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I had a better feeling about Zaun anyway. He was, after all, dubbed the Practically Perfect Backup Catcher. He’s a switch hitter and looks to have an OBP in the low to mid-300’s (and we desperately need OBP).
My concerns:
- Last year he made $3.75 mil. Such an outrageous figure might give McLane an aneurysm
- His offensive production has been slowly declining over the last three years
- When I saw a picture of him, at first I thought it was Woody Williams. And that ain’t a good sign.
by AstroAndy on
Dec 3, 2008 9:37 PM CST
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Zaun was angry with the Blue Jays last year because he felt he deserved to start.
However, at his age, he really should expect to be used as a back up/platoon catcher. I wonder if he would become a problem if he didn’t get the bulk of the playing time at catcher? I agree that he is likely to cost more than the Astros want to spend. When he was with the Astros in the early 2000’s, he was a horrible defensive catcher. I am under the impression that he has become an adequate defensive catcher in recent years.
by clack on
Dec 3, 2008 10:04 PM CST
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I didn’t know he was grumpy about not starting. Maybe he’s not such a great fit here after all.
by AstroAndy on
Dec 3, 2008 11:02 PM CST
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Zaun
Is waaaaay more grizzly looking than Williams. I dig.
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A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on
Dec 3, 2008 10:06 PM CST
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yeah
but his plate appearance music is “Tom Sawyer.” I’d pay 3.75 million for that.
by Only_A_Lad on
Dec 3, 2008 10:17 PM CST
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The space he invades...
Yeah, that seems like a reasonable figure.
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A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by DyingQuail on
Dec 4, 2008 12:30 AM CST
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i remember
i remember the nite we weer down by 3 with the basesjuiced in the bottom of the 9th…i was at a friends house…he was up.. then he hit a grand slam to win the game…we were all screaming and my friends mom was on the phone and she heard us and was like shutup…
good times…
go gregg zaun!
by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on
Dec 3, 2008 10:31 PM CST
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