Two thoughts, one for moe, the other for Jonsie:
1. I remember in 6th grade, sitting in class, and suddenly being aware that I was a conscious human being, in a room full of other conscious human beings, and suddenly feeling rather nauseous. It’s like: wow. I exist. And they exist. Why? How?
2. That same year, I remember being on the school basketbal team. I loved basketball, but I was kind of on my own regarding how to excel in the game. So I took up space, whether on the floor or on the bench.
One game, somehow, for reasons I couldn’t explain, because I’m not a twenty something like Vogs, in the middle of the game, something just “clicked”. I got aggressive, saw the whole floor differently, and became a ball stealing, defensive demon. The day finally came when everything just...clicked.
The next game, I was inserted into the starting lineup
So glad that it’s finally clicking for Vogs. It reminds me of Mike Carp.
So, is DiPoto’s master plan to build while contend working, if Vogs is the player we think he could be, as is Haniger, Gonzales, Zunino, etc.? Has DiPoto become a net positive for this franchise? I know the job as GM is to be much more than that, but hey, in this franchise, we gotta walk before we can run. And maybe, we can start to chew gum while we’re at it.