Answering Prince
March 16, 2008Prince Fielder asked a question in the newspaper Saturday:
Prince Fielder socked his first homer of the spring Friday night and in the process probably calmed a few fears in Brewer Nation. Because Fielder had announced he had changed to a vegetarian diet before the start of camp, some wondered if it resulted in a loss of power.
“Were people getting panicky?” asked Fielder, who went 32 at-bats before going deep.
Answer: Unfortunately, it seems some people were, but two-thirds of those people are beat writers for the team. The other guy answered a leading question on their blog. Most people seem to understand that protein is easily replaced.
Weren’t we told at the beginning of camp that Fielder is working on things — like the ability to steer the ball through Gwynn’s 5.5 hole? That’s Spring Training. I’d be disappointed if he just went down there and Burnitzed the whole time.
The strikeout numbers that Weeks and Hart are posting concerned me a little, but then I remembered that it’s totally gay to put any meaning on 30 practice at-bats.
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