“He’s kind of a beer league guy who just plays,” said a laughing Bell of Retherford, who at 5-foot-11, 190 pounds, doesn’t have the prototype build of a Major Leaguer. “He looks like he’s playing in the backyard. Nobody expects a whole lot, but he just plays hard, and he figures it out.”
… But in order to make himself a more versatile option — even as soon as this upcoming Spring Training — Retherford has added catching to his repertoire. His focus might fall on that part-time, amalgamation of positions, but Retherford possesses the moxie to go with the hitting resume to be an everyday player.
January 11, 2010
Buddy Bell on C.J. Retherford
Ozzie Guillen on Roberto Alomar
“With all my respect to Roberto Clemente, Tony Perez, Rod Carew, everyone else, he [Roberto Alomar] is the best player we ever had from Latin America, no question about it,” says Guillen, a native of Venezuela.
