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Old 10-06-2009, 01:43 PM   #101
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Re: Drew Stubbs for CF in '10?

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Originally Posted by TheNext44 View Post
One player is never the problem. One player only represents 11% of an offense per game, much less over the whole season. If there is a decent lineup around him, he really shouldn't drag them down that much. I think it was all the things you mentioned happening at the same time.

Sometimes not even two is a problem. The Orioles in the 70's had Mark Belanger (.580 OPS) and Rick Dempsey (.666 OPS) playing nearly everyday, and were around a league average offense every year, and made the playoffs nearly every year.
Earl Weaver loved him some Mark Belanger.
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