HEE SEOP FREAKING CHOI
Hee Seop Choi wasn't the same after the concussion he suffered last season for the Cubs. Overall he had a decent year (.217/.350/.417), but it wasn't enough to keep him in the Windy City. This year Choi is off to an amazing start. He has 9 homeruns, is hitting .281/.410/.703. That's a 1.103 OPS for those of you scoring at home.

I remember seeing Choi bat in the Futures Game in Milwaukee back in 2002. Choi did not impress me at all. The one thing I really remember thinking was 'wow does this guy have a slow bat'. Generally, lefties tend to have slower bats just because they're used to facing righties and have just a little longer to wait for the pitch. This also can explain why lefties seem to struggle against left-handed pitching more so than righties vs. right-handed pitching.

Looking at Choi's splits though, he may still have that slow bat, which could explain why he's only had 21 at-bats vs. left handed pitching in his career entering this season (.048 AVG, but with 8 walks and a .333 OBP) . So far in 2004 he has had 3 at-bats vs. lefties.