I saw this too and couldn't believe it. Kruk actually said that nobody wants to see steals; they want homers. By that logic, they should just pick the people with the most homers and nothing else.
I think these people are missing the point about Reyes. For one, the ball parks are a big factor as someone mentioned. Not only that but Reyes understands his role as a lead off guy and has seemd to take a lot of pride in geting on base anyway he can. That, of course, will take away from the power numbers but I'll take a batting average of over .300, an OBP of close to .400 and 40 steals from my lead off guy anyday. Oh, and he happens to be slugging over .450 which is good pop for a shortstop.
Rollins has had a nice season and I think you could make a case that he should be on the team. But start over Reyes- not a chance.
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