Opinion: Is Church Legit?
He leads the team in runs scored, batting average (more than 10 at bats) and hits – and he has committed no errors.
Anthony DiComo penned an article for MLB.com on how Church may vie for a spot on the 2008 All-Star team.
To watch Church’s two-run home run from last night’s win over the Pirates, click here.
…church has not just been holding his own this year, he has been nearly stellar…perhaps that is because i just expected a steady, bottom of the order bat, who would play a good right field for the team…but church has been more than that…
…i figured he would be better at shea than at rfk, and that the hype about him not being able to hit lefties was overdone, but no one i know expected him to hit considerably better against lefties than righties this year, and be looking at a potential all-star bid…
…of course, it is still early and we will have to wait and see who the real Ryan Church is…at this time last year, David Wright had no home runs and was batting .244, plus church does lead the team in strikeouts…so, i fully expect church to taper off a bit but to continue yielding respectable numbers for a corner outfielder…he is still only 29 and has time to improve so, hopefully, the church i have been pleasantly surprised by so far is in fact legit…
…added to by Matthew Cerrone…
…i think he is, regis…i really do…it’s not like he didn’t hit well in DC last season – or even the year before…he has always been a consistent hitter – never doing too much, or too little, while always playing impressive defense…that is what he has done so far this season, and i see no reason to think he will discontinue this pattern going forward – meaning he could very well hit .290, 20 HR and have 100 RBI, as he is on pace to do…
