tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985668569918053928.post3372122515472273084..comments2024-01-24T05:19:09.805-06:00Comments on This Game Of Games: The 1876 Brown Stockings: The Clubs Might Have Played Until The ResurrectionJeffrey Kittelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02367989375750209078noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985668569918053928.post-85346073156454903612010-01-21T02:38:26.996-06:002010-01-21T02:38:26.996-06:00Mack didn't lose the job completely but Pearce...Mack didn't lose the job completely but Pearce certainly got more playing time in the second half of the season. Mack played in 30 of the first 32 games but only 18 of the last 32. Pearce played in only 9 of the first 32 but in 16 of the last 32. Mack didn't hit at all in the first half of the season, having only 19 hits. He was the worst hitter on the club in the first half. Pearce had ten in his nine games; not exactly Ruthian but better than Mack. As Pearce played more in the second half, his hitting suffered (which is a nice way of saying he didn't hit worth a darn). <br /><br />It's interesting because it adds to the instability and chaos that is surrounding the club in mid July. Without getting to much into it (because I'm saving it for a post over the weekend), it's amazing that a club that is playing so well has so many problems. They're the second best club in the League and, one would assume, the nation but there is serious dissention in the ranks, their best player just signed elsewhere, they have a problem at short, their captain was accused of throwing a game, etc. It's like the Bronx Zoo of the 1970s.Jeffrey Kittelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367989375750209078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985668569918053928.post-76552537365057672382010-01-20T16:34:28.672-06:002010-01-20T16:34:28.672-06:00Has Denny Mack now lost the job at shortstop?Has Denny Mack now lost the job at shortstop?David Ballnoreply@blogger.com