Soothsaying for Sixteen: Unexpected Hero

[Centerfield]

Like some others in this thread, I don't know if that comes under the umbrella of "unexpected", but Reed has certainly performed beyond expectations. One of the few guys this year.

[Zvon]

Centerfield wrote: Like some others in this thread, I don't know if that comes under the umbrella of "unexpected", but Reed has certainly performed beyond expectations. One of the few guys this year.

I hope by seasons end we can add Robles to this conversation. He may have found himself. *Fingers crossed.

[Edgy MD]

As predictions go, Rafael Montero certainly was a prediction. Yikes.

[Centerfield]

Yeah, if this thread is measured by wrongity, I win.

[Frayed Knot]

Centerfield wrote: So a week plus into August, the answer is...no one. No one has been an unexpected hero.

Not that he's been All-Star material or anything, but Loney has been a whole lot better than expected, we'd be a whole lot worse without him, and he certainly came to us out of the blue.
That's as close to the definition for 'Unexpected Hero' as I need.

Addison Reed's been better than most if not all expected, but he's at least been doing it in the role where he was expected to be.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Rene Rivera has surpassed all my wildest expectations

[Centerfield]

Ok. Those of you who had Seth Lugo, come on down to the front and claim your prize.

[Centerfield]

Centerfield wrote: Let's call up Gabriel Ynoa and give him Verrett's spot in the rotation. We need our unexpected hero.

Um. So no.

[Lefty Specialist]

Centerfield wrote: Ok. Those of you who had Seth Lugo, come on down to the front and claim your prize.

He's been the Magic Lugie.

[Zvon]

Zvon wrote: Conforto.

There's still time for Conforto to make a difference!


But I'll tell ya, I really expected such great results from his beautiful swing. I guess he's gonna have to go thru some shit til he finds what we all know he has. The ability to hit like a mo-fo.

He needs to believe one thing. That he belongs in the majors.

[Centerfield]

Gotta mention Gsellman here in this thread. With Sunday's performance, he lowers his ERA to 2.56.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, this thread goes down to the finish as a Gsellman/Lugo cage match.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Edgy MD wrote: Yeah, this thread goes down to the finish as a Gsellman/Lugo cage match.

Waiting outside the cage to take a swing at the winner/virtually anything offered to him: Throgs Neck's TJ RiveraTM.