USUALLY IT'S THE YOUNG MEN who get platooned in the U.S. Army, but in the baseball world it's a sure sign that your better days are behind you. Just two years removed from winnning the A.L. Batting Title, Magglio Ordonez is finding himself platooned in the outfield with rookie Clete Thomas. But it's not just Ordonez who has been fighting to keep his spot in the lineup. With guys like Frank Thomas, Mike Piazza and Luis Gonzalez now retired and David Ortiz, Vladimir Guerrero and Ken Griffey Jr. becoming human again, this is the beginning of the end of an era. So long to the hey days of the 2000's as we welcome the new guard in hitters like Ryan Howard, Justin Upton, Evan Longoria, Prince Fielder, Nick Markakis and Ryan Braun.Thursday, July 9, 2009
Magglio Ordonez Platooned and the End of an Era
USUALLY IT'S THE YOUNG MEN who get platooned in the U.S. Army, but in the baseball world it's a sure sign that your better days are behind you. Just two years removed from winnning the A.L. Batting Title, Magglio Ordonez is finding himself platooned in the outfield with rookie Clete Thomas. But it's not just Ordonez who has been fighting to keep his spot in the lineup. With guys like Frank Thomas, Mike Piazza and Luis Gonzalez now retired and David Ortiz, Vladimir Guerrero and Ken Griffey Jr. becoming human again, this is the beginning of the end of an era. So long to the hey days of the 2000's as we welcome the new guard in hitters like Ryan Howard, Justin Upton, Evan Longoria, Prince Fielder, Nick Markakis and Ryan Braun.
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