For The Last Time, Hanley Ramirez Is Not a Good Fielder

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 For The Last Time, Hanley Ramirez Is Not a Good Fielder
Last night FanHousers were debating if we'd want Jose Reyes or Hanley Ramirez as our shortstop. The vote went in Reyes's favor, though it was close, mostly because of defense. If you're going to talk about which one player you'd like to have, regardless of position, Ramirez ranks higher than Reyes. But does he rank higher than Reyes's teammate David Wright ? Not to Bill James , who named ... [link]

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Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “I Know What I’m Doing” Edition
Published 4/4/2008 by Sweet Uncle Lou at Hire Jim Essian!
... Attention, Mets fans: We all know you’re idiots, but when you collectively decide that you’d rather have Jose Reyes than Hanley Ramirez, it shows what lame-ass, clueless homers you are. No wonder Santo hates you. ...

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