Question of the Day | Jake Roth's Anabolic Stories

January 21st, 2010

Who should replace Marco Scutaro as the Jays’ 2010 leadoff hitter?

Answer: A combination of Lyle Overbay and Jose Bautista

The most important feature of a leadoff hitter is his ability to get on base. Last season, Marco Scutaro did that well, posting a career high .379 on-base percentage. With Scutaro gone, the Jays must turn to someone else. On the surface, nobody stands out. Indeed, Adam Lind has too much power for the number one slot.

However, the split statistics dictate that a combination of Lyle Overbay (barring a trade, of course) and Jose Bautista would provide Toronto with strong leadoff hitting.

Last year, Jose Bautista had a .382 OBP against lefties, pushing his career clip to .360. His numbers against right-handed pitchers (RHP) are not impressive. Enter Overbay. In 2009, he reached based at a rate of .363 against RHP. His career OBP versus right-handers is .380. Like Bautista, the Centralia, Washington native struggles against his strong-side brethren.

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Person of The Week

Mayor David Miller
June 28, 2010 | 3:25 PM

Toronto’s Mayor David Miller has been named Anabolic Stories’ Person of the Week for his blunt and accurate criticism of the G-20 Summit.

Miller has implored Canada’s federal government to compensate businesses that the small group of “ideologically” idiots damaged. While Prime Minister Harper certainly discouraged and condemned the Black Bloc’s actions, the culprits are unlikely to be identified. As such, the financial responsibility ought to belong to the second most blameworthy party: the feds. Canada’s Parliament chose to hold the Summit in downtown Toronto, which was an incredibly irresponsible decision for obvious reasons. The parliamentarians either understood the potential consequences of this disruption or were too naïve to be in office. Their decisions brought the Black Bloc to Toronto.

The Mayor also noted the unproductiveness of the conference in an interview with the Toronto Star. The G-20 merely agreed on fiscal responsibility, which certainly did not vindicate mass chaos. History dictates that the promises will likely be broken.

As Anabolic Stories has continually argued, videoconference would be the most judicious and efficient meeting method. Miller’s disapproval, though it does not include using technology instead of face-to-face conferencing, echoes this corner’s concerns.

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