We are in a pennant race, so playing through slumps is out the door this year. You either produce or you don't play. As has been said before, if you bench a guy in a slump, you're not going to get the hot streak that will come in the future. I'm still waiting for Kendall hot streak. Or was that last night? What, two soft singles didn't do it for ya? One was a soft double. Isn't that Kendall's game though? As long as he gets on base, I could care less how he does it.