tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977384970015233286.post5172233103144951127..comments2023-11-03T06:13:31.161-04:00Comments on Prince of New York Baseball Blog: To Be Born A LeftyPAUL LEBOWITZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726846731779145384noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977384970015233286.post-23663642741112678562010-11-30T12:39:26.479-05:002010-11-30T12:39:26.479-05:00The rich just keep gettin' richer, Prince, reg...The rich just keep gettin' richer, Prince, regardless of sanity. <br /><br />As far as leftydom goes, I'm a lefty, but my pops (not quite the baseball savant I am) taught me to bat right handed... and worse... THROW right handed. <br /><br />Eventually I turned around to my natural left handed batting stance, but I never learned to throw left handed and my big league dreams died. Oh, that and I couldn't hit a breaking ball.Jeffhttp://redstatebluestate.mlblogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977384970015233286.post-83010601309598374492010-11-30T11:17:18.282-05:002010-11-30T11:17:18.282-05:00I think the reasoning in Tulowitzki's deal is ...I think the reasoning in Tulowitzki's deal is the same as in Vernon Wells' deal in 2006. They want their star player to be the face of the franchise, and seeing how the Jeter negotiations are going, the Rockies chose to preemptively lock him up like Howard or Mauer, even though Tulowitzki hasn't been as reliable as those two. In a vacuum, having a franchise player isn't a bad idea, but I'd have waited at least a couple of years in order to analyze at depth his production.Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357729971388996665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977384970015233286.post-49797787762344244102010-11-30T11:13:36.861-05:002010-11-30T11:13:36.861-05:00I agree about being born a lefty. Apparently, it&#...I agree about being born a lefty. Apparently, it's the road to permanent and lucrative employment in the world of baseball pitchers!She-Fanhttp://janeheller.mlblogs.comnoreply@blogger.com