KURKJIAN ARTICLE ON PODSEDNIK
Tim Kurkjian wrote an article for ESPN.com about Brewers' leadoff man and centerfielder Scott Podsednik. My first question was "where was this article last year when Pods needed some publicity so he could get the Rookie of the Year award he deserved?" but oh well, better late than never I suppose.

Kurkjian proposes the question of whether Podsednik is the best leadoff hitter in the National League. Just to have him mentioned as one of the top leadoff hitters in the NL is nice to hear. Podsednik's story is great. He was a decent player in the minors and then least season barely made the big league club as a fourth or fifth outfielder, then he goes on to hit .314, score over 100 runs and steal more than 40 bases (the fourth rookie in baseball history to do so, Jimmy Barrett, Joe Jackson, Ichiro Suzuki, and SCOTT PODSEDNIK!).

Doug Melvin said that he believes players with speed develop later than normal. I'm going to try to see if I can find an answer to that theory tonight.