In football, we talk about hitting the imaginary “wall” of playing longer and harder than a rookie has ever had to perform. That may not be the case for Miami Marlins third baseman Brian Anderson, but a late-season slump has him trying to get out of quicksand.
“One of the National League’s top rookies, Brian Anderson is working through a tough spell over the past month,” writes Wells Dusenbury of sun-sentinel.com. “An everyday player for the Marlins — splitting between third base and right field — Anderson has been one of the team’s most consistent offensive players, leading all NL rookies in hits (143), runs scored (76), RBI (58) and doubles (30).