Furcal Finds Home

by ToyCannon on Apr 2, 2008 11:58 AM PDT in News

Pee Wee Young delivered the big hit but it was a healthy Furcal scoring from 2nd that was the big story of the Dodgers 3-2 win last night.

For the 1st time since Rafael Furcal signed his 3/39 million dollar deal in the winter of 2005 he is healthy in April. This is what he did in April in the first two years of his deal.

Rafael Furcal April Splits

Year	Batting Average	OnBase%	Slug%	OPS	At Bats
2007	203	272	243	515	82
2006	198	306	219	525	111

Those are dismal numbers and many Dodger fans were just hoping that Furcal could end spring training without suffering any type of lingering injury. In 2006 he had surgery during the winter and it just took him longer to get ready and his numbers suffered at the beginning of the year. By the end of 2006 a healthy Furcal was the best player on the team.

In 2007 Jason Repko may have ruined the Dodger season when he took out Furcal in a spring training game and turned a routine pop up into a season long ankle sprain.

Finally the Dodgers are seeing a healthy Furcal and last night's dash home from 2nd on an infield single would never have happened in 2006 or 2007.

More then anyone, a healthy Furcal might be the key to the season. If the Dodgers can get a full season of a healthy Furcal I like their chances.

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Furcal

will be great on offense (the past 2 nights) him at top of order is gonna be awesome..but look at the two web gems he's had the past two nights. think about not just runs he will produce, but how many he will save too

by hollywood55 on Apr 2, 2008 1:37 PM PDT 0 recs

Furcal

Is the best defensive SS in the league when healthy! I'm excited right now!!!

by Statman122 on Apr 2, 2008 4:56 PM PDT 0 recs

I Would Believe

That distinction might belong to Adam Everett.

by Tango and Cash on Apr 2, 2008 6:47 PM PDT up 0 recs

RE:

Everett is now in the AL but Tulo from the Rockies would probably like to make an arguement for himself.

by ToyCannon on Apr 2, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up 0 recs

escobar from atl is pretty good 2...

but nobody can throw it like furcal..its awesome

by hollywood55 on Apr 3, 2008 8:29 AM PDT up 0 recs

"League" in Statman's Post is Ambiguous

And judging by the way people usually say "the league," they usually refer to the entire league, as most people know saying "the league" would usually result in a further clarification on which league they are talking about, unless it's already established in the context of the conversation (which it wasn't here).

Therefore, I reject your correction of my post, and stand by my original statement, that Adam Everett is the best SS "in the league."

by Tango and Cash on Apr 3, 2008 9:33 PM PDT up 0 recs