Blundering Bryan LaHair
by Jon ~ March 1st, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Back in December, after the signing of Russell Branyan, first baseman Bryan LaHair added his name to the list of potential starting left fielders:
“I’d been an outfielder my whole life. Left field is like my second home,” LaHair said last week before a workout at the Mariners’ training complex in Peoria, Ariz. “First base is my home now, but if you gave me two weeks in left field, I would be ready to play there.”
Seattle Times’ Bob Condotta, today:
Bryan LaHair took a rather eventful route to a long and high fly ball off the bat of Josh Hamilton, then fell down after it landed, allowing a run to score and Hamilton to get to third.
Most of us thought that LaHair would be a roster casualty once Ken Griffey was added to the roster. He survived, but for how much longer? Chances are he’ll eventually be DFA’d, as several non-roster invitees have been impressing early. I guess he’s just a spare “outfielder” until the likes of Ichiro, Endy Chavez, Greg Halman and whoever else return from the World Baseball Classic.
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section331
March 1st, 2009 at 3:07 pm
LaHair should sell some of his real estate…
Mariners121212
March 1st, 2009 at 3:20 pm
LaHair is a joke.
micahjr
March 1st, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Is there anyone who has seen him play out there? He is batting fairly well so far, just has nowhere to go come the start of the season.
Mariners121212
March 2nd, 2009 at 3:47 pm
0 for 3 today with two strikeouts. Good work Bryan.