Comments on: Team USA picks Eric Hosmer to replace Mark Teixeira

By: johosophat

johosophat — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:02:29 +0000

That’s crazy. Fielder should have been there over Tex in the first place.

By: jeffa43

jeffa43 — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:21:33 +0000

Glad to see we are all in and sending our best.

Before we think about not embarrassing other country’s, let’s try and win one first.

By: tfbuckfutter

tfbuckfutter — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:07:36 +0000

Replacing an injured 1st baseman with a guy who OPSed .663?

Larry Lucchino calling the shots for Team USA?

By: sportsdrenched

sportsdrenched — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:04:14 +0000

After being luke-warm about the WBC, I’m suddenly interested.

By: jkcalhoun

jkcalhoun — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:56:09 +0000

Does this move put the Royals’ quest for a Cactus League title in jeopardy?

By: geoknows

geoknows — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:49:17 +0000

If their teams told them no, they’ll be in trouble with Bud, because that’s something teams can’t do. Of course, there are a bunch of roundabout ways employers say “yes” to employees when they really mean “we’d really rather you didn’t.” That said, I can’t imagine why the Tigers would discourage Fielder at all when Cabrera is playing for the Dominican.

By: Chris Fiorentino

Chris Fiorentino — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:37:48 +0000

Well, from what I can tell on Twitter, he must have been ahead of Howard and Fielder because they both expressed interest in going. Unless their teams said no.