This image about sums up my view of Nick:
Fuzzy; At Best. After a couple of years of watching Punto play, I am still not sure what to make of him. It’s not as if I haven’t seen enough of his innings to make a judgement, he has been a Twins regular for a couple of years. Nick has a great glove, and a frustrating bat. His bat is frustrating because it lacks consistency. Sometimes its seems like he knows the strike zone well and can walk at will, other times he’ll pop out on a bunt. The problem being that you never know which Punto you’re going to get. When he’s at the plate, most fans don’t trust him, and who can blame them?
On the other hand, I’m a sucker for web gems. I’m not sure I’ve seen anyone who works harder to get on highlight reels than Punto. Some of the things he does in the field are amazing, and I think if push comes to shove, I’d choose watching a great defensive play over a great at bat. Punto provides more of the former, but for me thats okay because apparently I’m a sucker for fancy glove work. If Nick can somehow level out his hitting to become an average, or just below average hitter, I think he would be a lot more popular in Twins circles. But until that happens, I’m happy to watch him in the field, even if I have to change the channel during his at bats.
It’s not like Gardy is running Tol-Bot out there everyday . . . yet.
I reserve the right to change my mind after reading all the other Nick Punto Day Posts.
Eric Olson are discussing. 
Rhubarb_Runner 8:57 am on March 5, 2010 Permalink |
Glad you asked! Time for some pre-Spring Training trip soundtrack music:
“Escaping Nomanisan” – Michael Giacchino, The Incredibles
“Suite from Forrest Gump” – Alan Silvestri, Forrest Gump Original Soundtrack
“Night Fight” – Tan Dun, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
“The Wooing of Catherine” – Patrick Doyle, Henry V
“Ending Titles” – Wendy Carlos, Tron Soundtrack
“Harappa” – E.S. Posthumus, Unearthed
“Take His Toes” – Stephen Rippy, Kevin McMullan, David Rippy, Age of Empires III Original Soundtrack
“Bishop’s Death” – Andrew Powell, Ladyhawke
“No Vacancy (Venture Bros Theme)” – JG Thirlwell, The Venture Bros: The Music of JG Thirlwell
“Paradise Lost” – Joe Hisaishi, Laputa: The Castle in the Sky
freealonzo 9:50 am on March 5, 2010 Permalink |
1. Mindless Child of Motherhood — The Kinks
2. Never Let Go — Tom Waits
3. Slipping (Into Something) — The Feelies
4. My Uptight Life — Teenage Fanclub
5. You Must Be A Witch — The Lollypop Shoppe
6. Take Me! — The Wedding Present
7. From a Motel 6 — Yo La Tengo
8. Down By The River — Neil Young
9. Season of the Shark — Yo La Tengo
10. Car Song — Woodie Guthrie
Bonus: Where there is Smoke, There is Fire — Urban Guerrillas
Big Mak 12:10 pm on March 5, 2010 Permalink |
Love ‘the way we get by’. Great song.
* I Can’t Quit You – Otis Rush – E-6 Presents: Blue Monday
* Shine a Light – Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street
* Beside You in Time – Nine Inch Nails – With Teeth
* Sunken Dreams – …Trail of Dead – So Divided
* Passive – A Perfect Circle – eMotive
* Welcome to the Jungle – Guns ‘N Roses – Appetite for Destruction
* Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt – Mars Volta – Deloused in the Comatorium
* Growing Up with GNR – Aqueduct – I Sold Gold
* Big Me – Foo Fighters – (self-titled)
* Magic Toy Missing – Meat Puppets – II
eschapp 12:55 pm on March 5, 2010 Permalink |
Spoon’s pretty solid and I too really enjoy that song.
Andrew 2:28 pm on March 7, 2010 Permalink |
Blue October – “You Make Me Smile” Foiled
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “If” Stadium Arcadium
Jimmy Buffett – “Love In Decline” One Particular Harbour/Riddles In The Sand
The Kaiser Chiefs – “Ruby” Yours Truly, Angry Mob
Wilco – “Please Be Patient With Me” Sky Blue Sky
50 Cent – “21 Questions” Get Rich or Die Tryin’
Avenged Sevenfold – “Betrayed” City of Evil
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “So Much I” Stadium Arcadium
Coldplay – “Death Will Never Conquer” Viva La Vida
Johnny Cash – “Green, Green Grass of Home” At Folsom Prison