Alcides Escobar Wins Batting Title

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 3:01 am

Here was an interesting note in today's Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal about Brewers' SS Alcides Escobar:

The Brewers are very excited about the winter ball showing in Venezuela of shortstop Alcides Escobar, who ran away with the batting title with a .393 average. Club officials were particularly impressed that Escobar - a noted free-swinger - drew 14 walks in 45 games to finish with a .440 on-base percentage.

"I'm really happy for him," said Nichols. "He had the eye of the tiger down there. I didn't really see that coming.

"It seems like he's ready to take off. He's obviously making a lot of progress."

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 4:47 am

Does this mean he leads off while Gomez hits near the bottom?

Joe Sambito · Post by **Joe Sambito** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 2:26 am

Will Macha let the boy run?

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 5:26 am

Originally posted by Joe Sambito:

Will Macha let the boy run? Will it be Mach speed or mock speed ?

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 5:36 am

Escobar and Gomez on the Brewers may be like turning Secretariat and Seabiscuit into plow horses.