Friday, May 17, 2013
Powerball odds? Juan Pierre’s homers are long shots, too
(www.al.com)
Odds of being attacked by a shark marlin: 1 in 11.5 million.
Read More...Pierre’s clout came leading off the bottom of the first for the Miami Marlins against the Cincinnati Reds.
Pierre’s homer was his first since June 23. He whooped when the ball went over the fence down the right-field line.
“I don’t know how to react to those things, so it’s just a spur-of-the-moment deal,” Pierre told reporters of his homer reaction. “That’s about the only time you’ll see me smiling on the baseball field.”
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1. Ivan Grushenko of Hong Kong posted on March 18, 2013 at 01:55 PM # hit 0 | hit 0To start the season maybe but if they put him in the pen and he dominates like he did at the start of last year, only statnerds like some of us will be second-guessing the Reds. (It's also possible that he could dominate early as a starter but it's less likely as he's still adjusting.)
And given the status of closers in the mainstream media and average fan, I'm not sure they'll ever be second-guessed if they just make him the closer.
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