Originally posted by Niners99:
Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
I dont want to speak for skeet, but IMO, Belt gets more hate because he plays a premium offensive position and Crawford does not. Also, Crawford has been a better defensive shortstop than Belt has been an offensive first baseman. And (your favorite argument), Belt is injury prone and Crawford has been largely healthy his entire career.
Both shouldnt be on the team very long, but thats what I see as the huge difference between the two.
I think Belt gets more hate because of his body language. Its not like everyone hated JT Snow when he was putting up worse offensive numbers at 1B from 2001-2005.
Crawford is just Mr. Cool Guy who grew up a Giants fan, so he could hit .180 and the fans would give him a pass. Belt is awkward and pouts after called 3rd strikes, so people dismiss his contributions.
The fact remains that without Belt's 18th inning HR in Washington, there's a decent chance we dont win that WS, so no Giants fan should ever hate him.
Just ask Rubs. He was there.
