Mac Is Back

Wait a minute? Johnny Mac hit .258 last year? While I'm not doing backflips, it is a marked improvement from his dismal .210 a year before. And his defense...blah, blah, blah you've heard it all before.

So seeing as I need a break from the Holiday Halladay Give Away, let's take a peek at how Johnny Mac's 09 stacked up against the rest of his career.

Well. A career high 4 bombs. A dreadfully low 13 RBI's. 2 steal attempts, both chucked out. And a sub par .271 on base.

Yikes. Now I know you're saying to yourself. The same thing you've been saying for five, "If only he could hit. Why doesn't he take the extra BP?"

And I'm definitely among those voices. (I mean not only did I see Johnny Mac hit a grand slam at Safeco in '06. I called it in the fourth.)

Let's play pretend for a second, and imagine a world in which Johnny Mac breaks out in 2010.

1. He hangs out with Randy Ruiz in the off season and catches the same form of hitting virus that lays dormant until one's early 30's.

2. He spends way more time in the cage in the spring rather than polishing his Rawlings.

3. He has a hot start in April, securing an everyday spot and moving into the lead off position.

4. He becomes a steal at 1.5 mill, wins the Comeback Player Of The Year, as well as a Gold Glove by helping lead the charge along with Roy past the trade deadline and into October.

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Holy smokes. This is what it's come to. Delusional fantasies to off set bitter realities....