Earlier in his career, yes. Not so much in recent years. Maybe so, but either way, I'm just glad to have him on this team, even if his numbers aren't where they normally should be. His defense is, IMHO, very valuable for this team. I wasn't saying he shouldn't be on the team; he definitely should be. I was just saying that he hasn't been a slow starter in recent years as he was earlier in his career (through 2004). Oh I know you weren't saying that. I was just simply pointing it out that he did save several runs/games with his impressive glovework at 1st base. I guess, to me that he's just been unlucky so far, and I also think when the weather warms up, he'll get warmed up. *shrug*