Theriot is white hot right now. Can we at least curb the hate until he cools down? I don't think it's hate to say Cedeno/DeRosa/Johnson is better than Theriot/Fontenot/DeRosa. It's just the facts. If Theriot is the hot hand, he should play until he's not hot anymore. Whatever gives us the best chance of winning. He's 2 for his last 10. If you believe in playing the hot hand, when do you consider a player to no longer be hot? I think it varies depending on the player. But an 0-4 from Ryan Theriot is much less surprising than the 4-5 a couple days before. If DLee or Ramirez mixed in an 0-4 and 2-10 in the middle of a hot month, you wouldn't assume the hot streak was over. But those guys are legit regulars. Theriot's career suggests his hot streaks can come and go, and turn cold in an instant. Sure, hes 2 for 10, but the fact is that one of those 2 was an incredibly clutch that was the game winner. Essentially, he had one bad game. he went 2-5 the first game, and he happened to get owned by Cook, as did the rest of our offense. Him and Cedeno will hopefully both play until Soriano comes back, and hopefully, by the time that happens, one of them will emerge as our starting shortstop.