tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post111929429684819217..comments2024-03-22T05:48:26.129-05:00Comments on Braves & Birds: Let's not start sucking each other's....Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08365733949431139562noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-1119369647580230722005-06-21T11:00:00.000-05:002005-06-21T11:00:00.000-05:00Johnson's recent power binge is important because ...Johnson's recent power binge is important because pitchers would be less likely to continue being so careful with him if they sensed that he couldn't do much damage to pitches in the strike zone. On the other hand, maybe pitchers were respoding that way and that was the cause for his great week. If so, then that's an encouraging sign.<BR/><BR/>I'm at a loss to explain Betemit. Maybe the light finally clicked on for him. He certainly showed the talent in the lower minors, but I can't explain how he went from unable to hit in AAA to hitting major league pitching. He's got the inside track on the shortstop position next year.<BR/><BR/>Was Devine as dominant in college as Huston Street? I remember seeing Street closing in the CWS and thinking that he looked like a can't miss prospect.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365733949431139562noreply@blogger.com