Before Kyle Schwarber led off last night’s game with his 7th leadoff home run in the first at bat of a game since moving to the leadoff spot earlier this month, No. 16 in 18 games, and No. 25 overall on the season, Washington Nationals’ skipper Davey Martinez was asked for any comparison he could think of for what he’s seen from his left fielder this month.
Martinez, a veteran of 16 seasons in the majors as a player before he became a coach and a manager, eventually, thought about it and then went back to his playing days, and the year 1987, when the Chicago Cubs signed Andre Dawson after 11 years in Montreal for the hard-hitting outfielder, who put up a .