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The Rime of the Ancient National
2006-01-30 15:34
by Bob Timmermann

Sometime, somewhere Frank Robinson or one of his coaches must have shot at an albatross with a crossbow.

This appears in the Nationals.com mailbag.

With shortstop Royce Clayton talking to the Nationals, is there any chance that Cristian Guzman could lose his starting position after such a bad year? I would much rather see Clayton at shortstop.
-- Ed K., Harrisonburg, Va.

According to Clayton, manager Frank Robinson believes he could compete for the starting job at shortstop if he signs with the Nationals. I agree that Guzman needs some competition after such a bad year. However, if Guzman loses his starting job, the team would have a very expensive bench player. It would be tough to trade Guzman because of his contract. The way I see it, Guzman is here to stay. (Emphasis mine)

Replacing Cristian Guzman with Royce Clayton is an inspired choice!

I've also learned that MLB.com still uses montreal.expos.mlb.com as a domain name.

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2006-01-30 17:34:53
1.   das411
Replacing Cristian Guzman with Royce Clayton is like replacing Jason Phillips with Sandy Alomar.
2006-01-30 19:44:05
2.   grandcosmo
"However, if Guzman loses his starting job, the team would have a very expensive bench player"

That's great thinking. He's horrible but somehow he is easier to justify if he is the starter at SS.

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