Mike Cameron, Coffee Achiever
Thu, Nov 1, 2007
by Geoff Young
So, what’s new with Mike Cameron? As usual I’m late to the party because I like to wait for all the blowhards to finish blowing.
Cameron has been suspended 25 games for using stimulants, so he’ll miss the first month of the ‘08 season. I would get on my moral high horse here, except that we’ve known for some time that stimulant use is more widespread in baseball than is steroid use; we’ve just turned the other way a lot longer, that’s all. So for me, as one who has turned the other way, to sit here and rip into Cameron would be pretty disingenuous on my part.
This is the where I’m tempted to launch into a rambling philosophical discourse on the price of happiness. You know, the bit about how we could attack the stimulant issue by reducing the number of games in a season, but there’s too much money at stake. Then things get weird, and we’re not really talking about baseball anymore.
Instead we’ll focus on the part that interests me most: How can the Padres use this situation to their advantage? Perhaps a bit cold of me, sort of like cash.
The main thing about Cameron right now, aside from the fact that he’s likely to play no more than 125-130 games in ‘08, is that he’s taking a PR beating. Reaction from fans is negative, but fans don’t pay the checks. Well, they do indirectly, but fans will put up with a lot (unless you’re in Montreal and a large institution insists on driving your franchise out of the city, but I digress), so I don’t expect this to hurt Cameron’s marketability as much as the fact that he’ll miss games.
Oh, and Cameron apparently has played baseball while drunk. Shock! Horror! Okay, so that makes two guys on the ‘07 Padres who have made such an admission. Stupid? Sure, but get over it. (I like that Cameron hit two homers and drove in eight runs when he was drunk, while David Wells tossed a perfect game. Wait, why weren’t these guys getting more alcohol pumped into their systems? That could’ve been enough to get the Friars into the playoffs, you know.)
Sorry, got sidetracked again. I haven’t even been drinking. Well, coffee, but everyone does that. (Fortunately it’s legal.)
What the heck is my point? Oh, right. The thing is, I’m thinking that maybe Cameron’s perceived value takes enough of a hit as a result of his suspension that the Padres can bring him back at a “reasonable” price. What do I mean by reasonable? Dunno, we’ll just say lower than it would have been before this incident.
And to make it abundantly clear, I don’t condone Cameron’s actions. But he is a product of his environment, and his environment is one in which the use of stimulants implicitly has been deemed acceptable. None of this gives Cameron a free pass, of course, but maybe it helps bring the problem out into the light.
And maybe it helps bring the Padres a cheap option in center field for 2008.
Winter Leagues
- Phoenix 4, Saguaros 3 (box). Will Venable batted fourth and played center field. He singled and was plunked twice in four plate appearances; he also fielded three balls without incident. Matt Antonelli, batting eighth and DH’ing, went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Navojoa 3, Guasave 2 (box). Ladies and gentlemen, Oscar Robles, hitting machine. He singled, tripled, and walked in five trips to the plate. That’s four multi-hit games in the past five if you’re keeping score at home. Luis Cruz played third base again and went 0-for-4.
More rain in the Dominican Republic. That’s gotta be one heckuva storm…
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November 1, 2007 at 8:36 am
Accroding to the UT, there was a very large gap, between the Padres and Mike, during the April negoiations. The Padres were offering 2 years 20 and Mike wanted 3 years 36.
The large gap and the fact that Mike is one failed test away from an 80 game suspension, leads me to believe there will be no deal.
November 1, 2007 at 8:46 am
Two additional thoughts:
1) Might Cameron now accept arbitration?
2) I love Victor Conte’s quote: “This guy (Cameron) didn’t fail a drug test. He failed an IQ test.”
November 1, 2007 at 8:54 am
2: Great points.
Also, for those in the know, how does Elias calculate their rankings? Some of the rankings seem ridiculously suspect. Also, are there service time qualifications before you show up in the rankings? I could be retarded, but I couldn’t find Adrian anywhere on the 1B list.
November 1, 2007 at 9:04 am
2: I love how Victor Conte has become an authority on drugs in sports. He should go back to tooting on his musical horn…
November 1, 2007 at 9:06 am
3: All players are ranked, but sometimes sites just show the free agents.
The rankings are based on the last two years, don’t account for park effects, and “measure” mostly counting numbers (HR, RBI, plate appearances), plus batting average and OBP. Not sure what they measure for pitchers, but the rolling two year average is why Bell gets a low score despite being so awesome this season.
November 1, 2007 at 9:36 am
3:
The list in USA today, has him at 23 below Prince Fielder at 22, and Brian Giles at 18.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports.....lete_N.htm
November 1, 2007 at 9:47 am
Anyone think that the Padres may target a guy like Bill Hall from the Brewers? I know he didn’t have a great year but he seems like a guy the Brew Crew might try to peddle (and maybe cheaply). He doesn’t really make me do back flips or anything but you can put him all over the field I think he has played SS,3rd, maybe 2nd, and he was in CF last year. Obviously CF in Petco is a whole different best and I don’t know that he was particularly great in Miller Park but he would probably be decent in LF and could be used all over the infield if someone gets hurt. Like I said he isn’t at the top of my list but he is a name I think might pop up for the Padres if he is made available.
November 1, 2007 at 10:05 am
I find it hypocritical for people to villify Cameron when you can go into any grocery store and see row after row of “energy drinks” that probably have more stimulants than anything Cameron took and there are plenty of people who drink two or three giant Starbucks coffees a day.
It makes me angry that people are even discussing this in the same breath as steroids. Coach Kenterra was going on and on about whatever happened to training hard and why do guys use steroids. Dude, look at Cameron, does he look like a guy who doesn’t work out? This has nothing to do with steroids. At worst, Cameron took some pep pills to get up for a game, something that’s been going on in baseball since at least the 1950’s. More likely, one of the supplements he takes had something in it that it shouldn’t have.
As Field39 pointed out, the bigger issue is he’s one failed test away from missing half a season. That’s got to be a factor for any team interested in signing him.
November 1, 2007 at 10:13 am
8. I think the stimulants Cameron tested positive for are a little stronger than an energy drink or Starbucks. During his interview on 1090 (which they replayed in its entirety like 9 times yesterday, I assume to brag how they “got the story” first) Cameron said the substance was a prescription amphetamine. That’s border-line crystal meth.
Not to say Cammy is a bad guy, or the only one who does this, but I agree with Victor Conte’s point (I can’t believe I just wrote that) that Cammy should have known better, especially since he already had strike one… of course since it’s Cameron, now that he has strike two, is there any doubt strike 3 is on the way? (Okay, I admit that was below the belt)
November 1, 2007 at 10:20 am
9: I dunno. Those Starbucks tall boys are brewed pretty stiff.
November 1, 2007 at 10:32 am
8.
I see what you are saying and I agree with you to an extent but… I find it a little idiotic that a big league player cannot get it it freaking right at this point. These guys have all the money and resources in the world to verify that what they are putting in their bodies is within the rules. So I don’t feel bad when stuff like this happens it just makes the player (I’m sorry it’s Mike) look like a total moron. The fact that Mike had 2 chances and still messed up is so out of control to me it’s retarded. I don’t want to hear about tainted supplements or anything on the 2nd test. If you get caught once and don’t take every opportunity to make sure that it doesn’t happen a second time you’re an idiot plain and simple. I don’t want to sound like a moral authority or anything because truthfully I don’t care about the whole steroids or “greenies” issuses it just pisses me off that Mike cost whatever team he signs with 25 games. For me to see a dude throw away what is being estimated as possibly $2 million dollars in those 25 games is insane. Who in their right mind does that? Maybe I’m just pissed because I liked Mike and expected more from him and now I think of him like I did Neifi Perez when he did the same thing.
November 1, 2007 at 10:45 am
Nate Silver’s BP article is now free over at SI
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....ml?eref=T1
Good Padres stuff.
November 1, 2007 at 10:45 am
Re: 11 I agree completely.
November 1, 2007 at 10:52 am
9: I’m far from an expert but from what I’ve read it sounds like it might have been ephedra. Many supplement makers have added ephedra on the sly (even though it’s been banned by the FDA) and it’s known to trigger a positive test result for amphetamines.
Even if he was taking amphetamines I think it’s a stretch to equate that with crystal meth. People take amphetamines all the time, with or without a prescription. I’m not saying it’s right or he should be exccused, just that it’s not like he was using the clear and the cream or smoking crack or something.
11: But what can he do, realistically? Every time he buys a can of protein powder he has to send off a sample to be tested? Even if it tests clean there’s no guarantee that the next one he buys will be from the same batch so he’ll have to get each one tested. I’m sure he reads the label and tries to do some research but at some point you have to trust that the manufacturer is telling the truth about what’s in there.
I’ve never used any of these supplements but plenty of people do and I’m sure pretty much every pro athlete uses them. From what I’ve read the industry is pretty much self regulated and there’s a lot of incentive for a supplement maker to add a little something that’s not on the label. After all, 99% of their customers aren’t subject to drug testing and if they see results they aren’t going to ask questions.
What I would is keep samples of everything I put into my body and if I get a postive test I’d have it all tested and then sue the crap out of whoever is at fault.
It’s funny, I didn’t believe Merriman when he used the supplement excuse but I do believe Cameron. I guess there’s some prejudice when a guy is built like Merriman, and wasn’t his suspension for steroids?
November 1, 2007 at 11:12 am
14.
I don’t know if MLB does the same thing but I know in the NFL has supplements available to players that are 100% legal.
You know what if I’m Mike Cammeron and I want some protein powder yeah I send it off to a lab to mlb to f-ing CSI Miami I don’t care who but I make sure it will not get me suspended for 25 games, cost me a black mark on my name and my very good MLB career and $2 million dollars. If the industry is pretty much self regulated then you know what eat more chicken and raw eggs to get your protein. I don’t freaking care but when you are making millions of dollars a year you can afford to make sure everything that goes into your body is 1000% legal. If these products are so unreliable then don’t use them. It’s not a valid excuse. It’s not as if players don’t know the rules or the consequenses especially after being caught once already.
I’m not saying that the energy drinks or stuff that I put in my body are any different than what Cammy got dinged for but the difference is that I don’t get tested for them in my job. If I did I would make damn sure they were kosher because I can’t afford to get fired or suspended.
I don’t see how Merriman being built like a tank and getting busted for steroids is all that different from a 34 year old CF at the end of a season being busted for something to give him more energy. Both scenarios seem pretty logical to me.
November 1, 2007 at 11:54 am
14: Ephedra was banned by the govt. (more out of a reaction to the ballpalyer’s death than strict science) but has since come off the govt. banned substance list. MLB still bans it as far as I know. So that makes a lot of sense that Mike might have taken ephedra (intentionally or accidentally).
November 1, 2007 at 12:22 pm
Slight change of topic, if I may, for something that I’ve been wondering about and haven’t seen discussed here (or I missed it when it was): Has there been any talk of moving Brian Giles to LF? I know that’s a lot of money for a Padre LF and I realize he plays Petco’s peculiar RF pretty well but it seems to me you’re more likely to find a power RF bat (though even there I don’t know who’s available) than a power LF bat (Adam Dunn excepted).
Second off-topic question (and a weird one, given my first): Any thoughts about Shannon Stewart as a reasonably priced FA for LF?
PS - Geoff, LOVED today’s topic headline. Cleaning my keyboard in a moment.
November 1, 2007 at 12:31 pm
11: Please don’t expect more from Mike Cameron than anyone else.
He is a human being. I don’t think you know him. Fans shouldn’t put athletes on pedestals, then they won’t be disappointed.
November 1, 2007 at 12:43 pm
17. Some of the 1090 folks said it’s likely Giles will move to LF this year, especially because of his micro-fracture surgery. Obviously that doesn’t mean it’s true by any stretch of the imagination.
I hate to say this, but I’m real worried about this season guys. The D-backs and Rockies aren’t going anywhere, the Dodgers will still be there and the Giants will only be better by dumping all of their old-timers… I’m ask worried as I have been in years about the Friars.
November 1, 2007 at 12:46 pm
18.
IMO the second you shell out any money to go to a game or invest any sort of personal emotion in to following a team or players you are putting them on a pedestal. For me the whole point of baseball growing up was loving a team and having a favorite player. That’s what baseball is. I should’t need to lower my expectations because a lot of guys turn out to be jerks or use things that are against the rules. Every player that puts a jersey on runs out there on the field is a role model. They are representing the team the city and millions of adoring fans and should act as such. What’s wrong with following the rules? Especially when you know that people look up to you just the same way you looked up to players growing up.
Once again not trying to be the moral police but the your don’t expect anything from Mike Cammeron arguement is so tired. If you play on tv or in front of 40,000 fans every night and make money playing a game that people love to watch you are responsible for something!
November 1, 2007 at 12:47 pm
That damn Mercury retrograde is always screwing up people’s sophomre years.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/m.....-barfield/
Nice article GY. I wonder how seriously the org would think about getting him back. It doesn’t make much sense though, as Antonelli is knocking on the door.
November 1, 2007 at 1:01 pm
20: That’s cool. I prefer to keep it real.
November 1, 2007 at 1:04 pm
About the division: I’d bet both the Rockies and Diamondbacks end up around 85 wins and if you’re really worried about the Giants then I’ve got some ocean front land available to sell you in Arizona…they have had 3 straight losing seasons and other then Cain and Lincecum I can’t even name another guy that I’d want off that roster.
The Dodgers are probably a 85 win team right now and we all know they are going to add, hopefully for the Padres sake they make more choices like Pierre and Schmidt this season, instead of say Arod.
The Padres better be trying for 95 wins next year, the time of 90 wins getting you into the playoffs from the NL West is probably over…..too bad we can’t move to the NL Central
November 1, 2007 at 1:08 pm
IBA results are up (and free to look at) …
http://www.baseballprospectus......cleid=6897
Shock: Peavy wins IBA NL CYA
November 1, 2007 at 1:11 pm
19: Actually, after reading the link in 12, I’m signifcantly less concerned about next year then I was right after we got bounced. Let’s think at this this way…
D-backs: I don’t care what people say, this year was flat-out statistically flukey. The “kids” didn’t compete and nearly the level they were supposed to, and I think it’s pretty safe to assume that 07 was Brynes’ career year. As Silver points out in the BP/SI article, the bullpen performed much better than their peripherals. Whereas Heath Bell was a monster in both traditional stats like ERA and sabermetric stats like WHIP, K:BB, the D-backs’ relievers were seriously outperforming their numbers. Nobody has any idea how Hudson’s surgery will affect his game and its likely that Randy Johnson is not the savior they expect him to be.
Rockies: Aside from their unbelievable run at the end-of-the-year, their pitching failed them pretty consistently. The Rox are probably going to let Fogg and parts of their pen walk, which complicates matters for them. Also, there’s talk of trading Atkins, which would take another weapon out of their offense. Although they beat us season-record wise, the Rox weren’t as dominant as our egos and hearts tell us they were.
Dodgers: Probably the best team in the division (talent-wise), and yet the most poorly managed (from the FO on down). Torre won’t cause the Dodgers to play their uber-talented kids, and they’ll likely over-react to this season’s disappointing finish by throwing stupid money at the wrong people (see off-season, 2006), while allowing key kogs to escape via trade or FA (Kemp, Wolf). The Dodgers will continue to over-rate veterans and under-rate their talent, which will help us out.
Giants: Abysmal condition. There’s no way around it. Even by jettisoning Bonds et al., the Giants have no organizational depth to fill the holes vacated by the mass exodus of their veterans. Barry Zito will continue to doom the team (his contract increases in cost every year) and despite their phenomenal young pitching, the Giants will have no offense to support it. Plus, Matt Cain is a douche.
Padres: Here are my expectations in terms of performance this year by position versus performance last year by position.
C: Bard will probably continue to post surprising OBP numbers, and hopefully some of his power re-appears. We can’t expect his RISP numbers to stay at the same level, but he should be a solid piece of the puzzle that delivers similar performance to last year.
1B: By all signs, Adrian is just starting to come into his own. If he continues to drive the ball with authority and learns to hack less often at pitches above his shoulders, he could put up a very solid year.
2B: I can’t see any production out of this position being worse than last year. By default, we have to get more production here.
SS: Khalil finally showed what he can do when he’s healthy for a full year, and the results were pretty good. His defense is still rock-solid, and his 27 jacks were second on the team. I’d love to see him learn to recognize bad pitches, but I’ll take Khalil for what he is. A fantastic defensive short stop that slugs and Ks a bunch. I anticipate similar production in 08.
3B: From May on, Kouz showed who he truly was. With any luck, he’ll continue to grow his confidence and continue to mash. His defense should also improve in his second year, so I anticipate we’ll improve our production at this position as well.
LF: Almost like 2B, whatever we run in LF should perform better than last year. I think a Hairston/Bradley combo could be extremely potent, and it will be interesting to see if Headley factors into this discussion.
CF: The black hole/question mark for 08. CF shouldn’t make or break us, as Cameron was not a huge part of the offensive equation in 07. I’m completely happy with great D in CF at the sacrifice of some offense. I’m predicting production be the same or worse in 08.
RF: Giles did his thing despite being hurt all year. For a more thorough discussion, check out GY’s analysis from yesterday. Either way, I think we can expect at least similar numbers from Giles next year.
SP 1: Jake had his best year ever, and I hope that another season with Maddux helps him mature a little more. I would love for 08 to be the year that Jake becomes the “big game” pitcher.
SP 2: CY had a great year pre-injury. Hopefully he can recoup himself in the off-season, get healed, get his head right, and dominate.
SP 3: Maddux will probably decline slightly from last year (and I definitely see him staying a Padre), but he should still be reliable for a quality start every 5th day.
SP 4 & 5: These are the definite question marks. Germano/Hensley and Wells/Cassel/Tomko were league-average and below-average respectively last year in these spots. Hopefully we can at least maintain that status, if not improve.
Relief Corps: I don’t think any Padre fan worries about our relief pitching anymore. Seriously, Kevin Towers has got to be one of the best evaluators of relief pitching in the past 30 years.
Overall, I see the Padres getting better at several positions, while only really experiencing potential drop-off in CF. Guys like Khalil and Bard will play their respective roles while people like Adrian, Kouz, and Hairston continue to improve.
With the right moves this off-season, we could certainly be in a great position for 08. Our situation is not nearly as dire as it may seem.
November 1, 2007 at 1:18 pm
23 … Mark, you’ve got a gap in your logic … you think the Rox/Dbacks/Dogs will all win 85, and then say “the time of 90 wins getting you into the playoffs from the NL West is probably over” … sounds to me like you think 86 will win it … I do agree with your last statement … I think it will take 95 wins to win the NL West in 2008 … the Padres are not at that level today … it will take some big off-season transactions …
November 1, 2007 at 1:20 pm
Cool beans … just got a call from my Dad … he’s over at Peoria Stadium watching the Saguaro’s play Team USA …
http://www.mlb.com/milb/stats/.....n_peswin_1
… Antonelli is 1-for-1 so far …
November 1, 2007 at 1:23 pm
22.
If keeping it real is giving a pass to dudes that a making unreal money playing a game a lot of of would and do pay money to play and not holding them accountable for anything they say or do then we definitely disagree.
November 1, 2007 at 1:51 pm
25:
LF: that Hairston/Bradley combo provided some sick production last year. Overall LFs hit .340/.462, hardly a whatever-we-run-out-there-should-hit-better situation.
November 1, 2007 at 2:05 pm
29: According to ESPN, the Padres LF hit .252/.340/.462 for an .802 OPS in 2007. This ranks 10th in the NL. While this isn’t horrible, it’s not going to set the world on fire.
For fun, here’s how the Padres ranked in NL OPS by position:
C: 3rd - .279/.349/.398/.747
1B: 7th - .282/.347/.503/.851
2B: 15th - .247/.320/.342/.661
SS: 9th - .250/.291/.462/.754
CF: 7th - .249/.331/.433/.765
RF: 14th - .261/.346/.395/.742
November 1, 2007 at 2:10 pm
I think it’s just too easy to sit here and condemn someone for taking performance enhancers. Unfortunately for us, we’ve never been in the position that Mike Cameron or any other professional athlete is in. Anyone who can sit here and say that they wouldn’t be tempted to “cheat” knowing that if they didn’t, they might not have a career (or certainly make way less money) is lying to themselves. We simply don’t know how we’d react since we’ll never be in that position. It’s also not that simple because Cameron’s “cheating” not only helps out himself but helps out his team. That has the effect of blurring the line between right and wrong. I think it’s just far too simple to condemn athletes while we sit on the sidelines — that’s what hacks like Nick Canepa and Bob Costas do.
November 1, 2007 at 2:22 pm
31.
Okay well if you buy that argument (and I don’t) then what do you say about the second time he gets caught cheating? His 25 game suspension is a result of 2 failed tests. Is it still hard to not condem him?
November 1, 2007 at 2:56 pm
#32: For cheating or for being bad at cheating?
November 1, 2007 at 3:12 pm
I guess I wasn’t that clear. I think a lot of people think that Cameron is a “bad” person for using a stimulant. I’m saying that we shouldn’t pass moral judgement on him. He got caught and now he’s paying the price. I don’t think that makes him a bad person, I just think it makes him human. We can be disappointed because his cheating cost his future team 25 games but again, it’s not so black and white. When people spout off on what a cheater Cameron is and what a horrible role model for children, etc., we start to sound like Nick Canepa, and I don’t think anyone wants that!
November 1, 2007 at 3:14 pm
20: There are 5 billion people in the world who would love to have the lifestyle of an average American. Should we all be held to higher standards?
30: OPS is always going to underrate Padres as long as we call Petco home. For total production, instead of rates, I’d look at combined VORP, WARP, or Win Shares.
31: Agree. We’re a hypercaffeinated society in which lasik and liposuction are common, but players taking things that help them play the game better cause such anguish? I think players should abide by the rules, even arbitrary ones, because they know the gig when they sign up. But it doesn’t outrage me and I’m not going to condemn him.
November 1, 2007 at 3:16 pm
34: Agree again. To me it’s like pot possession laws. Okay, you got busted smoking, you knew there was a chance it would lead to an arrest, take your probation. Maybe work to change the laws instead of watch cartoons so much. But you’re not morally flawed.
November 1, 2007 at 3:36 pm
I think I got side tracked in 2 different opinions. I am condeming Mike Cammeron for being an idiot not for taking some kind stimulant. I don’t care about steriods or greenies or pot or beer or anything like that but when you ignore the rules once and get caught and then ignore the rules twice and get caught you’re pretty much saying “my name is Mike Cameron and I’m a tool” and instead we hear “It must have been a tainted supplement or something”. I don’t hate Cammy now and I’m not outraged he would do such a horrible thing (it’s like taking a lot of caffiene) I just didn’t think Cammy was that stupid.
November 1, 2007 at 3:52 pm
25: That’s not a blog post. It’s an article.
November 1, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Fielding Bible has it’s awards and plus/minus lists out
http://www.fieldingbible.com/
Not a lot of Padres represnted. Khalil is a top-10 SS at +7. Kouz is not top-10 at 3B or bottom-5 (yay!). Greg Maddux is the best fielding pitcher in baseball (Peavy makes that top-10 as well).
Interesting to note that they have Gary Matthews, Jr as the worst fielding CF in baseball and Andruw Jones (despite rumors to the contrary) as the second best.
November 1, 2007 at 4:25 pm
Also, they had Matthews first in +/- last season and wost this season.
November 1, 2007 at 5:11 pm
What does it say when Juan Pierre has out-plus/minused Mike Cameron each of the last two seasons? Partly a matter of Pierre playing more games than other CFers?
November 1, 2007 at 5:59 pm
39: Thanks for the link. Interesting to note Hairston ranks 7th in left field at +11 despite only playing a fraction of the season.
November 1, 2007 at 6:13 pm
42: I thought that was interesting as well. He didn’t strike me as a great OF last year. Maybe he was better than I thought.
40: You’re incorrect about that Kevin. On the site it has the numbers from last year and GMG, Jr was not among the top-10 CF in +/- in 2006.
http://www.billjamesonline.net.....-minus.gif
Oddly enough, last year Brady Clark did have good +/- numbers. It sure didn’t look like it in one game that I can think of…
November 1, 2007 at 6:35 pm
OT … how about Omar Vizquel as a one-year-stop-gap to play 2B?
November 1, 2007 at 6:39 pm
I was wrong. I sit corrected.
November 1, 2007 at 6:51 pm
44: I think that I’d prefer a better offensive solution than Vizquel. Jeff Kent…(maybe not if we keep Jenga on the team though).
November 1, 2007 at 6:52 pm
I would rather have Bonds in the clubhouse than Kent.
November 1, 2007 at 6:52 pm
new page for those interested:
http://www.padresnation.com/co.....black.html
November 1, 2007 at 7:25 pm
Let’s not act like Giant fan with Bonds towards this Mike Cameron situation. Seems like everyone is making an excuse and accepting what he did. Rules are rules.
I have no solution for center field. We need someone for the long haul.
Pray KT has something up his sleeve.