ponson marshall
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michael barrett, not an experienced pinch-hitter, says he followed john mabry's example yesterday to get himself prepared for his 7th-inning at-bat vs josh hancock. . . . . .
both encarnacion and miles helped ryan dempster in the 9th inning by hacking at the 1st strike they saw . . . actually, it's debatable whether or not encarnacion ever saw a strike. a modicum of patience and he'd have been ahead 2-0 or 3-0 in front of albert. the free-agent outfielder class of 2006 hasn't distinguished itself so far:
- en'cion, 4 for 19
- jeromy burnitz, 4 for 22 with 7 strikeouts
- jacque jones, 0 for 12 with 6 strikeouts
- rondell white, 2 for 19
- matt lawton, suspended
- ken lofton, disabled
april. whatever.
ponson debuts tonight. i don't have such a good feeling; it's unfortunate that his official coming-out as a sober ballplayer has to take place on national tv. good luck to ya, sid.