The Globe had an article on Roberto Petagine, and I gotta say, John Olerud sounds quite gracious about a guy who could potentially take away his job:
‘‘That hit the other night [against Minnesota] was a huge hit with the bases loaded," Olerud said. ‘‘When you get called up – I mean, he’s putting up some unbelievable numbers in Triple A – when you get up you really tend to press a little bit. You want to make a big impact right away. I’m sure he’d like to be swinging the bat better, but I think he’s doing a great job."
I guess it’s Olderdude’s job to know how his potential replacement is hitting in triple-A, but still, those are nice things to say.