Church against lefties

Joel Sherman, in his Hardball blog for the NY Post, brings us the numbers I've been too forgetful to post.

From Sherman:

There were many questions if Ryan Church could handle lefty pitching, since it had been a problem in his career. So far, though, so great. Remember it is a small sample, but right now among the 18 lefty batters in the majors who have at least 25 plate appearances against southpaw pitching, Church has the second best batting average at .355. Only Pittsburgh's Nate McLouth (.400) was higher. Church was 11-for-31 with two homers.

I've been singing this guy's praises since day one. I couldn't be happier with the trade, and I think people have finally stopped griping about it. Church is solid in right, and has been a huge contributor to the team thus far. Brian Schneider has also been very effective and great behind the dish.

Well done, Omar Minaya and Willie Randolph, well done.