Keith Foulke

Two thoughts on Keith Foulke have been noodling around my brain for the past few days. I want to take this opportunity to comment on his knee and his confidence.

First his knee.

You have to look no further than Foulke's teammate Bill Mueller to see what effect a balky knee can have on performance. Last year Mueller was a shadow of his 2003 self until he had his knee scoped. He missed June but came back to post solid numbers.

Of course not being 100% had to have effected both Foulke's performance and his confidence. After Foulke's last stink-a-roo against the Indians, he had to be feeling like Tom Cruise in Top Gun after Goose died. Personally, I have no doubts that Foulke will use this time off to get his body and head healthy and come September he'll be the same ole Maverick. Come to think of it, Maverick would be a pretty good nickname for Foulke.