Ah, Josh Bell. Many had high hopes for the slugging first baseman as he came up through the system. While he was at Triple-A Indianapolis, I made the trip to Durham to watch the Indians take on the Bulls. I sat in seats up the first base line, close to the action. Bell went 0-for-4 in that game, but I made sure to point out to my girlfriend at the time (now my wife) that the man she saw playing first base was bound to make a huge splash in Pittsburgh, both metaphorically and literally (hello, Allegheny).
Since Bell’s arrival in Pittsburgh, the waters have been turbulent.