It constantly amazes me, how many short sighted people post on these message boards. Posters were screaming that he was being held down in the minors. Then he was finally brought up after an injury, and the second coming had arrived. He played way over his head, and then he is expected to post the same numbers in his second season. He suffers a severe injury because he is young and plays like most fans want him to play.
He finally gets back on the field to start the season, probably before he was completely well, and all of a sudden, he is struggling and people hate him. He has proven himself to be a terrific defender at 3rd and his hitting will come around. But posters hate him, they hate his attitude, and for that reason, he should be gone?
Lots of people HATED Pete Rose. Hated his attitude, his cockiness, his swagger. But give me a player like that any day. I am not saying Lawrie is ever going to be Pete Rose. But I would take 20 Lawrie's over a De Rosa anyday of the week.