Seattle just signed Miguel Olivo, reuniting the catcher with the team that he hit .200 and .151 for in consecutive partial seasons once upon a time.
Was it the 'J' thing? It seemed like Russell Martin went from an A-level catcher to pretty middle of the road in a hurry. Personally, I think the downturn was when he started using the weird initial on his jersey. I appreciate the fact that it's a family tribute (similar to Maurice Drew changing his jersey name to Jones-Drew) but it also comes off as a little bit pretentious.
You're right about Russell Martin. Dude has something like 6 middle names, and one of them is his mom's maiden name which starts with a J. I think it's Jeanrette or something else suitably French. I'm too lazy to look it up on Wikipedia.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the trade!
ReplyDeleteMartin's mom's last name is Jeanson. She's a singer and actress in Canada.
ReplyDeleteIt's sad to see Martin excel in nothing but grounding to the right side, but I hope he continues to do so if he ends up with the Yankees.