?

by carp on Apr 27, 2005 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions

so..

..do you agree or disagree with me that last night was not a key defensive struggle for wither team? your post was rather vague. my response was directed towards the idea of bringing up clark for byrnes. do you agree with that? I'm not trying to be argumentative, but these posts that have nothing constructive to say are starting to become tiresome. Not intended to disrespect your opinion, these filler posts are all over over threads as well.

Let's Go A's!

by AllThingsOakland on Apr 27, 2005 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions

Jermaine Clark

I want him up, somehow.

Kielty, rejuvenated by his new genetically created St.Pats Day/Oktoberfest, shows us why Billy and Ohad are geniuses.

by ohad on Apr 27, 2005 8:22 AM PDT reply actions

the team's problem right now

is that we are not meeting our quota of Jermaines from vacaville on the roster. Clark could help us in that department.

I own 2 Tony Armas jerseys! I am an A's fan for life.

by Athletics fan and runner on Apr 27, 2005 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions

From Glory to the Doghouse

It wasn't to long ago that Byrnes was the golden child- the future of this team- everyone couldn't praise him enough...and now he's being relegated to the doghouse like a broken down beagle that can no longer pick up the scent...what a shame. I say give Byrnsie a chance to get his stroke back- maybe he doesn't belong in left field, but at least DH him in designated slots.

The greenmachine

by greenmachine on Apr 27, 2005 9:53 AM PDT reply actions

Golden Child

I think maybe he has been trying to get by on his natural talent that has got him this far and garnered him so much praise. I haven't read many articles about Byrnes trying to improve his game, particularly his defense.

During ST, comments were made about how he had worked on being patient with outside pitches and he showed some of it in March. However, that limited patience has diminished to nothing so far in the regular season.

The Manny analogy is a good one, if he hit more frequently... but then you think of Canseco and how guys like Dave Stewart where pissed that Canseco dropped any work on his defense to focus solely on hitting homeruns.

I like Byrnes' for his attitude, but the guy has to improve his game and show us that he is working on it.

Sometimes I think I'd be better off dead. No, wait, not me, you. - Jack Handy

by Awesomus on Apr 27, 2005 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, the "golden child"

for those who refused to look at his horrible defensive lapses. Hey, no one should act surprised at this .... this is part of the package with Byrnes in left. He is playing no worse than he ever has out there.
So it's kind of hard for me to understand all the hand-wringing. Byrnes has always been bad defensively. It's just some of "us" refuse to look at the truth sometimes and think because someone wears the green and gold, this makes him impossible to criticize.

VacaAsFan

by Vacafan on Apr 27, 2005 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions

what about bocachica?

seems like he had a decent spring, some clutch hits, decent glove, already been up in the ML before...

by miguel on Apr 27, 2005 10:20 AM PDT reply actions

rehab

i read that he has a broken wrist. this fan site is dedicated to him: http://hirambocachica.com/_wsn/page5.html

Let's Go A's!

by AllThingsOakland on Apr 27, 2005 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions

wow

that's quite a dedicated fan. Hope he gets a shot sometime, but it's probably a longshot...

by miguel on Apr 27, 2005 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions

Byrnes had to get a new hat due to

all the TV exposure on Best Damn and Rome not to mention doing the radio show for a week and a segment in the A's TV show. That plus his first big money contract turned him into Ryan Leaf.
His career started as a defensive replacement first for Ben Grieve and then Jeremy Giambi.
The defensive questions came when he platooned with Chris Singleton in CF prior to Kotsay.
He has gotten progressively worse in the field and can't think or doesn't know situational baseball. His routes to the ball could lead to questions about his spatial vison - especially compared to Kotsay and Thomas.
He would look good in a Rivercat Uni patroling the riverfront in Sacto - - as long as he doesn't block good kids.
Recall when Billy finally flushed Jeremy? If Kotsay went off in the dugout last night, as reported, who could have been the target?? Byrnes left without talking to the media.
Durazo is our DH and proved good against lefties last year. I would rather preview Dan Johnson than see more of a tired act - even if he is another lefty.

by Aparicio11 on Apr 27, 2005 11:10 AM PDT reply actions