Fowler’s 1 for 4 night included a single and a run scored.
Spin: Fowler didn’t have tremendous fantasy value last
night. I emailed him before the game and asked if he could “take her easy
tonight,” since I’m engaged in a tight fantasy battle right now, currently
ahead by a slim 5-3-2 margin. As you might’ve inferred, Dexter is on the opposing
team’s roster, and his recent base-swipes and homers are contributing to 2/3
categories in which I’m losing. In any event, Fowler obliged, but still
showcased his otherworldly abilities by stealing a homerun from a Adrian
Gonzalez. After the game, Gonzalez shaved Fowler's #24 into his goatee. You know, to pay homage. (That's oh-maj).
Fowler was also plunked by a pitch in the top of the 2nd,
a non-event in Fowler’s world since, as we’ve noted several times, Fowler feels
no pain. Interesting to note, though, that Fowler has now been beaned 3 times
in just under 100 at-bats. He recorded 0 HBPs all of last season. Either pitchers
are trying to keep him off-balance, or the baseballs themselves are scared
shitless of getting tagged by Fowler’s bat. Either way, this bodes well for his
ability to get on base and score runs, and also for building his endurance for
off-night games of wall-ball (or “suey,” as we call it here in Philly).
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