QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 28, 2015 -> 07:15 PM)
It is why you, I and others said you had to stay patient with him. Their was a history of success their and the eye test didn't see any noticeable fall-out in terms of his skills. He is regressing back to the mean (in this case, a very good thing). I presume we'd see the same with LaRoche (with slight decline due to normal aging), however, that might be impacted by his health as I think he's hurting.
We know his pride is hurting, based on his earlier quote!