Sunday, August 8, 2010

Berkman's slow NY start allows writers to make fun of the Astros

So this is getting old. Bob Klapisch is the latest writer to use Houston as the foundation for Berkman's rough start as a Yankee:

Failing in front of 50,000 fans every night forces those kind of look-in-the-mirror reckonings. Maybe back home in Houston, Berkman’s non-production would’ve been ignored forever. After all, his mediocrity fit in perfectly with the dreadful Astros.