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I wasn't saying Saunders made no effort...I was saying that a good outfielder catches that line drive on his two feet...that Saunders felt the need to stretch out is a sign of how limited his range is compared to Gutierrez, and that I believe Guti is every bit the +15 to +20 run outfielder he appeared to be.  That was the source of an important debate around these parts...Doc posed the theory that Safeco was turning an average fielder in a boy wonder and I think Saunders is disproving that rather nicely.
And yes...I was saying that CF defense was a major problem last night and has cost the Mariners a number of runs in close games to start the year...that we need Gutierrez in the line-up...and that I believed even if he was a RL hitter, he would still be better than Saunders.  I stand by that assessment.