We’ll, it’s come to this. When Garrett Atkins gets an at-bat, news wires are reporting it. The thought was that with games against American League clubs this week, Atkins would get plenty of opportunity to straighten himself out, but before yesterday all he got was 1 pinch hitting appearance in the 1st two games of the Angels series.
The good news is that in the last 10 days Atkins has made the most of his playing time and gotten 8 hits in his last 16 at-bats and went 3-4 yesterday with a HR. Perhaps he’s turning it around? Hey, maybe he’s on the Atkins Diet?
I’m with Rob Fairchild on this one. I'm going against popular opinion too. I think Dr. Roto has made a premature diagnosis here and jumped off the boat too quickly. Perhaps he got the patient chart mixed up with someone else. He’s only 29 years old and has hit .305 with 75 HR’s and 330 RBI the past three years. Unless he’s off the juice (I can’t even believe I have to say that – but that’s the world we live in) he should be picked up if he’s a free agent. If he’s on someone’s roster, trade for him for a box of Crackerjacks if that’s all the other guy is asking.
I agree Ian Stewart should be playing and if he’s going to be playing 3B then the writing is on the wall. Atkins is going to have a good 2nd half. The question is whether it is for the Rockies or for someone else. -David Fry
David Fry is an independent sports photographer currently covering Major League Baseball. David will be reporting on observations as he sees them in MLB stadiums throughout the year.
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